TAOYAKA PROGRAM for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society　Organization of Program for Leading Graduate Schools

TAOYAKA Program will hold the 1st International Symposium

The 1st TAOYAKA Program International Symposium will be held on Sunday, November 2nd!

TAOYAKA Program for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society has been selected as Program for Leading Graduate Schools (Multidisciplinary Model: Multicultural-Coexistence Society) in 2013.
The aim of this program is to train excellent students as leaders with broad perspectives and creativities, who are globally active beyond areas of industry, academia, and government.
For our 1st International Symposium, two professionals who have been working closely with disadvantaged regions in Japan and developing nations will give keynote lectures. The two professionals are Mr. Shinya Ominami (Director, NPO Green Valley Inc.) and Ms. Hiromi Tengeji (Representative, Kopernik Japan). This symposium will be a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of multicultural-coexistence societies and know your own possibilities of making a difference in the world.

*** Outline of The 1st TAOYAKA Program International Symposium “Toward a Multicultural-Coexistence Society” ***
[Time&Date] 13:30-16:30, Sunday, November 2nd 2014
[Venue] Library Hall, Central Library, Hiroshima University <Access Information> <Map>
[Seating Capacity] 70 persons
[Language] Japanese/English (Simultaneous interpretation provided)
[Admission] Free
[Registration] Please contact us for registration with your name, affiliation, and contact information by October 31st via e-mail.
[Contact] Hiroshima University TAOYAKA Program Office <E-mail> taoyaka[a]hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace [a] with @.)

[Keynote Lectures]
– Lecture 1.
“Kamiyama Project – for establishing a high-quality and creative place”
Mr. Shinya Ominami (Director, NPO Green Valley Inc.)
http://www.in-kamiyama.jp/en/art/

– Lecture 2.
“How to distribute technologies to last mile communities in developing countries”
Ms. Hiromi Tengeji (Representative, Kopernik Japan)
http://kopernik.info/

– A briefing session explaining the outline of TAOYAKA Program will be held by Prof. Okahashi Hidenori, the Program Coordinator of TAOYAKA Program.

TAOYAKA Program’s second Opening ceremony was held on October 1st, and we welcomed 7 new students of October Admission and 4 students of Transfer Admission into the 3rd year.

The students are from Japan, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, the U.S.A., Thailand, and Colombia. We wish all of you the best of success!

Announcement of the 23rd TAOAYAKA program Seminar

Date： Wednesday, October 15th 15:30-17:00
Venue：　TAOYAKA Classroom（2nd Floor, University Hall/Daogaku Kaikan）
Lecturers：　Mr. Kinley Gyeltshen (Chief Programme Officer, ECCD & SEN Division, DSE, Ministry of Education*) 
Mr. Karma Norbu (Assistant Program Officer, Special Education Section, ECCD & SEN Division, DSE, Ministry of Education)
Title：　Gross National Happiness (GNH) Education in Bhutan
The Seminar will be held in English. The Seminar is open to the public.

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Joint Fieldwork in Kyushu

TAOYAKA Program for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society held a joint fieldwork with Doshisha University “Global Resource Management” and Kyushu University “Advanced Graduate Program in Global Strategy for Green Asia” – programs selected as MEXT “Program for Leading Graduate Schools” – from September 8^th to 11^th.

The three programs aim to foster global leaders who “address global issues for multicultural coexistence” (Doshisha University), “contribute to the realization of an Asia where ecology and economic growth can coexist” (Kyushu University), and “lead chain development of culture, technology, and society in disadvantaged regions” (Hiroshima University), respectively.

In the joint fieldwork, students visited Oita and Fukuoka prefectures, and visited Suginoi Geothermal Electric Power Plant (Beppu City, Oita) and Kyoto University Institute for Geothermal Science in Beppu City, Oita, the city known as the birthplace of Japan’s geothermal power generation, and Hatchobaru Geothermal Power Plant (Kusugun, Oita). 11 lectures by academic members of the three programs and lecturers from public offices and companies were given, and students developed understanding on geological features of Kyushu, advantages and issues of various type of power generation, and problems of developing nations.

27 students from the three universities were divided into three teams with members of different academic fields and nationalities. On the final day of the joint fieldwork, the students of the three teams gave presentations on the theme of geothermal power generation as clean, renewable energy and possibilities of using the technology in regions confronted by various issues.

TAOYAKA Program for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society will hold information sessions for those who are interested in April/October 2015 Admissions.
The schedule of the information sessions is as follows.

Call for Application Flyer: PDF

The 20th Taoyaka Program seminar was held

Date: Wed, August 27 2014
Venue:Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter,401N lecture room
Lucturer:Tetsuo Urabe (Former executive officer SVP, Sony Corporation)
Title:Passion is a key driver for R&D commercialization –An example of the development of organic electroluminescence televisions
Laguage: Japanese with interpretation into English

The 22nd TAOYAKA Seminar/276 IDEC Asia Seminar was held on Aug 19, 2014

Date: Tuesday, August 19th 13:30-15:30
Venue: IDEC 1F Large Conference Room
Lucturer: Prof. Larry Chow(Director of Hong Kong Energy Studies Centre /Visiting Professor of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Title:Projection of World Oil Prices up to 2030
Language:English

The 18th and 19th TAOAYAKA Program seminars were held

【The 18th】

Title:Impacts of Wind Power on Reactive Power Planning and Dispatch
Date& Time: Thu. July 24, 2014 14:35pm～16:05pm
Venue: Middle Conference Room(A1-141),Graduate School of Engineering,Hiroshima University
Speaker: El-Said El-Sayed El-ArabyAssociate Prof. ofQassim University,Saudi Arabia
Language：English

【The 19th】

Title:Community Development and Town Managementin Higashi-Hiroshima
Date& Time:Thursday, July 31, 2014 14:35-16:05pm
Venue:B3-220 Lecture Room, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
Speaker:Takeo Kaguri, “Current Status and Future Issues in Higashi-Hiroshima”
Yoshiyuki Date, “An Approach to Town Development in Higashi-Hiroshima”
The seminar was held in Japanese with simultaneous interpretation into English.

The 21st TAOAYAKA Program Seminar will be held on 2 September

Date：Tue, September 2, 2014 16:20pm-17:50pm

Venue：A1-141 Middle Meeting Room, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University

Lecturer：Akio Namiki

Title：Research of High-Speed Advanced Robot Systems

Language：English

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Students and staff of TAOYAKA Program and Phoenix Leader Education Program attended memorial ceremonies at Hiroshima city on August 6th.