INVITATIONtoRYOSOKAI
Alumni Association for theGraduates of Social Sciences,
Kobe University, JapanRYOSOKAI isan Alumni Association for graduates and students of the under graduate
and the graduate School of the Social Sciences, Kobe University

CONTENTS
1. WHAT IS RYOSOKAI ?
2. OUTLOOK● Benefits of Membership● Linkage of People to People

3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP● Services to the Students● Reportage ofRokko-dai Shushoku-joho Center(Information and Advisory Centerfor Career Development to students
at Rokko-dai)

4. REGULAR MEMBERSHIP● Services to Graduates● Charters in Major cities● Interview of Alumni

5. JOINING RYOSOKAI● Invitation to Home Page
● How to Join
● Membership Dues

WHAT IS RYOSOKAI ?

■ RYOSOKAI provides an OASIS for alumni through the broad generation.

■ Status quo◇RYOSOKAI is an Alumni Association for graduates and students of the faculty ofunder graduate and graduate School of the Social Sciences which are Economics,
Business Administration, Law and International Cooperation at Kobe University.
◇RYOSOKAI was established in 1924, originating with it's predecessors from theKobe Higher Commercial School, Kobe University of Commerce, and Kobe University of Economics.
◇Being an Oasis for your heart and mind during studentship as well as after graduation, is the Mission of RYOSOKAI.
◇RYOSOKAI heartily welcomes you to join us and wishes that you will realize a
productive life with a continuing refreshed mind.

◇RYOSOKAI has provided the opportunity for friendshipamong alumni and the supporting academic studies of Social
Sciences since it's beginning. It's network expands all over
the world along with other alumni associations beyond therealm of Social Sciences.
The number of the membership for RYOSOKAI alone
counts 20,000+ and 170000+ for all of Kobe University.
They have been vital members of the Business, Civil
Services, Academic and Judicial communities with the spirit
fostered at Kobe University.

■ What does the word RYOSOKAI stand for?
◇ RYOSO means Chrysanthemum and was chosen by Professor TETSUYA MIZUSHIMA , the ﬁrst principal of Kobe Higher Commercial School after the maxim in an old Chinese book.
You will ﬁnd a stone inscription of this maxim written by him
in the front courtyard of themain building at Rokko-dai.
The stone inscription reads「凌霜雪而香」 Chrysanthemums willalways be fragrant even throughstone inscription (above) ,severe climates covered by snow
calligraphy (left)or frost.
Prof. Mizushima expected students to be fragrant and elegant like the chrysanthemum throughout their hardships in the course of life.

■ History of RYOSOKAI◇RYOSOKAI was founded on September 20th, 1924 as an alumni association of
Kobe Higher Commercial School having its origin at Kobe University. The membership number then was 2700 which included those from the 1st graduates of year
1907 to 18th year graduates of 1924.

■ Origin and Transition of the CREST

Chairma of the Board and President &C.E.O of Rengo Co. Ltd

The Chrysanthemum has been the basic concept underlying the Crest. Numbers
shown on the left hand correspond to those in frame.
① Crest of Kobe Higher Commercial School.
② Crest of Minatogawa Shrine, the land mark of Kobe erected in 1872, Meiji era③ Crest of RYOSOKAI.
④ Crest of Kobe University①②③④■ Chapters of RYOSOKAI
Domestic : 32 cities
Overseas : 16 cities/countries
INDONESIA; THAILAND; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE;
MYANMER; LAOS; BRAZIL : Sao Paulo ; SOUTH KOREA;TAIWAN ; CHINA: Hong Kong, Shanghai; VIETNAM ;EUROPE: Brussels, Belgium; PHILIPPINES : Manila;
USA: Detroit, New York, San Francisco
Exclusive Chapter houses are located in the city of Kobe,
Osaka and Tokyo which serve various purposes ofmeetings for alumni.
Note: Membership of each chapter house is subject tomembership dues.
Kitakyusyu

Tottoriuchi
Yamag Hiroshimaama
Fukuy kayama eji
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Him

