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金沢大学コンテスト 第8回日本数学A-lympiadの表彰式を挙行

　3月25日，金沢市内のホテルで「金沢大学コンテスト（※）第8回日本数学A-lympiad」の表彰式を行いました。 　表彰式では，最優秀賞と優秀賞を受賞したさいたま市立大宮国際中等教育学校と加藤学園暁秀高等学校の各チーム […]

登録日：2026-4-9

Successful Precision Fermentation of Next-Generation Skincare Ingredients from Agricultural By-products

　金沢大学新学術創成研究機構の Hao Wenhui 博士研究員（新学術創成研究科修了）と理工学域生命理工学類４年の山田駿悟、新学術創成研究機構の柘植陽太准教授の研究グループは、静岡県立大学の原清敬教授の研究グループと共 […]

登録日：2026-4-9

Annex Kosei and Self-Defense Force personnel from Kanazawa Camp of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force harvest tulips Spring Waiting Project "Hanasaku Heiwanana no da" Spring Blossoming

登録日：2026-4-8

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Kanazawa University Receives Highest Evaluation in Post-evaluation of "Project for Human Resource Development to Support Knowledge Intensive Society

Kanazawa University In FY2020, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was selected as a recipient of the "Project for Human Resource Development to Support a Knowledge Intensive Society (DP)" and has been working for five years on the development and implementation of the "Program for Human Resource Development to Lead Social Change with Integrated Expertise and Acute Knowledge". In 2024, we received a grant [...].

登録日：2026-4-8

Received the Prizes for Science and Technology (Research Category) of the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2026.

登録日：2026-4-7

Difficult challenges are what make research interesting.

As a HaKaSe+ selected student, Takeru Ishizaki, a third-year doctoral student (at the time of the interview) in the Department of Natural Systems Science, who is working hard to obtain his doctoral degree, told us about the appeal of the doctoral program and how rewarding it is to do research. Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology [...].

登録日：2026-4-6

Evacuation drills were held at the international student dormitories (Sakaikai and Hokumei).

On April 1, an evacuation drill was held on the premises of the International Student House on the Kakuma Campus to simulate a fire. This drill has been held since 2024 in the spring and fall when many new residents move in. 　On the day of the drill, we learned the location of emergency bells and evacuation sites [...].

登録日：2026-4-6

Personnel Changes

登録日：2026-4-6

Development of Semiconducting Coordination Polymers that Melt by Introducing Flexible Long Alkyl Chains — Expectations for a Dramatic Improvement in the Processability of PCP/MOF Materials

Kanazawa University Institute of Science and Engineering Faculty of Chemistry Takuya Kurihara Assistant Professor, Ryohei Akiyoshi Assistant Professor, Daisuke Tanaka Professor, Shunya Takamura (2nd year Master's student, Graduate School of Science and Engineering), Kazuyoshi Ogasawara Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Kinki University, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute [...].

登録日：2026-4-6

Admission oath ceremony held for the 2026 school year.

On April 3, 2026, Kanazawa University held an entrance ceremony at Kanazawa Kageki-za to welcome a total of 2,875 students (1,974 in the undergraduate program, 867 in the graduate program, and 34 in the special program) to the university. 　At the ceremony, Takashi Wada President asked the new students to think and challenge themselves with the power of encountering people [...].

登録日：2026-4-3

Kanazawa University ×x Kanazawa College of Art collaboration project Noto Reconstruction Assistance "Noto Motto" 3rd drawing exchange meeting was held.

On March 28, Kanazawa University and Kanazawa College of Art held the third Noto Reconstruction Support "Noto More" drawing exchange event at the Noto Satoyama Airport University Consortium Ishikawa Noto Branch. This event aimed to provide educational and psychological support through drawing [...].

登録日：2026-4-3

Kokoro no Support Team KEYPAT Holds Concert and Nutrition Education Program at Wajima Branch of Nanao Special Needs School

Emeritus Professor On March 24th, KEYPAT*, a mental support team from Kanazawa University, visited the Wajima branch of the Ishikawa Prefectural Nanao Special Needs School to organize a concert and nutrition education program.

登録日：2026-4-3

2026 Academic Year Matriculation Ceremony President’s Address

After a harsh winter with record snowfall, we are now in a beautiful spring. I would like to extend my congratulations to all the new students who have taken the oath of entrance into the university. We are pleased to announce that we now have 1,974 students in the undergraduate program, 867 students in the graduate program, and 34 students in the special program, for a total of 2,87 [...].

登録日：2026-4-3

Kanazawa University ranks first in the nation in the pass rate for the national pharmacist examination.

On March 25, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced the successful candidates for the 111th National Examination for Pharmacists, which was held on February 21 and 22, 2026. 　Kanazawa University In the first round of the examination, 37 out of 39 examinees passed the exam, which was the highest passing rate in Japan (94.87%). (The national [...]...

登録日：2026-4-2

Kadohira Satomi, a graduate, won the Grand Prize in the General Sculpture Division at the 82nd Contemporary Art Exhibition.

Kanazawa University Ms. Satomi Kadohira, a graduate of the 2025 College of Human and Social Sciences School of Teacher Education Art Subject Group, received the Highest Award (Excellence Award, Kanazawa Mayor's Award) in the Sculpture General Division of the 82nd Contemporary Art Exhibition. 　The award-winning work, "A-Un Cat," is based on the motif of a cat that she owns [...].

登録日：2026-4-2

Bus tour full of Noto Town attractions" produced by Noto children

On March 6, Kanazawa University, the project "Heso DAO" (*), in which Project HESO, an affiliated school garden, participates, conducted a "bus tour full of Noto Town attractions" organized by 6th grade students of Matsunami Elementary School in Noto Town. 　This tour included a visit to Yanagida Botanical Park, Ma [...].

登録日：2026-4-2

Cherry blossoms bloom at Kakuma Campus

On April 1, Kanazawa University, we confirmed that more than five cherry blossoms have bloomed on a specimen tree at the Kakuma Campus. 　Kanazawa University The Kakuma campus is one of Kanazawa's most famous cherry blossom viewing spots, with approximately 680 cherry trees of 11 varieties, including Someiyoshino and Yamazakura cherry trees. [...].

登録日：2026-4-1

FY2026 Kanazawa University Management Structure

登録日：2026-4-1

Donation Program to Support the "Next Generation" Kanazawa University Research presentations and social events by the adopted recipients

On March 19, a research presentation and networking event was held in Tokyo for the "Next Generation" Endowment Program recipients, with a total of 41 participants both at the venue and online. 　The program is a program sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, and is designed to support the "next generation" in bringing about social and economic change in the [...].

登録日：2026-4-1

Kanazawa University Public Relations Magazine Acanthus No. 58 is now available

Kanazawa University The 58th issue of Acanthus, our public relations magazine, is now available. Please feel free to pick up a copy from the racks in the library, University Co-op, and various locations on campus. E-book and PDF are available on our website. Click here to view. [...].

登録日：2026-4-1