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March 6, 2019
Since entering Nagoya University in 1970, President Seiichi Matsuo has spent nearly half a century at the school -- with the exception of his time studying in the U.S. and working at a hospital. His connection with Meidai grew from his star...
February 5, 2019
It is staggering, if you think about it, what an enormous impact the Japanese practice of annual recruitment has on university education. I have been thinking about this since I heard a talk by Professor Yoshiaki Kawajiri of Nagoya Univers...
October 31, 2018
Professor Emeritus Yoichi Oda admits his prediction was wide off the mark ― and it makes him very happy. Oda is in charge of Nagoya University's Global 30 (G30) International Programs, which offer students degree courses taught entirely in ...
May 1, 2018
Doctorates are normally thought of as researchers. But then, doctorates take on various roles aside from doing research. This struck me again while visiting to the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM). I had previously written a...
April 23, 2018
Nagoya University's human development goal is to foster "courageous intellectuals." President Seiichi Matsuo used the term to fire up students in his commencement and matriculation addresses this spring. It can be heard in various settings ...
Atsuko TSUJIEarned B.A. in Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo in 1976. Joined The Asahi Shimbun Company in 1979 as a journalist and wrote many articles in science and technology area for newspaper and magazines...[read more] published by the company including editorial pieces. Knight Science Journalism Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 and Reuters Fellow at University of Oxford in 2014. Designated Professor of Nagoya University's Institute of International Education and Exchange since October 2016. [close]
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