Oita
Kumamoto
Kagoshima

Ishikawa

Shimonoseki

Fukuoka1

The 11th President

Kiyoshi Ohtsubo

Fukui

Kobe

Ehime

Miyazaki

KagawaKeiji
OsakaMieKochi Tokushima
Wakayama

ToyamaGifu
Nagoya YokohamaHamamatsu

TokyoSapporo

OverseasSendai●Indonesia●Thailand●Malaysia●Singapore●Myanmer●Laos●Brazil（Sao Paulo）●South Korea●Taiwan●China（Hong Kong, Shanghai）●Vietnam●Europe（Brussels, Belgium）●Philippines（Manila）●USA（Detroit, New York,San Francisco）

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■ BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIPOUTLOOK

Linkage of PEOPLE to PEOPLE
RYOSOKAI enriches your social sphere within the network of 170,000+alumni
and students of Kobe University.

Expand a linkage
with friends
Receive a“Ryoso Awards”
to the nomineeof outstanding
academic record

Receive a
Face to FaceConsultation for thejob searchDonated Lectures
Started the New courseof "Practicing theSocial Sciences"

Networking
among students
for quality lifeof the studentship. Subscribe an

Which provides theObtain a support to opportunities to :Overseas study forlong/short term

Obtain a support forvarious on campas eventsand lectures i.e.
Tanabata matsuri or Rokko-sai“ElectronicNews Letter”(Mail Magazine)

Obtain a support
for the educational
and/or study groups

Hire employees ofhigher quality

Networkingwith alumni
for business.

Enhance thetie between you
and Alma Matercloser

Which provides theopportunities to :Subscribe an
Electronic News Letter(Mail Magazine) and ahouse organ “RYOSO”

Rekindle friendshipwith peers

Participate in thevarious events bythe local chapter
and business group.

Acquaint you withprofessionals such as
lawyers, accountants
and so on

Enhance the tie between
you and Alma Mater closer

Networking
among senior alumni.

Benefits of Membership

Type of Membership
Membership of the Alumni association is classified in two categories.
Regular Membership: For graduates from under graduate and graduate school
Associate Membership: For students of under graduate and graduate school, to whom amembership card I.D. is issued in the event he or she refers to the directory of the alumni and or
participates in various events promoted by the RYOSOKAI.

3Access the“ON LINE ALUMNI DIRECTORY”(Web directory)

Enhancethe energy of life
through thefriendship andlife-long learning

Which provides the Subscribe anNews Letter
opportunities to : Electronic(Mail Magazine) and ahouse organ “RYOSO”

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■ Services for the Associate Membership

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPRYOSOKAI focuses it's effort to ensure bi-lateral interaction and communication
among students and between students and graduates for a comfortablecollege life.

① Monthly E-Mail Magazine (In Japanese only)
Please register your mail address to get latest news and information on campus
which includes events information, job hunting information, an article about anactive graduate and many other interest, but sorry it s only in Japanese.
You can read back number on our website.
There are two types Magazines depend on the interests for undergraduate year.

(c) Ryoso Awards given to the students of outstanding academic record selected fromthe three faculties at Rokko-dai (Law, Economics and Business Administration),
it's graduate school and the grduate school of international cooperation.

Those award winers will be eligible to go overseas study under the global
challenge program.

(d) Support “Thank You party” given by graduates in honor of their teachers and“Graduation ceremony”. Those graduates will receive discount of annual
membership fee when advance to the regular member status.

(e) Collaboration with Rokko-dai student council so called “BEL kan” which consists

with representatives of each seminar from the faculty of Legal, Economics andBusiness Administration respectively.

“BEL kan” dedicates themselves to vitalize and support college life of thestudents.

■ E-Mail Magazine : "Ryoso Junior" for Freshman and Sophomore■ E-Mail Magazine : "Ryoso Advance" for Junior and above
You can access from this QR code to readback-number magazine and to open theregistration form.

③ Face to Face Career assistance and counseling■ "Rokko-dai Shushoku-joho Center" (hereinafter referred to as "Career Center")offers hands-on information and counseling services to students with regard to careerdevelopment by alumni having the extensive business experiences from a variety ofbusiness fields.

② Support of your college life
RYOSOKAI provides various programs in collaboration with Kobe University and/orrepresentatives from each Seminar to help you at each stage of college life.
They are, for example,(a) “Welcome gathering to Rokko-dai campus for the associate member which offers

an opportunity to meet and to know each other through the various events
including games, eat and drink and so on.

