Governor of Tokyo to visit IIT Gandhinagar with a delegation on July 08, 2023

Gandhinagar: Ms Koike Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo, Japan, along with a delegation of officials from Singapore, is going to visit the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) on July 08, 2023.

Ms Koike has been elected as the Governor of Tokyo for the second consecutive term (2016 and 2020). During her illustrious political career of more than 30 years, she has also served as the Minister of the Environment (2003); Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs (2006); Minister of Defense (2007); and Director, Committee on Budget, House of Representatives (2011); among others. She will be accompanied by an international delegation from Japan.

Following the meeting with IITGN leadership, the distinguished guests will also interact with some of the startup founders working on deep tech innovations. They will also visit some of the advanced labs at IITGN, including Maker Bhawan – a world-class Maker Space, the Supercomputing facility, and the Centre for Creative Learning.