Niigata University concluded an Exchange Agreement with University of New Brunswick (Saint John/ Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) on May 21, 2010.

University of New Brunswick (UNB), founded in 1785, is among the oldest public universities in North America and the oldest English language university in Canada. UNB has approximately 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students on its two campuses. There are 14 faculties including arts, business administration, computer science, education, engineering, forestry and environmental management, kinesiology, law, nursing, and science. UNB ranked among the top five comprehensive universities in the 2008 Maclean's university survey. Its faculty of law maintains a low student-teacher ratio, and is highly recognized for its academic excellence within and out of Canada. It ranked among the top five in Canada in the 2008 Law School Ranking by Canadian Lawyer Magazine.

The exchange agreement was concluded after a year's discussion between our International Center and University of New Brunswick. It also marks our first interuniversity exchange agreement allowing for student exchange with a university in North America, offering students of all the faculties an opportunity to apply for the exchange program. We hope that the agreement will encourage our students to study abroad and help attract many excellent international students to our university. We also expect that it will further promote exchange among researchers in various areas.

UNB Fredericton Campus -A Photograph borrowed from UNB's Website