筑波大学

Symposium on the Teaching Certificate Renewal Course for Academic Year 2011

2012-02-07T13:49:44+09:00

"Symposium on the Teaching Certificate Renewal Course for Academic Year 2011" was held in the 3A Building in Area 3 at the University of Tsukuba on February 4‚ 2012‚ under the auspices of Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education.

The objective was to review the university's efforts and help improve the quality of the teaching certificate courses. It was held under the theme of‚ "the present and the future of the teaching certificate renewal course -look back on the university's efforts in the past three years".

A total of 154 people participated in the course including incumbent teaching staff in Ibaraki Prefecture and those from Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture.

The symposium started with an opening speech by Vice President Teruo Higashi.
It was followed by a keynote lecture from Director Nobuya Takaoka of the National Center for Teacher's Development titled "a style of teaching course needed in the future".

A panel discussion was held after the symposium.
Director Takaoka‚ three teaching staff who had received the course last year‚ and other teaching staff of the University of Tsukuba attended as panelists.
Under the theme of‚ "the way how the teaching certificate course should be"‚ the participants discussed about the needed qualification and ability of teaching staff in the future‚ from the view point of students.

Thesis Presentation of the Doctoral Program in Human Care Science

2012-02-07T11:08:55+09:00

The Doctoral Program in Human Care Science consists of 11 specialized fields including education‚ psychology‚ disability studies‚ medicine‚ nursing‚ and some others. 24 graduates have completed their doctorates this year. Their thesis presentations will be given as follows in a poster presentation style. We look forward to many people coming to see their presentations.

Date / Time	February 18‚ 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 16:30
Place	Exhibition Hall‚ 1F‚ Laboratory of Advanced Research D‚ Art and Physical Education Area‚ University of Tsukuba
Speaker	24 graduates with doctor's degrees of the Doctoral Program in Human Care Science (* Posters will be on a bulletin board from February 16 to 24.)
Inquiry	Professor Yoshikazu Hamaguchi Doctoral Program in Human Care Science‚ Faculty of Human Sciences E-mail：yhama#@#human.tsukuba.ac.jp (Remove "#" from the above e-mail address before sending mail.)

The 8th Japan Blind Soccer National Title B2/3 Championship

2012-02-06T15:56:10+09:00

The 8th Japan Blind Soccer National Title B2/3 Championship Game was held at a futsal ground in Koto Ward‚ Tokyo on January 28 to 29.

The N-flugels of the University of Tsukuba's Special Needs Education School for the Visually Impaired and the Saikyo Red Rockets took part in this tournament.

Players are divided into some groups according to their eyesight‚ and play games based on the rules of five-on-five futsal game. The "B2/B3" groups consist of partially-sighted student players. Players with corrected vision of 0.03 or less will join the B2 category‚ and players with corrected vision of 0.1 or less will join the B3 category.
In this game‚ players in B2 and B3 categories played the game together.

After winning the four straight victories in preliminary matches‚ the N-flugels defeated the opponent 3-1.
In the final game‚ the N-flugels played against the SC Sfida‚ the winner of the last year's match. They had a close game at first‚ without winning a goal. However‚ Mr. Kimihiro Nakazawa scored a goal‚ taking a shoot from the right side 10 meter away from the goal. With goalkeeper Iwasaki's outstanding saves‚ the N-flugels won the game by a score of 1-0.
Mr. Nakazawa won the MVP award‚ and Mr. Iwasaki received the Best Keeper award after the game.

Although the Saikyo Red Rockets consisted of less-experienced players‚ they did well and took fourth place.

Degree Conferring Ceremony for Academic Year 2011

2012-02-06T14:20:10+09:00

* Live webcast of the graduation ceremony is planned on the university's website.

Date	March 23‚ 2012 (Friday)
Place	Auditorium‚ University Hall‚ University of Tsukuba
Program	12:10-12:45 Graduating students and staff members take their seats 12:45 Music performance: "Wagner: the Mastersingers of Nuremberg" performed by the orchestra at the University of Tsukuba 13:00 Start of the 2011 graduation ceremony -Conferring of Degrees -Speech from the president of the University of Tsukuba -Address of thanks by the representative of graduating students -Commendation for graduating students -Farewell song (the university's message song "IMAGINE THE FUTURE") -Music performance: chorus and orchestra of the University of Tsukuba 13:56 End of the ceremony

* Please be advised that due to venue capacity constraints‚ attending relatives of graduates will be viewing the ceremony in the separate room of the University hall where live broadcast of the ceremony is projected onto a large screen. (The entrance will be open at 12:10.) We seek your cooperation to use public transportation as much as possible‚ as the number of the parking lots is limited. We appreciate your understanding.

