From October 9 to October 14, 2010 Juntendo Universi-ty President KOMINAMI Eiki, Distinguished Professor

OKUMURA Ko, Distinguished Professor KAWAMORI Ryu-zo, Professor UCHIYAMA Yasuo, Professor HATTORI No-butaka, Adjunct Lecturer NIN Hiroshi, and General Manager KAGAMI Tadashi travelled to Germany to join the World Health Summit (WHS).

Japanese Symposium Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin / Juntendo University” together with Charité Universitätsmed-

invitation to Charité University for the Joint Symposium in 2011 from Juntendo University CEO OGAWA Hideoki, 3) to contract a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Charité University and Juntendo University, and 4) to inves-tigate the newspapers issued when Baron SATO Susumu was awarded his Ph.D. from Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin (previously Universität zu Berlin, presently Charité University).

th (Sat.) WHS Pre-Opening Panel Discussion, 10th (Sun.) WHS Open-ing Ceremony, 11th (Mon.) Negotiation of the MOU with Charité University, 12th (Tues.) WHS Working Session and WHS dinner, and 13th (Wed.) WHS Joint Symposium and the reception at the Japanese Embassy in Germany.

To achieve the visit’s purpose Juntendo University repre-sentatives actively introduced themselves and talked to the

visit, at the Japanese Embassy in Germany, Juntendo Univer-sity representatives became well acquainted with WHS Presi-dent and former CEO of Charité University Detlev GANTEN, Charité University CEO Karl Max EINHӒUPL, and the Dean of Charité University Annette GRUTERS-KIESLICH.

Juntendo University CEO OGAWA Hideoki was unfortu-nately unable to attend the WHS due to an unavoidable ap-pointment from the government. However, CEO OGAWA invited Charité University to Tokyo for a Joint Symposium in 2011. Charité University willingly accepted.

Charité University and Juntendo University were also able to contract a general MOU, which Charité University Dean GRUTERS-KIESLICH and Juntendo University President KOMINAMI signed.

-ed with the opening remarks of the Japanese Ambassador

SHINYO Takahiro, followed by the presentations of Juntendo -

former CEO GANTEN entitled “New opportunities and re--

mit and the M8 process,” with the three keywords of the WHS:

were about the roles medicine should play in the contribution to society, taking into account the current situations and the futures of Japan and Germany.

During the symposium Humboldt-Universität Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte Beate WONDE introduced the newspaper ar-ticle published when Baron SATO Susumu earned his Ph.D. from the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin. Ms.

weeks at the National Library in Westhafen, and found the article on a newspaper dated August 14, 1874 “Koniglich-privilegierte Berlinishce Zeitung.”

All speaking members in the symposium were invited to the reception held at the Japanese Embassy in Germany. A peer of Juntendo University Distinguished Professor SATO Kiyoshi, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) Judge YANAI Shunji and his wife came all the way from Hunburg and had a wonderful time with the

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take part in the World Health Submit (WHS).

st Joint German-Japanese Symposium

Above: Juntendo University President KOMINAMI Eki, WHS President and former CEO of Charité University Detlev GANTEN, and Charité University CEO Karl Max EINHӒUPL.

and Juntendo University

people from Charité University.This visit to WHS would not have succeeded without the

help and work of Dr. NIN. He earned his medical license in Germany and he also earned his Japanese National Medical License. He was the moderator for Juntendo University. He has many friends in Germany, including his good old friend Professor Erick KNOP of Charité University. The contri-butions of Dr. NIN and Professor KNOP were essential to achieve the goals of this visit.

Finally, Juntendo University would like to thank the Min-istry of Foreign Affairs and CEO OGAWA for their efforts and arrangements. CEO OGAWA’s arrangements were of great help to the Japanese Embassy in Germany and Chari-té University. Juntendo University received warm welcomes throughout the visit. During the visit Juntendo University realized that Charité University is surely one of the universi-ties that can contribute to Juntendo University’s younger gen-eration’s international education. Juntendo University truly wishes that the relationship between the two universities will become stronger.

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Above: The newspaper article published when Baron SATO Susumu, his name outlined in red, earned his Ph.D. from Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin, dated August 14, 1874 “Koniglich-privilegierte Berlinishce Zeitung.”