Almost all freshmen participate the gathering by each faculty in April.

(b) The lecture (is worth of two credits) is offered on the third and forth quorter ofevery year by the top management of thebusiness from the various field of business.

The "Career Center" is located oon the 2nd floor of the Academia Hall on the Rokkodai campus. (see next page for detail)https://ryosokai.net/student/job/

Location of the Academia Hall is shown in the page of 14

Career Center along with BEL kan holds seminars for sofomore so called "Introduction
to Internship"and "Guidance to the various industries"■ "Tokyo Office of Kobe University" which is located in theheart of metropolitan Tokyo is of great advantage to you
when you visit Tokyo; i.e. for a company visit, interview or
examination of a job search.
ビックカメラ新橋

The lecturers are the graduates of Kobe
University.

from the real world and enhances the5global human resouces.

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・銀座

有楽町
イトシア

駅

高速

東京交通
会館

ロフト
無印良品

道路

プランタン
銀座

マロニエ
ゲート

有楽町線・銀座一丁目駅

Economics and Business Administrations

有楽町マリオン

日比谷線・銀座駅

The opportunities to learn the vital Law,

東京国際フォーラム

JR有楽町駅

東京100-0006 10-1 yurakuchou 2 chome,chiyoda-ku Tokyo
9-901 Tokyo kotsu kaikan bldg
C/o Tokyo office of KOBE UNIVERSITY
Phone # : 03-6269-9130 Fax # : 03-3214-4227
E Mail address : tokyo-office@org.kobe-u.ac.jp.

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REGULAR MEMBERSHIP■ Services of the regular membership◆ Magazine "RYOSO" (in Japanese)is issued quarterly (on February, May, August and November) to those who have
paid membership dues.
covers the latest achievements andadvan-ces happening on campus
strengthens the ties with Alumni

the symposium of so called San-Sho-dai Seminar Contest intercollegiate competition atwhich students of each seminar at Hitotubashi, Osaka city and Kobe Universities collectivelycompete in results of study on given subjects. San-Sho-dai (Three commerce colleges)
have been legendary of the leading commerce college in Japan,
festivities such as Homecoming Day (Alumni return to Campus), Rokko Sai (Anniversaryof the foundation of the University ) and so on.

