On Monday, June 8, 2026, a delegation from the University of Turin, Italy—including Prof. Luisella Celi (Vice Rector for Research) and Prof. David Lembo (Vice Rector for International Relations)-paid a courtesy visit to our Graduate School of Science.

They were welcomed by Prof. Tadashi Kondo, Dean of the Graduate School of Science and Atsushi Takahashi, Vice Dean and Chair of the International Exchange Committee, along with members of the International Affairs Committee and related staff. The two sides held discussions aimed at moving toward full-scale implementation of the Double Degree Program (DDP) agreement concluded in June 2024. During the meeting, they shared information on laboratories that already have ongoing exchanges, as well as laboratories in overlapping research fields and areas in which they hope to further expand collaboration.
Taking this visit as an opportunity, both universities confirmed that they will make use of the DDP agreement to proceed with concrete arrangements for student acceptance and dispatch. They also shared various operational issues that need to be addressed in order to implement these exchanges.

Based on these discussions, we will continue to strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two universities and further examine concrete steps toward student and research exchanges, including the DDP.

(Scenes from the DDP signing ceremony:https://www.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/news/9991_1/ )

[Visitors]
Prof. Luisella Celi, Vice Rector for Research
(Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences）
Prof. David Lembo, Vice Rector for International Relations
(Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences）
Prof. Federico Maria Petrucci, Rector’s Delegate for Humanities and Social Sciences Strategic Research
(Department of Philosophy and Education Sciences）
Prof. Stefania Maria Beolé, Rector’s Delegate for Natural and Life Sciences Strategic Research
(Department of Physics）
Mr. Stefano Palmieri, Press Office
Ms. Mariasilvia Ciola, Rector’s Advisor for International Projects
Dr. Ugo Falciola, Head of Commercial Office, the Consulate General of Italy in Osaka

[The University of Osaka]
Prof. Tadashi Kondo, Dean, the Graduate School of Science
(Department of Earth and Space Science)
Prof. Atsushi Takahashi , Vice Dean and Chair of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Mathematics)
Prof. Hajime Nanjo, Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Physics)
Prof. Nobuto Yoshinari , Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Yasuhiro Funahashi, Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Chemistry)
Assoc. Prof. Osamu Urakawa , Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Macromolecular Science)
Assoc. Prof. Tomoyuki Furuya, Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Biological Sciences)
Assoc. Prof. Hirokazu Odaka, Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Department of Earth and Space Science)
Dr. Yuri Kamon(Lecturer), Member of the International Exchange Committee
(Center for International Affairs, Office of Research Administration)
Assoc. Prof. Luca Baiotti , International College

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