National University Corporation Okayama University
[Okayama University] Awards ceremony for 2020 “Okayama University Teaching Award Recognition” held
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December 4, 2023 (Reiwa 5) National University Corporation Okayama University https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/
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◆Overview National University Corporation Okayama University (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Okayama City, President: Yasutomo Nasu) will hold the award ceremony for the 2020 Teaching Award on November 29, 2023 at the university’s Tsushima Campus. It was held at Co-Creation Commons (OUX).
The Teaching Award recognizes advanced teaching subjects that are leading the way in educational reform at our university and subjects that provide excellent education from among the teaching subjects recommended by the university in the previous year. This system aims to commend the teachers in charge, spread their teaching practices throughout the university, and improve education.
The following three subjects were selected from the 2020 academic year, and a total of 61 university faculty members and students attended the award ceremony, including President Yasutomo Nasu, Director Seiji Suga (in charge of education), and Senior Vice President Suga. President Nasu attended and presented certificates of commendation to the three award winners.
In addition, in conjunction with the award ceremony, the award winners gave presentations about the innovations they had made in the award-winning subjects while showing slide materials.・Award-winning subject “Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion” (Liberal Education Subject) Associate Professor Kosuke Iketani (Education Promotion Organization) ・Award-Awarding Subject “Advanced English/Humor and Cross-Cultural Communication” (Liberal Education Subject) Rucynski John Edward Associate Professor (Education Promotion
Organization)・Award-winning subject “Organic Chemistry I” (Specialized subject in the Faculty of Science) Associate Professor Hideki Okamoto (Faculty of Environmental, Life and Natural Sciences (Science)) [Image 2
Presentation at the award ceremony (Associate Professor Ikeya) [Image 3
Presentation at the award ceremony (Associate Professor Okamoto) [Image 5
From left: President Nasu, award recipient Associate Professor Ikeya, Associate Professor Rucynski John Edward, Associate Professor Okamoto, Director Suga (in charge of education) and Senior Vice President [Image 6
Co-education Co-Creation Commons (nicknamed OUX), the venue for the awards (Okayama University Tsushima Campus)
○Please see below for the selection reasons for the 2020 Teaching Award and comments from the winners.
https://www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp/outline/okadaifd/teachingaward/2022-2/ [Image 7
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Okayama University Tsushima Campus (Kita Ward, Okayama City) ◆Contact information for this matter
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