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MTU Kerry Campus and JRI America welcomed the Japanese Ambassador to Ireland on Tuesday. Pictured are MTU Student Deirdre Lee, Tim Daly MTU Head of Strategy and University Performance, Mr Norio Maruyama, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, Jimmy Deenihan Chairperson Of MTU Governing Body and MTU Student Paul Kerins. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
MTU hosted a reception today for Mr Norio Maruyama, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland along with management from JRI America Inc. based at the Kerry Technology Park, adjacent to the MTU North Campus.
During his time at the MTU Kerry Campus, the Ambassador met Chair of the MTU Governing Body Mr Jimmy Deenihan, members of the Kerry Campus Executive and Management teams as well as MTU Computing students who interned with JRI last year.
The county has strong links to Japan through JRI America Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. These links are set to strengthen with the announcement that Astellas is to invest more than €330 million in a new state of the art facility at the Kerry Technology Park.
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Speaking at event Tim Daly, Head of Head of Strategy & Performance at MTU said; “we are delighted to welcome the Ambassador to the Kerry Campus. JRI and MTU have a long history of engagement and collaboration and we look forward to continuing that relationship. JRI provides excellent student internships, work placements, project work and graduate opportunities. We look forward to continuing to build a strong talent pipeline for JRI as well as lifelong learning provisions”.
Shane Walsh, MD, JRI America added; “We are delighted to partner with MTU to showcase the Kerry Technology Park ecosystem and the spirit of collaboration here to the Ambassador and his team. Since JRI America Inc first established in Tralee in 2011 we have had an ever growing relationship with MTU that extends into many areas. We see this collaboration as an important pillar to our success story and it allows us to grow with highly educated staff – at graduate level but also increasingly facilitating our team in JRI America to upskill in a university setting.”
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