The Pacific Resource Exchange Center (PREX) was established in Osaka in April 1990 through cooperation and agreement between industry, academia, and government in the Kansai region. The main purpose of the center is to support the development of human resources that will promote the development of developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Another purpose of PREX is to stimulate international human exchange in the Kansai region and deepen mutual understanding through human resource development activities.