On March 6, 2017, Gifu University held the 2^nd Gifu University Alumni Association Meeting.

The meeting started in 2016 with the following objectives:
・to provide the latest information about the university for the members of each faculty alumni association
・to exchange opinions concerning the current situations of each faculty alumni association.
・by doing the two above, the participants are expected to deepen their mutual understanding, and promote relationship between the university and the association, and among the faculty alumni associations.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Yoshinori Usui, Chair of Gifu University Alumni Association and President Hisataka Moriwaki of Gifu University gave opening speeches. Next, Dr. Fumiaki Suzuki, Executive Director for International Affairs and Public Relations and Vice President spoke about some ongoing projects and trends of Gifu University for the past six month.

After their speeches, Associate Professor Hiromune Ando of the Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Highly Advanced Integration of Nano and Life Sciences (G-CHAIN) made a presentation entitled, "The Power of Chemistry - Unravel a mystery of sugar chain" to publicize the faculty's unique research activity.

Lastly, Mr. Masaki Yokoyama, Executive Director for General Affairs and Finance introduced "Gifu University 70^th Anniversary Project" to the participants.

After the meeting, an informal gathering was held at Dining Hall No.2 and many of the participants enjoyed talking for some time.

Gifu University continues to hold alumni association meetings and we will send invitation letters to the members when the meeting day nears. We all look forward to your attendance at the next meeting.