Inquiries: Division of General Affairs‚ Department of General Affairs‚ University of Tsukuba
Tel: 029-853-2030 (business days 8:30-17:00)
E-mail: so.somuka#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (Remove "#" from the above e-mail address before sending mail.)

Graduation Ceremony for Academic Year 2011

2012-02-06T14:08:26+09:00

* Live webcast of the graduation ceremony is planned on the university's website.

Date	March 23‚ 2012 (Friday)
Place	Auditorium‚ University Hall‚ University of Tsukuba
Program	9:10-9:45 Graduating students and staff members take their seats 9:45 Music performance: "Wagner: the Mastersingers of Nuremberg" performed by the orchestra at the University of Tsukuba 10:00 Start of the 2011 graduation ceremony -Conferring of Degrees (Degrees will be presented to the representatives of each school and college.) -Conferring of Diplomas (Diplomas will be presented to the representative of Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Teacher Training School) -Speech from the president of the University of Tsukuba -Address of thanks by the representative of graduating students -Commendation for graduating students -Farewell song (the university's message song "IMAGINE THE FUTURE") -Music performance: chorus and orchestra of the University of Tsukuba 10:56 End of the ceremony

* Please be advised that due to venue capacity constraints‚ attending relatives of graduates will be viewing the ceremony in the separate room of the University hall where live broadcast of the ceremony is projected onto a large screen. (The entrance will be open at 9:10.) We seek your cooperation to use public transportation as much as possible‚ as the number of the parking lots is limited. We appreciate your understanding.

Inquiries: Division of General Affairs‚ Department of General Affairs‚ University of Tsukuba
Tel: 029-853-2030 (business days 8:30-17:00)
E-mail: so.somuka#@#un.tsukuba.ac.jp (Remove "#" from the above e-mail address before sending mail.)

The 16th Meikei Tsukuba Grand Festival

2012-02-06T12:08:37+09:00

The 16th Meikei Tsukuba Grand Festival was held in the University Hall at the University of Tsukuba on January 21.

The festival started in January‚ 1996‚ aiming to promote mutual friendship among graduates‚ undergraduates‚ and faculty members of the University of Tsukuba and its predecessor‚ Tokyo University of Education‚ and contribute to the development of the university.
This year the festival marks its 16th anniversary. Although it was raining on the day‚ Nearly 200 people participate in the event.

The festival was held under the theme of "Kamosu"‚ which means to create something in a gradual manner. The word represents our hope that we would like to strengthen the bonds with people gradually‚ after going through the difficult situation caused by the March disaster.

An opening ceremony and performance of the university's message song‚ "IMAGINE THE FUTURE"‚ were held at the beginning of the festival.

Afterward‚ President Kenichi Hagiwara of the Sadoya Co.‚Ltd.‚ a graduate of the Tokyo University of Education‚ delivered a keynote lecture titled "A brewing world‚ the field you don't know -a story of professionals in wine and Japanese sake".
The lecture included talks about the past‚ present‚ and future of Japanese wine.
A panel discussion was followed his lecture.
Professor Hiroo Uchiyama of the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences‚ who was engaged in the development of "Kiri-no Hana" (sake produced by the University of Tsukuba)‚ and President Toshifumi Fujimura of the Raifuku Shuzo Corporation joined the discussion.
By taking brewing of wine and sake as example‚ they talked about their feelings for their jobs. They talked about difficulties they had experienced on their jobs‚ such as making their products attractive to consumers‚ and explaining attractive points to them effectively.

A get‐together meeting was held after the event.
"Kagami biraki" (to break a sake cask at a ceremony) was held with using "Kiri-no Hana"‚ and Mr. Hagiwara and Mr. Fujimura gave a tip on enjoying wine and sake.
In addition‚ members of the Cheerleading Club "WINS" of the University of Tsukuba‚ made their performance. Participants sang "Kirino Ha" (a cheering song)‚ with their arms crossed.

The meeting provided a great opportunity to talk and exchange opinions with people of different generations and positions.

Laboratory Schools, University of Tsukuba Spring Workshop for FY 2011

2012-02-03T15:26:53+09:00

The spring workshop and research results presentation will be organized by the laboratory school‚ the University of Tsukuba as follows.
Although the participation fee is free‚ advance reservation is required to participate in the spring workshop.
We look forward to many participants who are interested in education attending the workshop.

