Outline of Projects in FY2010 Waseda University

WasedaUniversity

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, has taken many innocent souls and destroyed the infrastructure of numerous

survivors. I would like to extend my deepest condolences to all victims and their families, and my sincere wish that all who have been

affected will be able to restore their daily lives as soon as possible.

This unprecedented disaster and the subsequent events have imposed immense damage to the Japanese economy and society, and

potentially significant impact on international issues such as global warming. Waseda University was founded with its Mission as the

three keys to explore the new age; to contribute to the global academia through liberal and creative research (Independence of

Learning), to contribute to social development by pursuing the quest for knowledge and by exploring the ways to apply them into

practice (Practical Utilization of Knowledge), and to foster excellent talents with unique personality and abilities to contribute to the

society and excel in various sectors around the world (Promotion of Good Citizenship). Now, all Waseda students, faculties, staff and

alumni should stand united under this Mission and work together to build a new society.

FY2010 was the year for further growth for educational and research activities in advanced fields that will contribute to sustainable

development of human society in the 21st century. In the area of education, our international education programs were refined to

offer greater learning opportunities in a global level to more students. Other continuing projects of particular importance included

assurance of the quality of education at undergraduate level, and programs to nurture our students' personal skills and abilities. In

the area of research, in addition to our endeavor to establish ourselves as a center for excellence in research with international

competitiveness, we promoted innovative and advanced research projects across the University, and continued to accept and foster

many excellent young researchers in and outside of Japan. These initiatives also strengthened the backbone of our fund-raising

activities.

Following my inauguration in November 2010, the new Executive Board started with five Vice Presidents, 12 Executive Directors and

two Auditors. For over a decade, in line with the Mission, Waseda University has earned steady achievements in globalization and

academic development corresponding to the growing needs for the new era. Now, we are discussing to develop a new vision and

strategy in line with the basics specified in the Waseda Next 125 plan and the changes outside of the University, with aspiration to

pursue the quest for knowledge and produce excellent talents with enterprising spirit in the global society.

Waseda University is determined to stay ahead of changes at this turning point in history. I would like to express my sincere gratitude

for your continued support and cooperation.

April 2011

Kaoru KamataPresident

Waseda University

Pursuing the Quest for

Knowledge and Fostering

Excellent Talents with

Enterprising Spirit

in the Global Society

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Katsuhiko ShiraiFormer President

Waseda University

During the 8 years I served as President, many Japanese universities, including Waseda, experienced the time of drastic change.

While Japan was shifting from high economic growth, the main field of competition was expansion and development. As the

Japanese economy matured, however, many developing countries emerged from around the world. In particular, the rise of Asian

countries such as China and South Korea has become a fundamental influence on Japan. In the age of globalization today, national

governance and corporate strategies have become more significant than ever.

Since its establishment, Waseda University has accepted many international students from Asian countries, as it has been described

“a passage to the world leads to Waseda”. The founder Shigenobu Okuma was always open to welcome many foreign visitors to his

house. However, international exchanges in the post-war era primarily focused on absorbing knowledge from the US and Europe,

rather than building closer ties with Asian countries.

During these 8 years, Waseda placed its priority on enhancing learning opportunities at the undergraduate level. Meanwhile, in

response to the changing world, we forecasted the progress of globalization as we face today, and made a decision to establish

ourselves as a global university, and duly restructured our organizational framework to address the subsequent needs. In particular,

establishment and expansion of our relationship with many universities in Asia have significantly promoted our partnership with

leading universities in the US and Europe as well.

Under President Kamata's leadership and with aspiration to become a global center for excellence in education and research, Waseda

University will continue to produce global leaders with deep academic knowledge and great personality. I would like to express my

sincere gratitude for your continued support and cooperation.

April 2011

Further Leap toward

“Global WASEDA”

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Outline of School Juridical Person

Waseda University’s Mission

Independence of Learning“Independence of Learning” is connected with the “Anti-elitist Philosophy” and a “Spirit of Defiance.” With the belief that to cultivate modern-day citizens into individuals with self-driven spirits is ideal, Waseda University has been engaged in scientific research and education that is not controlled by authority or trends.

