On March 6 in 2026, Professor Debra Occhi (Anthropology) was invited to attend an online ceremony marking the establishment of a Memorandum of Agreement between Tianmu Elementary School in Taipei, Taiwan, and Aya Elementary School in Miyazaki, Japan to collaborate as sister schools through online exchanges.

Meanwhile, in Japan, Professor Baiko Sai (Engineering and ICT) provided interpretation for both delegations, supporting this initiative led by Aya Town, one of our most valued strategic partners.

Following the ceremony, Professor Occhi was given a tour of Tianmu Elementary School and received commemorative gifts on behalf of the Aya delegation.

Tianmu Elementary School is a UNESCO-associated school located in northern Taipei, near Yangmingshan National Park. Aya Town is also UNESCO-certified, and this new alliance is set to further the mutual objectives of both Aya Town Elementary School and Tianmu Elementary School. This purports well for future possibilities for collaboration with the initiatives of our own sister school, UNESCO-certified Miyazaki Gakuen Junior and Senior High School!