Date / Time	February 25‚ 2012 (Saturday) 10:00 - 17:40 * Reception for the spring workshop will be open at 9:30. * Reception for the research presentation will be open at 12:30.
Place	Bunkyo School Building‚ Tokyo Campus‚ University of Tsukuba 3-29-1 Otsuka‚ Bunkyo-ku‚ Tokyo (Five minutes' walk from Myogadani station‚ Marunouchi Line‚ Tokyo Metro Subway)
Spring Workshop	(1) Lecture Title: "Trace back the beginning of the solar system by 'Hayabusa' and 'ALMA'" Speaker: Professor Seiich Sakamoto (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)) (2) Performance of "KBS News" Speaker: Students of the Special Needs Education School for the Physically Challenged‚ University of Tsukuba
Research Presentations	Main Subject: "Foster the ability to connect with people‚ local communities‚ and different cultures - from the laboratory schools of the University of Tsukuba" Contents: (1) Research Presentation 1 Research on the leading education base "Project 2: Forster the students' communication ability" "Activities of the 'SC' and its cooperation with the laboratory school" Interim report on the "Model project on the leading education research for an intellectually and developmentally-disabled child in early stages" (2) Research Presentation 2 Research on the International education base "To foster the global human resources" "'International education' at the Special Needs Education School for the Visually Impaired‚ University of Tsukuba" "Project 4: Questionnaire on 'Fostering global resources'" "About the Olympic Education"
Inquiry/Contact	Division of Services for Laboratory Schools‚ Education Bureau of the Laboratory Schools‚ University of Tsukuba Tel: +81.3.3942.6809‚ 6811 Fax: +81.3.3942.6339

Chairman Didier Quentin of the UMP visits the Algal Biomass Laboratory

2012-02-03T11:27:38+09:00

Mr. Didier Quentin‚ chairperson of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP)‚ and his party visited the Core Laboratory for Algal Biomass and Energy System at the University of Tsukuba on February 1.
Members of the Foreign Diplomacy Office‚ International Division‚ House of Representatives accompanied him to make a courtesy visit to President Nobuhiro Yamada of the university. The objective of his visit in Japan was to visit disaster-stricken areas in Tohoku and inspect renewable energy technologies.

After the courtesy visit‚ Mr. Didier Quentin had a familiar talk with Vice President Masafumi Akahira‚ Vice President Yutaka Tsujinaka‚ Vice President Minoru Yonekura‚ and Professor Makoto Watanabe (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences).
They gave a brief explanation about the outline of the university and the renewable energy technology in which the university is involved.

Subsequently‚ they visited the algal biomass laboratory on campus‚ one of the best algae laboratories in the world.
They received explanations on the researches about algae from Professor Watanabe.

The Second Forum for Research Presentation 2012 - Disaster-Related Advanced Researches

2012-02-03T09:51:52+09:00

"The Second Forum for Research Presentation 2012 - Disaster-Related Advanced Researches" was held in the Bunkyo School Building on Tokyo Campus on January 28.
The forum started last year‚ aiming to share the university's results of research activities with society. Participants made presentations at the forum on their researches related to disaster.

Professor Emeritus Hideki Shirakawa (recipient of a Nobel Prize in Chemistry) delivered a special lecture titled "Role of science and technology in society".
A poster session followed his lecture‚ the following five researchers reported on their researches.

-Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai of the Faculty of Engineering‚ Information and Systems
"World leading human-assistive technology supporting a long-lived and healthy society -The present and the future of Robot Suit Hal (R)"

-Associate Professor Yuji Yagi of the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
"How the magnitude 9 Great East Japan Earthquake happened?"

-Professor Yuki Sakai of the Faculty of Engineering‚ Information and Systems
"Damages caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake -Relations between shake and damage of the earthquake"

-Professor Takeji Sakae of the Faculty of Medicine
"Medical uses of radiation -Current situation of proton therapy"

-Professor Iwane Suzuki of the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
"Hydrocarbon-producing algae - Contribution to disaster-stricken areas by using algae biomass"

In addition to the poster presentations‚ a presentation speech regarding to the Reconstruction Support Program for the Great East Earthquake was made.
The forum was attended by many participants from private companies‚ universities‚ and local governments.