Practical Utilization of KnowledgeAs Japan made steps to become a modern state, a demand existed for knowledge to be a resource that could be applied to real life and contribute to the process of modernization. In other words, there was a need for the “practical utilization of knowledge.” This was not simply a matter of pragmatism but entailed an “enterprising spirit” which became one of the main pillars of the university.

The Creation of Good CitizenshipThe main point behind the foundation of this university was to provide education to the general public. The third principle behind the university’s foundation is to “create good citizenship.” With the progress of globalization today, this can be replaced with the mission statement of “Cultivating Global Citizens” who are well-rounded. The principles behind the university’s foundation and the Waseda spirit that has generated and transmitted through generations are assets to the university. The university spirit is donned equally by all Waseda men and women.

Waseda University aims to uphold the independence of learning, and to promote the practical utilization of knowledge and good citizenship.To uphold the independence of learning, the University shall strive to emphasize freedom of research and investigation, and to encourage original and creative studies, thereby contributing to the advancement of knowledge.To promote the practical utilization of knowledge, the University shall endeavor to foster ways and means of utilizing knowledge side by side with carrying on of academic research and learning, thereby contributing to the progress of civilization.To promote good citizenship, the University shall stress the building up of character which enables one to respect individuality, to enlighten oneself and one's family, to promote the welfare of state and society, and to extend one’s influence and activity to the world at large.

Historical Development

1882 Tokyo Senmon Gakko (College) founded

1902 Renamed Waseda University

1907 Shigenobu Okuma inaugurated as President

1913 Mission of university formulated

1920 Became a university under the University Act(five undergraduate schools, a graduate school and Waseda University Senior High School were established)

1949 Transition made to new university system

1966 School of Social Sciences established

1978 Waseda University College of Technology opened

1982 Waseda University Honjo Senior High School opened

1987 School of Human Sciences established

1990 Graduate School of Education established

1991 Graduate School of Human Sciences established

1994 Graduate School of Social Sciences established

1998 Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies established

2000 Graduate School of Global Informationand Telecommunication Studies established

2001 Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics established. Waseda University College of Technology renamed the Art and Architecture School

2003 Professional Graduate Schools (Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Okuma School of Public Management), Graduate School of Information Production and Systems (Kita Kyushu), School of Sport Sciences, and Kawaguchi Art School of Waseda University established.

2004 Waseda Law School (Graduate School of Law), Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law (Professional Graduate School), and School of International Liberal Studies established.

2005 Graduate School of Accountancy(Professional Graduate School) established

2006 Graduate School of Sport Sciences established

2007 School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I and II reorganized into the School of Culture, Media and Society, and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. School of Science and Engineering and Graduate School of Science and Engineering reorganized into School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, and Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering. Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering established.

2008 Graduate School of Teacher Education(Professional Graduate School) established

2010 Joint Graduate Schools (Cooperative Major in Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy, and Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science) establishedWaseda University Junior High School established

Administrative Officers

President

Kaoru Kamata

Vice Presidents

Shuji Hashimoto Satoshi Shimizu Katsuichi Uchida Muneharu OtsukaSeiji Honda

Auditors

Seigo Hirayama (off-campus) Shotaro Watanabe (off-campus)

(As of Mar 31, 2011)

Executive Directors

Aiji Tanaka Yoshiaki FukazawaNobuyuki Kamiya Tomoki WaragaiYoichi Shimada Miho SaitoTakanori Miyauchi Kunio TaniguchiMinoru Sakota Akihide Fukuda (off-campus)Hajime Sawabe (off-campus) Yukio Yanagida (off-campus)

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Outline of Projects in FY2010

(1) Japan’s First Joint Graduate Schools (Cooperative Majors)

Under a new government framework to facilitate establishment of joint educational courses at the university level, many universities

have started to collaborate, each with its own unique educational and research resources, for joint education/research activities and

human resource development. Taking this opportunity, Waseda University reviewed the achievements of educational/research

activities and opened the joint graduate schools under the following partnerships in April 2010.

