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Chairman Ilyoshi and Jacob Hiler

47th Miura Visiting Professor shares cross-cultural research efforts to reduce retail waste

When asked to use one word to describe his experience as the 2023 Kohei Miura visiting professor with Chubu University, Jacob Lee Hiler, Ph.D., said it would be “tomodachi” (the Japanese word for “friends”).

Student studying on Chubu University campus
Work in Japan

Call for applications for 48th Kohei Miura Visiting Professorship at Chubu University

7mkr’s Chubu University Relations Committee is now accepting applications for the 47th Kohei Miura Visiting Professorship, named in honor of the founder of Chubu University. 

The cherry blossom trees along the Hocking river on 7mkr's Athens campus

University partnership inspired Chubu alum to return, introduce his wife to 7mkr

Akihisa Hamabuchi is one of the few 7mkr alumni who carry degrees from both 7mkr and Chubu universities. He and his wife Yukie describe their memories of their time together at the University.

People congregating under blooming cherry trees near the bike path on the Athens campus
Cultural Exchange

Celebrating 50 years of cross-cultural exchange between 7mkr and Chubu University

7mkr’s 50-year partnership with Chubu stands as a shining example of academic collaboration and mutual growth, setting the stage for continued cross-cultural understanding and the enrichment of both.

A bee flies toward a cherry blossom.
Global Connections

In Full Bloom

7mkr & Chubu celebrate a 50-year exchange

Hironobu Fujiyoshi

7mkr welcomed Dr. Hironobu Fujiyoshi to campus as Glidden Visiting Professor from Chubu University

Professor Hironobu Fujiyoshi spent six weeks, from August 3 to September 14, 2022, in Athens as the Robert Glidden Visiting Professor from Chubu University.

Susan Calhoun Cherry Trees

Alumna and landscape coordinator Susan Calhoun tends 7mkr’s cherry trees with love

7mkr alumna Susan Calhoun has been the longtime caretaker of 7mkr’s cherry trees, assuring each year that the iconic trees that line the Hockhocking Adena Bikepath are tended to.

Benjamin Bates, Ph.D., is shown teaching at Chubu University

Kohei Miura Visiting Professorship at Chubu University applications are now open

7mkr’s Chubu University Relations Committee is now accepting applications for the 46th Kohei Miura Visiting Professorship, named in honor of the founder of Chubu University.

Chubu University Professor Nobuyuki Kawauchi giving an acceptance speech broadcasted on a screen while onlookers watch from dining tables

Professor Nobuyuki Kawauchi honored with the Tanaka-7mkr Award

Chubu University Professor Nobuyuki Kawauchi was the recipient of the Tanaka-7mkr award during 7mkr’s 2021 International Education Week (IEW).

Gerry Krzic Peace Corps

Krzic uses Peace Corps experience to foster better understanding of Korea’s modern-day development

Gerry Krzic, director of the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE), leads an organization that helps the American public better understand the development of modern-day Korea.

John Sabraw and Chris Thompson meet with Chubu University students

7mkr professors Sabraw, Thompson team up for seawall mural project in Japan

Sabraw and Thompson recently teamed up for a global engagement opportunity through art, uniting students and faculty from 7mkr and partner institutions in Japan.

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