Professors and a staff of the University of Tsukuba participated in the award ceremony for Prof. Uta Hohn of the Ruhr University Bochum, which was held at the residence of the Consulate-General of Japan in Düsseldorf.
This ceremony was held to commemorate the awarding of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Japanese government to Prof. Hohn in recognition of her contributions to promoting academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Germany as a professor in the field of urban planning at the Ruhr University Bochum. Seven members of our university attended the ceremony to offer their congratulations to Prof. Hohn: Prof. Yasuteru Shigeta, Vice President and Executive Director for Research, Prof. Akira Uedono, Director of the Bochum Office, Prof. Toshiyuki Amagasa, Prof. Yutaka Shikano, Associate Professor Sayaka Fujii, Assistant Professor Shinichiro Akiyama, and a representative officer of the Bochum Office.
In her congratulatory speech, Associate Professor Fujii, who has been conducting joint research and student exchanges with Prof. Hohn for many years, expressed her respect and gratitude for Prof. Hohn’s important role in the exchange between the two universities and in the inter-city exchange between the Tsukuba City and Bochum City. Prof. Hohn also spoke of her desire to continue to enthusiastically promote exchange between the two universities, and the importance of passing on the baton of exchange to the next generation.
The ceremony was attended by many people who play important roles in Japan-Germany cooperation from the Consulate-General of Japan in Düsseldorf, the Bochum City, the Ruhr University Bochum, and other organizations, and they deepened their mutual exchanges.