Sending Universities

Northeast Normal University is one of the six national normal universities in the People's Republic of China, located in Changchun, Jilin province. The university was listed as a "project 211" university. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines.

Northeastern University is a public university in Shenyang, Liaoning province with strengths in engineering and architecture. It is known for its prominent role in the information technology industry. With a total enrollment of over 20,000 students, Northeastern has received significant government funding through the "211 Project" and "985 Project", initiatives which sought to elevate the research standards of rising Chinese universities. In 2017, Northeastern was selected by the Chinese Ministry of Education as a Class B institution in the Double First Class University Plan, a major government initiative to comprehensively develop a group of elite universities into "world-class institutions" by 2050.

Northwestern Polytechnical University is a National Key University, directed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University.The university specializes in education and research in the fields of aeronautical, astronautical and marine engineering. The university is a member of "Project 985" and "Project 211".

The Ocean University of China is a university in Qingdao. As one of the key comprehensive universities of China, it is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University. While offering studies in all major branches of natural and social sciences alongside engineering, the university is especially renowned for its marine sciences and fishery sciences departments.

Focused on developing women leaders, Ochanomizu University started life in 1874 as Tokyo Women’s Normal School, Japan’s first institution of higher education for women. The university actively promotes liberal-arts education, enabling its students to base their specialization on a solid foundation of general, communicable knowledge. Students craft their own degree by combining programs from a range of depths in politics, economics, academia, culture, and other fields to suit their needs and forge their own path, ensuring they are prepared for a future of leadership either in Japan or internationally. Ochanomizu University's exchange agreements create an environment that promotes study and research across borders.

In 1972, Okinawa University and International University merged to form Okinawa International University, a private institution that “strives for autonomy and true freedom.” On an island in the East China Sea, Okinawa has been exposed to multiple cultures, culminating in its unique traditions and way of life, and in the university’s commitment to training pioneers and global professionals. Okinawa International’s ten departments, four faculties, graduate school, and four research departments follow the tenets of peace and coexistence, individuality and creativity, autonomy and development as they strive to create scholarship and a culture that supports the peace and coexistence of humankind. The university’s strength is in social sciences and humanities.

Osaka University of Economics is a private university located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The university was founded in 1932 as Naniwa Higher Commercial School. In 1935, with the large donation by Dr. Iwao Kokusho, the school was revived as Showa Higher Commercial School. During World War II, most of the students were enlisted. So in 1944 Osaka Women's College of Economics was established instead. In 1946, after the war, the school was reorganized into Osaka College of Economics co-educational school. In 1949, under Japan's new educational systems, Osaka College of Economics was developed into four-year Osaka University of Economics.