Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace
TAOYAKA Program Newsletter TAO AKA
Vol. 4 Winter 2015
Inside This Issue ● ● ● Message from Academic Mentor, Dr. Tomozawa, Cultural Creation Course Leader ------1
Welcome to TAOYAKA Program!! October 2015 Onsite course rotation: Kure city December 2015 ------3
Introduction of New Message from Academic Mentor Students ------4
Onsite Education: What Does Graduate Schools’ Onsite Course Rotation Educational “Reform” Mean to ------9 Educators? Onsite Training ------14
By Kazuo Tomozawa, Professor and Academic Internship Program ----- 18 Mentor, Cultural Creation Course Leader News: International Symposiums ------19 The Leading Graduate Education Program is defi ned as a program Multidisciplinary and that supports drastic reform of TAOYAKA Program graduate school education. Two Seminar series ------22 years have passed since we launched our Taoyaka Program, and we are gradually gaining clarity on what such drastic reform actually means. The Public Relations Committee of the Program has asked me to contribute to this newsletter as head of the Cultural Creation Course, and this article is written from the perspective of what kind of activities an individual teacher involved in the Taoyaka Program Dr. Kazuo Tomozawa has conducted. Cultural Creation Course Leader
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 1 The official language of the students is conducted in English. stamina and my health, I have Taokaya Program is English, and This was one of the reasons that I always made an effort to go naturally all classes are also decided to obtain an objective view swimming, and from this year I conducted in English. I had no of my own English level, and have increased the distance I swim previous experience of holding a almost in my 53rd year, took the each time to 2000 meters. I go to class in English, but ended up TOEIC English test for the first the pool around twice a week, and launching a new class called time. I had not taken an exam using it is a good way to relax. The Geography of Contemporary India, a marking sheet since the common benefits of this exercise are directly covering India, one of the fields in 1st-stage university entrance exam. evident in my health – when I took this program. I gave a lot of thought Looking over the exam room, there my regular health check up to the content of the class and how was no-one who looked older than recently, apart from my eyesight, I should teach it, and in the end me, and I felt quite out of place. As not one of the items in the check decided to incorporate both for the test itself, I completely ran had deteriorated. practical and exercise-based out of time before finishing, and elements. For instance, I have the moreover I knew that I would run students obtain data from India’s out of time half way through the census bureau website and create exam, and ended up in a serious population pyramids for each state, panic. When I told this story to my and then we discuss the factors son who is in-between high school behind the major differences and university at the moment, I between states. They also have was dismissed with a smile – “I figure-based discussions on the know that feeling so well, ha ha villages around large-scale ha”. The result was not good and industrial estates, looking at how not bad – as expected, not such a the population and employment great score. It was five points below structure has changed in such areas my wife, who took the test one In this way, through participating over the past ten years. The reason month before me, and at the in the Taoyaka Program, as an I do this is because I want the moment I am thinking about individual teacher I have seen students to know what kind of data whether to use that fact as incentive significant benefits – an improve- exists where, and how can they use to take the test again, or to view it ment in my ability to hold classes that data, to prepare for when they as within the margin of error and in English, raising of my motivation conduct onsite research in India in just accept it. for English and improved stamina the near future. Naturally, one of and health. One of the objectives of the reasons that I adopt this method My role in the Taoyaka Program is the Leading Program is to support for class is that not all students the head of the Cultural Creation radical reform of graduate school have the same level of English, and Course and Chairperson of the education, and this is synonymous my English is not perfect either, Entrance Exam Committee. with supporting radical reform of which means that holding one-way However this does not mean that I graduate school teachers. The true lecture-based classes would not be am exempt from other university aim of the Ministry of Education productive. duties or work for academic circles; was probably to retrain teachers in on the contrary, such work has their 50s who tend to be In the Taoyaka Program, not only increased, and I am largely overwhelmed by day-to-day life. the classes but also official and dependent on stamina to get me unofficial research guidance for the through my days. To maintain my
2 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 Welcome to TAOYAKA Program!! October 2015
The president of Hiroshima University, Dr. Mitsuo Ochi, gave the opening address to congratulate and encourage the newly-enrolled students. “You will be working on various issues and learning together not only with students from Hiroshima University but also leading graduate schools from other universities. I hope that the global leaders from two programs will successfully complete the courses and play an active role in the international arena, to stand up against adversity and lead the way toward safer future.”
