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Newsletter “The second Annual open dialogue between six universities”, (special edition) has been published.
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The 1st International Workshop “RURAL-URBAN SYMBIOSIS”
The 1st International Workshop “RURAL-URBAN SYMBIOSIS” will be held as below.
The purpose of the workshop is for doctoral candidates to show the progress of doctoral thesis, and to receive assessments, advice, and opinions from the society and then to use them in furthering their research. In addition to the students’ presentations, three lectures are given based on their research theme.
We are looking forward to many participants.
■ Date: Sunday, August 7, 2016
■ Time: 9:00-14:30
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University
■ Language: English
■ Registration: Please contact us with your name and affiliation by August 4.
■ Contact: taoyaka-program*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
■ Program:
【Session1: Keynote Lectures】
9:00-9:05
Opening Remarks
9:05-9:35
Lecture 1: Dr. Masayuki Moriyama, President, Vital LEAD Co.LTD
9:35-10:05
Lecture 2: Victorino Aquitania, Regional Director, ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability Southeast Asia Secretariat
10:05-10:35
Lecture 3: Dr. Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Project Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
10:35-10:50
Break
【Session2: Student Presentations】
10:50-11:20
“Study of a xylose decomposition under sub- and supercritical water”
Nattacha Paksung, Technical Creation Course
11:25-11:55
“Chemotaxis of Ralstonia solanacearum as a target to control bacterial wilt disease”
Mattana Tunchai, Technical Creation Course
11:55-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:30
“Transport-based social exclusion and its implications for urban policy”
David Perez Barbosa, Social Implementation Course
13:35-14:05
“Urban Heat Island in the growing cities in a hot and humid climate of Asia and its mitigation”
Andhang Rakhmat Trihamdani, Social Implementation Course
14:10-14:25
Summary
14:25-14:30
Closing Remarks
The 74th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 74th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held on Friday, August 5, 2016.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Title : The displacement effect of convenience: the case of recycling
■ Date/Time : Friday, August 5, 2016 /16:30-18:00
■ Venue : Small Conference Room, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) 1F, Hiroshima University
■ Speaker: Dr. Shasikanta Nandeibam, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bath
■ Language: English
■ Organizer: Prof. Yuichiro Yoshida
■ Contact: TAOYAKA Program Office Email:program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @) TEL: 082-424-4697
（Onsite Team Project）Taoyaka students created the page “INAKA INE” on Facebook
As an activity of “Onsite Team Project”, Taoyaka students created the page “INAKA INE”on Facebook. Please visit the page and like it!
Taoyaka students held afternoon chat about tourism on July 1st at student plaza, Hiroshima University.
It was a discussion and a survey about tourism especially village tourism in a home stay form.
The 73rd TAOYAKA Program Seminar
■ Title : On going Projects at BITS Pilani (Considering Social, Industrial and Futuristic Challenges)
■ Date : 16:20-17:50, Wednesday, July 6, 2016
■ Venue : B3-108, Lecture Room of Engineering, Hiroshima University
■ Lecturer : Karunesh Kumar Gupta-Assistant, Assistant Prof. of Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering BITS, Pilani, India
■ Language: English
■ Object Persons : Students and Teachers
■ Contact: Taoyaka Program Technical Creation Office
E-mail: taoyaka-tech-sect{at}ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp Please replace{at}with @.
TEL: 082-424-4597
(July. 15) The 71st TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 71st TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016.
Everyone is welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar.
■ Title : Toward Smart and Connected Communities: Challenges and Opportunities in Transportation
■ Date/Time : Friday, July 15, 2016 /15:00-17:00
■ Venue : Large Conference Room, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) 1F, Hiroshima University
■ Speaker: Prof. Yinhai Wang, University of Washington
■ Language: English
■ Contact: TAOYAKA Program Office
E-mail: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace ★ with @) TEL: 082-424-4697
The 72nd TAOYAKA Program Seminar
The 72nd TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held as below. We look forward to your participation.
