On May 10th 2023, Prof. M. Solehuddin, Rector of Indonesia University of Education (UPI), paid a courtesy call to the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus of Hiroshima University (HU) and engaged in discussion with HU President Mitsuo Ochi. The meeting was also attended by Executive Vice President in charge of Global Initiatives, Shinji Kaneko.
During the meeting, explanations were given on organizational operations at HU, as well as on the operation of the national civil service professional education at UPI. The meeting also included the renewal of the inter-university international exchange agreement.

The two universities signed an inter-university international exchange agreement in November 2012. In August 2022, five UPI students participated in the "2022 Summer School" held at HU as part of the "2021 Inter-University Exchange Project" and in September of the same year, ten HU students were sent to UPI under the "START Program," HU’s introductory short-term overseas study program, and other exchange activities are underway.

HU has concluded 27 inter-university international exchange agreements with 23 Indonesian universities, and 113 Indonesian students are currently studying at HU.
It is hoped that this visit will be an opportunity to promote exchange with UPI, as well as other Indonesian universities and research institutions.