The Opening Ceremony of Hiroshima University Graduate School Leader Education Program was held on October 1st, 2015. We welcomed eight students to the TAOYAKA Program as well as four students to the Phoenix leader Education Program for Renaissance from radiation Disaster.
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 3 Introduction of New Students
Cultural Creation Course
Menoza Shikainnah Glow Dalumpines (M1: Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies)
participated in a convention of research deals with the Japanese- youth leaders (National Youth Filipino families in rural areas with Parliament) wherein policy the hopes of strengthening the recommendations are formulated relationship of Japan and the to address youth issues. In 2012, I Philippines. Nowadays, Japan is had my OJT in Terumo Philippines facing a demanding phase in and was able to work with Japanese integrating multiculturalism in its people. I witnessed their hard work once closed society and I believe which is salient to their culture. that Japan has to deal with manifold Through involving myself in these challenges. As transnational activities, I was awarded as the migration is likely to increase and I am Shikainnah Glow D. Meñoza Most Outstanding Student and the number of children of mixed from the Philippines. I got my received my Leadership Award. ethnicities rises, Japan has to adapt Bachelors Degree of International Right after graduation, I was these changes and integrate new set Studies Major in Japanese Studies recommended to study liberal arts of policies to cater the needs of in Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, in Poole Gakuin University in people who are products of Davao City, Philippines in 2013. Osaka, a sister school of my migration. university. For 2 years, I have Even before, it’s always my desire affiliated myself in service learning Through the lessons I will gain to be a student leader. In 2010, I to support students with Filipino while living in Japan and the joined an exchange program roots. meaningful encounter with leaders (JENESYS) where Filipino youths from across the globe, I know that are invited to Japan with a view Through TAOYAKA Program, I this experience happens only once towards promoting mutual want to mold myself even better in in a lifetime. Hence, I would be understanding and friendship with multifaceted areas that contribute forever grateful to people who are Japanese youths. In 2011, I to a sustainable society. My involved in this program.
Technical Creation Course
Novi Syaftika (D1: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering)
My undergraduate study was and graduated on September 2015. Biology in the Faculty of Science, The switch from Biology science Padjadjaran University in to Engineering was driven by my Indonesia. I decided to take a working experiences. I have been master study in Graduate School of working in the Agency for the Engineering, Hiroshima University Assessment and Application of
4 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 Technology (BPPT), a government successfully is not an easy task multidisciplinary education where agency in Indonesia whose tasks because technical knowledge is not students learn from technical, are to assess and apply technology. the only factor that can make a social, and cultural aspect. I am I was involved in energy resources project successful. The skills of lucky to have more opportunities to technology division to works on understanding the society in all learn about other field through renewable energy development aspects including culture, Taoyaka class and seminars. We such as biogas, bioethanol also technology, and social are very also can interact with students and about energy planning and policy. important. Technology application professors from different field to should put the concern in the share thoughts and information to Working in renewable energy is balance between proven technology, enrich our knowledge. It is good to interesting yet challenging espe- and cultural, social, environmental have some activities other than our cially when it comes to technology and economy sustainability. Thus, main research in engineering dissemination. Connecting the I decided to continue my study to laboratory. It somehow adds more national and international stake- PhD under Taoyaka Program colors to my study and my life to holders to run the project because this program provides be more beautiful.
Teguh Nur Rohman (D1: Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Department of Environmental Dynamics and Management)
my first Master of Engineering in the only aspect that make some Municipal Waste Management, success story in real life, Mechanical Engineering considering other discipline may Departement at Gadjahmada enhance the development of the University. This master degree also society. With high effort for better broaden my view of environment environmental conditions for the that was not merely consist of the next generations, after graduating terrestrial environment but also from TAOYAKA program, I will marine environment. take a part as researcher for the earth sustainability. In other words, With great curiosity about how we I am eager to support the managed earth as a whole entity, I environmentally sustainable I am Teguh Nur Rohman from enter my second master degree in development. The knowledge Indonesia. Prior to join Taoyaka Dynamic Environmental obtained from TAOYAKA program Program, I am a Teacher in Management, with Aquatic will surely provide me skills to find Technical High School, with Environment Management as core ways to develop and to utilize responsibility in Curriculum program in Hiroshima University. technology to the utmost benefit to planning division. My undergradu- In Taoyaka program I conduct the world. Since the core concept ate education background was research how to reuse some excess of the program is reverse innovation Electrical Engineering from material or by product that usually and onsite-team project as one Semarang State University. Apart unused and leftover in the land to requirement, it provide us great of teaching in the Electrical field, I use as recovery material for coastal opportunities to talk and share idea also concerned about environmental environment improvement. The among the students from different issue in my surrounding area. target species in my study was Nori fields as well as the local people, Especially the beautiful city of which was highly consumed in local customs, local wisdom, which Wonosobo regency in Central Java, Japan. will be a good way to make a better that face environmental solution for any particular problem deteriorating in recent year. I do Since advance technology is not we face in the future.
