On May 2, 2005, Ms. Ayako Horiuchi, a third-year student in the Division of International Studies, passed away suddenly due to acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. 

Having received her early education in the United Kingdom and Italy, Ms. Horiuchi majored in International Relations at ICU. Alongside her studies, she pursued a broad range of academic interests and intellectual endeavors with her peers, and she aspired to work for UNESCO in the future. This tragic event occurred right in the midst of her fulfilling student life at ICU, just over a month after her parents returned to Japan from their long-term stay in France.

Her father, Professor Toshihiro Horiuchi (of Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics), as an educator and in memory of Ayako's academic dreams, donated 10 million yen to Friends of ICU for the purpose of supporting book purchases for ICU students. In accordance with the wishes of the bereaved family, the university established the "Ayako Horiuchi Memorial Book Fund." Starting in April 2006, the university began soliciting book purchase requests from students and, with an annual budget of approximately 500,000 yen, selects books to be acquired through the library. (Excerpt from ICU Gakuhō, March 2006, Issue No. 17)

Log in to MyLibrary and use the form titled “Book Purchase Request (Ayako Horiuchi Memorial Book Fund: For Students).”

• There are no specific restrictions on the subject areas for books purchased through this fund; however, selections will follow the library’s acquisition policy, prioritizing academic hardcover books (up to an annual limit of 500,000 yen).

• Books purchased through the Ayako Horiuchi Memorial Book Fund will have a memorial seal bearing Ayako Horiuchi’s name affixed to them, and a list of purchased book titles will be published on the library homepage.

• Books acquired through this fund will be placed on the general shelves and will be available for borrowing.

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