January 2017Vol.713
Gifu Nice Rice Project 2016

Gifu Nice Riceis presented to FC Gifu members
Report of award-winning by teachers at the Faculty of Education Affiliated Elementary
School to the President ······························································ ０１
Gifu Nice Rice Project 2016

Gifu Nice Rice is presented to FC Gifu members ·········· ０３

The 6th Eco-Friendly Campaign Poster Award Ceremony is held ·························· ０５Campus-wide joint emergency drill is conducted ······································· ０７Gifu University is granted ISO 14001:2015 Certification ······························ １０“Raise Election Awareness among Gifu Youths” and Gifu University are awarded by Gifu
Prefecture Election Administration Commission ········································ １２
The 8th Press Conference by the President in 2016 is held ···························· １４Degree Awarding ······································································ １６Foreign Researchers Accepted by Gifu University in December ·························· １７Issued by: General Affairs Division,General Affairs & Planning Department, Gifu University
1-1, Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu

Phone: 058-230-1111

Report of award-winning by teachers at the Faculty of Education Affiliated Elementary
School to the President
Ms. Nagaya, a teacher of the Faculty of Education Affiliated Elementary School waschosen as a winner of the “School Lunch Person of Merit*1” of the “School Lunch
Commendation in 2016” of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT). Also, Mr. Fujihara of the same school won the Yagami Award at the3rd Competition of Elementary School Science Education Equipment*2 (organized by theJapan Elementary School Science Research Council).
On December 2, 2016, the two teachers reported their award-winning to the President
Hisataka Moriwaki.
In their meeting with the President, Ms. Nagaya commented: “I would like to makemore efforts to promote students’ health through school lunch.” Mr. Fujihara followed
her and said, “I will continue to work hard to convey the joy of studying science tochildren by conducting scientific experiments.”
President Moriwaki congratulated them on their winning and said, “The two awards
are highly prestigious in Japan, and are given to the people who make constant efforts
to promote children’s well-being and development of school education. I expect you bothto continue to work for the benefits of children.”*1 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology selects theschools and the kitchen facilities as a “Model School for Excellent School Lunch Service,”and the individuals and the groups as a “School Lunch Person(s) of Merit” for theirsuccessful endeavor to promote and improve school lunch services, and present themawards respectively.
*2 The competition is held to discuss and share ideas for better science educationequipment by observing items gathered across the country, and to strengthen ties
among science teachers through reducing regional barriers. Mr. Fujihara was given theYagami Award for his creation of educational materials with which students canunderstand the difference between thermal conduction and convection heat transfer.

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At the Office of the PresidentGroup photo(from right in the front row: President Moriwaki, Ms. Nagaya, Mr. Fujihara and Dr.
Satoshi Ema, Executive Director for Academic and Affiliated School Affairs)2