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 5 Thakur Chetan Prakash (M1: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of System Cybernetics)
I am Chetan Thakur from India, I system requirements. This will also joined Taoyaka Technical Creation help me learn about the social and Course in Oct 2015. Before joining cultural requirements and Taoyaka I worked for 11 years in understand the impact of these the field of internet security and factors on the end results. cloud computing in India. I also have interests in trying new During my research in biological technologies especially in the field system lab, I want to focus on of biomedical computation and muscle model simulation and human anatomy. I see an amazing identifying the preliminary issues authorized medical practitioners. networking between various organs from the simulated scan on One more goal is to help build and I like to learn about how to use individual. This research requires external actuators or muscles them optimally. I believe there study of Human anatomy, which helps increase strength of must be a way to build systems or biomechanics, physics involved in individual in remote disadvantaged tools of health diagnosis which can this process, possible scanning areas. be cheaper and usable by the end devices acceptable from both users in remote disadvantaged cultural and social perspective and As a leader it is very important to areas. I think in Taoyaka program can work anywhere. The goal of identify the improvement areas and can help me in identifying needs of my research is to build a scanning make living better. I think Taoyaka people in remote areas in various device for preliminary medical program will allow me to explore geographies in asia pacific and checks and does the root cause and learn the skills to achieve my provide ablility to decide the analysis or get remote help from future goals.
Kumar Deepak (M1: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of System Cybernetics)
usual videos are at meagre 25 to 30 knowledge was sown during that frames per second. My goal is to time and I have continued to grow. use such an advanced system in Later, I had done advanced training disadvantaged areas where such a program in International Institute requirement is essential. of Information Technology where my main area of interest grew in Previously, I graduated from Anna computer vision. Afterwards, I had University, Chennai in the field of worked as Research Assistant and Electronics and Communication then lecturer in the same Engineering. Due to inquisitiveness organization for two more years. for electronics and programming, I I am Deepak Kumar and I am from had chosen Electronics and After my stint as Lecturer, I had to India. I belong to technical creation Communication Engineering as a take my father’s business for some course in TAOYAKA Program. My majors during my graduation. time due to his health reasons. It aim is to use High Speed Vision During which I had learnt various was completely non-technical, Systems. High-speed vision concepts of Electronics during that time I understood that process at the rate of more than Engineering with hands on leadership is not just a role but also 1000 frames/s or faster, whereas approach. The seeds for thirst of a responsibility to make sure while
6 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 achieving goals, so that one should and also clients. I believe program is an opportunity to learn not end up by breaking social and TAOYAKA program’s unique various cultures, their functionality cultural boundaries. It was a approaches to examine social, and requirements, which will completely non-technical stint, but cultural and technical aspects for broadens my knowledge, thought I understood various aspects of problems will help me to achieve processing, perspectives to look at business, right from finance my goals in the future. As per my situations and solve the problems. handling, handling your employees perspectives, TAOYAKA leading
Social Implementation Course
Nguyen Thanh Quan (D1: Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Development Science)
My name is Nguyen Thanh Quan. drought stress in Mekong Deltas I come from Hanoi capital, which severely reduced rice yield. Vietnam. After obtaining B.S and Therefore, the desire for tolerant M.S from Hanoi University of crops against severe conditions, I Science. I worked in Vietnam have been mainly focusing on how Agricultural Genetics Institute as application of biotechnology and an official researcher in field of modern breeding tools for biotechnology and molecular developing new crops adaptation breeding for 7 years. As you maybe to environmental stresses caused know, Vietnam is one of the by climate change. However, from agricultural countries hardest hit producing successfully a good perceive the noble experience of by climate change in Asia. Climate stress-resistant and high quality Japan in the strategies of coping has trend to be more tremendous. crop variety to popularizing as well with climate change from various Vast portions of the food-crop as using popularly by consumers aspects. Moreover, I do hope that producing regions in my country and local people in the through Taoyaka program’s on-site were adversely affected from environmental stress affected areas training courses and environmental changes such as sea still has difficulty in policy support, interdisciplinary studies, I will be level rise, typhoons, submergence, technology transfer and postharvest also supplied the essential skills drought stress, cold and hot environmental management. and useful knowledge to become a temperature. In last decades, leading candidate person to several thousands of hectares of Hence, that joining Taoyaka specialize in the sustainable Vietnamese rice seedlings in the program as a PhD student will be a agricultural development and Red River Deltas have been good opportunity for me to keep environmental protection and impacted by cold temperature, and studying my research interest and management.
