Summary of Discussions at the First Education and Research Council
Meeting of the Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu in FY
2012
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Date and Time: Monday, April 2, 2012 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Location:
The Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex
Attendance:
Present:
President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin, Council Member
Nikishkov, Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Gotoh, Council
Member Miyazaki, Council Member Zhao, Council Member Kanemoto,Council Member Iwase (a total of 9 members)(Absent: Council Member Tei)
Non-members: Regent Hasegawa, and administrative staff of the General Affairs andBudget Division
Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Kanemoto, Council Member Nikishkov

5. Proceedings[New Business]
A. Selection and Appointment of the Education and Research Council members
First, selection of 3 members falling under member category (4) in the Regulation was
discussed. Professor Tsukahara, Professor Sugiyama and Professor Cohen wereselected by a unanimous vote.
Next, selection of 2 members falling under member category (5) in the Regulation was
discussed. Mr. Norio Hiraiwa (Principal of Aizu Senior High School) and Ms. Mareko
Shinjo (Senior Executive Director of Suehiro Sake Brewery) were selected by aunanimous vote.
[Other]Opinions were exchanged regarding clerical steps to change a laboratory name.

Summary of Minutes from the Second Education and Research Council
Meeting of the Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu in FY
2012
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Date and Time: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Location:
The Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex
Attendance:
Present: President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin, Council Member
Nikishkov, Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Gotoh, Council
Member Miyazaki, Council Member Zhao, Council Member Kanemoto,Council Member Iwase, Council Member Tei, Council Member Shinjo,
Council Member Cohen, Council Member Tsukahara, Council Member
Sugiyama (a total of 14 members)(Absent: Council Member Hiraiwa)
Non-members: Regent Hasegawa
4. Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Iwase, Council Member Sedukhin
5. Proceedings＜New Business＞
A. Establishment of a Faculty Search Committee
President Tsunoyama gave an explanation on this issue based on the document which
had been distributed to members of the Council. After that, Council Member haddelivered on the proposal.
＜Reports＞
A. Situations Concerning Student Career Development in AY 2011
Director Hoshi of the Student Affairs Division gave an explanation on this subject
based on the document which had been distributed to member of the Council. There
were opinions and comments on the subject as follows:○
Was there any impact of the Fukushima nuclear power plants accident on
students had found employment in AY 2011 in Fukushima Prefecture?
→ I believe not.
Would it be possible to make use of the 100% employment rate of graduates of the
Master’s Program to promote the interest of students of the Undergraduate School inadvancement to the Graduate School?
→ It must be effective if students are provided with this information by faculty
members. This information will also be given to students’ guardians through the
Supporters’ Association.
○ What kind of career paths are they included in the “Other” category?
→ Students who failed civil servant examinations and are preparing for one next andthose who are preparing for entrance examinations for graduate schools other thanthe University of Aizu Graduate School are classified as “Other.”○
Does the number in the category, “Outside Fukushima”, include the number ofinternational students who found employment overseas or those who returned totheir home counties after graduation?
→ Students who found employment in companies in Japan are included in “In
Fukushima” or “Outside Fukushima”. International students who returned to theirhome countries were classified as “Other.”○I have heard that one-third of university graduates quit their companies within
three years after employment. If we could keep in contact with our graduates tofollow up on their situations after graduation, and obtain data on their employment,such as whether they keep working for the companies they were initially employed,such data could be used as materials for explanation to our students and theirguardians.
→ It may be difficult to keep accurate track of employment situations regarding
graduates of the University. If we could combine data on our graduates input to an
integrated database by the Student Affairs Division in AY 2011 with data possessedby the Alumni Association this year, updating of the combined data will hopefully
make it easier to obtain information about our graduates after employment.
○ In order to keep contact with our graduates, we could also change the effective
period for forwarding e-mails sent to their student IDs to addresses designated bythem from several months after graduation to forever.
○ With the use of a social network service, we will be able to communicate with
our graduates, even with those residing outside Japan.
○ I have always believed that the University should strengthen the network with
its graduates. Not just for creation of a community, it will lead to expansion of job
opportunities for our students through close ties between the University andgraduates, and may make graduates think about sending their children to the
University in the future.
B. The University of Aizu Revitalization Newsletter
Director General Hasegawa of the Administrative Office gave an explanation on thissubject based on the document which had been distributed to members of the Council,
followed by questions and suggestions summarized below.
To whom have these newsletters been sent?
→ They were sent to the mass media and related organizations, and posted on the
University website.
○ I would like to request that consideration be given to generation of mailing lists
and sending of the newsletter to alumni, which will help to promote the University?
The budget for international activities of the revitalization-related projects should
be used to pay for travel expenses not only to individuals who will participate ininternational conferences held at the University from overseas but also to thosefrom outside Fukushima Prefecture.
→ International conferences with the participation of prominent researchers fromoverseas are more likely to be taken up in the media, which will lead to increasing
recognition of the University as well as the Aizu region. Therefore, with thelimited budget, priority should be given to conference participants from overseas

