{"id":724,"date":"2025-10-23T16:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/?p=724"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:08:21","slug":"latestnews-universityoftsukubamou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/?p=724","title":{"rendered":"A New Deal is Struck Between the University of Tsukuba and the University of Agder (UiA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"724\" class=\"elementor elementor-724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc209e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbc209e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699782e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"699782e\" 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This MoU focuses on researcher exchange rather than student exchange.<\/p><p>The Faculty of Engineering and Science at the University of Agder offers esports degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with student recruitment and teaching already in progress. The faculty also has a distinguished track record in AI-related research, raising strong expectations for closer collaboration with our university\u2019s own AI research initiatives.<\/p><p>The agreement was signed by Dean of the Institute Prof Dr Toshinobu Usuyama and Associate Professor Rune Anderson. The designated liaison coordinators are Assistant Professor Dr Tsubasa Shinohara (Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Associate Professor Tobias Scholz (University of Agder).<\/p><p>Given Japan\u2019s leading role in the global gaming industry, the advancement of esports and game studies is of great importance. 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