Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley signs a letter of intent with Hiroshi Kuroda, Regional Manager of Japan Airlines, Hawaii region
A new partnership aims to improve collaboration opportunities for the university with a focus on human resource development through innovation Hawaii with Mānoa students. The Shidler College of Business and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) signed a letter of intent on Tuesday July 20th at a ceremony at UH Mānoa.
UH and JAL will work together in a variety of areas, including non-tourist sectors, to solve social problems in the islands, including environmental concerns and achieving sustainable development goals for attractiveness and value Hawaii to create a sustainable society that can be passed on to future generations.
“We are very excited to have the opportunity to work with Japan Airlines,” said Shidler College of Business Dean Vance Roley said. “Given Hawaiirich historical connections to Japan, coupled with Hawaii As it is a premier destination for Japanese visitors, it is a synergistic alignment. We look forward to working with JAL and offering our students unique opportunities. “
“We look forward to deepening our relationship with UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business to help build a more sustainable society in Hawaiiby leveraging the strengths of students in the fields of innovation, tourism and human resource development in collaboration with our own innovation team in Silicon Valley, ”said Hiroshi Kuroda, Regional Manager of Japan Airlines, Hawaii Region.
Cooperation and cooperation plans
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- Establish a pilot program considering commercialization to solve social problems or add customer value
- Implement a travel-centric mobile app and do collaborative research on database marketing and marketing
- Working with TRUE (an initiative of Hawaii Executive Collaborative, which aims to provide technical support to local businesses) at events that promote the activities of startups and create new business opportunities
- Establish a human resource development internship program at UH to offer internship opportunities to students in various JAL offices in the United States (JAL Hawaii Branch Office and Silicon Valley Investment and Innovation Group) and Japan (JAL Innovation Lab)
This collaboration is an example of the goals of UH Mānoa from Improving academic success (PDF) and Excellence in research: further development of the research and creative company (PDF), two of four goals included in the Strategic plan 2015–25 (PDF), updated December 2020.