whose travel expenses are more expensive than those of participants from within
Japan. For this reason, only travel expenses for participants from overseas will be
paid for with this budget.
○ I would like to request that e-mails with URLs of newsletters be sent to faculty
members so that they can obtain updates on the revitalization support activities.

Minutes from the Third Meeting of the Education and Research Council of
the Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu in FY 20121.

Date and Time: Wednesday, June 20, 20122.

Location:

3:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.

Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex

3. Attendance:
Present:
Members:

President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin,Council Member Nikishkov, Council Member Rozycki,
Council Member Gotoh, Council Member Miyazaki, Council
Member Kanemoto, Council Member Iwase, Council
Member Tei, Council Member Shinjo, Council Member
Cohen, Council Member Tsukahara, Council Member
Sugiyama, (a total of 13 members)(Absent: Council Member Zhao, Council Member Hiraiwa)

Non-members: Regent Hasegawa and Administrative staff members
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Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Rozycki and Council Member Tei

5. Proceedings<New Business>
A. Judgment Concerning Qualification for Acquisition of Tenure
Regent Iwase provided an explanation on this issue based on the document which
had been distributed to members of the Council, followed by deliberations.
B. Establishment of a Faculty Search Committee
President Tsunoyama provided an explanation on this issue based on the document
which had been distributed to members of the Council, followed by deliberations.
C. FY 2011 Project Achievement Report
Director Hikichi of the Planning and Collaboration Division provided an explanation on
this issue based on the documents which had been distributed to members of the Council.
The proposal was put to a vote by a show of hands, and the Council gave unanimous
approval to the proposal.

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A. The Outline for Selection of Students to be Admitted in AY 2013
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this subject based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council, followed by a question
and answer session.

<Other>Regent Iwase provided an explanation on the “Regional Innovation Strategy Support
Program.”
Following the explanation, President Tsunoyama provided an explanation on the “Aizu
Online Judge” and the international security contest held in Russia.

Minutes from the Fourth Meeting of the Education and Research Council of
the Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu of FY 20121.

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 25, 20122.

Location:

3:00 p.m. – 4:28 p.m.

Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex

3. Attendance:
Present:
Members:

President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin, ,Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Gotoh, Council
Member Miyazaki, Council Member Kanemoto, Council
Member Iwase, Council Member Tei, Council Member
Shinjo, Council Member Tsukahara, Council Member
Sugiyama, Council Member Zhao, Council Member Hiraiwa(a total of 13 members)(Absent: Council Member Nikishkov, Council Member
Cohen)

Non-members: Director General Hasegawa of the Administrative Officeand Administrative staff members
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Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Gotoh and Council Member Zhao

5. Proceedings<New Business>
A. Selection of Regular Full-Time Faculty Members (University Business Innovation

Center)Regent Iwase provided an explanation on this issue based on the document which
had been distributed to members of the Council, followed by deliberations.
B. Establishment of a Faculty Search Committee (Center for Advanced Information Scienceand Technology)
President Tsunoyama provided an explanation on this issue based on the document
which had been distributed to members of the Council, followed by deliberations.

