FY 2019
Training
Overseas Training
- Overseas Project Training (Kyrgyz)
Period: Friday, September 2 to Friday, September 13
Destination: Japan Human Resources Development Center, Kyrgyz Republic
Domestic Training
- Central Eurasian SDGs seminars (Okinawa Training Trip)
Period: Thursday, November 7 – Sunday, November 10
Visiting Place: - Internship at a Japanese company (Niseko, Hokkaido)
Period: Friday, December 13 – Monday, December 16
Destination: Niseko Takahashi Ranch, Niseko Winery, etc.
Lectures
Special series of public lectures by top researchers in Central Asia
Special series of public lectures by top Central Asian researchers (January to February) Invite world-class Central Asian researchers from overseas to University of Tsukuba to give a series of public lectures on international relations and political economy in central Asia. In addition to public lectures, seminars will be held for faculty and students to learn about writing papers, earning research budgets, and building careers for researchers. As part of the SGU project of University of Tsukuba.
- Title: Central Asian Regional Integration
Lecturer: Dr. TOLIPOV Farkhod (Director, Professor, “Bilim Qarvoni” Research Institute, Uzbekistan)
Date: Tuesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 23, 2020
Location: Building for Masters’ Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences 8A409 - Title: Images and Imagining: Central Asians about Korea and Koreans about Central Asia
Lecturer: Dr. SHIN Boram, Assistant Professor, Hanyang University
Date: Tuesday, January 28 and Thursday, January 30, 2020
Location: Building for Masters’ Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences 8A409 - Title: The Basmachi Movement: Banditry, Rebellion and the Quest for Power in Central Asia
Lecturer: Dr. NOURZHANOV Kirill (Assistant Professor, Australian National University)
Date: Monday, February 10 and Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Location: Building for Masters’ Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences 8A409 - Title: Informality, Informal Governance, Shadow Economy (both at the Theoretical Level and Empirical with Focus on the Post-Soviet Region, Central Asia)
Lecturer: Dr. POLESE Abel, Senior Researcher, Dublin City University
Date: Monday, February 10 and Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Location: Building for Masters’ Programs in Humanities and Social Sciences 8A409
Lecture Series “The Future of Central Eurasia and Japan”
In order to contribute to the local community in a broader sense, and to raise awareness of the issues not only among the NipCA project fellowship recipients but also among the university faculty, staff, and students, we will hold public lectures by experts on themes related to social and global issues facing the Central Eurasian region and Japan. The lectures will be given by experts in the field. As part of the SGU project of University of Tsukuba.
- 1st Lecture “Current Situation of Kazakhstan and Relations with Central Asian Countries”
Lecturer: His Excellency Mr. Baudarbek-Kozhatayev Yerlan
(Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Japan)
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Location: Main Conference Room, 5th floor, Administration Headquarters building
→ report of the event on the day is here - 2nd Lecture “Invitation to the Tatar World: The Language and Culture of The Tatars, Russia’s Second Tribe”
Lecturer: Ms. Sakurama Mizuki (University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Doctor’s Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies)
Date: Friday, Friday, July 12, 2019
Location: Central Library central conference room
→ report of the event on the day is here - 3rd Lecture “Languages and Societies in Russian-Speaking Countries- Focusing on Belarus”
Lecturer: Dr. Kiyosawa Shiori (JSPS Researcher, Postgraduate Doctor, Hokkaido University)
Date: Friday, September 13, 2019
Location: Central Library central conference room
→ report of the event on the day is here - 4th Lecture “What are the benefits of the success of highly foreign personnels to companies?”
Lecturer: Mr. Kono Akihiro (JETRO, Division of International Business Human Resources)
Date: Friday, September 20, 2019
Location: Shinjuku Campus, Oberlin University
→ report of the event on the day is here - 5th Lecture “Japan’s Vision for Multicultural Sympathy with Tourism Policy Education and Local Governments”
Lecturer: Dr. Yamakawa Kazuhiko (Professor, Reitaku University)
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019
Location: Central Library conference room
→ report of the event on the day is here - 6th Lecture “The importance and difficulty of conveying in multiple languages to find the goodness of Japanese communities”
Lecturer: Mr. Aoki Yu (President and CEO, MATCHA Co., Ltd.)