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Gifu Nice Rice Project 2016
Gifu Nice Rice is presented to FC Gifu members
On December 5, 2016, the members of Gifu Football Club (FC Gifu) were presented 50kg of “Gifu
Nice Rice” which was jointly cultivated and harvested by the FC Gifu members, school children, theirparents, Gifu University students and the staff, etc. under the “Gifu University and FC Gifu Partner
Agreement for Environmental Conservation.”In the Gifu Nice Rice Project, Gifu University staff and FC Gifu members work together in riceproduction from planting through sale so that they become more aware of ideal environment for ricecultivation and conservation issues.
In May this year, elementary school children planted “Hatsushimo” rice variety at the Yanagido
Farm of Gifu Field Science Center, the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences of Gifu University as
part of the first Gifu Nice Rice Project titled, “Parent-Children Rice Planting & Soccer Game inMuddy Field.” At the second project titled, “Rice Harvesting and Drying on a Rack” held in October,
Mr. Suzuki Castanheira Bruno Junichi and Mr. Tsubasa Aoki from FC Gifu joined rice harvestingwith the Gifu University students. “Hatsushimo” is one of the famed rice varieties of Gifu Prefecture,and the “Gifu Nice Rice” of Hatsushimo variety is an original brand produced exclusively at Gifu
University from rice seedlings through packaging.
On December 5, four students from the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences and the administrative
staff of Gifu University visited the FC Gifu soccer stadium. After explanation of “Hatsushimo”
special features by Mr. Shinichi Furukawa with the Gifu Field Science Center to Mr. Aoki, thestudents presented the rice to him with a word of encouragement for a victory in the soccer
tournament next year.
Mr. Aoki said, “I took part in rice harvesting this fall and realized how difficult it is to produce rice.
Rice is a source of power for us and we all look forward to tasting the Gifu Nice Rice. In the next
tournament, you will see one of our best performances under a new coach.” The students replied witha big smile, “Hatsushimo is one of the traditional rice varieties of Gifu Prefecture. We were very
pleased with your participation in rice harvesting this fall and we hope that you enjoy the Gifu Nice
Rice recalling the day of harvesting.”
Later, the students presented the Gifu Nice Rice to each FC member in the stadium, and Mr.
Hiroyuki Miyata, President of FC Gifu who came to the stadium to see the members training.
“Gifu Nice Rice Project” started last year and in the “Gifu Nice Rice Project 2016,” many people hadwonderful time taking part in various activities outdoor and in the fields. They were given an
invaluable opportunity to think about the environmental issues through “rice” and other activities incollaboration between Gifu University and FC Gifu.
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Gifu University continues to promote environment conservation programs/projects in conjunction
with FC Gifu.

Group Photo

Mr. Aoki receiving “Gifu Nice Rice”

President Miyata with a big smile after

Rice presented to each FC member

receiving “Gifu Nice Rice”

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The 6th Eco-Friendly Campaign Poster Award Ceremony is heldOn December 6, 2016, the 6th “Eco-Friendly Campaign Poster Award Ceremony” was held at theOffice of the President.
Gifu University and the Juroku Bank, Ltd. concluded the “Memorandum of Understanding onPartnership for Environment Conservation between Gifu University and the Juroku Bank, Ltd,” andas part of the partnership activities, Gifu University sought “Eco-Friendly Campaign” posters fromthe pupils and the students of Gifu University Faculty of Education Affiliated Elementary Schooland Junior High School. The major objective of this campaign is to raise people’s awareness of theenvironmental issues, and a lot of students sent their works to apply for the 6th Eco-Friendly
Campaign just like in the previous years. After a rigorous screening, three golds, three silvers andeight bronze awards were announced at the award ceremony.
The followings were in attendance at the ceremony:・Mr. Goto, Director of the Management and Administration Division of the Juroku Bank, Ltd.
・Mr. Yasuda, Coordinator of the General Affairs Group of the Juroku Bank, Ltd.
・President Hisataka Moriwaki of Gifu University・Mr. Masaki Yokoyama, Executive Director for General Affairs and Finance, Gifu University・Mr. Sumoto, Principal of Gifu University Faculty of Education Affiliated Elementary and JuniorHigh Schools・Mr. Kumazaki, Vice Principal of Gifu University Faculty of Education Affiliated Elementary School・Mr. Fuseya, Vice Principal of Gifu University Faculty of Education Affiliated Junior High School
・Mr. Koji Aoki, Director of the Facility and Environmental Affairs Department, Gifu University
President Moriwaki handed out the award certificates to individual winners and Mr. Goto gave small
gifts to them. Later, President Moriwaki spoke to the students, “I hope that your strong resolve toprotect environment which is seen in your work, is put into practice in your daily lives. I also wish
that you encourage people around you to join eco-friendly promotion activities.” Mr. Goto followed
him and said, “I felt strong messages from each of your wok, and I hope you will remain committed tothe protection of environment.” After the comments of the two, Mr. Sumoto said, “We will continue tocreate an opportunity for the students to think about the environment by carrying out various school
activities.
The posters of the winners were on display at the University Library and many people came to seethem including local residents. They will also be on display at the Affiliated Elementary School andJunior High School.
It is our hope that this campaign will give people a chance to contemplate the environment, and willfurther expand into various eco-friendly activities by people in the future.

