Mr. Ryoichi Akamatsu, Second-Year Student of the Faculty of Education is awarded with the "Land of Clear Waters Gifu Honorary Prize"

The "Land of Clear Waters Gifu Honorary Prize" created by Gifu Prefecture honors people who have contributed to boost the stature of the prefecture by making remarkable achievements in individual specific fields. Mr. Ryoichi Akamatsu, a second-year student of the Faculty of Education was awarded the prize from the prefecture for his winning the 84th Japan Student Athletics Interscholastic Championships in the male high jump category.

On February 22, 2016, Mr. Akamatsu and Professor Kenichi Harada of the Faculty of Education who serves as the University track club coach, made a courtesy call on President Hisataka Moriwaki to report Mr. Akamatsu's winning.
President congratulated Mr. Akamatsu on his victory and said, "It is truly an honor for our university to produce one of the nation's best athletes in the latest championships." They also talked about the mental state of athletes and gamesmanship during the competitions. They kept on talking in quite a relaxed and friendly atmosphere from the beginning to the end of the meeting.