[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] Last year saw 58 teams and 86 participants! "3rd High School Student Recipe Contest" Announced! Theme: "Lunch for Someone Special"

The Department of Health and Nutrition at Niigata University of Health and Welfare, part of the NSG Group, will host the 3rd High School Student Recipe Contest to help high school students deepen their understanding of the importance of diet. The theme for this year is "Lunch for Someone Special." Recipes will be accepted until Wednesday, June 17th. Submissions will be judged based on concept, use of local ingredients, and presentation, with awards to be decided for the ceremony on Saturday, August 8th. We look forward to your applications! **"3rd High School Student Recipe Contest" Overview** **Application Deadline:** Wednesday, June 17, 2026 **Eligibility:** Students enrolled in high schools, vocational high schools, and technical high schools nationwide (individuals or groups of up to 4 students). **Theme:** Lunch for Someone Special **Application Categories:** ① Medical/Welfare: Recipes for people with illnesses or the elderly ② School/Government: Recipes for school lunches or addressing local health issues ③ Athletes: Recipes for people engaged in sports activities **Judging Criteria:** The following criteria will be particularly emphasized in the overall evaluation: ① Reason for selecting the category ② Concept ③ Use of local ingredients ④ Presentation (Coloring) ・For detailed information on how to apply, please visit: https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/recipe_contest/ ・Inquiries regarding the contest: Department of Health and Nutrition, Yamazaki / Katayama Email: recipe-eiyou@nuhw.ac.jp TEL: 025-257-4459 **[Department of Health and Nutrition]** ◆ Cultivating "food" professionals who can work in the fields of "medical care/welfare," "sports," "school/government," and "food companies." The Department of Health and Nutrition provides knowledge of nutrition required in medical and welfare settings and teaches "team medical care," while also deepening knowledge of sports nutrition for athlete support. Students will also acquire practical skills for working in schools and government, as well as proactive action skills through industry-academia collaboration for food development and recipe creation. **[Niigata University of Health and Welfare]** https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/ This is a comprehensive medical university with six faculties and 16 departments covering nursing, medical care, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT, which is rare nationwide. Maximizing the benefits of this comprehensive medical university, students can gain practical experience in "team medical care" required in medical settings. Furthermore, with a structured system for supporting qualification acquisition and employment support across the entire university, we achieve top-class national examination pass rates and high employment achievements. In addition, by leveraging the environment of a university with sports-related departments, we offer interdisciplinary learning such as "Sports" x "Medical Care," "Rehabilitation," and "Nutrition." **** https://www.nsg.gr.jp/ NSG Group is a corporate group composed of 101 organizations centering on education, medical care, welfare, and nursing care businesses, and also engaging in a wide range of businesses including health and sports, construction and real estate, food and agriculture, trading companies, advertising agencies, ICT, hotels, apparel, beauty, human resources services, and entertainment. Aiming to make each region "the world's most prosperous and happy town," we work from a private sector standpoint to create businesses that revitalize communities, with keywords being "people," "security," "work," and "attractiveness."