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2020.1.28 [Tue] Update

Student Life

Pneumonia Related to New Coronavirus – January 28, 2020: The mass media frequently report about a worldwide outbreak of pneumonia related to a new coronavirus. Please get into the habit of regularly washing your hands (upon returning home, before meals, etc.). If you have any symptoms including a cough, sneezing, a runny nose, or a fever, please ensure that you wear a mask. Anyone who recently travelled abroad should pay special attention to their healt...

2019.11.26 [Tue] Update

Event

【Nov. 28th Thursday】Special Lecture “Introduction to Japanese Buddhism and Shintoism”: This is to inform about a special English lecture by Mr. Vincent Cumming, an American teacher from Hiraizumi, UNESCO Cultural Heritages. Any students who want to know about Japanese religion and culture are welcome to attend the lecture. Place: Liberal Arts Building 2nd floor, Room 22 Date: Thursday 28th November 13:00 – 14:30

2019.11.6 [Wed] Update

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70th Anniversary Congratulatory Messages from Partner Universities: This year, Saitama University is Celebrating 70th Anniversary.For this memorable occasion, we received congratulatory messages from our partner universities.

2019.10.11 [Fri] Update

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Invitation to the International Symposium Oct. 26th: We are pleased to announce that the International Symposium is taking place on October 26th as part of the 70th anniversary of Saitama University. All international students are invited to attend the symposium scheduled as below. International Symposium Date: October 26, 2019Venue: 1st Lecture Hall 301Time:2:30PM Mr. Motoi Kato (Fellow of Saitama University, former Ambassador to Gabonese Re...

2019.9.25 [Wed] Update

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President’s Ceremonial Addresses have been posted.: President Hiroki Yamaguchi, Dr. Eng., sent his message to SU students and the community. Please click here to open the “President’s Address at the 2019 Autumn Entrance Ceremony” Please click here to open the “President’s Address at the 2019 Commencement.” Please click here to read all Ceremonial Addresses.

2019.7.26 [Fri] Update

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A rice gene that confers broad-spectrum resistance to β-triketone herbicides.Maeda et al., Science.: Genomes of the genus Oryza, including both domesticated and wild species, have been well characterized because of the importance of rice to the global food supply. The wealth of genetic variation in rice varieties has allowed the identification of useful genes for crop breeding by map-based cloning methods. With regard to large-scale farming, in particular, weed control with the use of appropriate...

2019.6.14 [Fri] Update

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Meet-and-Greet with PICT: 20 undergraduate students from Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT) visited Saitama University last Thursday, June 6 as part of their Japan Study Tour. The visit started at 10 a.m. with a campus tour, and the delegates of PICT visited a couple of laboratories of Engineering Faculty afterwards: namely, Professor Takaaki Hasegawa’s lab and Professor Yoshinori Kuno’s lab. ...

2019.4.9 [Tue] Update

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“The Greetings from the President” and His Ceremonial Address Have Been Posted: At the beginning of Japanese Academic Year, President Hiroki Yamaguchi, Dr. Eng., sent his message to new entrants and the SU community. The President’s address at the Entrance Ceremony 2019 is also available on the website. Please click here to open the “Greetings from the President.” Please click here to open the “President’s Address at the 2019 Saitama University Entrance Ceremony.&...

2019.3.29 [Fri] Update

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President’s Ceremonial Address Has Been Posted: At the end of Japanese Academic Year, President Hiroki Yamaguchi, Dr. Eng., sent his message to graduates at the Graduation Ceremony. Please click here to open the “Academic Year 2018 Graduation Ceremony Presidential Address.” Please click here to read all Ceremonial Addresses.

2019.2.27 [Wed] Update

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Award for Master’s Thesis : Japan-China Friendship Center: The following award is open for application.Please refer to the outline of information listed below. Visit the foundation website for further information. Application information is also available at the Office of International Affairs. Name of Foundation Japan-China Friendship Center Eligibility ・Those who have written Master’s Thesis between April, 2017 – 　March, 2019. ・Thesis m...