FUTURESHIP with BOOK DONATION

2012-02-01T14:51:35+09:00

Certification for Special Zone of International Strategy Bestowed

2012-02-01T11:11:59+09:00

Along with the registration of Tsukuba Special Zone of International Strategy‚ a ceremony to bestow its certification was held at the Official Residence of the Prime Minister on January 18. Ibaraki Prefectural Governor Hashimoto received the certification by Prime Minister Noda.

The prefecture plans to develop "Tsukuba Special Zone of International Strategy"‚ to promote regulation reform‚ tax system‚ and financial support‚ by submitting it to a conference of the country and local communities.

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture for FY 2011

2012-01-31T16:24:22+09:00

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture of the College of Biological Sciences

Speaker	Professor Makoto Watanabe (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Topic	walk with algae‚ following my dream
Date / Time	February 11‚ 2012 (Saturday)13:00 - 14:30
Details	See this site.

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture of the Faculty of Medicine

Speaker	Professor Tetsuro Ishii (Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences)
Topic	stress response protein and disease control‚ and safety management
Date / Time	February 15‚ 2012 (Wednesday) 17:30 - 18:30
Details	See this pdf.

Speaker	Professor Naoyuki Ochiai (Orthopedics)
Topic	Orthopedics‚ and fifteen years spent in Tsukuba
Date / Time	February 21‚ 2012 (Tuesday) 17:30 - 19:00
Details	See this pdf.

Speaker	Professor Osamu Urayama (Faculty of Medicine)
Topic	Research on the positive stress -with hope for those who study medical science
Date / Time	February 27‚ 2012 (Monday) 16:45 - 18:00
Details	See this pdf.

Speaker	Professor Yoji Nakatani (Doctoral Program in Human Care Science)
Topic	The future of forensic psychiatry
Date / Time	February 28‚ 2012 (Tuesday) 17:30 -19:00
Details	See this pdf.

Speaker	Professor Kaoru Yoshida (physiological sciences)
Topic	nerve mechanism of oculogyration
Date / Time	March 2‚ 2012 (Friday) 16:45 -18:00
Details	See this pdf.

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture of the Division of Disability Sciences‚ Faculty of Human Sciences

Speaker	Professor Kiyohiko Kawauchi (Master's and Doctoral Program in Disability Sciences)
Topic	People's state of mind who became visually impaired in adulthood‚ and the social situation
Date / Time	February 16‚ 2012 (Thursday) 15:15 - 16:30
Details	See this pdf.

Speaker	Professor Hisao Maekawa (Master's and Doctoral Program in Disability Sciences)
Topic	From Vygotsky-Luria to DN-CAS
Date / Time	February 23‚ 2012 (Thursday) 16:45 - 18:00
Details	See this pdf.

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture of the Faculty of Art and Design

Speaker	Professor Takashi Hasumi (product designing)
Topic	The Role of new design
Date / Time	March 2‚ 2012 (Friday) 17:00 - 18:00
Details	See this site.

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Speaker	Professor Sumio Hatano (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences) (a director of the University Library)
Topic	Face the history
Date / Time	March 5‚ 2012 (Monday) 15:15-16:30
Details	See this pdf.

Speaker	Professor Izumi Yasui (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Topic	Search for Languages -Enjoy English and Japanese
Date / Time	March 9‚ 2012 (Friday) 15:00 - 17:00
Details	See this site.

Professor's Retirement Memorial Lecture of the College of Engineering Sciences

Speaker	Professor Koichi Murakami (Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences)
Topic	Creation of Si Nanostructure by Non-Equilibrium Process‚ and Exploration of New Physicality -31 years of itinerancy in Tsukuba-
Date / Time	March 19‚ 2012 (Monday) 15:00 - 16:00
Details	See this pdf.

The 2nd Workshop by the Organization for the Promotion of Tsukuba-Based Global Innovation

2012-01-31T14:08:25+09:00

The 2nd Workshop by the Organization for the Promotion of Tsukuba-Based Global Innovation‚ titled "Think about the future science technology from Tsukuba"‚ was held in Kasuga Plaza at the University of Tsukuba on January 23.

Since the Tsukuba Science City was registered as one of the special zones for international strategy by the government in December‚ 2011‚ the movement to create a new innovation against the issues of the country has been growing in each institution in the city. The objective of the workshop was to bring together the wisdom of key figures‚ and help improve Tsukuba's innovation.

