News
Opening Ceremony wad held on April 6th
We would like to extend a warm welcome to 6 students admitted to TAOYAKA program, April 6, 2017. Congratulations.
As of April 6th, we have 51 students in our program from 17 countries.
We wish everyone all the best and the successful semester!
The 104th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 94th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held as below.
■Title: Transformational leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and its relevance in contemporary world
■Lecturer: Mrs. Shobhana Radhakrishna, Chief Functionary, Gandhian Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance, New Delhi
■Date/Time: 10.30-12:00, Tuesday, 25 April, 2017
■Venue: Library Hall, Central Library, Hiroshima University (1-2-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City Hiroshima, 739-8512)
■Language: Simultaneous interpretation provided (English/Japanese)
■Registration: Required. Please RSVP by Friday, April 21 with your name and contact information
■Contact: taoyaka-program (AT) office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace (AT) with @)
The 105th & 106th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 105th and 106th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held on the same day, Wednesday, March 29, in the Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
The 105th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
■ Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
■ Time: 16:00 – 18:00
■ Title: Post competition with congestion and accessibility: An interpretive review of recent research
■ Speaker: Dr. Yulai Wan, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The 92th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
■ Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
■ Time: 18:00 – 19:30
■ Title: Evaluating the energy savings effect of a utility demand-side management program using a difference-in-difference coarsened exact matching approach
■ Speaker: Dr. Richard Boampong, Post-Doc Scholar, Department of Economics, Florida State University
Career Exploration and Advising session was held on March 3rd 2017
Career Exploration and Advising session titled “Meet TAOYAKA’s Professional Mentors!” was held on March 3, 2017.
In this session, students were provided opportunity to:
■ Learn how to build professional career path from TAOYAKA program’s professional mentors’ diverse academic backgrounds
■ Present on your research and career goals, then receive professional advice from TAOYAKA program’s professional mentors to build your career pat
■ Identify skill sets needed to succeed on your career path
■ Gain some tips how to connect your research to actual job opportunities
“Thank you very much for organizing the session. Mentors are excellent!!”
” I thoroughly enjoyed it even if it was short. I would like to present my research next time. The mentors were great at giving feedback and even one of them kindly helped me for contacting another sensei working on my topic. Thanks for coming and providing feedback for us. I hope to see you next time! “
“Friendly mentors, giving a clear suggestion on students ‘ papers; showing his good experience on study and working experience.”
The 103rd TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 103rd TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held with the 359th IDEC seminar on Tuesday, March 14.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017
■ Time: 16:00 – 17:30
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title: Devotion and Development: Religiosity, Education and Economic Progress in 19th-centuray France
■ Speaker: Dr. Mara Squicciarini, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Economics, Northwestern University <http://sites.northwestern.edu/mps236/>
■ Registration: Not required
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4697
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
Briefing Sessions for Applicants
Information Sessions
Please contact us for registration with your name, affiliation and contact information by April 24.
1)
Date: Thursday, April 27th, 2017
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm (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
2)
Date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm (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: Japanese
*Note: Attendees can attend via skype. Please register by April 24.
Contents:
Overview of Program, Entrance Examination, Q&A
Contact
Taoyaka Program Office, Hiroshima University
E-mail: apply[a]taoyaka.hiroshima-u.ac.jp *Please replace [a] with @.
The 102nd TAOYAKA Program Seminar
We are pleased to announce you of holding the following seminar.
We are looking forward to see you at the venue.
■ Title :Internet of Things and Their Applications for morning Infrastructure and Health Prediction
■ Date : 15:00-16:30, Tuesday, February 28, 2017
■ Venue : 105 Lecture Room, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University
■ Lecturer :Dr. Kota Slomon Raju(CSIR-CEERI, India)
■ Language: English
■ Object Persons: Students and Teachers
■ Contact: Taoyaka Program Technical Creation Course Office
E-mail: taoyaka-tech-sect{at}ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp Please replace{at}with @.
TEL: 082-424-4597
The 101st TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 101st TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held with the 355th IDEC seminar as follows.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2017
■ Time: 16:30 – 18:00
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, IDEC
■ Title: An Industrial-Organization Approach to Money and Banking
■ Speaker: Dr. Hiroshi Gunji, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Daito University <https://gyouseki.jm.daito.ac.jp/dbuhp/KgApp?kyoinId=ymdegbooggy&Language=2>
■ Registration: Not required
■ Contact: TAOYAKA program office
Tel: 082-424-4697
Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @)
The 100th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
We are pleased to announce you of holding the following seminar.
We are looking forward to see you at the venue.
■ Title :High-speed Visual Tracking with Application to Projection Mapping
■ Date : 14:30-16:00, Monday, February 27, 2017
■ Venue : A1-111, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University
■ Lecturer :Associate Prof. Shingo Kagami (Tohoku University)
■ Language: Japanese
■ Object Persons: Students and Teachers
■ Contact: Taoyaka Program Technical Creation Course Office
E-mail: taoyaka-tech-sect{at}ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp Please replace{at}with @.
TEL: 082-424-4597