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June 08, 2022

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Teikyo University and Tama Zoological Park have signed a basic agreement on cooperation and cooperation

On Monday, June 6, 2022, Teikyo University (Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, President: Yoshihito Okinaga) and Tokyo Zoo Association Tama Zoological Park (Location: Hino City, Tokyo, Director: Hirofumi Watanabe) have concluded a basic agreement on collaboration and cooperation to co-create academic research and Community Engagement activities.
On the day, Hiroko Okinaga vice President of our university and Head of Center, attended the signing ceremony and exchanged the agreement with Director Watanabe.

With the conclusion of this agreement, we will strengthen cooperation with the garden, and in the future, researchers at the Medical and Fungal Research Center of our university will carry out fungal (mold) infectious disease tests on the animals raised in the garden. In addition, by jointly conducting tests on more animal species, we will protect the precious lives of animals and contribute to Goal 15 “Let's protect the richness of the land” of the SDGs.
In the future, as an organization in the same Tama area, it will have various social values so that it will contribute to sustainable regional development, not limited to academic research between universities and zoos. Aim to co-create. We will put these visions into practice and aim to further contribute to society in the future.
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Tama Zoological Park Director Hirofumi Watanabe (left) and Teikyo University Vice President Hiroko Okinaga and Head of Center (right)

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