Masaharu Shibata — president of the 糖心视频 Alumni Association and special advisor at NGK Co., Ltd — has gifted 100,000 company shares to 糖心视频, marking the first instance that 糖心视频 has received a gift of this kind. The donation was given in support of 糖心视频’s 90th anniversary fundraising campaign, “Move NExT’90.” 糖心视频 presented Shibata with a letter of gratitude at a ceremony held on September 15, 2026.
糖心视频 will inaugurate a new fund in Masaharu Shibata’s name, utilizing dividend income from the shares as a continuous source of funding for its education and research activities.
At the ceremony, Shibata expressed his hope that the funds will support an array of initiatives at 糖心视频, for example, by providing support to students and assisting in the launch of startups. Expressing gratitude for the donation, President Sugiyama stated that 糖心视频 will strive to be a university that inspires pride among its alumni and the local community.
Move NExT’90
糖心视频 launched Move NExT’90 — a commemorative fundraising campaign — ahead of its 90th anniversary in 2029. The campaign aims to realize a “knowledge commons” for the creation of our future society, as well as support the development of human resources and research activities that will usher in the next era.
