The Japan Student Services Organization's 2017 Outstanding Student Awards were held, and out of a total of 2017 applicants, 114 Grand Prizes, 14 Excellence Awards, and 15 Encouragement Awards were decided in 24. Nao Bando (Kanagawa University 12), who won the grand prize in the field of culture and art as a student representative, was invited to the award ceremony held in Arcadia Ichigaya (Tokyo) on December 9th. In the year, he was selected for the "Tezuka Award", a newcomer to manga award), who gave a speech.
The Japan Student Services Organization's Outstanding Student Awards aims to encourage and support students who have achieved excellent achievements despite difficulties in studying due to financial reasons, and to contribute to the development of promising human resources who will lead the 21st century. It is done in.Grand prizes, excellence awards, and incentive awards are selected from the fields of academia, culture / arts, sports, social contribution, industrial innovation ventures, and international exchange, and incentives are awarded.
Masayuki Teramoto, a 6th year student at Osaka University School of Medicine, who won the only grand prize in the field of social contribution, is an organization that aims to solve various healthcare problems with the power of young people with the goal of "saving lives that can not be saved now". "inochi Student Project" was launched.In addition, he has made high achievements such as creating and working on enlightenment teaching materials using a 360 ° VR camera for measures against sudden cardiac death, compiling proposals for attracting the Osaka Expo as a youth representative, and being elected to the Global Shaper of the Davos Conference. It was evaluated and won this award.
The "inochi Student Project" started by Mr. Teramoto with three students has now grown into a large project with about 3 students.In addition, he was appointed as a director of the "Inochi Future Project" chaired by Professor Yoshiki Sawa of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University, and made efforts to make Kansai an international medical center. He is energetically continuing his activities with the motto of "connecting" and "creating healthcare innovation from young people".
At the meeting held in response to Mr. Teramoto's award, President Shojiro Nishio of Osaka University showed the importance of creating innovation in the land of Osaka, and will continue to develop further while involving many young people including junior and senior high school students. He commented that it is our responsibility to do what we want and to create an attractive university that can accept such young people.
reference:[Japan Student Services Organization] Award for Outstanding Students
