2009 Kyoto University President Award ceremony held
March 17, 2010
The Kyoto University President Award recognizes students and student organizations that have conducted noteworthy academic, extracurricular, social and other activities and by doing so, redounded to the honor of Kyoto University. The ceremony for the 2009 award was held.
This year, four students and four organizations, a total of eight recipients, were carefully selected from 28 recommendations received.
Recipients were given award certificates and commemorative gifts by President Hiroshi Matsumoto, along with words of encouragement.
List of Recipients
- Name of recommended student/organization： 4th year student, Nano/Micro System Laboratory
Representative: Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering BC4
Yoshihide Makino and 4 others
Selection category： Academics
Reason for selection： Winner of the First International Contest of Applications in Nano/Micro Technologies with MEMG (air guitar) - Name of recommended student/organization： Division of Mathematics and Mathematical Analysis, Graduate School of Science DC2
Nobu Kishimoto
Selection category： Academics
Reason for selection： Recipient of the Mathematical Society of Japan Takebe Katahiro Prize for Encouragement of Young Researchers - Name of recommended student/organization：Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering MC2
Nao Kono
Momoko Fujita
Selection category： Academics
Reason for selection： Recipients of First Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan Competition and SD Review Kajima Prize - Name of recommended student/organization： School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine BC4
Shunsuke Nagashima
Selection category： Academics
Reason for selection： Recipient of Japan Society of Physiological Anthropology Third Presentation Award of the Presentation Conference for Promotion of Research - Name of recommended student/organization： Kyoto University Sports Union Headquarters
Representative: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering BC3
Araki Wakiuchi
Selection category： Extracurricular
Reason for selection： Hosting of general interscholastic matches between Kyoto University and Tokyo University, establishment of Dark Blue Sports Union - Name of recommended student/organization： Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies MC1
Mayu Yoshikawa
Selection category： Extracurricular
Reason for selection： Delegate of Japanese students to the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar, participant of the International Youth Exchange Program by the Cabinet Office, Japan-U.S. Student Conference on International Contribution Mission hosted by the Junior Chamber International Tokyo, PR activities on international issues - Name of recommended student/organization： Kyoto University Sports Union Iaido Club
Representative: Division of Integrated Human Studies, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies BC3
Yusuke Iwazawa
Selection category： Extracurricular
Reason for selection： Winner for four consecutive years at the West Japan Student Iaido Taikai
Winner of All Japan Student Iaido Taikai (both team and individual)
Also, club members placing in various domestic competitions - Name of recommended student/organization： Department of Communications and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Informatics DC2
Shan Lin
Selection category： Society
Reason for selection： Hosting of friendly exchange activities between Japan and China as the chairperson of the Kyoto University Students' Association for Chinese Exchange Students, and the chairperson of Kyoto District's Chinese Students and Scholars Association in Japan. Exchange of opinions with members of national, prefectural and city congresses, translations for the Kyoto University President. Kyoto Prefecture Honorable Ambassador.