ピーエイ and Fukushima University have entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement aimed at the region’s sustainable development and the development of next-generation innovation talent. In addition, Kato Hirotoshi (加藤博敏) will serve as an adviser to the president of Fukushima University.
ピーエイ and National University Corporation Fukushima University entered into a comprehensive cooperation agreement effective 1 October 2026. In addition, ピーエイ Representative Director Kato Hirotoshi (加藤博敏) was appointed as an adviser to the president of Fukushima University. The parties intend to combine the business expertise of private-sector companies with the university’s educational and research成果 to promote multifaceted initiatives in industry-academia-government collaboration, regional revitalization and human-resource development.
As a principal area of collaboration, ピーエイ operates a regional development platform business, while Fukushima University is advancing regional engagement as a knowledge hub rooted in the community. The agreement aims to link the parties’ intellectual resources and business expertise to create opportunities for co-creation.
As an adviser to the president, Kato Hirotoshi (加藤博敏) will support university executive leadership, including President Sano Koji (佐野孝治), in reforming university governance, formulating medium- to long-term management strategies and creating public-private partnership projects. He also shares the vision of reforming the university from reconstruction to co-creation.
Going forward, the parties plan to deepen their relationship and progressively put co-creation initiatives into concrete form, taking this agreement and the appointment of an adviser to the president as an opportunity. The inquiry contact will be provided based on ピーエイ’s announcement.