Czech Instructor Ryugo Daniela Granted Special Achievement Award by Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs

October 18, 2021

TUFS instructor Ms. RYUGO Daniela has been awarded the Gratias Agit Award by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic for her outstanding contribution to Japan-Czech relations. The award ceremony was held on October 12 at the Czech Embassy.

The Gratias Agit Award was established in 1997 by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The award is granted to those who raise the profile of the Czech Republic overseas.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the TUFS Czech Department. Ms. Ryugo has been teaching Czech at TUFS since 1995—four years after its establishment. In the years since, she has contributed immensely to the teaching of Czech at TUFS.