Nguyen Phu Toan (D1: Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Development Science)
I graduated from Hanoi University biotechnology. Before came to Genetics Institute. I have joined of Science and Technology in Japan, I worked at Molecular some national and international 2007, and my major is Biology Division, Agricultural projects and worked as a key
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 7 From 2013, I was a student of program, I do hope to learn the Global Environmental Leaders great experience of Japan and other Education Program and I completed countries to build and manage my Master course at Graduate flexible and peaceful regional School for International societies. I also would like to find Development and Cooperation in out about diverse regional societies Hiroshima University in 2015. and cultures as far as possible. And Through Global Environmental through discussion with students Leaders Education Program, I from different fields, I could acquired practical knowledge and understand deeply and have wide researcher. My research was to skills useful for practicing vision in multicultural existence as concentrate on co-operation environmental management. well as acquire self-reliance, the Research and Development of drive to take action, multifaceted Native Rice in Lao PDR and I became a student Global approach in thinking and creativity Vietnam. Of which, it was Environmental Leaders Education in order to identify and develop successful to collect the native rice Program and I have learnt much advanced scientific knowledge and germplasm of Vietnam and Laos useful knowledge about technologies in my specialty that and evaluate their yield potential environment management. But I are necessary in resolving regional and tolerance with abiotic and think it is very hard to apply issues. Together with my research, biotic stresses (included pests, effectively this understanding in which is looking for biochemical diseases infestation, drought) in the my country now in particular and against rice blast disease, I also controlled condition, greenhouse in developing countries in general, have a plan to create a sustainable and field condition. I also because in these countries, people development of rice production in researched and applied the have a bare existence and face Japan. molecular markers linkage with many issues such as poverty, QTLs/genes of high yield potential illiteracy, housing problem, social I do hope that I will become a to create super yield of conventional inequality, etc, and they must solve biological scientist with deep rice. The main goal of this research it before pay attention to professional knowledge and is to apply molecular assisted environmental problems. When I extensive vision in both cultural backcrossing (MABC) breeding read in-depth the content and goals and social field. If I have chance I strategy and use molecular markers of this program, I realize this is the would like to contribute my techniques as a valuable tools to wonderful and necessary program understanding to improving enhance yield potential for some for improving human life in all regions in my country in particular popular Vietnamese rice varieties. region, especially for developing and all over the world in general. I This work may be partly help to countries, where still exist many also will try to popularize the increase economic growth for above issues. knowledge that I learnt from this Vietnam to deal with the climate program to people in my country change Through the help of TAOYAKA and international friends.
Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc (M1: Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Development Science)
I am Ngoc from Vietnam, and to reduce the poverty for the people Thai Nguyen University of Jenny is my English name. Having in my region. Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF) my Agricultural Economics degree in Vietnam. I was so proud to be from The University of Western Before coming to IDEC Hiroshima the leader of the international Australia since 2009, I was hoping University, I worked as an internship program that offers my that my earned knowledge can help international officer for 6 years in student’s opportunities to access
8 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 advance technology in Agriculture problems in the disadvantaged sustainable development in not in Australia, America, Japan, Israel areas and begin searching for the only my province but all the and so on. I also worked as a opportunities to continue my disadvantages areas in the world. teaching assistant in the Advanced higher study. Fortunately, I got Education Program in accepted to TAOYAKA program Environmental Science and and my journey has begun. My Management (TUAF). research will focus on the technical effi ciency in agriculture production While joining some researches in and the related issues such as the North Mountainous Region of agricultural production and climate Vietnam, I have realized that the change. I believe that the program people in the rural areas are still will provide me a wide range of suffering from poor and lacking skills and knowledge that enables living facilities. So I started to me to deal with multicultural think of how to deal with the coexistence issues and the
Onsite Education
Onsite Course Rotation –The fi rst stage of our Onsite Education which consists of six classes including one onsite visit
Spring 2015 Unnan-shi and Iinan-cho in Shimane prefecture, June 11, 2015 By Makoto Chikaraishi, Special-Appointment Associate Professor, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation
where the number of residents is 348 individuals [155 households], aging rate is 49.71%, and the area size is 25.72km2. Hata district is one of the successful examples of revitalizing and maintaining the community under Chiisana-Kyoten （小さな拠点） scheme. The scheme is driven by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) in Japan to sustain and rejuvenate underpopulated villages that suffer from a diminishing and/or aging population Summary of the visit Shimane prefecture. This visit was through community development done as a part of Onsite Course in a multi-village area, for example, On June 11, 2015, we, 8 TAOYAKA Rotation, which is one of the core by relocating the facilities and staffs and 16 students from subjects of TAOYAKA program. functions essential to daily TAOYAKA program, visited livelihood. Broadly speaking, there Unnan-shi and Iinan-cho in This time we visited Hata district, would be four different types of
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 9 connecting inside with outside. pickup service for visitors of Hata Hata district belongs to the second Market. The service is free for type. The abolished school (Hata those who buy products. For those elementary school) is now used as who cannot come by themselves, a community center. They have they deliver products based on an made two distinguished efforts for order. Drivers are the staffs of the revitalization. First, they open a community center.
Lecture by Hata local community council new market called Hata market in the community center on October 8, 2014 (which was an elementary community development strategies school) to provide shopping under the current Chiisana-Kyoten opportunities for elderly people scheme: (1) revitalizing closed and the residents who cannot use a down local shop(s), (2) Utilizing car. Second, to ensure that all abolished school as a community residents can come to the market, center, (3) Developing NPO-driven they develop a volunteer-based small community, and (4) transportation service (called
Developing community center Tasukeai Go). Tasukeai Go offers Dandan Taxi
The schedule of the visit is as follows: 8:50 Meeting place: Daigakukaikan mae (Bus stop close to IDEC) 9:00-11:30 Move to Kakeya, Shimane (Stop by Roadside station) 11:30-12:00 Meeting with Dr. Ko Fujiyama and Mr. Sho Yoshida (form Shimane Mountainous Region Research Center) 12:00-12:30 Move to Hata (5 Taoyaka students moved to Hata by using a demand responsive transport (DRT) service [Dandan taxi]) 12:30-13:15 Lunch in Hada (traditional local foods) 13:15-14:30 A brief lecture about activities of Hata local community council and see local market and transport system “Tasukeai Go” 14:30-15:00 Move to Shimane Mountainous Region Research Center 15:00-16:00 Introduction of activities in the center by Dr. Ko Fujiyama, and Discussions / Q&A sessions 16:00-18:00 Return to Hiroshima University
We first visited Kakeya. Kakeya is Mountainous Region Research farmland, forest and houses), and the center of the region, where a Center and had a lecture from Dr. (counterintuitively) pointed out demand responsive transport Ko Fujiyama. He first introduced that children are increasing in (DRT) service is provided between the current situation of mountainous countryside distant from the center Kakeya and Hata. Five Taoyaka area in Japan (population decline, of cities. He then introduced students used the DRT service from aging population, abandoned several vigorous mountain villages Kakeya to Hata by courtesy of the local government (the DRT can only be used by local residents in principle). After having lunch at Hata community center, we first looked around the center including Hata market, and then had a lecture on community activities in Hata. After that, we had a chance to see Tasukeai Go, a local transportation service mentioned above.
