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(May 23) The 125th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 125th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
Everybody is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
■ Time: 15:00 – 16:30
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: From social entrepreneur to innovation promoter: Promoting start-up to contribute in the economic development of Nepal
■ Speaker: Prof. Mahabir Pun, Chairperson, National Innovation Center, Nepal
■ Language: English
■ Registration:Not required
October 2018 Admission (Second Admission)/April 2019 Admission
(General Selection/Transfer Admission into 3rd year)
Application Period
May 14 to May 25, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (JST)
Application Guideline
Application Guideline (PDF)
Prescribed Form
General Selection (Word)
Transfer Admission into 3rd year (Word)
Online Application
Online Application system
*Only available during the application period
Campus Special Admission
Admission Requirements
A person who is enrolled in the first year of Master’s Program in Hiroshima University in April 2018 (General Selection)/ A person who is enrolled in the first year of Doctoral Program in Hiroshima University in 2018 (Transfer Admission into 3rd year)
Application Period
May 21 to May 25, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. (JST)
Application Guideline
Application Guideline (PDF)
Please be familiar with the information from the links below before applying.
FAQ / Financial Support
The 125th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
Everybody is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
■ Time: 15:00 – 16:30
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: From social entrepreneur to innovation promoter: Promoting start-up to contribute in the economic development of Nepal
■ Speaker: Prof. Mahabir Pun, Chairperson, National Innovation Center, Nepal
■ Language: English
■ Registration:Not required
Information Sessions for future applicants will be held
Please contact us for registration with your name, affiliation and contact information by May 7.
In addition to General Selection and Transfer Admission into 3rd year, information about Campus Special Admission for October 2018 will be provided as well.
■ Session in English (Session in English has been cancelled.)
Date: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
Time: 4:20pm – 5:20pm (JST)
Venue: 1F Large Conference Room, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University (1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima 739-8529 Japan)
Language: English
*) Please inquire with us about the application information or attend the session in Japanese on May 11th.
■ Session in Japanese
Date: Friday, May 11th, 2018
Time: 4:20pm – 5:20pm (JST)
Venue: 1F Small Conference Room, Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University (1-2-3 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima 739-8522 Japan)
Language: Japanese
Note)
Facebook Livestreaming available for those who cannot come to the venue.
(Session in English has been cancelled.)
■ Contents
Program Overview, Entrance Examination, Q&A, Taoyaka students’ presentation
■ Contact and registration
taoyaka-program*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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(April 25) The 6th Taoyaka International Workshop
The 6th Taoyaka International workshop will be held on April 25.
The title of the workshop is “Small is Beautiful: Turning Disadvantage into Advantage in Japan’s Rural Revitalization Efforts”
Date & Time: 12:50-16:20 Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room, Hiroshima University
Registration is required. Please send your name and affiliation to below address by April 24
taoyaka-progrma*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)
Please see the flyer for the detail schedule and presentation:
Flyer The 6th Taoyaka International Workshop
(April 12) The 5th TAOYAKA International Workshop
Date & Time: 13:00-14:30 Thursday, April 12, 2018
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room, Hiroshima University
Registration is required. Please send your name and affiliation to below address by April 11
taoyaka-progrma*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)
Program Schedule
| Program | |
| 13:00–13:05 | Opening remarks |
| 13:05–13:30 | Importance of Education in Development: A Situation of Education in Myanmar(15 min presentation & 10 min discussion) – by Ms. Swe Swe Win, Researcher & Analyst Manager (Kantar TNS Myanmar) |
| 13:30-14:10 | Analysing the effectiveness of teaching climate education through Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) – by team 8 (Htwe Nyi Nyi, Shree Kumar Maharjan & Benjamin Kane Blevins) |
| 14:10-14:25 | Discussion, Q & E sessions and suggestions from the mentor, professors and students |
| 14:25-14:30 | Closing remarks |
Information Sessions for future applicants will be held
Please contact us for registration with your name, affiliation and contact information by May 7.
In addition to General Selection and Transfer Admission into 3rd year, information about Campus Special Admission for October 2018 will be provided as well.
■ Session in English (Session in English has been cancelled.)
Date: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
Time: 4:20pm – 5:20pm (JST)
Venue: 1F Large Conference Room, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University (1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima 739-8529 Japan)
Language: English
*) Please inquire with us about the application information or attend the session in Japanese on May 11th.
■ Session in Japanese
Date: Friday, May 11th, 2018
Time: 4:20pm – 5:20pm (JST)
Venue: 1F Small Conference Room, Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University (1-2-3 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima 739-8522 Japan)
Language: Japanese
Note)
Facebook Livestreaming available for those who cannot come to the venue.
(Session in English has been cancelled.)
■ Contents
Program Overview, Entrance Examination, Q&A
■ Contact and registration
taoyaka-program*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
(Replace * with @)
(April 12) The 5th TAOYAKA International Workshop will be held
- Date & Time: 13:00-14:30 Thursday, April 12, 2018
- Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room, Hiroshima University
- Registration is required. Please send your name and affiliation to below address by December 6
taoyaka-progrma*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)
Program Schedule
13:00–13:05 Opening remarks –Prof. Shinji Kaneko (Mentor of OTP8)
13:05–13:30 Importance of Education in Development: A Situation of Education in Myanmar(15 min presentation & 10 min discussion) – by Ms. Swe Swe Win, Researcher & Analyst Manager (Kantar TNS Myanmar)
13:30-14:10 Analysing the effectiveness of teaching climate education through Randomized Controlled
Trial (RCT) – by team 8 (Htwe Nyi Nyi, Shree Kumar Maharjan & Benjamin Kane Blevins)
14:10 – 14:25 Discussion, Q & E sessions and suggestions from the mentor, professors and students
14:25 – 14:30 Closing remarks – by Prof. Akimasa Fujiwara
Application Guideline is now available: October 2018 Admission (Second Admission)/April 2019 Admission and (General Selection/Transfer Admission into 3rd year)
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Career Exploration and Advising Session was held on February 27, 2018.
The program invited Dr. David Eaton, one of professional mentor from University of Texas, and held a career exploration and advising session on February 27, 2018.
The session began with a brief introduction by Dr. Eaton’s on his career path and academic background. Then, after all participated students’ brief introduction of their academic backgrounds, the two of TAOYAKA program students had an opportunity to present their current research and received specific and valuable advice from the Professor. The presenters also had a chance to receive feedback from other participants from their field of expert point of view.
At the end of session, Dr. Eaton provide some comments to all participants. That is, before the graduation, students are recommended to:
1) attend many professional meetings and develop academic networking, 2) have your scientific papers whenever you have a possible chance to meet professionals in your fields, and 3) find grant sources for your research fund and fundraising skills. As for his recommendation #3, Dr. Eaton offered TAOYAKA students to attend his class called, “Fundraising for Nonprofit and Public Sectors” which will be held every summer.
The Session was successfully finished and all participants had a chance to receive constructive feedback and advice for their future career.