(1) Partnership with Tokyo Women’s Medical University (Cooperative Major in Advanced Biomedical Sciences)

(2) Partnership with Tokyo City University (Cooperative Major in Nuclear Energy)

(3) Partnership with Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Cooperative Major in Advanced Health Science)

(2) New Educational and Research Framework

(1) Establishment of Department of Electronic and Photonic Systems in Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering (in

April 2010)

Department of Electronic and Photonic Systems was established in Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering,

offering four courses in materials science, nanotechnology, optical communication and system design.

(2) Establishment of Major in Business Design and Management Department in Graduate School of Creative Science & Engineering

(in April 2010)

Major in Business Design and Management Department was established to nurture business leaders for companies specialized in

technologies, specialists for business management and practical technologists with business mind.

(3) Establishment of Journalism School in Graduate School of Political Science (in April 2010)

Journalism School was established under the Doctoral Program in Graduate School of Political Science, to nurture researchers and

educators specialized in journalism and journalists with deep expertise.

(4) Restructuring of Graduate School of Economics to consolidate into one major in economics (in April 2010)

Three majors were consolidated into one major in economics with two courses (Economics Course and Global Political Economy Course).

(5) Restructuring of School of Sport Sciences to consolidate its all departments into the Department of Sport Sciences (April 2010)

Two departments in the School of Sport Sciences were consolidated into Department of Sport Sciences with 7 courses.

(6) Preparation to establish a new department

Department of Intermedia Art and Science is now under preparation to be established in Graduate School of Fundamental Science

and Engineering in April 2011.

(7) Discussions on future of research and education for medical and health care

We discussed the future of our research and education on health and medical studies, while considering our academic assets from

various research results and educational activities at Schools of Advanced/Fundamental/Creative Science and Engineering, School of

Human Sciences, School of Sport Sciences, and Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care (ASMeW). The

discussion included issues on “medical education curriculum to develop human resources for medical sector”, “revitalization of local

medical care” and “promotion of collaborative research on advanced life science/medical studies and collaboration among the fields

of medical, science and engineering”. According to the conclusion, a study group for health and medical studies was established in

December to start more detailed consideration.

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(3) Fundamental Education Programs

Waseda offers introductory subjects (on Waseda-style academic literacy) for all new students to acquire the basic literacy required in

any field of study. Among these subjects for detailed literacy education, Academic Writing, designed to improve skills to write essays

and reports accurately, was selected for the FY2010 University Education Promotion Program which is a national program supported

by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. From FY2010, Waseda started Waseda Life ABC, a lecture series

structured to give undergraduate freshman students knowledge, information and preparation needed for student life, including the

history of Waseda University.

(4) Courses to Prepare for Post Graduation Careers

Various educational programs are available for students before graduation, such as “Preparatory Course to be Working Adults”

designed to acquire practical business skills required immediately in workplaces, and “Intensive Business Course” designed to acquire

practical and sophisticated skills for trouble shooting.

(5) Globalization of Waseda Education

(1) Bilingual (Trilingual) Education Programs

Waseda University has offered English-based degree programs in one school and four graduate schools including the School of

International Liberal Studies. From this fiscal year, new English-based degree programs started at four undergraduate and five

graduate schools in the Faculty of Political Science and Economics and the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

(2) Short-Term Study Abroad Program in Cooperation with China

A new short-term study abroad program started as a one-month summer program to study at Peking University. We dispatched 68

students to Peking University under this new program to study Chinese language, history and culture, which greatly facilitated the

mutual student exchange between the two universities.

(3) Global Honors College Program

Once again in FY2010, Waseda implemented the Global Honors College Program with Harvard University, Columbia University, Yale

University, University of Washington (in Seattle), National University of Singapore, Peking University and Korea University. The aim

of this program is to discuss and seek solutions for a global issue selected as the theme of the Program. For the theme of FY2010,

“Global Sustainability,” faculties and students from participating universities exchanged their views and opinions through

discussions.

(4) Global Education

We reviewed our short-term study abroad programs and expanded them to offer more opportunities for global education. These

programs are designed to address various needs and help students learn foreign languages, prepare for study abroad, participate in

themed research and gain intercultural experiences. We have also prepared 16 short-term study abroad programs which can be

counted as credits.

