Activities

Training

Overseas Training

1. Summer 2025 International Cooperation Experience Program «Gakuchika!» (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)
   Period: August 3 (Sun.)  – August 18, 2025 (Mon.) (16 days)
   Destination: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
   Organized by Kyrgyz Republic-Japan Center (KRJC)
   → Application Information (in Japanese)
2. Kyrgyz Republic-Japan Center Russian 1 Month Skill Up Course (Kyrgyzstan)
   Period: August 10 (Sun.)  – September 7, 2025 (Sun.) (29 days)
   Destination: Bishkek
   Organized by Kyrgyz Republic-Japan Center (KRJC)
   → Application Information (in Japanese)
3. Short-Term Kazakh Language Training (Kazakhstan)
   Period: August 11 (Mon.)  – September 8, 2025 (Mon.) (29 days)
   Destination: Kazakh National University (Almaty)
   → Application Information (in Japanese)
4. Overseas Internship (Uzbekistan)
   Period: September 5 (Fri.)  – September 26, 2025  (Fri.) (22 days)
   Destination: Uzbekistan-Japan Center (Tashkent)
   → Application Information (in Japanese)

Student Exchange Program

1. JASSO Scholarship Program “Multilingual Human Resource Development Program for Central Asian, Caucasus, Baltic and Eastern European countries”
   Destination countries: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland
   Period: 6 or 12 months between 2025 and March 2027
   → Application Information (in Japanese)

Domestic Training

1. Japanese Corporation Internship I (Niseko, Hokkaido)
   Period: Tuesday, July 8, 2024 – Friday, July 11, 2025
   Destination: Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park, Niseko HANAZONO Resort, etc.
2. Japanese Corporation Internship II (AMRITARA Co., Ltd.)
   Period: May 21, 29, July 2, 24, 2025
   Host: AMRITARA Co., Ltd.

Lectures

Lecture Series “The Future of Central Eurasia and Japan”

The NipCA Project aims to contribute to the development of local communities through stimulating awareness about sustainability issues not only among NipCA Fellows, but also among faculty members, researchers, and students both within and outside the university. Since its establishment, the project has conducted a series of public lectures featuring experts addressing themes related to social and global issues in the Central Eurasian region and Japan. These lectures are integral to the University of Tsukuba Super Global University (SGU) project.

1. Title: 54th Lecture “Can This Work Be Read in Translation? The History of Georgian Literature and Its Japanese Translation”
   Lecturer: Mr. Sotome Hayate, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
   Date: May 15, 2025 (Thu.)  
   Venue: Zoom Meeting
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
2. Title: 55th Lecture “Challenges and Potential of Tourism Industry in Uzbekistan: From the Perspective of JOCV Activities in Samarkand”
   Lecturer: Mr. Ito Takumi, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Volunteers in Uzbekistan
   Date: May 22, 2025  (Thu.)
   Venue: Zoom Meeting
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
3. Title: 56th Lecture “Diversity of Separation of Religion and State: Politics and Religion in Contemporary Azerbaijan”
   Lecturer: Mr. Iwakura Ko, Practical Assistant, Faculty of Sociology, Ryukoku University
   Date: June 27, 2025 (Fri.)
   Venue: Zoom Meeting
4. Title: 57th Lecture “Excavations at the Site of Kafir-kala in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Unearthed Artifacts: The Discovery of a Wooden Panel Related to the Zoroastrian Goddess Nana”
   Lecturer: Mr. Teramura Hirofumi, Associate Professor, Center for Cultural Resource Studies, National Museum of Ethnology
   Date: July 31, 2025 (Thu.)
   Venue: Zoom Meeting
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
5. Title: 58th Lecture “Education and Society through the Lens of Plurilingualism”
   Lecturer: Ms. Oyama Mayo, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan University
   Date: August 28, 2025 (Thu.)
   Venue: Zoom Meeting

Borderless Onsite Meeting
(Introduction to the Central Asia and Caucasus Region by International Students)

This event, co-hosted with the Global Commons of the International Affairs Bureau, aims to provide a space for international students, domestic students, and faculty members to interact in English during lunch breaks. It is held in the Student Plaza on campus every odd-numbered month.

1. The 13th “Borderless Steppe: Kazakhs’ identity”
   Presenter: Mr. Amanbaiuly Mukhtar (6th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: July 16, 2025 (Wed.)
   Venue: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
2. The 14th “Esseys in Stone and Pattern: A Visual Journey Through the History of Uzbekistan”
   Presenter: Ms. Akramova Lola, Ms. Rashidova Rukhsora (6th NipCA Fellows)
   Date: July 30, 2025 (Wed.)
   Venue: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
3. The 15th “Uzbekistan Behind the ‘Curtain’: Customs and Human Relations, as well as Day-to-Day Practices and Overlooked Points”
   Presenter: Mr. Muhammadibrokhimov Botirjon (6th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: October 14, 2025 (Tue.)
   Venue: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
4. The 16th “Tajikistan: History, people and culture”
   Presenter: Ms. Davronova Farangis (6th NipCA Fellow Ph.D)
   Date: October 27, 2025 (Mon.)
   Venue: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)

External Activities of NipCA Fellows

1. 41st United Nations Univeristy Global Seminar Series “Living with the Climate Crisis”
   Participant: Mr. Amanbaiuly Mukhtar (6th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: August 10–13, 2025
   Venue: Kanazawa City and Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.

International Conferences

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Other events, etc.