President F. Hardouin (left) and Prof. M. Irie (right) Professor Irie Granted Honorary Doctorate from Bordeaux Universities In December 2003, Prof. Masahiro Irie of the Faculty of Engineering received a “Docteur Honoris Causa (honorary doctorate)” from Bordeaux Universities in France for his outstanding research accomplishments in the field of photochemistry. Supported by Prof. H. Bouas-Laurent of Bordeaux Universities, one of the foremost researchers in the field of photochemistry and photochromism in particular, Prof. Irie has become the first Japanese citizen to be awarded an honorary doctor of the university. The award ceremony was held in the University Hall and Prof. Irie delivered a lecture on “Lumiere et Molecule ー Molecules photochromes pour la nanotechnologie.” At the formal dinner hosted by the President of the University of Bordeaux 1, a letter from President Tisato Kajiyama of Kyushu University was handed to President Francis Hardouin to reinforce the academic cooperation between the two universities. The reception was also held in the City Hall, where a letter from Mayor Hirotaro Yamazaki of Fukuoka City was delivered to Mayor Alain Juppe. Fukuoka City established a twin city relationship with Bordeaux in 1982, while close ties between Kyushu University and Bordeaux Universities have been forged amongst lecturers as well as students since the universities entered an intercollegiate exchange agreement in February 1981. In 2004, 3 students from Kyushu University have also been given the opportunity of studying in Bordeaux under the Renault Foundation’s educational programs.

New University Logos Announced On March 3, prior to the incorporation of national universities in April 2004, the Committee of Public Relations agreed on a new university logo (registered trademark; shown in Fig. A) and color that symbolize Kyushu University under the new structure. 1. University Logos The pine needle design, which is used in the current university logo, remains in the new logo. On deciding the new logo, consideration was given as to whether it would still be highly distinctive even when electronically rendered. The introduction of the new logo, however, does not limit or eliminate the use of the previous one Fig. B. Several patterns of university logos (Figs. C-F) have been created for use on PR materials and merchandise. Fig. C uses the same design as Fig. A without the two Chinese characters that mean “university,” while Fig. D illustrates a design using the capital letters of Kyushu University (KU). Fig. E symbolizes the letter “q” for “Q-shu” University. Fig. F is the logo originally printed on the university diploma. These logos are also registered and used as trademarks of Kyushu University. 2. Logo Color Dark red colors have been used for the logo of Kyushu University. The committee chose wine red as the new university logo color given that it is similar to the previous one and does not spoil the established image of Kyushu University’s logo color. Since the visual effects of color can vary according to usage, a variation of the wine color within an allowable range can be used as the logo color. To allow broader variations, the use of sub-colors was also approved. 3. Merchandise An array of merchandise featuring Kyushu University’s logos and color will be made available for purchase, including badges, paperweights, cups, watches, pens, ties and bookends.