(5) E-JUST (Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology) Project

In cooperation with the Japanese Government and other Japanese universities (12 universities including Kyoto University and Kyushu

University), Waseda University supported the Egyptian Government to establish E-JUST (Egypt-Japan University for Science and

Technology) in the suburb of Alexandria, Egypt. As one of the three Japanese universities that coordinated this project, Waseda cooperated

with the Egyptian Government and promoted this project through curriculum development and dispatch of faculty members.

(6) Recruitment Activities to Attract Excellent International Students

(1) Strategic Recruitment Activities

To attract excellent international students, the International Admissions Office and other departments implemented strategic

admission processes, while raising our publicity on the curriculum and services for student life.

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(2) Scholarship Programs Open for Application before Coming to Japan

For many developing countries that have national programs to send excellent doctoral students abroad for higher education, Waseda

University has developed a scheme to welcome these students. In addition to the students dispatched by the Chinese government

last year, we accepted students dispatched by the Vietnamese government this year.

In addition, we developed a new scholarship program in cooperation with a Chinese company, with an aim of attracting excellent

students from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Under this program, we accepted many international students to our graduate schools

and professional graduate schools.

(3) Student Exchange Opportunities

To offer more opportunities for international students to meet and communicate with Japanese students, we reviewed the campus

facilities to facilitate student exchanges and cultural exchanges.

(AS of November 1, 2010)

(7) Career Support

We enhanced our support for Japanese and international students to find employment in Japan, including many guidance sessions

and explanatory sessions about companies in various sectors. Companies which employed our students last year or indicated strong

interest in employment were selected, and these events were broadly announced to our students. Meanwhile, many different

sections in the University worked together to offer various career support services to international students who wanted to find

employment.

Students

FY

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

2006

2,368

2007

2,721

2008

2,951

2009

3,264

2010

3,703

[Number of International Students]

Students

FY

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Long-term Short-term

487

949

589

867

611

843

572

917

738

948

[Number of Students Studying Abroad]

China47%

Korea29%

Taiwan7%

U.S.A6%

Thailand3%

Germany2%

Indonesia1%

Others5%

[International Students by Nationality]

UK12%

China10%

France6%

Canada4%

Spain3%

Others17%

U.S.A41%

Australia4%

Germany3%

[Students Studying Abroad by Country (Long-term)]

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On the other hand, reinforced cross-organizational collaboration delivered more effective employment support programs (for 3rd

and 4th year undergraduate students) and future career development support programs (for 1st and 2nd year undergraduate

students).

(8) Student Support

Waseda University reviewed and expanded its student guidance program to support students experiencing academic challenges due

to health concerns or other reasons, and to help them find their solutions as early as possible. The priority is placed on attentive

support through consultation and guidance from early stages.

(9) Faculty Development Initiatives

With an objective to improve education, the Faculty Development Center let the initiative to enhance the faculty support services

including seminars for new academic staff, information exchange sessions, training courses to use the Course N@vi class support

system. To improve class contents, questionnaires on coursework were distributed to all students to collect students’ feedback and

check their comprehension level.

Meanwhile, to provide more accurate details on the courses, web syllabus was refined to post course plans for all courses. As a new

component, ‘course achievement goals’ was added to the syllabus. The GPA calculation criteria was unified and introduced for all

new students in all Faculties from this year, with an aim of providing better guidance by grasping each student’s academic performance

by data.

Furthermore, we implemented the intensive overseas faculty development program again this year. The program was designed to

provide three-week training to help them refine their teaching methods and skills necessary to conduct classes in English. Nine

faculty members were dispatched to our partner institutions.

(10) New Affiliated Schools

Waseda University Junior High School opened in April 2010 as an affiliated school to realize an education system spanning all years

from junior through senior high school. Waseda University Honjo Senior High School has been preparing for construction of a new

school building and a new dormitory as part of its initiatives to upgrade its educational environment.

Opening of Waseda Saga Junior High School and Waseda Saga Senior High School also shows our continuing endeavor to spread

Waseda-style education based on our spirit of founding to outside of Kanto Region.

