Saitama City has signed a MoU with Nürnberg

Saitama City has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nürnberg, the second largest city in Bavaria, in order to further promote cooperation between industrial clusters, universities and research institutions in the two regions and aim for broad economic cooperation.

As the MoU expired in the current financial year, we renewed the MoU with Nürnberg in order to further strengthen our cooperation with the city.

1 - Date and location of the signing ceremony

　17 July 2024

　Nürnberg City Hall (Rathausplatz 2, 90403 Nürnberg)

2 - Attendees

    Hayato Shimizu, Mayor of Saitama City

　Markus Koenig, Mayor of the City of Nürnberg

3 Memorandum of Understanding Validity

　　 From July 2024 to July 2029 (5 years)

　

●Characteristics

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be renewed this time adds the following new contents in addition to the existing initiatives;

In economic cooperation, ‘automobile-related industries’ will be expanded as a new priority area.

In addition to economic cooperation in medical devices, mechatronics, Industry 4.0 etc., exchanges in the fields of sports, tourism, culture and decarbonisation will be promoted.