SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Azerbaijani scientist attends Kyoto Prize Ceremony in Japan
Baku, November 23 (AZERTAC). Professor of the Baku Slavic University Rahila Geybullayeva has participated in an International Kyoto Prize ceremony in Japan as an official nominator at prize`s Arts and Philosophy category.
The Kyoto Prize, presented by Inamori Foundation, is an international award to honor those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind. The Prize is presented annually in each of the following three categories: Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy.
Laureates shall in principle be individuals (one person per category). However, in special cases a single Prize may be shared among more than one person. Selection is made without regard to nationality, race, sex, age, or religion. Each laureate is presented with a diploma, a 20K gold Kyoto Prize medal, and prize money of 50 million yen per category.
Each Kyoto Prize category comprises four fields. The specific fields to be awarded in a given year are determined each year.
For Advanced Technology, fields are Electronics, Biotechnology and Medical Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, and Information Science. For Basic Science the fields are Biological Science, Mathematics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Life Sciences. In the Arts and Philosophy category the fields are Music, Arts, Theatre and Cinema, and Thought and Ethics.
Candidates for the Kyoto Prize are nominated by official Kyoto Prize nominators, who are selected annually by the Inamori Foundation from among recognized domestic and international authorities.
The Kyoto Prize laureates are announced each June; the Kyoto Prize presentation ceremony and related events are held in Kyoto, Japan, each November.