We finally visited the Shimane Shimane Mountainous Region Research Center
10 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 in eastern countries. There are two about “what is a better rural group discussions. Though the important messages in his transport system” from social, conclusion was difficult to be made presentation. First, the current local cultural, and technical perspectives. through the discussions, students transport services are not efficient In the final presentation session, have learnt the difficulties of in the sense that we have so many first, social implementation group having a collaborative work with different operators, cars, drivers to gave the definition of “socially individuals who have different transport people and goods in a better rural transport”: rural disciplines, which might be one of local community, but there is no transport to meet with the social the most important things students collaboration among them. Second, needs of the population by linking should learn from Onsite Course facilities such as school, shop, local settlements in rural areas. Rotation. hospital, post office, and so on are Second, cultural creation group geographically dispersed, and this gave the definition of “culturally Acknowledgment reduces accessibilities to these better rural transport”: rural services. He concludes that transport which enhances mobility This visit was planned and building community center in the of the people within and outside implemented under the village to link people, services, and the locality through cultural events. collaboration with Shimane information together would Finally, technical creation group Mountainous Region Research contribute to the revitalization. gave the definition of “technically Center. We would like to appreciate better rural transport”: rural the efforts and support especially Student presentations and transport which is faster and more from Dr. Ko Fujiyama, and Mr. discussions after onsite efficient in terms of fuel Sho Yoshida. We also thank local visit consumption. The proposals are people in Hata for warm welcome quite diverse, and Taoyaka students and providing us useful After coming back from the site, have discussed on whether or not information. TAOYAKA students had (or to what extent) we could reach discussions and presentations a better conclusion through cross-
Fall 2015 Kita-Hiroshima, June 11, 2015 By Toshiaki Kondo, Special-Appointment Associate Professor, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation
Summary
To learn the participatory forest resource management for local revitalization, a total of 18 members from TAOYAKA program (12 students, four professors and two staff) visited to Kita-Hiroshima town in Hiroshima Prefecture on 16th October 2015 and made an inspection of “Sedoyama Forest Regeneration Project” implemented by the local people.
During our visit to Kita-Hiroshima town, we received a clear
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 11 explanation about “Sedoyama However, when people started to (conservation of biodiversity). This Forest Regeneration Project” from become dependent on fossil fuels project also aims to revitalize the Dr. Shirakawa, a chief curator of made from coal and petroleum, and local economy by the usage of a the Natural History Museum of synthetic products, they stopped local currency that can only be Geihoku. We also inspected several using the materials in their used in Geihoku, in the distribution facilities and sites related to the immediate environment. process of woody biomass (Figure Sedoyama Forest Regeneration Consequently, a lack of such human 1). To learn the participatory forest Project (Natural History Musium activity in certain environments resource management for local of Geihoku, Kirigatani wetland, (utilization of ecosystem) caused revitalization, we visited to Kita- Geihoku auk garden and Sedoyama ecosystem degradation in Hiroshima town and made an market). disadvantaged regions of advanced inspection of “Sedoyama Forest The final team presentation was countries. Regeneration Project” held on 6th November in Hiroshima implemented by the local people. University. Three local peoples The Sedoyama Forest Regeneration including Dr. Shirakawa joined this Project, which is implemented by Activities during the onsite team presentation and discussed NPO in collaboration with local visit with student from TAOYAKA people, is the participatory forest program about local revitalization resource management for nature Our activities during the onsite through the participatory forest and culture conservation and visit to Kita-Hiroshima town resource management. sustainable biological resources consisted of two parts; lecture part production. The goal of this project and inspection part. In the lecture Sedoyama Forest is to promote the management of part, we listened to a lecture from Regeneration Project areas known as sedoyama (a hill at Dr. Katsunobu Shirakawa, a chief implemented in Geihoku the back of one’s home or one’s curator of the Natural History region village) and satoyama (a semi- Museum of Geihoku. Dr. natural area that coexists with a Shirakawa, an originator of In the hilly and mountainous areas nearby populated area) that are not Sedoyama Forest Regeneration of Japan, a lack of human activity being used, by promoting the use Project, explained the mechanism (utilization of ecosystem) in certain of woody biomass (mostly of this project especially focusing environments has caused deciduous trees such as konara on the stakeholders and the flows ecosystem degradation. A typical oaks), and to realize the of cash and products in this project example of this is satoyama (or conservation of the region’s (Figure 1). sedoyama), a semi-natural area that landscape and environment coexists with a nearby populated area. People living in such areas were able to obtain a variety of things necessary for everyday life such as wood for fuel, wild mushrooms and edible wild plants for food, fibers and furs for clothing, wood and roofing materials for buildings, grass to make hay for their farm animals, green manure to plow into their fields, etc. Such forest utilization created a buffer zone which prevent invasion of wild animals like bears and boars into agricultural fields, and also created habitats for the plants that used to grow in grassy Figure 1. Mechanism of “Sedoyama Forest Regeneration Project”. The flows of woods, cash fields or thin groves of trees. and local currency are indicated by green, blue and pink arrows, respectively
12 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 to companies and individual consumers, we had an experience of wood processing.