◆ Electronic News Letter "RYOSO BUSINESS" (in Japanese)＝＝＝ 凌霜 太郎 様＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ メールマガジンをご愛読いただき有り難うございます。
＝＝＝＝＝＝ ・OGの活躍から ■＝＝＝＝OB
今号はホームカミングディを中心に、有益なセミナーや凌霜人＝＝＝＝＝＝賞■ 学部・院、最短５年修了、■ 神戸大学＝＝＝＝＝＝ ノーベル生理学・医学の活躍ぶり、母校の近況などをお知らせします。
神戸大、経済学部で募集―国際性を重視 ■ ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝
胞「 iPS 細胞（S62医）に能細教授
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１．山中伸弥 細胞 に変 わる 能力 を持れためらが認
神戸大学経済学部と大学院は2013年4月から、最短体の あら ゆる 胞） 」を 開発 した こと。日本の ■ 神戸大学ホームカミングディ開催のご案内 ■幹細年ぶり２人目＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝5年で修了する教育プログラムを始める。今年4月に入 （人 工多 能性。
んに次ぎ25章も受賞したは利根川進さ『第7回神戸大学ホームカミングディが、来る10月27日(土)に学した学生から募集。学部の卒業までに海外留学を求 学・生理学賞
1月に文化勲は1教授受章目。山中行われます。メイン会場は、本学出身で出光興産（株）の創業者が文化勲章を文化める。大学院では海外留学生とともに英語で議論する。国際卒）
受賞は19人氏が学部晴子氏（S31文である出光佐三氏の名前を冠した「出光佐三記念六甲台講堂」。
誉教授の脇田化が進む中で、国際性と専門性を身につけた学生の育 ２．脇田晴子
賀県立大学名で滋究家成を目指す。
日本史研卒業。 午前の記念式典の総合司会はN H K アナウンサー住田功一氏をご。
学科した部史れま（S58経営学部卒）です。
http://www.ryosokai.net/business/nikkei24.7.24keizai.pdf 勲章を受章さ年に本学文学956（S31）た。
大学HP：http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/campuslife/alumni/
脇田氏は、1＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝労者に選ばれ学賞
年に、文化功（H17）■ 神戸大学MBAチームが顧問に女性化 たる hcd/2012/celemony.html
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受賞
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ル化学賞
された「女性＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝キュリー夫人のノーベとして、創設
本では を受賞した新進小説家 橋本長道氏の講演（2008年経済学部卒）
このたび慶應大学で開催されたJBCC（Japan Business 「世界化学年」の記念事業 性化学者が選ばれ、日の女会が引き続き行われますので、ふるってご参加下さい。
school Case Competition：国内ビジネススクール ケース・に世界16か国から23人。
したりま
凌霜会HP：http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/campuslife/alumni/
することとなコンペティション）で神戸大学MBAチームが優勝しました。
ただ一人受賞
hcd/2012/kikaku̲ryosokai.html
当日は予選に51チームが参加し、予選通過の本選9チー ４．凌霜人の動き
人登場
ミ ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝脈々」に凌霜
営幹部交流セム（グロービス経営大学院4チーム、慶應義塾大学経営管 1）
日経紙「ひと本部主催の経■ 神戸大学創立110周年記念事業のご案内 ■は関西生産性理研究科学2チーム、神戸大学大学院経営学研究科現代経「MEST」
織。
（S45経 ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝
鉄会長
営学専攻1チーム、早稲田大学ビジネススクール1チーム、 ナー修了生の同窓会組、井信也阪神電 の名もあり、また（明治35）
年の創立以来、本年で110周年を迎神戸大学は1902ンバーには坂
中央大学大学院 戦略経営研究科戦略経営専攻1チーム）の（S51法）
頭取
MESTのメ添え えました。
アーバン銀行のコメントも）中から、神戸大学が見事栄冠を勝ち取りました。
経済、北幸二関西37済）（S
神戸大学は「世紀を超えて〜神戸大学」（For 110 years and会長
http://www.b.kobe-u.ac.jp/info/news/2012/07/258.html 大坪清関西生産性本部beyond）
をキャッチフレーズに、さらなる発展を目指し、新し＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ られています。
記事に政経塾」特集
衆議院議員 い教育システムを構築するとともに、神戸大学の知を国民の皆59営）■ 新司法試験 神戸大は合格率トップ ■（S早苗
日経紙「松下2）
高市
様に還元すべく、創立110周年を記念した式典や各種のシンポびる＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ら、脚光を浴神戸 ジウム、公開講座などを実施します。
であることか38人の中に朝日新聞の特集「ルポにっぽん」によれば、06年度法科大 野田総理が出身者
身の国会議員
記念式典：ます。
学院修了者が3年以内に新司法試験に合格した率において、 「松下政経塾」。同塾出てい場し
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/topics/top/t2012̲05̲16̲01.html
が登
ness/
神戸大は一橋、東京、京都、慶応などを押さえてトップとなっ 大出身者として高市氏
fokai.net/busi
110周年行事：.pd
yos.15w.r
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wwyu2ています。
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記事：http://
http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/info/outline/110th/index.html
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和美
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興と再設計を
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朝日新聞社は 員会」を設立し、9人
神戸大学は公開シンポジウム「東日本大震災からの復興に向長としてへ委
性市
ン前■ 東京凌霜クラブ
1月12日（土） 新年互礼会の女ッポ
年少「ニけて―神戸にできること」を神戸国際会議場で開催しました。
一人に全国最http://home.kobe-u.com/tokyo/れました。
嘱。その中のパネリストには、復興構想会議議長・五百旗頭真神戸大学名
稲村氏が選ば=======================================注目を集める 大学の約束」に（H16営） 誉教授や井上明久・東北大学総長らが出席。
美子氏■ 大阪凌霜クラブ 1月22日（火） 定例会・新年交歓会
リクルート「4）満員の盛況となり、NHKラジオ・テレビでも報道されました。
開発の梶原奈 ナー」6人のー」
フリ
http://home.kobe-u.com/osaka/「キリンップラン
大学HP：
れた「若手ト進学動機や、=======================================同誌で紹介さ。神戸大へのhttp://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/info/topics/t2011̲08̲05̲01.htm
梶原氏が登場談相手として（水） 第1459回例会■ 神戸凌霜午餐会 1月9日
うちの1人に授、仕事の相。 新聞報道：豊教いる
登しての加http://www.kobe-u.com/ryoso/
所属ゼミ
いてコメント
http://www.ryosokai.net/business/shinsaisimpo23.8.4.pdf
教授などにつ=======================================の栗木 契准

