In the afternoon on March 5th (Fri), Professor James Hellyward, dean of Faculty of Animal Science, University of Andalas, Indonesia visited the Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University and was Professor Hiroaki Funahashi, dean of Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, and Professor Noboru Saito, Chairman of Department of Science. They discussed and changed ideas about the further possibilities of academic collaborations, faculty/student exchange program, and Ph.D program in Okayama University. Then, Professor James Hellyward visited laboratories in Department of Animal Science.