In celebration of the 150th year since the establishment of Hikoso Vaccination Center, the origin of Kanazawa University, we hosted the Commemoration Ceremony, Lecture and Party at a local hotel.
At the Ceremony, President Shin-ichi Nakamura gave an address in which he stated, “In future, university will be a place for the succession and creation of knowledge. I am certain that Kanazawa University will shine brightly in such a future.”
Also, Minister Hirofumi Hirano of MEXT, President Jun-ichi Hamada of Tokyo University, Rector Ilshat Gafurov of Kazan Federal University, Vice Governor Yoshiaki Nakanishi of Ishikawa Prefecture, and Mayor Yukiyoshi Yamano of Kanazawa University offered their congratulations.
After the Ceremony, Yoshiro Mori, the former prime minister of Japan, gave the Lecture, and many notable individuals offered their congratulations at the Party.
- Ceremonial address by President Shin-ichi Nakamura is here (Japanese only)