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One of the winners accepting theGroup photo

award certification from the President

Gold Prize

Category of Junior High School“Protect greenery by walking”」

Category of Upper Grades ofElementary School: “Garbage
if dumped, treasure if sortedout”

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Category of Lower Grades ofElementary School: “Eco-friendly
sand for the future”

Campus-wide joint emergency drill is conducted
On December 7, 2016, a campus-wide joint emergency drill was conducted at Yanagido Campus inconjunction with the Student Safety Fire Team and those who received the Regional Disaster
Prevention Leader Training.
The drill was made up of three parts. In the first part, the university students and the staff joined anevacuation drill. The Disaster Countermeasure Headquarters was set up outdoors at which thepeople in charge confirmed evacuation situations of students and teaching and administrative staff
of each faculty. They also gathered individual safety information through the Safety Confirmation
System.
In the second part, the “experience-oriented training” was held at the General Education building
and three different types of training were conducted. They were: “Simulation Training for Smoke
Caused by Fire,” “Descending Machine Training” and “Earthquake Simulation Vehicle Training.”
Many students, teaching and administrative staff volunteered to attend these training sessions.
In the third part, two guest speakers made presentations under the title, “Disaster Prevention” atthe university auditorium. They were: Professor Taiji Matsuda of Kumamoto University who alsoserves as Director of the Research and Education System Center for Reducing Disaster Risk (IRESC)
of the same university, and Mr. Hiroyuki Akaiwa, Director of the General Affairs Division ofKumamoto University. Under the theme of “Earthquake damages and challenges ahead after the2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes,” Professor Matsuda talked about what kinds of damages wereincurred to roads and houses, etc. by the Kumamoto earthquakes in April 2016. He showed many
pictures capturing the severity of earthquake damages to the audience. He also introduced various
measures against natural disasters which are already in place in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Under the title of “Damages, countermeasures and challenges of Kumamoto University after the2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes”, Mr. Akaiwa spoke about the measures taken by Kumamoto
University immediately after the earthquakes in April as well as a lot of feedback information indetail.
The emergency drill offered all participants and the university a great opportunity to contemplate
what are necessary, and what we can do get prepared for real emergencies from various training
experiences and lecture attendance.
Gifu University continues to develop the crisis management systems including prevention
measures against large-scale natural disasters in the future.

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Evacuation drill with so many participants

Reports coming to the Headquarters

Participants riding an earthquake simulation vehicle

Participant descending from the 3rd floor by using a descending machine9

Simulation training for smoke caused by fire

Professor Matsuda giving a speech

Mr. Akaiwa giving a speech

Many questions were raised from the students in attendance

10Gifu University is granted ISO 14001:2015 Certification
On October 12 and 13, 2016, Gifu University underwent the screening for ISO 14001 Certification,
the international standard for environmental management system. The university also went
through a screening for the new ISO 14001:2015 Certification, which was revised in September 2015.
These screenings were conducted by the external auditors and Gifu University was officially granted
the new registration certificate on December 9, 2016.
During the screening session, President Hisataka Moriwaki said, “The first priority of GifuUniversity is to offer the students a place of exploration and growth. We will continue to promote
environment education for our students in order to develop environmentally-conscious humanresources who can play active roles in society. While advocating that Gifu University is a national
university which espouses the ideals and the aims of “learning, exploring and contributing,” we will
strive to enhance our presence in society.
Gifu University was highly evaluated by the auditors for its continued improvements of theenvironmental management systems and their operations by everyone involved including students,
companies, teaching and administrative staff.
Gifu University remains committed to further improvements of the systems campus-wide, and will
endeavor to upgrade our environment conservation programs and also provide quality
environmental education and research opportunities to the students and the researchers so that it
could deserve the name of an “environmental university.”

