{"id":1589,"date":"2026-06-23T15:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/2026\/06\/23\/liut-au-pays-du-soleil-levant\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:40:47","slug":"liut-au-pays-du-soleil-levant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/en\/2026\/06\/23\/liut-au-pays-du-soleil-levant\/","title":{"rendered":"The IUT in the Land of the Rising Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">As part of our academic support for students participating in international exchange programs, our International Relations Coordinator traveled to Japan to attend the internship presentations given by our students hosted at five partner institutions (NIT). This trip provided an opportunity to meet with local academic and administrative staff, discuss prospects for cooperation, and highlight the work accomplished by our seven students from B\u00e9thune who are completing internships this semester.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>NIT Gifu &#8211; June 15, 2026<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission began with a visit to NIT Gifu to attend the internship defense presentation by Martin Richirt, a second-year student in the Bachelor\u2019s in Technology (BUT) program in Networks and Telecommunications. The presentation took place in the presence of Professor Koji Tajima, the head of international relations and Martin\u2019s internship supervisor. At the end of his three-month immersion, Martin Richirt presented his research on the development of artificial intelligence strategies applied to the board game Fafnir.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" data-id=\"1534\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soutenance-martin-1-1024x660.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soutenance-martin-1-1024x660.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soutenance-martin-1-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soutenance-martin-1-768x495.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soutenance-martin-1-1536x990.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/soutenance-martin-1.jpeg 1943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"837\" data-id=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-10.34.30-3-1024x837.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-10.34.30-3-1024x837.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-10.34.30-3-300x245.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-10.34.30-3-768x628.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-10.34.30-3-1536x1256.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-15-at-10.34.30-3.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NIT Oyama &#8211; June 16, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next stop: NIT Oyama, for two exclusive presentations. In fact, our two Network and Telecommunications students were accepted outside the official list of the agreement with the Lille IUT: Adam Azzoug (BUT2) and Lucas Lardet (BUT3), with the latter completing his second consecutive internship at Oyama. Both students worked on topics related to artificial intelligence: Adam Azzoug focused on implementing tools for virtual reality, and Lucas Lardet worked on assistive solutions for people with visual and hearing impairments.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This visit also provided an opportunity to reconnect with Ryuto, a former intern who completed his internship in the R&amp;T department this spring, and to meet Naoki, a future chemistry intern who will be joining the IUT in B\u00e9thune in September. These discussions took place in the presence of NIT Oyama\u2019s vice president, Professor Katsumi Hirata, and Professor Shin-nosuke Suzuki. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1537\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.29-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.29-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.29-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.29-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.29-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.29.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.34-1-794x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1541\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7754019190442906;width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.34-1-794x1024.jpeg 794w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.34-1-233x300.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.34-1-768x991.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.34-1-1190x1536.jpeg 1190w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-23.17.34-1.jpeg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NIT Tsuruoka &#8211; June 17, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trip continued to NIT Tsuruoka. Judica\u00ebl Brozdowski, a third-year student in the GEII program, was welcomed by his internship supervisors: Associate Professor Karin Kurata and Associate Professor Jiale Xu from the GMP department. Also present were Hiromasa Ohnishi, Director of International Relations, and Yuki Tsuchida, Director of International Relations. The meeting continued with Kota Igarashi, a former GEII department intern who participated in the spring of 2025. Judica\u00ebl Brozdowski worked on developing a smart mirror and evaluating the product\u2019s performance using Student\u2019s t-test.    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.46.59-2-577x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1560\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5634865731714986;width:181px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.46.59-2-577x1024.jpeg 577w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.46.59-2-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.46.59-2-768x1364.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.46.59-2-865x1536.jpeg 865w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.46.59-2.jpeg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.00-2-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.00-2-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.00-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.00-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.00-2-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.00-2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.01-2-577x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1564\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5634865731714986;width:178px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.01-2-577x1024.jpeg 577w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.01-2-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.01-2-768x1364.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.01-2-865x1536.jpeg 865w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.47.01-2.jpeg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NIT Akita &#8211; June 18, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission then continued at NIT Akita, where the group was welcomed by Tomomichi Nishino, the director of international relations. Our program coordinator met there with Rapha\u00ebl Karasinski, a second-year student in the GCCD program, as well as Associate Professor Winarto Kurniawan, who had previously supervised the internship of T\u00e9o Lienard, a third-year chemistry student who was hosted there last spring. A meeting was also held with the president of NIT Akita. Rapha\u00ebl Karasinski presented on the study of earthquake monitoring tools and predictions.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This leg of the journey ended on a lighter note: a \u201cBeware of Bears\u201d sign, reminding us that bears roam freely in the Akita region. The day wrapped up on a friendly note with Rapha\u00ebl Karasinski over a meal of Japanese noodles. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1-577x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1572\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5634865731714986;width:183px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1-577x1024.jpeg 577w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1-768x1364.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1-865x1536.jpeg 865w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1.jpeg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.00.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.02-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1566\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500104633156155;width:237px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.02-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.02-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.02-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-18-at-16.55.02.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NIT Hakodate &#8211; June 19, 2026, final round<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission concluded at NIT Hakodate, located on the other side of Japan on the island of Hokkaido, for the internship defense presentation by Fatimzahra Amaddourh, a second-year student in the Bachelor\u2019s in Applied Sciences (BUT2) in Chemistry program. Her presentation, which focused on the characterization of carotenoid-binding proteins in marine sponges, was noted for both its scientific rigor and the quality of her English. This outstanding performance makes Fatimzahra Amaddourh an exemplary ambassador for the IUT de B\u00e9thune.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This final stage was marked by several meetings: with her internship supervisor, Dr. Satoko Mitsunaga; Momose, a former chemistry intern; Itta, a future chemistry intern; and David Taquet, an English teacher at NIT Hakodate. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1574\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.15-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.15-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.15-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.15-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.15-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.15.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"1576\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.22-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.22-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.22-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.22-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.22-1536x865.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-19-at-12.21.22.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This visit helped strengthen ties between the B\u00e9thune University Institute of Technology (IUT) and its Japanese partners through fruitful exchanges with the faculty and administrative staff at each institution, as well as opportunities for social interaction between the students from B\u00e9thune and their local counterparts.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B\u00e9thune University Institute of Technology (IUT) extends its heartfelt congratulations to its students for their dedication and hard work, as well as its gratitude to the faculty at NIT Gifu, Oyama, Tsuruoka, Akita, and Hakodate for their warm and welcoming hospitality. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1578\" src=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-03.51.26-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iut-bethune.univ-artois.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-16-at-03.51.26-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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