Activities (FY 2024)

Training

Overseas Training

Domestic Training

1. Internship at a Japanese company (Niseko, Hokkaido)
   Period: Wedensday, July 10, 2024 – Saturday, July 13, 2024
   Destination: Uppopoy (Ethnic Symbiosis Symbolic Space), Niseko HANAZONO Resort, etc.
2. Internship at a Japanese company II (Amina Collection Co., Ltd.)
   Period: June 18 (Tuesday), July 17 (Wednesday), July 31 (Wednesday), 2024
   Host: Amina Collection Co., Ltd.
3. SDGs Seminar on Central Eurasia program I (Ishigaki, Okinawa)
   Period: Wednesday, February 5 – Saturday, February 8, 2025
   Visiting Place: Yaeyama Museum, Yaeyama Commerce and Industry High School, International Coral Reef Research and Monitoring Center, etc.

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.

(Note: The lectures will commence from the 49th session in the 2024 Fiscal Year.)

1. Title: 49th Lecture “Capacity Building and Vocational Training in Central Asia and the Caucasus”
   Lecturer: Dr. Katayama Hiromichi, Program Specialist at the Division of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters (Paris, France)
   Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024
   Location: Zoom Meeting
   → Click here to see the report of the event
2. Title: 50th Lecture “Changing Lifestyle in Uzbekistan and Handicrafts: The case of woolen textile production.”
   Lecturer: Ms. Sono Fumoto, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
   Date: Friday, December 20, 2024
   Location: Zoom Meeting
   → Click here to see the report of the event
3. Title: 51st Lecture “Music of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan”
   Lecturer: Ms. Komazaki Mashu, Dutar player
   Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203) and online (Zoom）
4. Title: 52nd Lecture “Rhetoric of Values and Japanese Diplomacy: From When and From Now”
   Lecturer: Mr. Taniguchi Tomohiko, Specially Appointed Professor,  University of Tsukuba
   Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
   Location: Zoom Meeting
5. Title: 53rd Lecture “Tracing the Footsteps of Soviet and Modern Central Asian Cinema: Ideology, Strategy, and the Blooming of Cinema”
   Lecturer: Ms. Matsumoto Akira, 3rd year doctoral student, Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University
   Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
   Location: Zoom Meeting

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

This program, co-hosted with the Global Commons of the International Affairs Bureau, aims to create a space for both international and domestic students and faculty to interact in English during lunch breaks. The gatherings take place on the third Friday of odd-numbered months at Student Plaza on campus.

1. The 7th “Steppe Culture of Kazakhstan”
   Presenter: Ms. Tursynaliyeva Azhar (5th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
2. The 8th “SAKARTVELO”
   Presenter: Ms. Chikava Sesili, Ms. Togonidze Mariam (Special auditing student of College of International Studies)
   Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
   → Click here to see the report of the day’s event.
3. The 9th “Azerbaijani music – the rhythm of soul – ”
   Presenter: Ms. Hasanova Nargiz (5th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
4. The 10th “Exploring the Heart of Central Asia: the Treasures of Uzbekistan”
   Presenter: Ms. Mirakilova Fatima (5th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
5. The 11th “Exploring Kyrgyzstan-Land of Nomads, Revolutions and Majestic Mountains”
   Presenter: Ms. Otkulbek kyzy Akylai (6th NipCA Fellow)
   Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)
6. The 12th “Estonia: Where Medieval Charm Meets Digital Innovation”
   Presenter: Ms. Poll Miia Mikaela
   Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
   Location: Student Commons, University of Tsukuba (Building 1A, 203)

International Conferences

Update as needed.

Other events, etc.

1. Joint Return Report Meeting of the 2024 Overseas Training and Short-Term Study Abroad Programs (Kazakhstan)
   Date: Monday, April 22, 2024
   Location: Student Commons (Building 1A, 203), University of Tsukuba
   →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
2. Training workshops at Zhetysu University in Kazakhstan
   Lecturer: Prof. Timur Dadabaev  (NipCA Fellow Academic advisor)
   Date: June 2024
   Location: Zhetysu University, Kazakhstan
   →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
3. Roundtable Meeting with Turkmenistan’s Government Delegation and Turkmenistan Culture Day Concert
   Date: June 14, 2024 (Fri.)
   Location: University of Tsukuba, Nova Hall (Tsukuba city)
   →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
4. NipCA Fellow SPJES 2024 Kick-off Meeting
   Date: Monday, October 7, 2024
   Location: University of Tsukuba (Building 1B, 202)
   →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
5. Japan Eurasia Exchange Forum 2024
   Date: Wednesday,October 9, 2024
   Location: University of Tsukuba (Building 1B, 408)
   →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
6. Study Japan Fairs in Central Asia
   (1) Tuesday, November 5 – Friday, November 8, 2024 Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
   (2) Monday, November 11 – Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Almaty, Kazakhstan
   (3) Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – Thursday, November 14, 2024 Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek)
7. Professor Ichikawa Masao participated in the Joint Congress of Global Health 2024.
   Date: Sunday, November 7 – Monday, November 8, 2024
   Location: Kukuru Itoman, Okinawa
8. Domestic Conferences “The Japanese Association for Studies in Russian Language Education, the 4th Research Meeting”
   Date: Ssturday, December 7, 2024
   Location: Laboratory of advanced Reserch A 110, University of Tsukuba,
   Title: The Past, Present, and Future of Russian Language Education as a Primary Foreign Language Education at the University of Tsukuba: A Vision of Russian Language Education in the Post-COVID Era.
   Presenters: Prof. Usuyama Toshinobu  (Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences), Prof. Kato Yuri (Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences), Ms. Afanaseva Natalia (Part-time Lecturer of Russian), Ms. Tokuda Yukako (Adjunct Researcher, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences), Ms. Mitsui Asuka (Part-time Lecturer of Russian), Ms. Osaki Kaho (Part-time Researcher, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences), Prof. Yamamoto Yukiko  (Associate Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences)
9. English lecture on the SDGs by Prof. Yamamoto Yukiko for local high school students
   Date: Wedensday, December 11, 2024
   Location: Tsuchiura Nihon University Senior High School
10. FY2024 Summer Overseas Training Joint Return Reporting Session (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic)
    Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
    Location: Student Commons (Building 1A, 203), University of Tsukuba,
11. Lecture by the Vice President of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Uzbekistan)
    Date: Monday, February 17, 2025
    Location: Laboratory of advanced Reserch A 110, University of Tsukuba
12. Okinawa/Ishigaki Training Reflection Meeting “Let’s talk about the SDGs in English”
    Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
    Location: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Building A 520, University of Tsukuba
    →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
13. Courtesy visit to Mr. Sasakawa Yohei, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation
    Date: Wednsday, March 5, 2025
    Location: The Nippon Foundation Headquarters
    →Click here to see the report of the day’s event
14. The 1st Online Central Asian and Caucasian Film Screening
    Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
    Location: Zoom Meeting, Vimeo
    19:15-19:55: Commentary on the film ① “Depicting the Dark Side of History in Film: The Soviet Union as Portrayed in Central Asian Cinema” by Mr. Kajiyama Yuji (Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba) ②“The Film ‘Qas:КАЖ’ and Kazakh Culture” by Ms. Toda Noriko (Part-time Lecturer at Musashino Academia Musicae)
    20:00-22:00: Screening of “Qas:КАЖ” (2022, 120min.) directed by Aisultan Seitov
15. Graduation Ceremony for the 5th Cohort of NipCA Fellows
    Date: Tuesday. March 25, 2025
    Location: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Building A 520, University of Tsukuba
    →Click here to see the report of the day’s event