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Friends of UTokyo, Inc. 2014 Annual Report

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The Fifth Annual Campaign Not as Successful as in the Past

The annual fundraising campaign in FY 2013/14 (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014) concluded with a total revenue of approximately $110,000. This result, however, does not match those of the previous two years, which were $139,000 and $131,000, respectively (see figure below). This substantial decline is largely attributable to the reduction in the income from Shintech…
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The Annual Board Meeting and Board-AC Joint Meeting Held

The Board of Directors Meeting, September 28 (Sun), 10 am-1 pm FUTI’s Annual Board of Directors meeting was held on September 28 (Sun) 2014, from 10 am to 1 pm at the Community Resource Exchange (CRE)’s conference room at 42 Broadway, New York, NY 10004. After President Hisashi Kobayashi’s welcome greeting, Mr. Shuta Kobayashi, Secretary, presented…
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FUTI Website Completely Redesigned

In response to the recent name change from “Friends of Todai, Inc.” to “Friends of UTokyo, Inc. (東大友の会” (FUTI), our website has been completely redesigned by the Webmaster, Ms. Amy Vaida. You can access to the new website by typing in www.friendsofutokyo.org or www.todaitomonokai.org. The latter URL will take you to the Japanese version of…
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Excerpts of Reports by FUTI’s Scholarship Recipients in 2014

As reported in Newsletter Nos.10 & 11, thirteen UTokyo students and eight U.S. university students received the 2014 FUTI Global Leadership Award (FUTI-GLA). Three out of the 13 UTokyo students attended English language courses at Yale University or the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), two participated in the GSP at UC Berkeley, and the…
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FUTI Research Grants to Columbia-UTokyo Team and Berkeley’s BCTP-UTokyo’s Kavli IPMU Renewed

The Award Selection Committee of Friends of UTokyo Inc. (FUTI) decided to continue their support of Columbia-UTokyo’s effort in their curricular development and student exchanges in the area of condensed matter physics. The committee also decided to renew the research grant for UC Berkeley and UTokyo’s research on “physics and mathematics for the universe,” specifically…
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Receptions for GSP and UTRIP Students

Receptions for GSP and UTRIP Students: Shig Matsushita This is a report of my participation in the reception parties held in mid-July at UTokyo for the GSP and UTRIP students, and a glimpse of both programs. I am glad to report that all FUTI scholarship awardees in both programs were found to be excellent, proactive…
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The Eighth "Appreciation Party of UTokyo Foundation" Hosted by President Hamada

The Eighth “Appreciation Party of the University of Tokyo Foundation” was held at Koshiba Hall and Sanjo Kaikan on the Hongo Campus on June 11th (Wed), 2014. This party is an annual event in which UTokyo expresses its gratitude to its donors. “Contributing Members” (whose cumulative contributions have exceeded JPY 300,000) are the invitees. The…
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Appreciation Party and my Revisit to the Hongo Campus: Ko-Yung Tung

Mr. Ko-Yung Tung, an FUTI donor who lives in New York, expressed his impression of the party as shown below. Appreciation Party and a Revisit to the Hongo Campus By Ko-Yung Tung, Senior Counselor, Morrison & Foerster, New York It was an honor to be invited to and attend the Eighth “Appreciation of the UTokyo…
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