{"id":1085,"date":"2026-07-02T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T08:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/?page_id=1085"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:50:55","slug":"news-mslod","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/news\/news-mslod\/","title":{"rendered":"MS-LOD News"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1085_9d067e-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1085_9d067e-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1085_9d067e-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:79px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:59px;padding-left:20px;min-height:300px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1085_9d067e-a5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 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Nominated for the 2026 PIEoneer Awards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Partnership-of-the-year-large-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Partnership-of-the-year-large-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Partnership-of-the-year-large-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Partnership-of-the-year-large.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/category\/news\/\" class=\"category-link-news\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/lakeland-university-japan-nominated-for-the-2026-pieoneer-awards\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Lakeland University Japan Nominated for the 2026 PIEoneer Awards<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-08-10T12:47:33+09:00\">2026\u5e748\u670810\u65e5<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-27T19:45:55+09:00\">2026\u5e748\u670827\u65e5<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Lakeland University Japan (LUJ) is delighted to announce its official nomination for the prestigious PIEoneer Awards 2026 . Widely regarded as the &#8220;Oscars of international education,&#8221; the PIEoneer Awards celebrate the individuals and organizations transforming the global education sector. As the awards mark their milestone tenth anniversary in 2026, the ceremony is set to be&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/lakeland-university-japan-nominated-for-the-2026-pieoneer-awards\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Lakeland University Japan Nominated for the 2026 PIEoneer Awards<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-1085_3f21e8-57 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-1085_3f21e8-57 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside news-list-feed\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1489 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-dr-eliud-kiprop tag-mba tag-ms-lod\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/the-contested-future-of-higher-education-dr-eliud-kiprops-multi-stakeholder-analysis-of-global-ai-discourse\/\" aria-label=\"The Contested Future of Higher Education: Dr. Eliud Kiprop&#8217;s Multi-Stakeholder Analysis of Global AI Discourse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-768x513.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Eliud Kiprop presents his lunch and learn about Contested Futures of Higher Education in the Age of Generative AI: A Comparative Analysis of Stakeholder AI Discourse (2019\u20132026)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-391x260.png 391w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-1536x1026.png 1536w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08875-Edited-2048x1368.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/category\/news\/\" class=\"category-link-news\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/the-contested-future-of-higher-education-dr-eliud-kiprops-multi-stakeholder-analysis-of-global-ai-discourse\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Contested Future of Higher Education: Dr. Eliud Kiprop&#8217;s Multi-Stakeholder Analysis of Global AI Discourse<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T11:04:03+09:00\">2026\u5e746\u670824\u65e5<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-21T11:16:37+09:00\">2026\u5e747\u670821\u65e5<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>On June 24th 2026, Dr. Eliud Kiprop presented a thought-provoking Lunch and Learn session at Lakeland University Japan&#8217;s Muskie Hall, titled, Contested Futures of Higher Education in the Age of Generative AI: A Comparative Analysis of Stakeholder AI Discourse (2019\u20132026). Analyzing a massive data corpus of 379 educational YouTube videos totaling nearly 1.25 million words,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/the-contested-future-of-higher-education-dr-eliud-kiprops-multi-stakeholder-analysis-of-global-ai-discourse\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> The Contested Future of Higher Education: Dr. Eliud Kiprop&#8217;s Multi-Stakeholder Analysis of Global AI Discourse<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1418 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ms-lod\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/industry-expert-dr-manabu-sawaguchi-delivers-a-seminar-to-luj-postgraduate-students\/\" aria-label=\"Industry Expert, Dr. Manabu Sawaguchi, Delivers A Seminar to LUJ Postgraduate Students\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2267-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mr. Manabu Sawaguchi presents to LUJ students.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2267-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2267-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2267-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2267-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2267-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/category\/news\/\" class=\"category-link-news\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/industry-expert-dr-manabu-sawaguchi-delivers-a-seminar-to-luj-postgraduate-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Industry Expert, Dr. Manabu Sawaguchi, Delivers A Seminar to LUJ Postgraduate Students<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-23T13:49:17+09:00\">2026\u5e746\u670823\u65e5<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T15:57:51+09:00\">2026\u5e747\u670816\u65e5<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Written by Yingzhu Lai On June 23rd, 2026, Lakeland University Japan (LUJ) welcomed Dr. Manabu Sawaguchi to present to postgraduate students as part of Professor Yasuaki Mori\u2019s postgraduate course, LO710 &#8211;Leadership Seminar: Systems Theory, Adaptive and Servant Leadership. Dr. Sawaguchi serves as a Professor at the Graduate School of Technology Management at Ritsumeikan University. He&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/industry-expert-dr-manabu-sawaguchi-delivers-a-seminar-to-luj-postgraduate-students\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Industry Expert, Dr. Manabu Sawaguchi, Delivers A Seminar to LUJ Postgraduate Students<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1412 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ms-lod\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/nittetsu-mining-co-general-manager-presents-to-luj-graduate-students\/\" aria-label=\"Nittetsu Mining Co. General Manager Presents to LUJ Graduate Students\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2243-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mr. Shinichiro Mita presents to LUJ students.