■ Date & Time: 15:00-16:30, July 14, 2016
■ Room: Large Conference Room, 1F, IDEC, Hiroshima University (1-5-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8529)
■ Lecturer: Suresh Dhakal, PhD
Lecturer, Central Department of Anthropology Tribhuvan University, Nepal
A Visiting Fellow at Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University
■ Topic: Land and food security question in Nepal: Can civil society initiatives be helpful in changing the situation?
■ Language: English
■ Contact: Taoyaka Program Office (Email: taoyaka-program★office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp)
Academic Mentor Interview
8 articles of Academic Mentor Interview are now available on our website.
【Social Implementation Course】
Prof. Yoshida’s interview, “Disadvantaged areas – Not necessarily remote areas They are within us”
Prof. Zhang’s interview, “What’s needed to solve social problems is to make people who are actually living in that society understand them”
【Technical Creation Course】
Prof. Matsumura’s interview, “Giving assistance of biomass effective utilization technology in the less favored region”
Prof. Kadoya’s interview, “From cutting edge research on light and electromanagnetic waves, to their effective application and practical use in society”
Prof. Takahashi’s interview, “Developing production system and production management systems that are compatible with the user country”
【Cultural Creation Course】
Prof. Kawanishi’s interview,”How were disadvantaged areas born? Exploring the hidden possibilities of areas.”
Assoc. Seki’s interview,”Understanding the living cultures of Asisan regions, to become leaders with a broad perspective!”
Assoc. Togawa’s interview, “Southern Asia is a region with high potentials, and much can learned through interactions”
The Second Annual Open Dialogue between Six Universities was held on June 11.12
The second The Second Annual Open Dialogue between Six Universities has successfully done with motivated participants, informative seminars and active discussions! Thank you very much for your great work and energy!
The six universities are selected in the Composite category (Pluralistic society) of the Program for Leading Graduate Schools, supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The event was held inter-university discussions based on the mutual theme, “Multicultural-Coexistence Society.”
Session 1: Open Seminar
Keynote speech
1. Title: Designing local frameworks for integrated water resources management with various stakeholders
Speaker: Jumpei Kubota, Ph.D., Professor; Deputy Director-General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
2. Title: Your expertise is the PASS to cross borders: How do researchers create business?
Speaker: Ryuta Takeda, Ph.D., Director, Global Bridge Laboratory, Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.; President, Leave a Nest America Inc.
Session 2: Students’ Group Work
Topics:
1) Challenges and prospects of multidisciplinary approach
2) How to make the best use of Onsite-Knowledge
3) Exploring career options with a doctorate degree in Multicultural x Interdisciplinary approach
Guest Advisors/Commentators:
Jumpei Kubota, Ph.D.,
Ryuta Takeda, Ph.D., and Yuko Ueno, Ph.D., Leave a Nest Co., Ltd
(June 10)The 69th TAOYAKA Program Seminar
TAOYAKA Program is pleased to announce that the 69th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held as follows:
■ Main Theme : Smart village park design with solar power in Kodani region of Higashi-hiroshima
1. Current Status and Future Issues of Rural Area Town Planning, in Higashi-Hiroshima(Mr. Takeo Kaguri, Organization for Kodani Community Development)
2. Technology of solar photovoltaics and regional development(Mr. Yoshiaki Date, Energia Solution & Service Co.)
3. Village Park Kodani Project(Prof. Naoto Yorino, Graduate School of Engineering at Hiroshima university)
■ Date : 16:20-17:50, Friday, June 10, 2016
■ Venue : Taoyaka Class Room(Free Space), on the 2nd Floor of Daigaku-kaikan, Hiroshima University
■ Language: English and Japanese(simultaneous interpretation provided)
■ Object Persons : Students and Teachers
■ Contact:Taoyaka Program Technical Creation Office
E-mail: taoyaka-tech-sect{at}ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp Please replace{at}with @.
TEL: 082-424-4597