Date: Friday, November 15, 2019
Location: Main Conference Room, 5th floor, Administration Headquarters building
→ report of the event on the day is here - 7th Lecture “The Future of Public Signs and Prospects of Research in Japanese Society”
Lecturer: Dr. Honda Hiroyuki (Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Date: Friday, December 20, 2019
Location: Shinjuku Campus, Oberlin University
→ report of the event on the day is here - 8th Lecture “Industry 4.0, University 4.0, Faculty 4.0, Students 4.0 – University education that will lead a society that will change sharply during the Fourth Industrial Revolution”
Lecturer: Dr. Tosaku Yasuhiko (Professor, University of California, San Diego)
Date: Friday, February 7, 2020
Location: Central Library central conference room
→ report of the event on the day is here - 9th Lecture “1. The Presentation of Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science 2. The Presentation of Research Project “The Role of Symbols in the Modernization of Public Consciousness”
Lecturer: Dr. Massalimova Aliya (Professor, Director of Philosophy and Politics, the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
“The Presentation of PhD Student’s Research “The Image of a Modern Kazakh Woman Culture Traditions and Social Status””
Lecturer: Ms. Baskynbayeva Nazym (Graduate student, the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University)
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Location: Central Library central conference room
→ report of the event on the day is here - 10th Lecture “Scientific Integration Between Universities of Kazakhstan and Japan”, “Archaeology of the Great Steppes”
Lecturer: Dr. UMITKALIYEV Ulan (Director, Department of Archaeology and Ethnology, Gumilyov Eurasian National University)
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Location: Central Library central conference room
→ report of the event on the day is here
International Conference
- Title: Handicraft Making and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study on Uzbekistan
Presenter: Dr. Sono Fumoto (Special Researcher, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Conference Name: JACAFA Conference “21st Century Education Dynamic Symbiosis between Education and Industry”
Date: Friday, March 1, 2019
Location: Holiday Inn Baku, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan - Title: Development of solar energy conversion systems in the framework of the Kazakhstan “green energy” development concept
Presenters: Prof. Mun Grigoryi, Head of Department of Chemistry and Technology of Organic Substances, natural compounds and polymers, the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University; and three others
Conference Name: The 1st SDGs Research Workshop on the Nippon Foundation Central Asia-Japan Human Resources Development Project
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Location: Central Library central conference room - Education and dissemination of “Easy Russian” in Russian-speaking countries
Presenters: Dr. Tsygalnitsky Elena (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences), Dr. Matsushita Sei (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences), Dr. Usuyama Toshinobu (Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Conference Name: The 14th International Conference of Russian Language, Russian Literature Association
Date: April 29, 2019-May 3
Location: Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Republic of Kazakhstan - Presentation Titles – Presenter:
・“New Approaches to International Cooperation in Asia: The Case of Kazakhstani Official Development Assistance” – Ms. Insebayeva Nafissa
・”Small States in a Globalised World: Georgian Perspective” – Ms. Bibilashvili Mariam
・“Feminismas a self-colonising practice? Analyzing feminist narratives on the role of women in Kyrgyzstan” – Syinat Sultanalieva
・“Role of Medical Specialists in Negotiating “Normalization” of Transgender People in Kazakhstan” – Ms. Sekerbayeva Zhanar
Conference Name: European Society for Central Asian Studies Conference
Date: June 27, 2019 to June 29
Location: UK University of Exeter - Title: Language and Music of the Wakhi people
Presenter: Dr. Gulomaliev Shirali (Researcher, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Conference Name: Bam-e Dunya Khunjerab Festival & Expanding Cultural Corridors through Silk Route Music Treasures
Date: Sunday, July 28, 2019
Location: Karakorum International University, Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Title: Towards New Paradigms of Society 5.0: Japan Promoting Employment of Foreign Students
Presenter: Dr. Tsygalnitsky Elena (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Conference Name: 2nd World Congress on Humanities and Social Sciences
Date: Friday, October 25, 2019
Location: Olympia Hotel, Events & Spa, Kingdom of Spain
Other events, etc.
- Visit by NipCA United Nations University Fellow
Date: Friday, December 20, 2019 - Courtesy Visit: NipCA Fellows Courtesy Visits Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Japan Foundation
Date: Tuesday, December 24, 2019
