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26Kyushu University Campus MagazineNo.Kyudai Gate Bridge - built in 2014Edited & issued by the Committee of PublicRelationsAddress: 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan　819-0395Email: koho@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jpWebsite: http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/index.phpContact Us / SubscriptionsPublic Relations OfficeEmail: koho@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jpABOUT OKYUDAIOKyushu University is also referred to as “KYUDAI.”“KYU” stands for Kyushu, the Japanese island locatedsouthwest of the main island of Honshu, and the homeof Kyushu University. “DAI” stands for “daigaku” theJapanese word for University.cCopyright 2015 Kyushu UniversityTop Story 2President KuboOs Vision 6Interview with the Presidentupon his Appointmentfor the Future of Kyushu UniversityProfessor Yuzo NinomiyaUnraveling the Functions of Sweet Taste Receptors as Energy SensorsSpecial Interview 7Researchers from Throughout the World 2111Kyushu University Hanoi Office 26Associate Professor Kazuhide HashiyaIn Search of the Developmental Origin of Human CommunicationProfessor Hemanta Hazarika (India)Professor, Faculty of EngineeringInternational StudentsO Voice 22232425Laura Luse (Latvia)Graduate Student, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society13Highlight of Recent Research1. Dr. Tetsu Nakamura Commemorative Lecture2. JAXA Astronaut Koichi WakataVisits his Alma Mater, Kyushu University3. JMOOC Course LaunchedUsing Teaching Materials Produced by ICER4. Kyushu University Signs Academic ExchangeAgreements with the University of Maryland ;CSC Begins Operation1. Joint Opening Ceremony of the Research Center 　　　　　for Plasma Turbulence and the Center ofPlasma Nano-interface Engineering2. Faculty of Arts and Science held “KIKAN EducationInaugural Symposium” at SHIIKI HALL3. New Ito Campus Student Dormitories 　　　　　　　　　　Ito Harmony House and Dormitory III ? Completed4. Kyushu University Selected for Inclusion in the TopGlobal University Project (Type A: Top Type) Run by MEXT5. Professor Emeritus Toyoki Kunitake 　　　　　　　　　　Awarded the 2014 Order of Culture6. Professor Toshihiko Takemura Selected byThomson Reuters as One of its Highly Cited Researchers 201415161719Close UpTopicsExecutive Vice President, Kyushu UniversityKazuhide Inoue1 Kyudai News No.26