2019.1.4 [Fri] Update

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Saitama University Global Campus Evening 2018 held: “Saitama University Global Campus Evening 2018” was held on December 18(Tue), 2018. Annually held in December, this event aims to promote interactions between the international students and Japanese students. More than 250 people, including some volunteers as well as the international students and Japanese students, enjoyed the event. It started with the opening speech by President Yamaguchi, foll...

2018.1.5 [Fri] Update

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Saitama Bus Tour Held Successfully on Dec. 9th, 2017: 　28 International students in Saitama Prefecture and 19 Japanese students who had studied overseas joined a Bus Tour “Learning Saitama” on December 9. Participants visited Iwako, a fun-eraser making company, Saitama Stadium 2〇〇2, a Japan-Korea World Cup memorial stadium, and Marusou Ichifuku Soka-Senbei, a well-known rice cracker brand. Japanese students worked as tour planners, coordinators, an...

2017.12.25 [Mon] Update

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Saitama University Global Campus Evening 2017 was held: “Saitama University Global Campus Evening 2017” was held on December 13, attracting about 270 people in the second cafeteria on campus. This evening event aims to promote exchange among the international students, between the international students and the Japanese students on campus, and to introduce the outcome of 4 international programs of the university. Part 1 started with open...

2017.2.20 [Mon] Update

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Training Program for King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI), Thailand was conducted: Saitama University conducted a training program on February 7, 2017 for 32 executive officers of several ministries/government sectors in Thailand, in response to a request from the King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI), The program began amicably with SU President Hiroki Yamaguchi’s welcome remarks on his own two-year experience in Thailand as a scholar. These KPI trainees listened to lectures, “Ur...

2017.2.7 [Tue] Update

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Courtesy Visit to SU President by Morocco Educational Official Delegation: On January 31st 2017, Morocco educational official delegation (Prof. Said Amzazi, President of the Mohammed V University –Rabat, Prof. Driss Ouazar, Director of the National School of Mines-Rabat, and Prof. Mimoun Chourak, Representative of Mohammed First University –Oujda) made a courtesy visit to Dr. Hiroki Yamaguchi, President of SU. Then, they actively exchanged views on the future collaborati...

2016.11.4 [Fri] Update

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Executive Director Sato and Director Sakai Participate in India-Japan Fest 2016: (Jaipur, India) From October 20th to 21st, 2016, Executive Director Sato and Professor Sakai participated in India-Japan Fest 2016. It is a Japan-India bilateral international conference for the purpose of deepening the partnership between Japanese universities with affiliated Indian universities. Both Dr. Yuichi Sato, Executive Director and Vice President, and Dr. Takafumi Sakai, Director and Pro...

2016.10.20 [Thu] Update

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Courtesy Call to SU President by President of Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences: On September 30th 2016, Dr. Christian Maercker, President of Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany (hereafter, Hochschule Esslingen) made a courtesy visit to Dr. Hiroki Yamaguchi, President of SU. Dean Shigehara, Faculty of Engineering, attended together with Professors Mizuno and Kuno, Graduate School of Science and Engineering. Dr. Maercker expressed his gratitude to SU fo...

2016.9.8 [Thu] Update

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SU Wins the Japan Study Abroad Award !: Saitama University won the Japan Study Abroad Award “Destinations teachers/staff of Japanese language school want to recommend foreign students”: 2016 Public University (Eastern Japan) Division! The Japan Study Abroad Award is established in 2012 by Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education in order to contribute for the development of environment for foreign students wh...

2016.8.30 [Tue] Update

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Agreement with Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (TMV), India, Signed: The University Agreement between Saitama University (SU) and Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (TMV) was signed on August 22, 2016. TMV was established in Pune as a commemoration of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a hero of the anti-British pro-independence movement from the end of 19th to the beginning of 20th century.Dr. Deepak Tilak, Vice Chancellor, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (TMV) visited our cam...

2016.8.30 [Tue] Update

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Two Scholars Reunited: Dr. A.F.M.Saiful Amin, professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Hiroki Yamaguchi, President of SU on August 1. Dr. Amin, in fact, graduated from SU with a PhD degree in Science & Engineering, and Dr. Yamaguchi was his academic supervisor then. Dr. Amin now coordinates a joint project supported by JICA and JST.Dr. Amin’s visit of this time...