Rakusuikai bylaws were enacted on October 25, 1958 and revised ten times since: July 15, 1986; July 5, 1991; May 7, 2003; October 14, 2005; February 14, 2006; and May 16, 2007; May 26, 2014; May 21, 2016; May 20, 2017; and May 24, 2025
Article 1.
This alumni association shall be named Rakusuikai; its headquarters shall be located on the campus of Institute of Science Tokyo.
Article 2.
The objectives of this association shall be: (1) to strengthen the friendship among its members, (2) to work for mutual benefits, and (3) to cultivate knowledge and virtues.
Article 3.
Efforts shall be made on a timely basis to attain the objectives of Article 2, such as holding meetings and lectures as well as publishing the association bulletin.
Article 4.
Rakusuikai members fall into the three categories given below. Those who meet the qualifications stipulated therein shall automatically become members of one of the three categories.
| Regular members: | (1) Institute of Science Tokyo and Tokyo Institute of Technology (TiTech for short) graduates, graduates of TiTech’s special divisions and graduates of Tokyo Vocational School (TiTech’s predecessor) who studied in Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering and related fields. (2) Those who have earned a master’s or doctoral degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology or Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School in Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering and related fields. (3) Those who have earned a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Information and Communications Engineering. (4) Those who have earned a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from Institute of Science Tokyo School of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Information and Communications engineering. (5) Those who have earned a bachelor’s degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering and related fields prior to fiscal year 2015. (6) Those who have earned a bachelor’s, degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Information and Communications Engineering and related fields. (7) Those who have earned a bachelor’s, degree from Institute of Science Tokyo in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Information and Communications Engineering and related fields. (8) Full-time faculty members (Professors, Associate professors, Lecturers, Assistant professors) currently employed in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Information and Communications Engineering and related fields at Institute of Science Tokyo School of Engineering. (9) Special members or former Special members who do not fall under the above categories but wish to become regular members and are approved by executive meetings. |
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| Special members: |
(1) Those who have been enrolled in the department of Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering and related fields at Tokyo Institute of Technology or Tokyo Institute of Technology Graduate School, the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information and Communications Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology School of Engineering, or the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information and Communications Engineering at Institute of Science Tokyo School of Engineering. (2) Specially Appointed, Visiting, and Institute faculty members affiliated with the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information and Communications Engineering and related fields at Institute of Science Tokyo School of Engineering. (3) Staff and Researcher in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information and Communications Engineering at Institute of Science Tokyo School of Engineering. |
| Student members: |
(1) Students enrolled in courses at Institute of Science Tokyo related to electrical engineering, Information Engineering and related fields. (2) Students enrolled at Institute of Science Tokyo approved by executive meetings. |
Article 5.
Regular members shall be required to pay an amount separately set as their membership dues. No membership dues shall be collected from special members and student members.
Article 6.
Rakusuikai shall appoint the following executive officers:
| Chairperson: | 1 |
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| Vice Deputy Chairperson: | 1 |
| Off-Campus Manager: | At least 6 |
| On-Campus Manager: | 4 (of which one shall serve also as Vice Deputy Chairperson) |
| Accounting Manager: | 1 |
The accounting auditor shall be recommended from among the regular members by executive meetings and approved by executive meetings (excluding the Chairperson, Vice Deputy Chairperson, Off-Campus Manager, On-Campus Manager, and Accounting Manager).
Article 7.
Chairperson shall preside over Rakusuikai affairs. Vice Deputy Chairperson shall assist the Chairperson in carrying out his duties. Managers shall handle the general affairs, accounting, compilation of the association bulletin, personnel affairs, auditing, and all other affairs of Rakusuikai.
Article 8.
Chairperson shall be recommended from among regular members at a general meeting and Vice Deputy Chairperson from among On-Campus Managers. Both recommendations shall be approved at the said general meeting. Managers shall be elected from among regular members by mutual vote at the said general meeting.
Article 9.
The term of office for Chairperson , Vice Deputy Chairperson , and Managers shall be 1 (one) year. Reappointment shall not be prevented. However, Chairperson and Vice Deputy Chairperson shall be limited to two terms. The term of executive officers shall start the day after the general meeting in which their appointments are approved and end on the day of the next general meeting.
Article 10.
Meetings shall be either general meetings or executive meetings.
General meetings shall be called by the Chairperson. Regular general meetings shall, as a rule, be held once a year. Items of business to be taken up at regular general meetings shall include, among other things, the previous year’ business report and accounting report, the approval of executive officers in the relevant year, and the business projects to be carried in the relevant year. An extraordinary general meeting shall be held when 30 or more regular members request such a meeting, or when a resolution calling for such a meeting is passed at an executive meeting and the Chairperson calls the said general meeting. Adoption of resolutions at a general meeting shall require the consent of a majority of regular members in attendance.
Executive meetings is convened by the Vice Deputy Chairperson or by Off-Campus Managers.
Article 11.
The following items shall need approval of a general meeting:
(1) Changes to Rakusuikai’s bylaws
(2) Change of executive officer
(3) Previous year’s business report and accounting report
(4) Next year’s business projects and budget proposal
(5) Change of regular membership dues
Article 12.
Membership dues shall be calculated at an executive meeting pursuant to Rakusuikai’s balance of payments situation, and shall be the amount specified in the attached table.
Article 13.
Rakusuikai’s business and accounting year begins in the month of the regular general meeting of the current year and ends in the month preceding the regular general meeting of the following year.
Article 14.
In order to realize the objectives of Article 2, some of Rakusuikai’s committee members may be delegated as needed.
Article 15.
Changes to Rakusui bylaws shall be based on a resolution adopted at a general meeting.
Supplementary Provisions
Article 1.
Rakusui bylaws shall come into force the day after the regular general meeting is held on May 25, 2025.
Detailed Rules of Rakusuikai
Article 1.
The association bulletin shall be published at least once every year.
Article 2.
The following items shall need approval of an executive meeting:
(1) Installation of the secretariat, hiring members of the secretariat and paying their salaries
(2) Implementation of business, etc. other than those approved at a general meeting.
(3) Changes to Rakusuikai’s detailed rules
(4) Appointment of committee members
Appendix: Dues of Rakusuikai’s regular members (as of April 2014)
| Annual dues | 3,000 yen |
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| Lump-sum payment of dues for 10 years | 25,000 yen |
| Lifetime dues | 60,000 yen |
This is a translation from the original written in Japanese.