Giuseppe Quaglia

Giuseppe Quaglia is a professor at the Politecnico di Torino, where he directs the Japan Hub, the project launched in 2022 to strengthen and expand the Turin university's network of relations with Japanese universities [1][2]. Through this initiative the Politecnico now counts 21 partnerships with Japanese universities, including Waseda University, the University of Tokyo and the Institute of Science Tokyo, and produces more than 50 joint scientific publications a year [1].

The October 2026 mission to Japan

From 22 to 30 October 2026 Giuseppe Quaglia led a delegation from the Politecnico di Torino on an institutional mission to Tokyo and the Kyushu region, in south-western Japan, with the aim of strengthening the network of partnerships with universities in the area [2]. During the mission two Memoranda of Understanding were signed, with the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KYUTECH) and the Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science (NIAS) [2]. The agreement with NIAS was signed at the Japanese institute's premises, in the Amiba district of Nagasaki, making the Politecnico di Torino the first academic institution outside the Asian continent to sign an agreement with the Nagasaki university [2].

The agreement with NIAS provides for joint research projects in physical artificial intelligence (Physical AI), green transition (Green Transformation) and shipbuilding, as well as the exchange of academic staff between Japanese and European researchers and students and the organisation of international conferences, also ahead of the opening, planned for April 2027, of a new advanced Faculty of Engineering at the Japanese university [1][2].

Commenting on the agreement, Giuseppe Quaglia stated that the deal with NIAS «makes it possible to extend teaching, research and technology transfer activities to the Kyushu region too, that is, the whole area in the south-west», noting that the welcome given by NIAS to the Politecnico and the media attention the signing received testify to «the growing interest of Japanese universities and the impact resulting from the opening of the Politecnico's hub in Japan» [1][2].

Professor Michele Pastorelli and Mariapia Martino, of the Politecnico di Torino's Energy Department (DENERG), also contributed to the meeting with NIAS [1][3]. The new partnership forms part of the university's internationalisation strategy, which identifies Japan as one of the key countries for developing its academic and scientific relations [1].

Chronology

  • — The Politecnico di Torino signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science during an institutional mission to Japan, to develop joint research and academic mobility in the fields of artificial intelligence, green transition and shipbuilding. → TorinoOggi Politecnico di Torino

Sources

  1. Il Politecnico di Torino rafforza la sua presenza in Giappone — TorinoOggi, 5 November 2026
  2. Sguardo a Est: nuove collaborazioni per il Politecnico in Giappone — Politecnico di Torino, 5 November 2026
  3. Il Politecnico di Torino conquista il Giappone: nuovo accordo per ricerca e innovazione — CronacaQui Torino, 5 November 2026

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