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(1) Strengthened Organizations/Strategies for Research Infrastructure

The Research Council and the Center for Research Planning primarily led the following initiatives at Waseda University to strengthen

the infrastructure for research and strategy planning. Among the aims of these initiatives are to facilitate cross-organizational

exchanges among researchers in the University, to provide support necessary for research projects, and to plan and implement

research projects in the strategic research fields.

(1) Reorganization of the Research Council

The University also aims to encompass its various research institutes as a whole and facilitate their research activities. As one step to

realize the organizational reinforcement, 10 research institutes were integrated into the Research Council in September 2010.

(2) Strategic Research Initiatives

Based on the Waseda Next 125 plan, the University made a decision that a Strategic Research Initiative should be the research that

can leverage strengths of Waseda and turn weakness to strengths. Accordingly, the University has been extending intensive support

for these projects including financial assistance.

In addition to the four strategic fields that have been supported since FY2009, we added four other fields in this fiscal year. In these

eight strategic fields (18 research projects in total), we promoted cross-organizational and strategic research initiatives.

[Strategic Fields and No. of Research Projects]

FY Strategic Fields No. of Research Projects

2010

Asian synergy in the global context 3

Industry, policy and journalism for a sustainable society 1

Lifestyle design through recycle-based infrastructure 3

Basic sciences as the foundation for future development 3

2009

International network for Japanology and Japanese culture studies 2

System under globalization: laws, corporations and markets 4

Science and technology for a green energy society 1

Design for innovative health and medical care 1

(2) Moving toward a Global Center for Research

Taking full advantage of our overseas offices such as Waseda BioScience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS) and Waseda

University Beijing Education Research Center, we have been promoting joint research projects with overseas institutions and

increasing the publicity on our research results around the globe.

In particular, WABIOS has been receiving many inquiries for interviews and visits, highly appreciated as a research institute performing

research activities outside Japan. In this fiscal year, it entered into MOU with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research

(A*STAR) of Singapore, in addition to an agreement to dispatch young researchers from Waseda to A*STAR. Also, WABIOS concluded

another agreement with National University of Singapore (NUS) for joint research. These agreements have served as the foundation

to promote joint research projects in new academic fields and to foster excellent researchers. As one way to promote research

exchanges, WABIOS hosted a symposium and invited researchers from A*STAR, NUS, and DUKE-NUS. The growth and expansion of

our research exchange activities were highly valued and led to an appointment for a national project by the Japan's Ministry of

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Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to dispatch young researchers.

In parallel, Waseda facilitated collaboration among institutions in the University for research and education, such as Global COE, Waseda

Institute for Advanced Study, and Doctoral Student Career Center, in pursuit of fostering young researchers for the next generation.

(3) Establishing and Promoting External Collaboration

As part of the University's initiative to impart more research results to the society, discussions continued on how to establish a

centralized system to effectively harmonize the internal organizations which engage in joint research projects with partners in

public/private sectors, and to maximize the strength of Waseda as a university.

We strengthened our intellectual property management and technological transfer administrations, by enhancing our negotiation

power and strengthening our risk management on research agreements containing provisions on intellectual properties. Risk

management on research agreements for contract/joint research projects, was also the area where we reviewed and reinforced.

In addition, to realize a global knowledge-creation cycle, Waseda University continued to promote development of a center for

external research collaboration open to domestic and international partners. Under this initiative, various measures have been

taken, such as introduction of technology seeds to potential counterparts in and outside of Japan, participation in exhibition shows,

and other promotional activities for external research collaboration including technology matching. As one of the centers for external

collaboration, Waseda University opened Green Computing Systems Research Center. Established with financial support as a national

project to develop centers for leading-edge innovation, this new research institute aims to grow as a hub for innovative research on

IT technology through external collaboration. The research activities will start from FY2011 to develop next-generation processors

with low energy consumption and high specifications, particularly hardware/software products and applied technologies for many-

core processors with ultra-low energy consumption.

(4)Improved Research Infrastructure and Enhanced Research Support

In consideration of the trends in public research grant system including science research grant as well as the actual state of our

research activities, we reviewed our internal administration as a whole, including more effective use of indirect costs to improve

research environment.

We also enhanced research support through appropriate use of public research grants, more frequent announcements to researchers

about research ethics and conflict of interests, and the framework for enhanced export administration and security control.

