On October 13th, the award ceremony for the Mizuta Noriko Hungary Scholarship was held at Josai’s Tokyo, Kioicho campus. Eleven students in all from Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest Business School, Szent István University, Eötvös Loránd University, and Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary were presented with this year’s scholarship accompanied by Chancellor Mizuta’s words that, “This scholarship, now in its 2nd year, comes with great expectations for your future endeavors. Several awardees from last year’s class are already actively employed in Japanese industry. So it is my hope that all of you will make efforts to integrate into Japanese society in the interest of having a rewarding study abroad experience. This way you will be able to cultivate a new perspective and see the rest of the world from the standpoint of Japan.”

This was followed by a presentation from the Josai Hungary Friendship Society with last year’s President, Timár Sándor, announcing JIU’s Oláh Nikoletta and Josai’s Lelekács Tamás Zsolt as his successors.

Szabó Cintia Zsuzsanna（JIU, Faculty of International Humanities) as representative of this year’s scholarship recipients then expressed her thanks by saying, “I’m so happy to realize this dream I’ve had since I was a high school student of studying abroad in Japan. For a student of the Japanese language, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am thus extremely grateful that Josai would continue to offer this scholarship despite the terrible disaster that befell Eastern Japan in March.” The second student representative, Balint Anna Erzsebet, also contributed her remarks, stating, “Beginning this year I will be enrolled as a graduate student, studying Japan and the European Union. As such, I intend to continue to work hard for the deepening of Japan-Hungary relations.”

※The Mizuta Hungary Scholarship was established in commemoration of Republic of Hungary President Sólyom László’s visit to the Kioicho campus in December 2009 and is offered for the purpose of providing economic support to outstanding Hungarian students who will serve as a link between Japan and Hungary in their future endeavors.

2011 Mizuta Hungary Scholarship Awardees

Josai University　4 students	Corvinus University　1 student Gubek Emese
	Eötvös Loránd University　2 students Kerekes Zsuzsa Balogh Ákos Farkas
	Budapest Business School　1 student Lelekács Tamás Zsolt
Josai International University　7 students	Budapest Business School　2 students Szabó Cintia Zsuzsanna Turi Zsófia
	Szent István University　1 student Székely Veronika Csilla
	Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary　1 student Gombás Noémi Zsófia
	Eötvös Loránd University　3 students Oláh Nikoletta Hidvégi Zsófia Balint Anna Erzsebet