March 7^th, 2024    Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd. (Head office: Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture; President: Shigehiro Komaru) and Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Komaru Koutsu Foundation (Chief Director: Shigehiro Komaru) signed a letter of intent for industry-academia cooperation with Sorbonne University INSPE*1 and Fukuyama City University on March 6th. The signing ceremony took place at Sorbonne University INSPE in the French Republic.

The primary focus of this cooperation is to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between the parties, including various activities such as hosting a Japanese composition speech contest in France, providing internships at our company, and advancing Japanese language education.

By strengthening language and cultural exchanges between Japan and France, we hope to help enhance the friendly relationship between the two countries.

The Komaru Koutsu Foundation was founded on September 9th, 2013, to promote traffic safety and prevent accidents. The foundation conducts various traffic safety lectures in schools throughout Japan and engages in educational activities to promote road safety. Additionally, the foundation supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by providing opportunities for students studying Japanese overseas to present the results of their studies. They also organize Japanese composition speech contests to raise traffic safety awareness and encourage cultural exchange with Japan.

*1 INSPE stands in French for Institut National Superieur du Professorat et de l'Education.

(From left: Mr. Alain Frugiere, Director of the INSPE, Chief Director Komaru, and Mr. Toshiyuki Sato, President of Fukuyama City University)

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