‘Educational Good Practice’ award honors nine classes and projects for exemplary teaching at Nagoya and Gifu Universities

On August 26, the Tokai Higher Education and Research System (THERS) held an award ceremony at Nagoya University for the Chancellor’s Special Award for Educational Good Practice. The award serves as an impetus for faculty at Nagoya University and Gifu University to further enhance their teaching work, in effect raising the quality of teaching at both universities. From this academic year, the evaluation criteria for the award were updated in order to recognize a wider range of educational activities. In addition to regular classes, collaborative teaching classes and educational activities of THERS were also eligible. Accordingly, a total of three classes at Gifu University, five classes at Nagoya University, and one THERS research hub collaboration support project received awards for their exemplary impact.

The ceremony was attended by THERS Chancellor Seiichi Matsuo, Nagoya University Vice President Ichiro Terasaki, and Gifu University Vice President Makoto Sugiyama. First, Vice President Terasaki introduced the award recipients and gave a summary of the adjudication process. The certificates and prizes were then presented to the awardees. Chancellor Matsuo expressed his hope that the universities will share the creative and ingenuous educational practices that the award aims to foster, leading to further improvements in the quality of education at both institutions.

Recipients

Regular classes

• Art Studies – Professor Emeritus Yukihiro Nomura, Faculty of Education (Gifu University)
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship – Professor Masayuki Uehara, Institute for Advanced Study (Gifu University)
• Fundamentals of Biology II – Professor Kenji Ichiyanagi, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences (Nagoya University)
• Advanced Lecture (Introduction to the Mongolian Legal System) – Professor Masako Murakami, Graduate School of Law (Nagoya University)/Designated Assistant Professor Solom Sukhbaatar, Global Multi-Campus Institute (Nagoya University)
• Academic English and PBL: Development of International Collaborative Learning and Practical Courses – Chui Yuen Fung, Graduate School of Informatics (Nagoya University)/Professor Eisuke Kita, Graduate School of Informatics (Nagoya University)/Associate Professor Akinari Hoshino, Global Multi-Campus Institute (Nagoya University)
• Innovation Practice Course – Professor Yuji Toda, Graduate School of Engineering (Nagoya University)

Collaborative teaching classes

• Interface of Natural Sciences – Professor Takashi Itoh, Faculty of Engineering (Gifu University)
• Studium Generale A/B – Designated Professor Maria Vassileva, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Nagoya University)

Other educational activities

• Aerospace Design and Production Integrated Human Resource Development Program – Professor Kazuaki Ito, Intelligent Production Technology Research & Development Center for Aerospace (Gifu University)