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UOG Strengthens Ties with Wakayama University

UOG Strengthens Ties with Wakayama University

UOG Strengthens Ties with Wakayama University


8/14/2025
(From left) Kazue Nakamoto, Specially Appointed International Coordinator; Dr. Takanori Nomura, Vice President; Carlos Taitano, Director of Global Learning and Engagement at UOG; Dr. Mitsugi Motoyama, President; Tamara Hayashi, GLE Program Assistant; Takumi Teramoto, Manager of International Engagement; and Naoko Tei, Administrative Officer, during a meeting at Wakayama University in Japan. Photo courtesy of the University of Guam.
(From left) Kazue Nakamoto, Specially Appointed International Coordinator; Dr. Takanori Nomura, Vice President; Carlos Taitano, Director of Global Learning and Engagement at UOG; Dr. Mitsugi Motoyama, President; Tamara Hayashi, GLE Program Assistant; Takumi Teramoto, Manager of International Engagement; and Naoko Tei, Administrative Officer, during a meeting at Wakayama University in Japan. Photo courtesy of the University of Guam. 
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Representatives from the University of Guam’s Global Learning and Engagement Office (GLE) met with officials from Wakayama University, located in Japan’s Kansai region, on August 8-9, continuing the partnership established under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the two universities in Sept. 2024.

The MOU supports student and faculty exchanges, study-abroad opportunities, and collaborative research, instructional, and cultural programs between the two institutions.

Since the MOU signing, Wakayama University has sent 40 students to Guam to participate in UOG’s English Adventure Program. Both institutions are now working to expand the partnership to include faculty research exchanges and collaboration in the field of international tourism. Wakayama University is the only university in Japan to offer bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in tourism.

“Our visit to Wakayama University is about taking this partnership from paper to practice,” said Carlos Taitano, GLE director. “We are identifying concrete opportunities for our students and faculty to collaborate, learn, and contribute in ways that benefit both Guam and the city of Wakayama.”

GLE manages 125 MOUs with universities across Asia and the Pacific, including institutions in Korea, Japan, China, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
For more information about UOG’s international exchange programs, email uog.gle@triton.uog.edu.