◆Announcement of the Winners of the 8th Kochi University Photo Contest
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 8th Kochi University Photo Contest.
For this contest, we invited submissions as described below and received 75 entries. Following a review by the university selection committee, the president, the board member in charge of public relations, and the Public Relations and Alumni Affairs Office, the following five entries were selected as winners.
Record
Theme: “Kochi University Then and Now”
Eligibility: Kochi University students, alumni, board members, faculty and staff, former board members, and former faculty and staff (including part-time and temporary staff)
Submission Period: Monday, December 2, 2024 – Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Prizes: Grand Prize (1 winner): Quo Card (worth 10,000 yen)
Gold Prize (1 winner): Quo Card (worth 5,000 yen)
Silver Prize (2 winners): Quo Card (worth 3,000 yen)
75th Anniversary Prize (1 winner): Quo Card (worth 10,000 yen)
| [Grand Prize] | |
| Title | Autumn vibes in Kochi |
| Description | The autumn vibes are still here… (with the clock at Oko Campus) This photo was taken in late December 2024 |
| Photographer | Leli Hesti |
| [Gold Award] | |
| Title | Garden Campus – The Old Path – |
| Description | An early summer twilight at the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry, and Marine Sciences, with moss glistening along the path. This is a familiar scene I’ve often passed by since my student days. |
| Photographer | Akira Miyazaki |
| [Silver Prize] | |
| Title | The start of a new day |
| Description | We take these photos on the field in the morning. Since we start our morning practice before sunrise, we get to see a beautiful sunrise first thing in the morning. Please come check it out! |
| Photographer | k |
| [Silver Prize] | |
| Title | Let's go! |
| Description | These photos were taken during the 2023 Western Japan Medical University Softball Tournament by the Kochi University School of Medicine Softball Team. Under a clear blue sky, I captured the moment when everyone—regardless of gender or year—sprinted off, cheering each other on as they worked toward their goal of winning the championship. |
| Photographer | POM |
| [Grand Prize] | |
| Title | My alma mater |
| Description | A streetcar happened to pass by, so I couldn’t help but snap a photo. I wonder if the ease of access via streetcar and train isn’t one of the reasons Kochi University—which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year—has developed so much. I felt that the streetcar is not only an important means of transportation for us, but also a warm, “parent-like” presence that has watched over our growth alongside Kochi University for the past 75 years. |
| Photographer | Taira Arube |