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2243-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2243-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2243-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2243-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2243-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/category\/news\/\" class=\"category-link-news\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/nittetsu-mining-co-general-manager-presents-to-luj-graduate-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nittetsu Mining Co. General Manager Presents to LUJ Graduate Students<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-16T13:49:29+09:00\">2026\u5e746\u670816\u65e5<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T16:11:33+09:00\">2026\u5e747\u670816\u65e5<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Written by Yingzhu Lai Lakeland University Japan (LUJ) gladly welcomed Mr. Shinichiro Mita to present to postgraduate students as part of the esteemed LO710 &#8211;Leadership Seminar: Systems Theory, Adaptive and Servant Leadership series. Serving as the General Manager of the Overseas Mineral Resources Business Department at Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd., Mr. Mita is recognized as&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/nittetsu-mining-co-general-manager-presents-to-luj-graduate-students\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Nittetsu Mining Co. 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Mr. Noda is the CEO of Legato Ltd and serves as an advisor for Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and is the company&#8217;s former General Manager of the&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/ceo-of-legato-ltd-leads-luj-seminar\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> CEO of Legato Ltd Leads LUJ Seminar<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ms-lod\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/mitsubishi-chemical-executive-director-presents-to-luj-postgraduate-students\/\" aria-label=\"Mitsubishi Chemical Executive Director Presents to LUJ Postgraduate Students\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2150-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mr. Ryujiro Kanetoshi presents to LUJ students.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2150-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2150-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2150-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2150-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_2150-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/category\/news\/\" class=\"category-link-news\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/mitsubishi-chemical-executive-director-presents-to-luj-postgraduate-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mitsubishi Chemical Executive Director Presents to LUJ Postgraduate Students<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-06-03T13:49:05+09:00\">2026\u5e746\u67083\u65e5<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T15:51:24+09:00\">2026\u5e747\u670816\u65e5<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Written by Yingzhu Lai Lakeland University Japan (LUJ) proudly welcomed Mr. Ryujiro Kanetoshi to present to postgraduate students as part of this summer\u2019s LO710 &#8211;Leadership Seminar: Systems Theory, Adaptive and Servant Leadership course. Mr. Kanetoshi currently serves as the Executive Director of the Water Materials and Overseas Division at Mitsubishi Chemical. He holds undergraduate, graduate,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/mitsubishi-chemical-executive-director-presents-to-luj-postgraduate-students\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Mitsubishi Chemical Executive Director Presents to LUJ Postgraduate Students<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-dr-eliud-kiprop tag-mba tag-ms-lod\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/luj-hosts-a-visit-from-strathmore-university-faculty-and-students\/\" aria-label=\"LUJ Hosts a Visit From Strathmore University Faculty and Students\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Eliud Kiprop talks to students from Strathmore University at Lakeland University Japan.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC08877.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/category\/news\/\" class=\"category-link-news\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/luj-hosts-a-visit-from-strathmore-university-faculty-and-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">LUJ Hosts a Visit From Strathmore University Faculty and Students<\/a><\/h3>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-30T17:00:05+09:00\">2026\u5e745\u670830\u65e5<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T17:11:37+09:00\">2026\u5e747\u670816\u65e5<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>On 30th May, 2026 Vice President Dr. Anderson Passos, Dr. Eliud Kiprop and Ms. Ruth Lionberger warmly welcomed a faculty and student delegation from Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya to Lakeland University Japan\u2019s Tokyo campus. Dr. Kiprop conveyed his hope that this delegation would serve as the foundation for a formalized partnership between the two&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lakeland-u.jp\/masters\/luj-hosts-a-visit-from-strathmore-university-faculty-and-students\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> LUJ Hosts a Visit From Strathmore University Faculty and Students<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 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