Congratulatory Message Kyoto University of the Arts 30th Anniversary On the momentous occasion of the 30th anniversary celebration of the founding of Kyoto University of the Arts, I take great pleasure in congratulating President Kazuo Oike, the faculty members, staff, students and alumni. This April will mark the beginning of a new era for Kyoto University of the Arts, and I understand the significance of it because in 2001 National Institute of the Arts was renamed as Taipei National University of the Arts. From Kyoto University of Art and Design to Kyoto University of the Arts celebrates your tremendous endeavors in the past and the future. Kyoto University of the Arts and Taipei National University of the Arts have had a close and strong relation as sister schools and ALIA (Asian League of Institutes of the Arts) members. Together we thrive towards “A Future Built on the Arts” your founder Mr. Shochoku Tokuyama had at his heart. To end this message, I would like to, once again, extend my most heartfelt wishes to Kyoto University of the Arts and may your have continued success, prosperous development and a diamond jubilee to come! Kai-Huang Chen President, Taipei National University of the Arts Chairman, Asian League of Institutes of the Arts

LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore celebrates and applauds the renaming of Kyoto University of Arts! We are very proud of our strong and longstanding partnership, which includes collaborations as Board members of the Asian League of Institutes of the Arts (ALIA) as well as many years of staff and student exchanges. Kyoto University of the Arts is one of Asia’s most distinguished and distinctive arts institutions, and we wish it every possible success in the future. Professor Steve Dixon, President Dr. Venka Purushothaman, Vice-President (Academic) & Provost LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

BEST WISHES FOR YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE, THERE CAN'T BE A BETTER TIME FOR NEWBEGINNINGS, ALL THE BEST TO "Kyoto University of the Arts"  REKTÖR YARDIMCISI VICE RECTOR
TR MIMAR SINAN FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY

Congratulatory Message for Kyoto University of the Arts
 As a longstanding ALIA Board Member and President of the Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture, I send you, your faculty, students, alumni and staff, our heartfelt congratulations on this 30th anniversary of your University’s founding. An outstanding educational institution cannot be built overnight. To remain competitive, develop and grow, universities today must become more internationalized, more open to ideas beyond our borders, and hence more flexible, while at the same time, maintaining the roots of our cultural expressions. This is why we applaud your decision to use this milestone occasion to announce the modified name of your university. It indicates the timely reflection on where your university has been, and where you are headed towards a wider range of offerings in arts education. You have given your university’s 30-year milestone celebration added significance by taking this step and we applaud everyone for the effort it took. Please accept my very best wishes for your continued success at the new Kyoto University of the Arts! Sincerely, Sonintogos Erdenetsogt, Ph.D. Member, ALIA Board President, Mongolian National University of Arts and Culture

祝 京都芸術大学30周年 東北芸術工科大学 学長 中山ダイスケ