The Mizuta Noriko Hungary Scholarship, commemorating Hungarian President Sólyom László’s visit to the Kioicho campus December 2009, is an award for Hungarian exchange students as a means of promoting relations between Japan and Hungary. On October 7, the award ceremony for the Mizuta Noriko Hungary Scholarship was held at the Kioicho campus in Tokyo. To the six scholarship recipients from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent István University, and Eötvös Loránd University in attendance, Chancellor MIZUTA stated, “I would like to express my joy at your decision to study abroad in Japan. By living in Japan, I’m sure that you will discover many sides of the culture that could not be seen from the outside. Having many different experiences while you’re young is an extremely good thing. My hope is that you will both transcend national borders and help form a bridge between Hungary and Japan.”

Awardee Spokesperson Patkó Ágnes Anna (JIU Faculty of Tourism major) expressed her gratitude in Japanese by saying, “I’m extremely thankful for my year of experience studying at JIU’s Faculty of Tourism. It is my goal to continue my study of both the Japanese language and the field of tourism, while considering what I can do to promote exchange between Japan and Hungary. In addition, I hope to continue to pursue my dream of becoming a teacher of the Japanese language.”

The recipients for the September 2010 scholarship were as follows:

◎Josai University: 2 students	Eotvos Lorand University:　1 female
	Szent Istvan University:　1 male
◎Josa International University:　4 students	Budapest University of Technology and Economics:　1 female
	Eotvos Lorand University:　3 female