Dalam rangka memperkuat kerjasama di bidang pendidikan dan penelitian, IPB University melakukan kunjungan dan courtesy meeting dengan Vice President for International Strategy of Kyoto University (Prof Yasuyuki Kono), Dean of Graduate School of Agriculture/GSA (Prof Sawayama Shigeki), Dean of Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies/GSGES (Prof Katsumi Takeshi), serta beberapa professor dan faculty members (29/11-1/12).