is issued and mailed monthly to those with valid membership.
brings you the news and information as to the latest achievements and advances happening on campus and various useful information for your life including seminars, meetingsand events.

◆ "ON LINE ALUMNI DIRECTORY" Services (in Japanese)
provide an access to "Web Directory" from the Membership Homepage of RYOSOKAI.
(requires I.D and Pass word authorized by RYOSOKAI to access the Web).
会員専用ページ7◆ Support for on campus activities◆ Information of local events

Local chapters as well as chapters in the metropolitan
area such as Kobe, Tokyo and Osaka hold various
meeting and/or symposium for career development andenhancement of friendship among Alumni.
Especially a monthly luncheon meeting at Kobe has
been very popular and counts 1500+ so far since it's
foundation in around the year of 1926.

■ Chapters of metropolitan area
Each chapter keeps an exclusive club room for alumni available for the various events such asreunion, casual meeting, seminar, "GO" and "Shogi" (Japanese style Chess) game with dining room
services and golf outings as well.

■ Kobe University Tokyo Rokko Club
Located in the basement (B2) of Tokyo Empire Theatre in front of the Imperial Palace
nearby the stations of JR and Subway rail system: Yurakucho and Hibiya collectively.
Used to be Tokyo Ryoso club having 50years history and now reorganized andopened to any and all the graduates of Kobe university. Members could enjoy
Seminars, Concerts and beer party thoroughout the year.
TEL:03-3211-2916

https://www.rokko-club.jp/

E-mail:tokyo@rokko-club.jp■ Kobe University Osaka Club
Located on the 11th floor of the Osaka Ekimae Daiichi Building.
Seminar room with the capacity of 50-60 people boasts from not only graduates but
also students and faculty staff as a place of learning.
TEL:06-6345-1150 https://www.osaka-ryoso.com/

E-mail:osaka.ryoso@gmail.com■ Kobe University Club: KUC
The Membership of KUC is open to any and all OB and OG of Kobe University.
Currenrtly KUC does't have own facility to serve but Rokko-en (nearby HankyuuRokko station) and Nankou-Kaikan (annex of Minatogawa shrine) are available for theseminar and reunion gathering.
Annual membership fee of ¥6,000 makes you enjoy richer second life playing "Go""Shogi" "Group Tour" and access to Tokyo and Osaka Ryoso club as well.
TEL:078-802-3113

http://kobeuniv-club.com/

E-mail:kuc@kobeuniv-club.com

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JOINING RYOSOKAI■ Invitation to Home Page https://www.ryosokai.net/■ How to join RYOSOKAI
We accept memberhip upon payment of membership fees.
Please fill in the necessary information into the attached payment slip andTransfer the money from the bank or post office nearby. Please feel free tocontact us if you have any questions.

What is RYOSOKAI
To Students
To Graduates
Page for theMembership

QR code access to Application
for memberchip of RYOSOKAI
Enrollment Fee¥10,000

Associate Membership¥4,000 per year and please pay the full period

Undergraduage, Transﬀered to Junior,of your study such as¥8,000¥12,000

Master program, Doctroral program,

2-year program:MBA program

3-year program:

Regular Membership¥5,000 per year
¥100,000 for life for applicant 60 years or older

LOCATION OF RYOSOKAI
Informationfrom the RYOSOKAI

Bird's eye of Rokko-dai Campus（RYOSOKAI is shown in RED）
武道館

（艱貞堂）

六甲台グラウンド
フロンティア館
第2研究棟
研究棟新館
第2学舎

模擬法廷棟
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