Sakura Internet

Feb 21, 2022

************ Creating new technologies, promoting research, and developing DX human resources who will lead society   iU, Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (Address: Sumida-ku, Tokyo, President: Ichiya Nakamura; hereinafter “iU”) and cloud computing service provider SAKURA Internet Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka-shi, Osaka, Representative Director and President: Kunihiro Tanaka. Hereinafter referred to as “SAKURA Internet”) signed a comprehensive partnership agreement regarding educational assistance and joint research on February 21, 2022. This agreement was signed with the aim of creating new technologies, promoting research, and nurturing DX human resources who will lead society through joint research and educational activities between iU and SAKURA Internet. Under this agreement, various activities will be carried out, such as personnel exchanges through internships, the appointment of Mr. Kunihiro Tanaka, the Representative Director and President of SAKURA Internet, as a special guest professor, and the provision of SAKURA Internet services in iU classes. 1. Support for entrepreneurship development 2. Personnel exchanges Comment by Mr. Kunihiro Tanaka, Representative Director and President of SAKURA Internet Inc. We sincerely welcome this comprehensive partnership agreement. Our corporate philosophy is to “transform something you want to do into something you can do”, and we will do our utmost to support the dreams of people who take on challenges with passion. We have always focused on supporting start-up companies and students as part of our activities to support the next generation. The decision to sign this agreement was also based on our desire to support the development of DX human resources who will lead society. We hope that this agreement will promote the creation of new technologies and research, and accelerate the development of DX in society. Comment by Ichiya Nakamura, President of iU One of the mottos of our university is “enjoy change”. We believe that only those who take the current situation as an opportunity and act, with an eye on “Post-COVID” and “With-COVID”, will create the next generation. Through this partnership with SAKURA Internet, we would like to show how we can enjoy change. Reference