{"id":2260,"date":"2025-03-03T08:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T23:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web2.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:56:43","slug":"english-info-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/english-info-20th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"English Information about AIU\u2019s 20th Anniversary Project &#038; How to donate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Akita International University, 20th Anniversary Project<br \/>\nTheme: \u201cFuture possibilities of AIU cultivated by AILA (Applied International Liberal Arts).\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Target: 100 million JPY<br \/>\nFundraising Period: March 2019-March 2025<br \/>\nNumber of Donors: 469<br \/>\nFunds Raised: 72,327,455 JPY(as of March 3, 2025)<br \/>\nProgress Against Target: 72.3%<\/p>\n<p>Purposes of Fundraising:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Donations will be used to support our students\u2019 PBL activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>The knowledge our students acquir in the classroom at AIU will be applied to solve social problems in Akita and around the world in collaboration with our 200+ affiliated institutions in 50+ countries and regions. These challenges include issues like population decrease, depopulation, global warming, alternative energy sources, preservation of traditional culture and heritage, and local revitalization, to name a few.<\/ol>\n<p><strong>2. Donations will be used to improve student services\/support and to fund commemorative events.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scholarships for both current and international students will be expanded.<\/li>\n<li>A commemorative ceremony and other anniversary events will also be organized.<\/li>\n<li>To support students\u2019 career development, AIU will enhance opportunities for interaction between\u00a0 current students and alumni. Career development lectures and corporate information sessions will also be organized on campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tax Relief for Individuals:<br \/>\nThe income tax deduction system enables donors to deduct the donation amount (less 2000 JPY) from their total taxable income, for donations up to 40% of total taxable income.<\/p>\n<p>Tax Relief for Corporations:<br \/>\nCorporations can deduct donations over and above the allowable limit for regular deductible expenses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to donate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u3010Donation via Online Banking or a Financial Institution\u3011<br \/>\nYou can wire your donation directly to AIU\u2019 s 20th Anniversary Project through your online banking service or by visiting a financial institution and using their ATMs. The beneficiary for the three financial institutions listed below is Monte Cassim, Chair of the Board, Akita International University.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Japan Post Bank, Branch number 229, Checking account, Account number: 0123389 for online transactions, or kigo-bango: 02250-1-123389 for teller\/ATM transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Akita Bank, Kawabe branch, Branch number 261, Savings account, Account number: 1042416<\/li>\n<li>Hokuto Bank, Kawabe branch, Branch number 255, Savings account, Account number: 8106203<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you wish to donate through Akita Bank or a Hokuto Bank, please download <a href=\"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210601-revised-AIU-donation-form.pdf\">the special application form<\/a> so AIU can cover your transfer fees. If donating via another bank, you will be asked to to bear the transfer fees.<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Issuing a Receipt for Your Donation\u3011<br \/>\nWe will issue a receipt and snailmail it to your registered address once your donation is received. Please note that depending on your method of donation, it may take a few days to several months for the transfer to be processed. Allow a few extra days for receipt processing. Should you have any questions, please contact us at aiu20th@aiu.ac.jp.<\/p>\n<p>*Please be aware that, for your safety, our university staff will never provide ATM operation instructions over the phone. If assistance is needed, please ask the bank&#8217;s staff directly.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nGeneral Affairs Office<br \/>\nAkita International University<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:aiu20th@aiu.ac.jp\">aiu20th@aiu.ac.jp<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akita International University, 20th Ann &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/english-info-20th-anniversary\/\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2786,"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260\/revisions\/2786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.aiu.ac.jp\/aiu20th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}