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Registration Certificate and Appendix

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“Raise Election Awareness among Gifu Youths” and Gifu University are awarded by
Gifu Prefecture Election Administration Commission
On November 30, 2016, the “Raise Election Awareness among Gifu Youths (a volunteer
group of Gifu University students)” and Gifu University were given “The 24th Upper
House Election Gifu Prefecture Election Administration Commission Award” from theGifu Prefecture Election Administration Commission. The members of “Raise Election
Awareness among Gifu Youths” made great contributions to clean election for the Upper
House election held in July 2016, and their efforts were well recognized by thecommission.
The members of “Raise Election Awareness among Gifu Youths” engaged in various
election promotion campaign activities such as calling for the university students to go
to the polling stations, and on the day of the election, they helped the establishment ofEarly Voting Station within Gifu University.
On December 13, the members reported their award-winning to the President Hisataka
Moriwaki at the Office of President.
In the meeting with President, the members spoke about their election promotion
activities, and said to the President, “We would like to continue our election promotion
campaigns as hard as ever. To start with, we are focusing on the next gubernatorial
election of Gifu Prefecture in January, 2017.”
President Moriwaki gave the following words of encouragement to them: “We must
know that we all have the rights to vote. We expect the members to expand theirpromotion activities in cooperation with other universities in the future.”13

Members reporting to the PresidentGroup photo14

The 8th Press Conference by the President in 2016 is held
On December 21, 2016, Gifu University held the 8th Press Conference by the President.
First, President Hisataka Moriwaki spoke about the Carbon Fiber Recycle Center(CFRC), which was established in October 2016 at Gifu University, in association with
the Gifu University’s “Future Vision toward 2025.” Later, Professor Hiroshi Moritomi,
Director of the Center explained about the research work and activities of the Center indetail.
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), composite materials which are lighter but
stronger than iron, is drawing worldwide attentions today as promising materials foraircrafts and automobiles. The Carbon Fiber Recycle Center was established at Gifu
University as a project research center on October 1, 2016.
The Center is considered to be quite a unique research organization in Japan as its
research activities focus on recycling used carbon fibers. It is expected that the Centerwill play an important role as a base for recycling and transforming used carbon fiberreinforced plastics obtainable from aviation industry, into automobile parts.

President Moriwaki speaking about the Gifu University’s “Future Vision toward 2025”

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Professor Moritomi explaining the Center

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Degree Awarding
DegreeDiploma Number

Name

Date of Degree
Awarding

Dissertation Title

Ph.D. in Medical Science

Ko *-No.35

Kabir
Aurangazeb

December 28,2016

Effects of ligand binding on the stabilityof aldo-keto reductases

Ph.D. in Medical Sciences

Ph.D. in Medical Sciences

Ko *-No. 1031

Ko *-No. 1032

Effects of a dynamic chair on pelvic
mobility, fatigue, and work efficiency
Hironori Tanoue December 21,2016 during work performed while sitting: acomparison of dynamic sitting andstatic sitting

KazunoriYawata

The Significant Role of Cyclin D1 in theSynergistic Growth-inhibitory Effect ofDecember 21,2016
Combined Therapy of Vandetanib with
5-Fluorouracil for Gastric Cancer* Completed the study of the course

17Foreign Researchers Accepted by Gifu University in December

FacultyName（Country）

Title,UniversityPeriod

Research Title

Faculty ofEngineering

Gyebi, Ampoma Gideon(Nigeria)

Assistant Lecturer,
University of Ilorin

2016/12/8～
2017/6/8

Phytochemical study from Nigeria
medicinal plants

Faculty ofEngineering

Saeid Vafaei(UK)Faculty ofEngineering

Ariadi Hazmi(Indonesia)

Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical 2016/12/15～
Engineering, Bradley2017/1/13
University

Associate Professor,
Andalas University

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2016/12/18～
2016/12/31

Development of mesoscopic solar cells

Development of LF and VHF lightning
location system