Shukutoku, Minnesota universities sign agreement of cooperation

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Shukutoku University School of Nursing and Nutrition in Japan signed a five-year agreement for cooperation and exchange to promote the wellbeing of the people of both countries.

“We are delighted to be in partnership with you,” said Dean Connie White Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FNAP, at a virtual signing in November. “We know that this exploration and relationship formalized through our MOU will not only be enriching for our students, but also our faculty and our research and human health.”
Possible areas of collaboration are exchanges of faculty members, exchanges of students, joint research activities, exchanges of research results and joint conferences.

Already, Clinical Associate Professor Huong Nguyen, PhD, MA, conducted a workshop on Buddhist nursing at Shukutoku University in November.

“We are all very excited to have an MOU with your university. We are very happy to work together with you,” said Dean Kaoru Shigeno, PhD.