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On December 19, 2025, a delegation led by Consul General Chandru Appar of the Consulate General of India in Osaka–Kobe paid a courtesy visit to the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus of Hiroshima University (HU) and met with President Mitsuo Ochi.
Executive Vice President (Global Initiatives) Shinji Kaneko and Specially Appointed Associate Senior Research Manager Sushil Raut (The IDEC Institute) were also present at the meeting.
During the meeting, participants exchanged views on expanding student exchange between HU and Indian universities, as well as on strengthening collaboration among academia, industry, and government in both countries.

HU has concluded 34 inter-university international exchange agreements with 22 institutions and 16 inter-faculty international exchange agreements with 10 institutions in India. Currently, 47 Indian students are studying at HU. With this visit, HU will promote further exchange with universities and research institutions in India.