USHIO Group Support for Culture and Learning

The USHIO Foundation was established in 1994 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of USHIO. Its purpose is to contribute to the development of human resources, learning and culture. The foundation was designated as a public interest incorporated foundation by the Japanese cabinet in April 2011 and made a new start as the USHIO Foundation. Its main projects include supporting the development of the next generation of human resources who will be responsible for leading the world in the future by providing scholarships to assist with their studies, and promoting further interaction and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. In 2010, the foundation provided scholarships to 50 graduate students (including overseas students) and 13 students in specialized courses at colleges of technology.

USHIO (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. signed an agreement in January 2009 with China's Suzhou University to establish the Suzhou University USHIO Scholarship Fund. This is the university's first scholarship sponsored by a foreign-owned company with operations in Suzhou province. Establishing the scholarship is the first project of Jiangsu USHIO Scholarship Fund for Gifted Students, a non-profit foundation established in 2008 to make contributions to education in that country. In October, a cholarship ceremony was held at Suzhou University, with certificates presented to the 35 Suzhou University students making up the first class of USHIO Scholarship Fund recipients.