The President of Osaka University, Professor Dr. Kiyokazu Washida, and the Rektor of Bielefeld University, Professor Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Sagerer, have signed a cooperation agreement between the two universities. The signing took place when the Osaka University delegation came to Bielefeld. This cooperation agreement formalizes the many years of good relations between academics from the two universities and will allow even closer and more productive cooperation over research and teaching in the future.