The enhanced support also included reducing the administrative workload for researchers and increasing the convenience of research

fund management.

(5) Global Issues and Researcher Development

In 2009, five Japanese universities (Waseda University, Kyoto University, Keio University, the University of Tokyo, and Ritsumeikan

University) co-established an NPO, US-Japan Research Institute (USJI) in Washington D.C., U.S.A. (headquarters in Waseda). As part

of its research activities, USJI hosted symposiums and seminars in the U.S. and Japan to announce its research results on themes such

as environment and energy, East Asian Community and APEC, and security. USJI also proactively engaged in promoting global joint

research collaboration and nurturing young researchers in Japan and the U.S.

(6) Academic Publications

In FY2008, we started the academic book publishing system in order to maintain and enhance our academic standing and also to

provide more opportunities for our full-time faculty members and alumni with doctoral degrees to publish their research. During

FY2010, Waseda University Press published 10 books in the Waseda University Academic Series and 17 Waseda University Monographs

(five and thirteen in FY2009, respectively). Publishing more books on the results of our research and education is another way in

which we give back to society.

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3. Social Contribution and

Cultural Promotion by Waseda

(1) Fostering Global Citizens through Volunteering

The Hirayama Ikuo Volunteer Center (WAVOC) implemented 33 volunteer projects in various fields including 18 credit courses on

volunteering. These volunteer activities in Japan and other countries grow every year, with themes spanning from environment and

cultural exchange to education, human rights, agriculture and sports. By encouraging our students to participate in these courses

and projects, Waseda University aims to nurture global citizens. These activities appeared in newspaper articles to enhance the

publicity of WAVOC's social contribution and achievements of learning through practical experience.

(2) Promoting Social Contribution Projects

Professionals Workshop is a project to seek a new model for collaboration research. The goal of this project is to develop a new type

of collaboration in which a private corporation or a local government and our students can work together on one program to achieve

a common goal by using Waseda's intellectual assets. Our partnership with many companies and local governments provides various

opportunities for our students to experience the real business world.

(3) Sharing our Cultural Resources

Waseda has a large collection of written materials, old books, art works and audio visual materials. While using these cultural assets

effectively for research and education, we also organized various cultural events to share them with the society as a whole.

Concurrently, many materials for publicity and general information were translated into English to support and promote cultural

exchanges with our international students and foreign visitors.

(4) Cooperating with External Partners for Cultural Promotion

Waseda has been cooperating with many local governments, communities and sponsor companies for cultural promotion. To build

and strengthen the relationship with partner organizations and communities for cultural promotion, our faculty and staff worked

together with our counterparts in the local communities and held joint public events in Mino Kamo City (Performing Art Workshop),

Karuizawa Town and Kamogawa City (Science Experiment Class). While engaging in these projects, we collected donation funds

through collaboration with external institutions.

(5) Waseda Sesquicentennial History Series Project

With an aim of compiling the Waseda Sesquicentennial History Series, a special committee was established to start discussions on

details of the book, such as contents, structure, schedule and material gathering.

(6) Eco Future Project

From this fiscal year, to comply with the revised Energy Conservation Act and the revised Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance on

Environmental Preservation to Secure the Health and Safety of Citizens of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (“Ordinance on Environmental

Preservation”), the Waseda, Toyama and Nishi-Waseda campuses must reduce total CO2 emissions by eight percent and be ready to

participate in the Emissions Trading Scheme. This requirement also applies to the Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences.

Accordingly, we introduced an array of new initiatives to increase the efficiency of our facilities and to refine the operation, as well

as to raise awareness among all faculties, staff and students for the importance of energy saving.

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(1) A Stronger Financial Footing

Research and education are the missions of the University. To sustainably promote and expand education and research at Waseda in

the continuing recession, we recognize the necessity to use the budget more efficiently and effectively. In line with this, various

measures were taken, such as reviewing priorities of projects and improving cost effectiveness. We reduced everything listed in the

ordinary budget by 4% each and reflected the reviewed priorities of each project on the budget allocation. Efficient execution of the

budget also contributed to higher cost effectiveness and stronger financial footing.

