Start-up of the University-Business Innovation CenterVisit by a Delegation from St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical UniversityStudents from West Virginia University join the Aizu Japan ProjectConclusion of Agreements with St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University and St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and OpticsHandling of Permission for Prefectural University Faculty Members to Hold Executive Positions Concurrently in For-Profit EntitiesRevision of the University of Aizu's HomepageFaculty Personnel AffairsConference, Event Information
Start-up of the University-Business Innovation Center
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Shigeaki Tsunoyama Professor, University-Business Innovation Center |
As the opening ceremony for the UBIC, a forum was held on October 15. We wanted to communicate in the forum with not only the public but also the members of the faculty and students, and we hope it will result in fruitful and successful business ventures, which the Fukushima government and Aizu Wakamatsu City desire eagerly. The Japanese economy is stagnant and many major universities are struggling to activate their business to increase employment by establishing TLOs. But most of them cannot yet achieve their goals. Our University is young with a free atmosphere, and it is looking forward to the tenth anniversary celebration next year. Ventures of young students have already been established on their own, but they need strong support from teachers in order to survive in the real, not virtual, business world to meet various requirements from the world. The mission of the UBIC is to be a liaison among the public sector, teachers, and students, and to support their activities. We would like to always be active outside of the university. In order to achieve this aim, information from researchers and students, which must be user-friendly, are essential for us.
We need your joint efforts and appreciate them in advance.
Visit by a delegation from St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
A delegation from St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University in Russia visited the University from May 20th - 24th. The purpose of this visit was for them to observe the University and to survey education and administrative systems employed in Japanese universities prior to concluding an exchange agreement with the University of Aizu. Various events were held during the visit including a lecture meeting featuring members of the delegation from St Petersburg and a reception to facilitate exchange with Russian faculty members at the University.Students from West Virginia University join the Aizu Japan Project
For about two months from mid June to mid August, four students from West Virginia University and one student from the University of Puerto Rico conducted a joint research project with Associate Professor Carl Vilbrandt of the Computer Arts Lab while they were staying with host families in Shiokawa town. By using two laser scanners and digital cameras, the students created a digital archive of historical sites and objects of cultural importance to the Aizu region. This project will continue next year.Conclusion of exchange agreements with St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University and St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics
A delegation from the University of Aizu led by President Ikegami and Professor Marakhovski visited Russia from June 23rd to 28th, and concluded international exchange agreements with St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University and the St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics. Among other things, the agreement provides for information exchange on research and education, a two-way exchange of students and faculty members, joint research with both universities, and the provision of books and publications, for a period of three years.Handling of Permission for Prefectural University Faculty Members to Hold Executive Positions Concurrently in For-Profit Entities
The Fukushima Prefectural Government has a regulation providing for handling of permission for prefectural university faculty members to hold executive positions concurrently in for-profit entities. Procedures concerning permission for prefectural university faculty members to hold concurrent posts as executives, etc. in for-profit entities, etc. that make use of research results from universities have been established, in response to needs for promotion of university-industry collaboration, advancement of scientific technology, and for the synthesis of new industries in the prefecture. Please contact the General Affairs Section of the General Affairs Division for more details.Revision of the University of Aizu's Homepage
The University website top page, entrance exam information, and the outline of the School of Computer Science and Engineering were revised at the beginning of June. Furthermore, the Website Management Sub-committee and its administrative support have been pressing forward with deliberations on how to renovate the design of the University website top page with a view to making it clearer and easier to navigate. The status of these deliberations has been made public and can be viewed at the following URL.http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/restricted/wsa/report_en.htm
http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/restricted/wsa/report_jp.htm
Employment
Center for Language Research
Associate Professor
Martha Cummings
U.S.A., June 1, 2002
University-Business Innovation Center
Professor
Shigeaki Tsunoyama
Japan, September 1, 2002
Visiting Researcher (Visiting Professor)
Shunji Mori
Japan, June 17, 2002 - October 31, 2002
University-Business Innovation Center, Visiting Researcher (Visiting Professor)
Isao Sugiyai
Japan, July 1, 2002 - March 31, 2003
Center for Language Research
Assistant Professor
Yoshimi Miyake
Japan, October 1, 2002
Department of Computer Software
Multimedia Systems Laboratory
Assistant Professor
Hirohide Demura
Japan, November 1, 2002
Part-Time
University-Business Innovation Center, Part-Time Instructor (Visiting Professor)
Nobuaki Tanaka
Japan, July 1, 2002 - March 31, 2003
Transfer
Department of Computer Software
Human Interface Laboratory
Associate Professor
Jie Huang
China, June 1, 2002
Assumption of the Dean
Chair of the Graduate Department of Computer Systems
Professor, Victor Ryzhii
August 1, 2002
Director of the Center for Mathematical Sciences
Professor, Hiroyuki Sagawa
August 1, 2002
Director of the Department of Computer Hardware
Professor, Kenichi Kuroda
November 1, 2002
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CSSC 2002 The Computer Science Summer Camp 2002 was held at the University of Aizu in August. This year's camp was the sixth camp of the series, and in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Japan and China, 30 junior high school participants from China's Hupei Province joined 120 Japanese junior and senior high school students to study computer programming. Various exchange programs were held during the camp, making it a forum for international exchange between the Japanese and Chinese participants. |
| Appointment of the last UBIC Faculty Member Professor Shigeaki Tsunoyama, former president of the Japanese Society for Multiphase Flow, was appointed as a full-time professor at the University-Business Innovation Center (UBIC). In his capacity as Director of the Center, University President Tetsuhiko Ikegami will lead a team of six faculty members which also includes Professor Isao Sugiyai from Stanford University, Dr. Nobuaki Tanaka from Takeda General Hospital, Associate Professor Takafumi Hayashi, an advisor for the “Yggdrasil” Plan, Assistant Professor Hiroshi Toyoizumi, a member of a discussion group on IT strategies for Aizu Wakamatsu City, and Associate Professor Masaya Seino, a copyright specialist. ※ “Yggdrasil” Plan: A Prefectural plan for promotion of electronic society aiming for “creation of Fukushima as a high-quality electronic society. “Yggdrasil (the world tree)” refers to a gigantic tree appearing in myths of Northern Europe. An image of its roots spreading through the earth symbolizes an information communication network reaching everywhere in the Prefecture. |
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Public Lectures The fiscal 2002 University of Aizu Public Lectures were held over a six-month period beginning June this year. This fiscal year's program comprised a series of ten lectures covering a wide range of topics pertaining to English, computers and social science. A total of 425 individuals attended these ten lectures. |
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ASIA-PEPM 2002 (September 12th-14th) & FLOPS 2002 (September 15th-17th) (Taro Suzuki, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Software)
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