TUJ President and Dean Matthew Wilson (centre) speaks during a panel discussion attended by top university leaders at the Japan-India Higher Education Forum in Tokyo.
- TUJ expands partnership with JGU in India through 2nd Kyoto Summer Program
- TUJ President Wilson joins leaders from Japan’s top universities at major forum on artificial intelligence and higher education
- Wilson emphasized that universities need to foster AI, authentic intelligence, global intelligence, and practical intelligence to develop future leaders.
Temple University Japan (TUJ) strengthened its growing partnership with India’s OP Jindal Global University (JGU), welcoming approximately 40 students to its new home in Kyoto this summer, while also playing a central role in a high-profile international forum examining how artificial intelligence will reshape higher education.
The visit marked TUJ’s second custom summer program for JGU, one of India’s leading private universities. The program combined classroom learning with cultural experiences and academic exchanges, with a focus on Asian business in Japan.
As part of the program, TUJ President and Dean Matthew Wilson, along with JGU Founding Vice President C. Raj Kumar and former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Michael Wilson, spearheaded a special lecture at the Kyoto Colloquium on June 24. The panel discussion was themed “Universities as Guardians of Universal Values: Building a More Connected and Caring World,” and considered how universities must prepare students through research, critical thinking, ethical leadership, problem-solving, cross-border exchange, and practical skills in an increasingly interconnected world.
International forum of top government and academic leaders
The collaboration culminated in a major international forum entitled “Shaping the University of the Future in the Age of Humans and Artificial Intelligence” on July 1 at the JW Marriott in Tokyo. The event brought together top policymakers, educators, and students from Japan and India to share insights on how AI will transform higher education and society.
The forum was attended by influential speakers including former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Seishiro Eto, prominent Indian parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor, and higher education leaders from Japan, India, and the United States.
Wilson spoke as part of a panel discussion featuring presidents and top leaders from JGU, the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, International Christian University, Musashi University, and Sophia University.
four intelligences
In response to a question from moderator Kumar about how universities can maintain academic integrity in the age of AI during a July 1 panel discussion, Wilson emphasized that the human element in education remains essential and essential to helping students develop practical skills.
Mr. Wilson illustrated his point by explaining a concept he introduced to students during a special summer program in Kyoto. While artificial intelligence continues to reshape teaching and learning, we are in an era of intellectual pluralism, including the different I’s: artificial intelligence (AI), real intelligence (RI), global intelligence (GI), and practical intelligence (PI).
Discussing RI, Wilson said students must learn how to critically evaluate and examine information generated by AI. “It is not the job of universities to simply transmit information; it is their job to generate information and help students understand the truth,” he said, adding that universities need to focus on important skills such as intelligence development, research literacy and truth discovery.
Speaking about GI, Wilson told an audience of several hundred people, including JGU students and members of the academic community, that universities must teach students how to negotiate, problem solve and communicate effectively across borders. Universities like TUJ can go beyond AI to foster learning that interprets the world through multiple lenses.
In conclusion, Wilson emphasized that universities need to focus their efforts on PIs who develop problem-solving skills, judgment, creativity, and ethical reasoning that cannot be replaced by technology. This includes developing better ways to foster skills development and assess student learning. Traditional assessment methods, such as written exams alone, are insufficient to develop these skills, he said. “Our challenge as educators is to build and devise teaching methodologies that help us learn, help us grow, and help us learn to problem solve,” Wilson said.
At the end of the event, Mr. Wilson awarded certificates to 38 JGU students who completed TUJ’s special summer program, highlighting the university’s growing academic partnership with one of India’s premier educational institutions.
global collaboration
In 2024, Temple Japan entered into a partnership with JGU, one of India’s leading private universities, and launched its first custom summer program for JGU students in June and July 2025. This program focuses on Asia’s economic and political evolution as a backdrop to Japan’s historical development strategies and how those strategies continue to shape Japan’s business, management, and policy environment. TUJ has designed the curriculum to provide JGU students with a broad understanding of Japan’s socio-economic situation, as well as foster an understanding of cultural and national differences across Asia.
In addition to JGU, TUJ has established collaborations with Tapal Institute of Technology in India and Anahuac Mayab University in Mexico. In Japan, TUJ is affiliated with Meiji University, Showa Women’s University, and Musashi University. In November 2024, TUJ signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyoto-based Ryukoku University to support student exchanges, shared use of facilities, cultural activities, and wide-ranging educational collaboration.
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