Nearly 70 people including Deputy Mayor Hisashi Okada of Tsukuba City‚ officials of the civil service‚ research institutions‚ private companies‚ and local citizens participated in the workshop.
In addition‚ many staff including Vice President Minoru Yonekura‚ Professor Akira Matsumura (deputy chair of the Tsukuba University Hospital)‚ and Professor Isao Inoue (Faculty of Medicine) took part in the event from the University of Tsukuba.

The workshop started with an opening speech by Vice President Yonekura‚ and it was followed by a lecture titled "Science and technology's trend in developing countries" by Mr. Yukihide Hayashi (senior fellow of the Japan Science and Technology Agency).

In a questionnaire about the lecture‚ 95 % of the participants answered; "satisfied".
They made some requests in the questionnaire‚ about measures and policies for the special zones and for corporate business‚ and about a plan to establish a science park both inside and outside the country.

They commented that the Organization for the Promotion of Tsukuba-Based Global Innovation is expected to play an active role in Tsukuba Science City.

2012 University Hospital Information Management Department Meeting - Medical Support in time of the March Disaster

2012-01-31T11:25:30+09:00

The University Hospital Information Management Department Meeting in 2012‚ organized by the Tsukuba University Hospital‚ was held for two days from January 19 to 20‚ 2012 at "Himegin Hall"‚ a civic culture hall in Matsuyama City‚ Ehime Prefecture.

At the meeting‚ keynote lectures‚ sessions for each field of specialization‚ poster exhibition‚ information exchange‚ and company exhibition were held under the theme of "Honest health care debate - light and shadow of electronic medical record‚ DPC‚ and clinical path".

At a hospital management session on January 19‚ five universities made presentations.
Our university gave a talk titled "Struggles of being both victim and supporter of the disaster -what the University Hospital went through after the March disaster"‚ explained about their medical support they have provided since the disaster.

A panel discussion was held after the presentation.
The participants discussed about countermeasures against future disasters‚ and suggested an improvement for the existing manual for disasters.

The followings are the university hospital's submissions to the poster presentation session at the meeting.

Pharmaceutical Section:
"An iPad application system that enables hospital staff to share work with different fields of professions‚ such as dosing and information providing‚ at children's ward - Application development for drug dilution calculation"

Medical Information Management Section:
"Efforts to improve submission rates of a discharge summary"

Hospital Management Section:
"Struggles of being both victim and supporter of the disaster -what the University Hospital went through after the March disaster"

The 8th TOMO exchange meeting

2012-01-31T09:24:14+09:00

The 8th Tsukuba Office for Meeting Opportunities (TOMO) exchange meeting sponsored by the TOMO was held at the Bunkyo School Building‚ Tokyo Campus on January 20‚ 2012.

The TOMO was established in January‚ 2004‚ aiming to strengthen the foundation of social contribution of the University of Tsukuba‚ commemorating the 30th anniversary of the university.

With attendance of 54 people‚ Chairperson Yoshiki Otake of the TOMO (chair of the Foundation for Advancement of International Science) gave opening speeches‚ and Vice President Minoru Yonekura read an opening speech for President Nobuhiro Yamada of the University of Tsukuba (vice president of the TOMO).
The participants had discussion about the future promotion of the TOMO‚ after the opening speeches.

Professor Takashi Hasumi of the Faculty of Art and Design gave a special lecture titled "Creation of a new social value that highlights the local community - from a view point of designing" after the meeting.

TX Technology Showcase in Tsukuba 2012

2012-01-30T16:25:25+09:00

The TX Technology Showcase in Tsukuba 2012 was held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center on January 13.
It was organized by 29 institutions and organizations including the Science Academy of Tsukuba (SAT)‚ the Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki‚ Ibaraki Prefecture‚ Tsukuba City‚ and the University of Tsukuba.

The showcase was held under the theme of "Flea market of science and technology directed from expanded Tokyo metropolitan areas".
The objective was to promote exchanges among researchers‚ engineers‚ companies‚ and administrations in Tsukuba Science City‚ where 2‚3000 researchers are conducting researches.

It also aimed to provide an opportunity to meet fresh ideas and new venture opportunities for researches and individuals from companies.

In the event‚ a symposium titled "Science and Technology that cause paradigm shift - Proposal from Tsukuba" was held. Assistant Professor Sayaka Fujii of the Faculty of Engineering‚ Information and Systems delivered a keynote lecture titled "Occurrence of Major Earthquakes. Information Technology that supported our life at that time‚ - from 1‚200 citizens' voice". A panel discussion followed‚ and Professor Eiichi Itoigawa of the Faculty of Engineering‚ Information and Systems joined the discussion.

