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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
(MCHC) announced the establishment of the KAITEKI Institute, Inc., a global research
institute focused on meeting 21st century challenges in energy, the environment,
and healthcare. The institute began operations on April the 1st of this year.
The MCHC Group now consists of three core business companies: Mitsubishi
Chemical, Mitsubishi Plastics, and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation.
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“Kaiteki,” which traditionally
means “comfort” or “ease” in Japanese, was chosen for
the institute’s name to represent the global quality of life that will
be made possible through sustainable technologies and through
breakthrough scientific advances in human health care.
The KAITEKI Institute will help make society healthier and more affluent by
supporting long-term MCHC Group research activities and business activities,
while taking advantage of a global scientific and information network.
■ http://www.mitsubishichem-
hd.co.jp/english/news_release/2009/20090305-01.html
■ http://www.kaiteki-institute.com/ |
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The Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation
for the Americas (MCFA) was initially established in 1991, as the Mitsubishi
International Corporation Foundation (MICF) jointly by Mitsubishi
Corporation and Mitsubishi International Corporation. To date, the foundation has granted
nearly $5.4 million in funding for environmental protection activities.
The MCFA’s mission is to promote environmental conservation activities in the
broadest sense within the Americas. The MCFA’s mission also supports a wide range
of projects in the following four categories: Environmental Education, Conservation
and Biodiversity, Environmental Justice, and Sustainable Development.
■ http://www.mcfamericas.org/ |
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The Foundation was established in
1953 with endowments from Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (originally the Mitsubishi
Trust and Banking Corporation) and continues its activities in grant programs
for scholarship and for research every year.
More than five thousand domestic and international students who accomplished
their study with grants from the Foundation since 1953 and are now contributing
in various areas of society all over the world.
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is very important for students to meet people beyond the border of universities, subject majors, nationalities or industries. The Foundation holds exchange meetings together |
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with alumni meetings in 5 areas in Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu every year, helping students and alumni to maintain close communications among themselves and to have opportunities to improve themselves through friendly rivalry.
The estimated amount of accumulated scholarships paid since the 1953 establishment
exceeds 4.2 billion yen at the end of March 2009.
■ http://www.scholarship.or.jp/program/enscholarship.html |
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Environmental engagement and social responsibility are central
elements in Mitsubishi Electric’s corporate philosophy.
The company's German Branch funded the renovation of the Ratingen-West Family
Center in Germany. Providing a valuable meeting point for families and children
since 1987, the center in Ratingen has been in urgent need of renovation for
some time. As a company located in Ratingen-West, Mitsubishi Electric is pleased
to support the local community, and that the facility is now in optimal condition,
making the work of the organization easier.
The center serves many families as an important
meeting place and advice center, and the staff-members of the Kinderschutzbund
make an essential contribution to the integration of children with a migration
background. The cooperation between the Kinderschutzbund and Mitsubishi Electric
will continue in the future.
* Kinderschutzbund: Organization for the prevention of cruelty to children.
■ http://www.mitsubishielectric.de/eng/
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Barbara Sutter (Mitsubishi Electric),
Harald Birkenkamp (Mayor of the city Ratingen) and Georg Jennen (Mitsubishi Electric)
congratulate Mrs. Kornelia Schroder (Chairwoman of the "Deutscher Kinderschutzbund
Ortsverband Ratingen E.V.) to the reopening of the Ratingen Family Center. |
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