(2) Regular Fund-Raising Activities

The University has taken various measures and initiatives to expand the Waseda Supporters' Club established for regular fund

raising. As a result, we received 480 million yen, more than double of the annual target.

Following the previous year, “the Social Gathering with Supporters of Waseda University: WASEDA Supporters' Club Executive Forum”

was held successfully this year with attendance of many special members who have received honorable titles from Waseda University.

Meanwhile, in addition to the two ongoing fund-raising projects, one for educational promotion and the other for development and

enhancement of educational environment in Waseda University High School, a new project started from this fiscal year. This aims to

raise funds to develop and enhance educational environment of Waseda University Honjo Senior High School in commemoration of

its 30th anniversary, targeting to raise 500 million yen in 5 years.

On the other hand, as part of our important endeavor to build and strengthen the partnership with industrial sectors, a special social

gathering event started from this fiscal year, inviting many executives of major companies who are the members of Waseda

Supporters' Club.

Earning high reputation from the participants, this event is expected to help us achieve the initial target. We also reviewed and

refined our corporate information system and the data on our alumni who work as corporate executives.

(3) Scholarship Programs

Waseda University attends the needs to increase the options for the scholarship programs. To attract excellent students from Japan

and abroad, it is important to reduce their financial stress. We offer some 3.5 billion yen in total every year for our original scholarship

programs (all of them non-repayable)––the highest level in Japan.

As a new type of our original scholarship program, the Mezase! Miyako no Seihoku Scholarship was introduced for students from

local cities/towns in Japan. By promising the scholarship benefits (which will be granted after entering Waseda University) before

they take the entrance exams, this scholarship program offers effective financial support. Meanwhile, we have a scholarship program

also for young researchers in doctoral programs. This scholarship is open for excellent young Japanese and international researchers,

to help them focus on their research activities.

For international students, we also allocate a large amount of funds, for example, to reduce the tuition payable by the international

students under a national scholarship from their home countries. We are fully committed to support many excellent international

students from around the world.

A wide variety of options, designed to meet various needs of the students, is a great advantage of the scholarship programs at

Waseda University.

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(4) Relationship with Waseda Alumni and Parents

The Waseda University Alumni Association (WUAA) celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2010. The University continued to strengthen

its ties with alumni - its biggest assets and power - through close cooperation with the WUAA. During FY2010, the Homecoming Day

was expanded to invite the alumni of the 15th anniversary. In coordination with the local exchange forums held in many cities across

Japan, these activities greatly contributed to sharing the intellectual assets at Waseda, and to promoting mutual exchanges between

the University, its alumni, and parents.

Among other activities for publicity outside Tokyo was the Hello! Waseda Project, which started in FY2009. In FY2010, we held

various events in four prefectures (Osaka, Aichi, Hiroshima and Saga) to develop and expand our network with young alumni.

(5) Facilities for Research and Education

Discussions started to construct the Bldg. D in Waseda Campus. Meanwhile, new location indicators and signs, in the same format,

were installed across the campus.

Construction works started in Toyama Campus to disassemble the old building (Bldg. No. 33) and build a new one.

Construction works started in Waseda University Honjo Senior High School to build a new school building (scheduled to open in

spring 2012).

Administrative procedures started to build Nakano Kokusai Community Plaza (tentative name).

(6) Student Dormitory Services

The Residence Life Center, established in December 2009, started its full-fledged activities in FY2010, including development of a

dormitory operation plan and in-dormitory educational programs for all student dormitories.

The Center also reviewed and expanded the educational programs for the student dormitories, and discussed operation methods for

a new large student dormitory which is scheduled to open in FY2013 for both Japanese and international students.

(7) Publicity Activities

Waseda University uses a variety of media to widely and regularly release its news and information. CAMPUS NOW is a bulletin for

faculty/administrative staff and parents, and issued five times per year, approx. 50,000 copies per issue. Seihoku no Kaze is a magazine

for Waseda alumni and issued once a year, approx. 440,000 copies per issue. WASEDA ONLINE is an advertisement posted on the

Yomiuri Online (on-line newspaper) website, and receives approx. 340,000 page views in average per month. In addition, approx.

