{
  "id": 19983538,
  "title": "JSS AHER and Japanese Pharma varsity sign MoU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/jss-aher-and-japanese-pharma-varsity-sign-mou",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-14T13:32:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jss-aher-and-japanese-pharma-varsity-sign-mou/article71701570.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) in Mysuru has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gifu Pharmaceutical University (GPU) in Japan. GPU is a public university located in Gifu City, Japan, and specializes in pharmaceutical sciences. The MoU aims to promote student exchange, academic, and research collaboration between the two institutions, strengthening JSS AHER's engagement with Japan in pharmaceutical education and research.\n\nUnder the agreement, JSS AHER and GPU will collaborate on student and staff exchanges for research and academic activities, sharing publications, developing joint courses, and organizing seminars, workshops, conferences, and symposia. The partnership will offer new opportunities for students and researchers from both institutions while strengthening academic ties between India and Japan.\n\nB. Suresh, Pro Chancellor of JSS AHER, and H. Basavanagowdappa, Vice Chancellor of JSS AHER, spoke on the significance of the partnership. Hideaki Hara, chairman and president of GPU, addressed the gathering on behalf of the visiting delegation, while Vishal Kumar Gupta, Dean of Academics at JSS AHER, presented the academy's academic profile. Yukihiro Esaka, Chair of the International Exchange Committee at GPU, gave a presentation on Gifu Pharmaceutical University.\n\nThe MoU was signed by C. Saravana Babu, professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology at JSS College of Pharmacy, and Hideaki Hara, chairman and president of GPU.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "JSS AHER signs MoU with Gifu Pharmaceutical University in Japan",
    "Collaboration focuses on student and staff exchanges, joint courses",
    "Partnership aims to strengthen academic ties between India and Japan"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}