In addition‚ a special lecture by Astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a special exhibition of the "Hayabusa" asteroid probe were held.

Poster and Indexing Presentation‚ plan exhibition‚ and exhibition about joint researches were also held.
Our university exhibited nineteen items on the poster and indexing presentation‚ seven on the plan exhibition‚ and one on the exhibition about joint researches.

"Tsukuba Special Zone of International Strategy"‚ "World leading human-assistive technology supprting a long-lived and healthy society"‚ "Front-line therapy for cancer - proton therapy‚ BNCT"‚ "Development of a massive oil producing system using algae"‚ "University of Tsukuba Center for Behavioral Molecular Genetics"‚ "Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA)"‚ and "Tsukuba Sports" were exhibited at the planning exhibition booth.

The 59th Bio e-Cafe: What's "Sleepiness" -Solve the mystery of "sleep" and "awake"

2012-01-30T10:59:14+09:00

(Science Cafe of the College of Biological Sciences)

Organizer	Science Cafe of the College of Biological Sciences and the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences‚ the University of Tsukuba
Co-organizer	Tsukuba Science Information Center‚ Tsukuba City
Date / Time	February‚ 14 (Tuesday) 19:00 - 21:00
Location	Tsukuba Science Information Center‚ Tsukuba City
Speaker	Visiting Professor Masashi Yanagisawa (Faculty of Medicine‚ University of Tsukuba / Center for Behavioral Molecular Genetics‚ University of Tsukuba / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
Topic	What's "Sleepiness" -Solve the mystery of "sleep" and "awake"
Eligible Participants	Open to all. Advance reservation is not required.
Participation fee	100 yen (inclusive of drink charge)
Inquiries / Contact	Associate Professor Michiyuki Ono Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences‚ University of Tsukuba TEL: +81.29.853.7759 E-mail: miono#@#sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp (Remove "#" from the above e-mail address before sending mail.)

"Science Cafe" is an approach to talking frankly about science‚ not in a formal setting such as a lecture room or in a lab but casually‚ over a cup of coffee.

Lecture on "Fostering of Global Human Resources at the University"

2012-01-30T10:32:37+09:00

A lecture on "Fostering of Global Human Resources at the University" (the 7th Faculty Development (FD) Workshop) was held in the International Conference Room at the University Hall at the University of Tsukuba on January 1.

Mr. Tamotsu Tokunaga (director of the National Institute for Educational Policy Research‚ Ministry of Education‚ Culture‚ Sports‚ Science and Technology (MEXT)) was invited to the lecture meeting as a guest speaker.
He delivered a lecture titled "Hope for cultivation of global human resources at the University of Tsukuba".
The lecture content included the needs and the history of fostering global human resources at universities‚ the way of educational administration in response to declining population‚ and social situation both inside and outside the country.

Director Tominaga expressed his opinion that the university is required to foster human resources who play an active role in business activities after graduation.
He said he expects the University of Tsukuba will foster human resources who exercise leadership in a group of various people who have different cultures and languages and are from developed and developing countries.

Nearly 200 people including vice presidents‚ provosts and chairs of the graduate school‚ deans of the university‚ teaching staff‚ and students participated in the lecture meeting.
In addition to the University Hall‚ the lecture was delivered by videoconference on Kasuga Area of Tsukuba Campus and Tokyo Campus.

Donation from Tsukuba Sunrise Rotary Club and Irvine Rotary Club

2012-01-30T09:03:33+09:00

"Daimyojin Waterfall" Tour in Winter for FY 2011

2012-01-20T15:56:44+09:00

A tour to "Daimyojin Waterfall" was held on January 19‚ 2012 at the Sugadaira Montane Research Center. With the fine weather of clear sky‚ participants were getting sweaty while walking in the mountain.

There were a number of footprints of animals on snow surface‚ and Professor Ryuichiro Machida of the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences explained about them.

On the way to the waterfall‚ a serow appeared and surprised the participants. They were delighted to see the wild animal which they can't usually see.

The participants commented after the tour‚ "The tour gave us a great opportunity that enables us to see the animal life which is peculiar to this season".

The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun and "Hodo Genba"‚ a news program by TV Shinshu Broadcasting (TSB)‚ covered the news of "Daimyojin Waterfall" tour.

The Daimyojin Waterfall Tour in Winter‚ which has been held three times now‚ will be held on January 22 and 25‚ 2012 for the fiscal year 2011.