26,000 visitors in total joined our campus tour in FY2010. Meanwhile, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the “Waseda

Journalism Award in memory of Ishibashi Tanzan”, a memorial panel discussion was held to talk about what journalism should learn

from Tanzan, amid the disarraying world today.

[Amount of Scholarships funded by Waseda University]

Amount(100million yen)

FY0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2005

16.4

2006

18.5

2007

26.7

2008

29.7

2009 2010

31.8

35.2

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On the other hand, we officially introduced some of new web-based social networking services, such as YouTube and Twitter, as the

tools for the University's public relations activities, in an attempt to increase the options for information disclosure. Regarding

publicity, the issue of particular importance is more information disclosure to the global communities. Based on the annual plan, we

continued to support the graduate schools to develop their English websites. As an English webpage linked to these websites

completed, Waseda University is now ready to offer varied information on its Faculties in English.

The University issued 205 press releases (181 during FY2009) including press conferences, and the number of media appearances was

260 (337 during FY2009). New President Kaoru Kamata appeared in various media since his inauguration, including the press

conference after the inauguration, featured articles in newspapers and magazines, and participation in a satellite TV program (the

first in the university's history). Through these publicity activities, the new President clearly indicated the future of Waseda

University.

(Note) The number of media appearances does not include those related to open practice sessions by Waseda Baseball Club, the champion parade

for the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League in fall, the baseball drafting session, and those related to crisis management.

(8) Compliance

In order to strengthen the internal control, Waseda University enforced strict compliance through many measures, such as closer and

more flexible cooperation between Auditors, Accounting Auditors and the Internal Audit Office, and more rigorous audit for

accounting and administrative operation.

(9) Gender Equality

To raise awareness for gender equality at Waseda University, many lectures, seminars, and exchange sessions were held for academic/

administrative staff and students, and courses related to gender equality were reviewed and expanded. News and information were

posted on the university websites and portal site, while newsletters and brochures were issued regularly and distributed in all

campuses. Also, the University is preparing to open a daycare center primarily for academic/administrative staff and students from

FY2011.

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Immediately after the Earthquake on March 11, 2011, Waseda University took an array of initial emergency actions including provision

of shelters for everyone who was around the campus and could not get to home. This was followed by the establishment of the

Headquarters for Disaster Control which led prompt and appropriate actions as a university, such as one-stop service to announce all

important information including the damages to our buildings/facilities and safety of our faculty, staff, students and their families.

(1) Measures Taken for Students

It is our top priority to ensure that no Waseda student affected by the Earthquake will give up their learning. In consideration of

various issues such as the scheduled rolling blackouts and special needs of international students, we decided to take the following

measures.

(1) To allow deferred entrance to the University (for those who are to enter in AY2011 and have suffered from the Earthquake)

(2) To reduce/exempt the entrance fees and tuitions etc. (for students who have suffered from the Earthquake)

(3) To postpone the beginning of the first class for the spring semester

(2) Safety Confirmed in All Campuses

Every building in all our campuses went through safety check and investigation. The results confirmed that no building had any

serious structural damage due to the Earthquake. However, in some faculty offices on higher floors, bookshelves equipped with

anti-fall devices were found toppled over. For all these bookshelves, the University has installed more powerful anti-fall devices.

(3) Cancellation of Events (Commencement and Entrance Ceremonies)

In consideration of the University's social responsibility to avoid possible damages by aftershock, to reduce energy consumption, and

to mediate the stress for the public transportation system as much as possible, we decided to call off the Commencement for AY2011,

Entrance Ceremonies for April 2011, and several other ceremonies and events in early April.

(4) Information Disclosure on the Earthquake

Immediately after the Earthquake, Waseda University started to post various important information related to the Earthquake on its

website, such as damages to its buildings/facilities and support for people who could not get to home. In addition, to offer one-stop

service to share all necessary information related to the Earthquake, a special website opened to effectively announce the university's

decisions, such as special measures for all students including those who are to enter the University, changes in the office opening

hours, and cancellation of events. All these news were published immediately, both in Japanese and English, to deliver the latest and

easy-to-follow information widely to the public.

5. Measures Taken for the Great East Japan Earthquake

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