<Report>A. The Basic Policy for Reconstruction and Revitalization of Fukushima

Director General Hasegawa provided an explanation on this subject based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council.
B. The University of Aizu Revitalization Support Newsletter
Director Hikichi of the Planning and Collaboration Division provided an explanation on
this subject based on the documents which had been distributed to members of theCouncil.
C. The Video Clip for the University of Aizu Part 3
The video clip was presented to members of the Council.

Minutes from the Fifth Meeting of the Education and Research Council of
the Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu of FY 20121.

Date and Time: Wednesday, September 26, 20122.

Location:

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Middle Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex

3. Attendance:
Members:

President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin,Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Gotoh, Council
Member Miyazaki, Council Member Kanemoto, Council
Member Iwase, Council Member Tei, Council Member
Tsukahara, Council Member Zhao, Council Member
Nikishkov, Council Member Cohen (a total of 12 members)(Absent: Council Member Hiraiwa, Council Member Cohen
Council Member Shinjo, Council Member Sugiyama)

Non-members: Director General Hasegawa of the Administrative Officeand Administrative staff members
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Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Cohen and Council Member Miyazaki

5. Proceedings<New Business>
A. Internal promotion
President Tsunoyama provided an explanation on this issue based on the document
which had been distributed to members of the Council, followed by deliberations.

The Minutes from the Sixth Meeting of the Education and Research Council of the
Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu of FY 20121.

Date and Time: Wednesday, November 21, 20122.

Location:

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Middle Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex

3. Attendance:
Members:

President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin,Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Gotoh, Council
Member Miyazaki, Council Member Kanemoto, Council
Member Iwase, Council Member Tei, Council Member
Tsukahara, Council Member Zhao, Council Member
Nikishkov, Council Member Sugiyama (a total of 12
members)(Absent: Council Member Hiraiwa, Council Member Shinjo,
Council Member Cohen)Non-members: Professor

Brine,

Director

GeneralHasegawa

ofAdministrative Office and Administrative staff members
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Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Sugiyama and Council Member Nikishkov

5. Proceedings<New Business>
A. Selection of Regular Full-time Faculty Members (CLR)
Chairperson of the Faculty Selection Committee provided an explanation on this issue
based on the documents which had been distributed to members of the Council, followed
by deliberations.

theSummary of Minutes from the Seventh Meeting of the Education andResearch Council of the Public University Corporation, the University of
Aizu in FY 20121.

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 19, 20122.

Location:

3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex

3. Attendance:
Present:
Members:

President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Kanemoto,Council Member Zhao, Council Member Nikishkov, Council
Member Rozycki, Council Member Sedukhin, Council
Member Iwase, Council Member Tsukahara, Council
Member Sugiyama, Council Member Cohen, Council
Member Hiraiwa, Council Member Shinjo (a total of 12
members)(Absent: Council Member Miyazaki, Council Member Gotoh,
Council Member Tei)

Non-members: Director General Hasegawa of the Administrative Office
and administrative staff members
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Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Iwase and Council Member Sedukhin

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Proceedings<Report>
A. UoA Strategic Research ProjectCouncil member Sedukhin provided an explanation on this subject based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council.
B. Results of the Selection of Students to be Admitted in AY 2013 by Recommendation
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this subject based on the
documents which had been distributed to members of the Council.

Summary of Minutes from the Eighth Meeting of the Education andResearch Council of the Public University Corporation, the University of
Aizu in FY 20121.

Date and Time: Wednesday, January 23, 20132.

Location:

3:05 p.m. – 4:29 p.m.

Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex

3. Attendance:
Present:
Members:

President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Kanemoto,Council Member Zhao, Council Member Tei, Council
Member Nikishkov, Council Member Gotoh, Council
Member Rozycki, Council Member Miyazaki, Council
Member Iwase, Council Member Tsukahara, Council
Member Sugiyama, Council Member Cohen (a total of 12
members)(Absent: Council Member Sedukhin, Council Member
Hiraiwa, Council Member Shinjo)

Non-members: Director General Itoh of the Administrative Office
and administrative staff members
4.

Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Zhao and Council Member Kanemoto

5.

Proceedings<New Business>
A. Candidates for Conferment of the Title of Professor Emeritus of the University of Aizu
Director Isozaki of the General Affairs and Budget Division provided an explanation on
this issue based on the document which had been distributed to members of the Council.
After that, the Council members deliberated on this issue.
B. Establishment of a Qualification Examination Committee for Acquisition of Tenure
President Tsunoyama provided an explanation on this issue based on the document
which had been distributed to members of the Council. After that, the Council members
deliberated on this issue.
C. Selection of Regular Full-time Faculty Members
For each candidate, the coordinator of the relevant faculty search committee provided
an explanation based on the document which had been distributed to members of theCouncil. After that, the Council members deliberated on this issue.

Minutes from the Ninth Education and Research Council Meeting of the
Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu in FY 2012
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Date and Time: Friday, February 22, 2013 3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Location:
The Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex
Attendance:
Present:
President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin, Council Member
Kanemoto, Council Member Zhao, Council Member Tei, Council Member
Nikishkov, Council Member Gotoh, Council Member Rozycki, Council
Member Miyazaki, Council Member Iwase, Council Member Tsukahara,Council Member Sugiyama, Council Member Cohen, and Council Member
Hiraiwa (a total of 14 members)(Absent: Council Member Shinjo)
Non-members: The Director General Ito of the Administrative Office and administrative
staff
Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Miyazaki

5. Proceedings[New Business]
A. Inauguration of the University of Aizu Revitalization CenterCouncil Member Iwase provided an explanation on this issue, based on the document
which had been distributed to members of the Council. After deliberation, the proposal
was put to a vote by a show of hands, and the Council approved the proposal bymajority vote.
[Report]A. Applications for the AY 2013 General Selection Entrance Examination
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this subject, based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council.

Minutes from the Tenth Education and Research Council Meeting of the
Public University Corporation, the University of Aizu in FY 2012
Date and Time: Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Location:
The Large Conference Room, 3rd Floor of the Administration Complex
Attendance:
Present:
President Tsunoyama (Chair), Council Member Sedukhin, Council Member
Zhao, Council Member Tei, Council Member Nikishkov, Council Member
Gotoh, Council Member Rozycki, Council Member Miyazaki, Council
Member Iwase, Council Member Tsukahara, Council Member Sugiyama,
Council Member Cohen, Council Member Hiraiwa and Council Member
Shinjo (a total of 14 members)(Absent: Council Member Kanemoto)Non-members: The Director General Ito of the Administrative Office and administrative
staff
Signatories to the Minutes: Council Member Gotoh, Council Member Cohen

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5. Proceedings[New Business]
A. Judgment regarding Qualification for Acquisition of the Tenure
Council Member Zhao provided an explanation on this issue, based on the document
which had been distributed to members of the Council. After the explanation, theproposal was put to a ballot, and the Council gave unanimous approval to theapplicant’s qualification for the tenure.

B. 2013 Annual Plans (Draft)
Deputy Director Otsuki of the Planning and Collaboration Division provided an
explanation on this issue based on the document which had been distributed tomembers of the Council. It was decided that the proposal would be put to a vote by ashow of hands. A count showed unanimous approval to the proposal.

C.

Partial Revision of the University Regulation on the Completion of University of
Aizu Studies
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this issue based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council. It was decided thatthe proposal would be put to a vote by a show of hands. A count showed unanimous
approval to the proposal.

D Partial Revision of the Graduate School Regulation on the Completion of
University of Aizu
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this issue based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council. It was decided thatthe proposal would be put to a vote by a show of hands. A count showed unanimous
approval to the proposal.
[Reports]

B. Applications for the AY 2013 General Selection Entrance Examination
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this subject, based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council.

B. Situations Concerning Student Career Development in AY2012
Council Member Tsukahara provided an explanation on this subject, based on the
document which had been distributed to members of the Council.
C. 20th Anniversary Event
Deputy Director General Kuno of the Administrative Office provided an explanation on
this subject, based on the document which had been distributed to members of theCouncil.