On October 19th, 2024, “the 150th Anniversary Monument Donation and Unveiling Ceremony, Commemorative Ceremony, Commemorative Lectures, and Commemorative Celebration of Tokushima University Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences" were held on Josanjima Campus.
At the Commemorative Monument Donation and Unveiling Ceremony held in the morning, the commemorative monument titled the "Sparkling Tomorrow" created by a sculptor, Ms. Akiko Takeda who is a graduate of the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, was unveiled.
Approximately 150 people attended the Commemorative Ceremony and Lectures held in the Regional Collaboration Hall in the afternoon.
The Commemorative Ceremony began with a performance by the ISUI Quartet, a specially formed string quartet made up of people with ties to Tokushima University. After congratulatory remarks from Ms. Inoue Mutsuko, Director of the National University Corporation Support Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Mr. Gotoda Masazumi, Governor of Tokushima Prefecture, a video looking back on Tokushima University's 150-year history was screened.
At the Commemorative Lectures, Mr. Ozaki Tetsuya, Executive Officer of Mizuno Corporation, Ms. Takechi Minami, a graduate of the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences and the Director of the Japan Surfing Association, and Mr. Nakatsuka Kentaro, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, gave lectures on the theme of "Sports and Regional Revitalization."
At the Commemorative Celebration held at the university co-op cafeteria (Dining KIRARA), congratulatory remarks were given by Mr. Watanabe Takahito, Managing Director of the East Tokushima Tourism Promotion Organization, and Mr. Oda Daisuke, Representative Director of the Tokushima Prefectural Small and Medium Enterprise Association, and each event was a great success.
We would like to thank you for your very meaningful lectures and heartwarming congratulatory remarks, and we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the guests and alumni who attended, as well as for your cooperation in the commemorative events for the 150th Anniversary of the Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences.
Commemorative Monument Donation and Unveiling Ceremony
Opening Ceremony by ISUI Quartet
Commemorative Ceremony
Commemorative Lectures
Commemorative Celebration