7月1日,駐日チェコ共和国大使館からマルチン・トムチョ駐日大使ほか1名が来学し,山崎光悦学長を表敬訪問しました。今年は日本とチェコ交流100周年に当たり,石川県を訪問するこの機会に,チェコ共和国の研究機関と宇宙物理学・理工学の分野において共同研究等で親交のある本学を訪問。懇談では,八木谷聡理工研究域先端宇宙理工学研究センター長と笠原禎也総合メディア基盤センター長から,チェコ共和国研究機関との取り組みが紹介され,今後のさらなる交流の可能性などについて意見が交わされました。
On July 1, H.E. Mr. Martin Tomčo, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Japan, and another delegate from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo, paid a courtesy visit to President Koetsu Yamazaki. This year marks the 100th Anniversary of exchange between the Czech Republic and Japan. The visit on this occasion was arranged because Kanazawa University has been fostering close relationships with institutions in the Czech Republic in the field of Space Science and Engineering. At the meeting, Prof. Satoshi Yagitani, Director of Advanced Research Center for Space Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, and Prof. Yoshiya Kasahara, Director of Information Media Center, introduced their efforts with research institutes in the Czech Republic. There were discussions about the possibility of further collaboration between institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic, and KU.