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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...

2016.8.5 [Fri] Update

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Chinese High School Students Visited Saitama University: On July 26th, we welcomed eighteen students from Yantai No.3 Middle School to spend half day at SU and enjoyed a first-hand experience of university life. Students were invited to attend a lecture and interact with SU’s Chinese students and Japanese students who have studied abroad in China. They also enjoyed a music performance with Japanese instruments by “Kotobuki-Kai”, SU’s music club. Through...

2016.7.8 [Fri] Update

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Cultural Introduction: ISSSU Iftar: An Iftar party (a religious event of breaking fast during the month of Ramadan) was organized by ISSSU (International Student Society of Saitama University) on June 30, Thursday at International House meeting room of Saitama University. This is the first time in Saitama University, where a handsome number (more than 40) of Muslim and non-Muslim students including Japanese students enjoyed a relig...

2016.6.29 [Wed] Update

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Director Nonaka Participates in the 2nd General Meeting of Asian Universities Association: (Barnaul, Russia) On June 24th, 2016, the 2nd general meeting of Asian Universities Association has proceeded with 8 countries: Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Thailand. Director Susumu Nonaka, Office of International Affairs, Saitama University (SU), joined as a guest for the meeting and made his remarks on the significance of our foreseeable partnership....

2016.6.24 [Fri] Update

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Way to Go! Collaboration with International Exchange Center: Volunteer group ‘Cosmos Urawa’ had decided on quitting its activity of teaching Japanese language to the residents of I-House for more than 20 years. ‘Nihongo no heya’ a volunteer group from Saitama City International Exchange Center practically took it over and opened their Japanese private courses in May this year. ‘Nihongo no heya’ has its own headquarter in Urawa and a branch class in Omiya, ...

2016.6.3 [Fri] Update

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Volunteer Activities by SU Chinese students with Rotary Club in Saitama: Omiya-Chuo Rotary Club, chaired by Mr. Iwao Sano, has been visiting ‘Sugino-ko Gakuen’ in Saitama City as one of their volunteer activities to the local community every year. 6 Rotary Yoneyama scholarship students and 11 Chinese students of SU collaborated in this volunteer activity, enjoying ‘Japanese Soba Making’ with the residents of Sugino-ko Gakuen, on May 21. Mr. Dong, the leader of SU Chi...

2016.6.3 [Fri] Update

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Welcome Party hosted by International Graduate Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering: A welcome party for new students of The International Graduate Program on Civil and Environmental Engineering was held on May 27, 2016 in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. A total of 43 foreign students, including 32 new students from 16 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, who were admitted to the program under the October 2015 and April 2016 intakes, were welc...

2016.5.20 [Fri] Update

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ISSSU and Japanese RAs Jointly Hosted BBQ: International BBQ Party 2016 was held on May 15, Sunday at Akigase Park near the campus. The party was designed as the first collaboration event between the RAs at the International House of Saitama University and ISSSU (International Student Society of Saitama University), and the final size of the turnout reached 60. The collaboration was made from the preparatory stage, such as grocery shoppin...

2016.5.20 [Fri] Update

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Chinese Students Collected Contributions For Kumamoto Earthquake Victims at BBQ: Saitama University Chinese Student Association held BBQ Party 2016 on April 29, at Akigase Park near the campus. The number of participants reached close to 100, including 7 members invited from Japan-China Friendship Association. The collection box was prepared, for the victims of Kumamoto Earthquake, at the BBQ site during the party, and the total of over 20,000yen was donated from the partic...

2016.5.17 [Tue] Update

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President Yamaguchi Participated in the Taiwan-Japan University Presidents’ Forum: On May 12th, 2016, the First Taiwan-Japan University Presidents’ Forum was held at National Cheng Kung University (Tainan City). Co-organized by Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan (FICHET) and Japan Committee of Universities for International Exchange (JACUIE), the participants outnumbered 250 people, consisting of Presidents and Vice-presidents from 140 univers...

2016.4.6 [Wed] Update

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Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Became SU’s Partner University: At Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE) in Moscow, VP Seiichiro Nakabayashi and Prof. Makoto Nagasawa participated in a conference commemorating the 150 years since the founder Pavel Novgorodtsev’s birth. Prof. Nakabayashi made the opening remarks at the event. PRUE, located in the heart of Moscow, is a Russian top university of social science whose graduates include several fina...

2016.3.31 [Thu] Update

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UNAM-SU Forum Report : Delegates from UNAM Visit SU to Deepen its Partnership: From March 3rd to 6th, 2016, delegates from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) visited SU in order to deepen our inter-university partnership. UNAM is a university that represents the country of Mexico with 350,000 students. Their graduates include several former presidents, and the campus has facilities that are registered as World Heritage. Our partnership was initiated by the sister...

2016.3.3 [Thu] Update

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Courtesy call on SU President by Professors of University of Medicine 1 and 2, Myanmar: On March 2, 2016, Dr. Ohnmar, University of Medicine 1 and Dr. Mya Mya Thwin, University of Medicine 2 made a courtesy call on SU President Hiroki Yamaguchi.Dr. Ohnmar said, ‘We need to innovate advanced medical technology into the country, and it would be possible by collaborating with Japanese universities/research organizations.’ President Yamaguchi responded, ‘SU carries scholars with wide ran...

2016.3.2 [Wed] Update

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Delegates of SU Faculty of Education Visit Western Oregon University: From February 15th to 18th, three professors and two doctoral students visited our long-time international partner Western Oregon University (WOU) in the United States. During their visit, they had a series of meetings, in which they exchanged ideas on the maintenance of the existing partnership. Also, the professors gave lectures to the faculty members and students of WOU: Prof. Motohiro Kozawa o...

2016.2.19 [Fri] Update

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Party of Sri Lanka SATREPS Project visited Saitama University: Graduate School of Science and Engineering and Center for Research and Training on International Development (CERTID) at Saitama University have been working on a JST – JICA project, SATREPS: Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development, in collaboration with Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (CESS) since 2010: ‘Development of Pollution Control and Enviro...

2016.2.15 [Mon] Update

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President Yamaguchi Visits Russia for a Centurial Ceremony and New Agreements: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: President Yamaguchi was officially invited and participated in the 100th Anniversary of Lobachevsky University held on January 26th, 2016 and signed on the Academic Collaboration Agreement and Student Exchange MoU with the Rector Chuprunov. Lobachevsky University, named after the renowned mathematician Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky who developed hyperbolic geometry, is one...

2015.12.15 [Tue] Update

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A Double Degree Program is Completed!: On December 8th, a master defense of Mr. Shimpei Nishimura was held in National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Taiwan based on a Double Degree Program between the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University (SU) and the Department of Applied Chemistry, NCTU. The committee members of the defense consist of 5 professors who were Prof. Kien-Wen Sun, Prof. Ian Liau, Prof. Hiroshi M...

2015.12.9 [Wed] Update

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The 2015 Nobel Celebrations!: The community of Saitama University (SU) has been excited to follow the events during the Nobel Week in Stockholm as Dr. Takaaki Kajita, who graduated from SU in 1981, received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on neutrinos. He participated in a number of official events during the Nobel Week, including the award ceremony on December 10th. Photo Gallery http://www.nobelprize.org/no...