Qdai-mail Tsushin #003

An e-mail magazine, "Qdai-mail Tsushin" delivers campus news
every fourth Friday.

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Friday, March 23, 2018

**Topics


*Lecture by Professor Monte Cassim of former APU president
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/292
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We invited Professor Monte Cassim of former APU president and
Professor of Ritsumeikan Research Center for Sustainability
Science on Monday 19 th February 2018 and held a lecture entitled
"True engagement in university branding... a scenario based
on -Inclusive Innovation-" at Ito Gest House. About 60 faculty
members participated.


*Kyushu University Global Advisory Board 2nd Meeting Held
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/291
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On February 19th, 2018, Kyushu University Global Advisory Board
2nd Meeting was held at Shiiki Auditorium large conference room,
Ito Campus. The theme was "Reputation Management of Kyushu
University."


*Egyptian Alumni Gathering
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/290
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On December 11, 2007 Kyushu University held an alumni society in
Cairo, Egypt, centered on graduates of the University.


*Study in Japan Fair in Egypt
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/289
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On December 12 at Cairo University and the following day at
Alexandria University, Kyushu University held Study in Japan
Fair, co-sponsored by Embassy of Japan in Egypt. This fair was
held for the second time following the last fiscal year.
The number of participants on both days reached approximately
950 exceeding that of last year, with many students joining in
from neighboring universities, higher education institutions,
and high schools among Egypt.


*Visiting professor Yoshino Akira of Research and Education Center
for Advanced Energy Materials, Devices, and Systems wins 2018 Japan Prize.
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/287
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On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, Dr. Yoshino Akira, Visiting professor of
Research and Education Center for Advanced Energy Materials, Devices,
and Systems at Kyushu University, Honorary Fellow at Asahi Kasei Corp,
President of Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center
(LIBTEC), and Professor of Graduate School of Science and Technology
at Meijo University, wins the 2018 Japan Prize.


*Power of Research -Kyushu University Symposium Hanoi 2018-
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/286
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On January 17, 2018, Kyushu University held a symposium entitled,
"Power of Research -Kyushu University Symposium Hanoi 2018-" at
Thuyloi University in Hanoi, Vietnam, with the overall goal of
promoting academic exchange and collaboration between Kyushu
University and Vietnamese organizations.


**Notice

Recruiting Events Information for International Students is updated. (13th, Mar.)
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/notices/view/98
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Please be inform about recruiting events off campus for international
students. Please check the link below.
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/education/employment/foreign/off-campus_guidance


**Research

*Development of a benzylic thiolation reaction under Weakly Acidic
Conditions: A New option for Bioconjugation Reaction
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/89
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In this study, Professor Takeshi Oshima and Research Fellow Kenji
Watanabe utilized the activation of benzylic hydroxyl group and
succeeded to find the new approach to the reaction based on the
hypothesis that benzylic substitutions of appropriately designed
alcohols could be used for a selective bioconjugation with thiol
at a weakly acidic pH, where oxidation of thiols did not occur.


*Discovery of uranium dioxides released from the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant
http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/88
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Ms. Asumi Ochiai (M2 student) and a team lead by Dr. Satoshi Utsunomiya
of Department of Chemistry have uncovered and succeeded,
for the first time, in the atomic-scale analysis of debris nano-fragments
released from the FDNPP into the environment, which is a mixture of
the nuclear fuels and the structure materials.
This is a result of international collaborative research with Tsukuba
University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Manchester,
University of Nantes, and Stanford University.



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