Field Observation
Inspection of a Biomass Boiler System In the inspection part, we visited to several facilities and sites related to Culture creation course the Sedoyama Forest Regeneration What kind of new culture was Project; (1) Natural History brought by Sedoyama Forest Experiencing of Wood Processing Museum of Geihoku and its Regeneration Project (e.g. surrounding forest and wetland, (2) Ecological education, Eco-tourism, Sedoyama market, and (3) Geihoku We also visited the Geihoku Auk and communication between Auk Garden. In the Natural History Garden, a spa and health resort in generations)? Museum of Geihoku, we learned Kita-Hiroshima town. The Geihoku characters of mountainous Auk Garden is the biggest customer Technical creation course ecosystems in Japan and their of firewood, and they used firewood What kind of technology can assist current situations. We also observed for heating a bath. In the Geihoku and facilitate the Sedoyama Forest surrounding forest and wetland Auk Garden, we received an Regeneration Project? actually. explanation about the economic benefit when they use firewood. Three local peoples including Dr. Shirakawa joined this team Final team presentation presentation and discussed with students from TAOYAKA program The final team presentation was about local revitalization through held on 6th November in Hiroshima the participatory forest resource University. Presentation themes of management. each team are as follows;
Lecture by Dr. Shirakawa Social implementation course Why Sedoyama Forest AOYAKA In the Sedoyama market (Figure program about local revitalization 1), which purchase timbers of through the. Regeneration Project broad-leaf trees produced in was broadly-accepted in local Satoyama from local people and community (e.g. benefit for locals, sell wood products (e.g. firewood) mechanism and stakeholders)? Final Presentation
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 13 Onsite Training –The second stage of our Onsite Education involving a short stay in the mountainous area in Japan or overseas such as India, Bangladesh or Nepal
Training in Japan 2015 Oki Islands, August 17-21, 2015 By Takashi Okamoto, University Research Administrator, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation
utilized. It becomes very serious issue when the electric power generation with natural energy sources is considered.
Chugoku Electric Power Inc. got fi nancial support from the Ministry of Environment to implement a new type of battery system for storing and smoothing the electricity output from the renewable sources, such as solar PV and wind, in scope of increasing the implementation of renewable sources (the operation was begun in September 2015).
“On-site Training” is a course instability in energy supply. As a exclusively for Taoyaka students. result, renewable energy has more Different from “On-site course economical and social rotation”, students set a base at the competitiveness against the site and study the situation and the conventional energy sources. problem that local people are facing to, and try to fi nd a possible As it utilizes the local energy solution at the site. Students are sources, the renewable energy required to attend both a domestic technologies could help improving Field Trip and an oversea session to obtain the energy security in those remote the credit. areas. However, there are several obstacles to overcome to realize The municipality of Okinoshima This year’s On-site Training in the high penetration system. First, has a plan to increase the usage of Japan was held at Oki Islands, although the cost of renewable excess and unused wood biomass, Shimane Prefecture, from Aug. 17 energy has decreased in the last in which the use of wood pellet for to Aug. 21. The islands is one of decade, it is still relatively boilers and power generation with the remote islands where energy expensive. Secondly, since methane as a by-product of other supply network is not connected to renewable energy technologies are wood biomass usage are also the main land, therefore, their new, social acceptance and legal/ considered. Thus, Oki Islands is energy supply almost completely administrative frameworks are not the ideal place to consider the depends on the imported petroleum well matured. Lastly, it is generally future development of renewable products from the main land. This diffi cult to stabilize the output energy based on the existing plans. situation induces higher cost and when renewable energy sources are
14 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 situation were provided by the prospected site for a new wind local official. Chugoku Electric turbine construction in Ama and Power Inc. explained about the on- the energy storage facility in going, energy storage project. To Nishinoshima, to know what would know about the economic status of be the electricity supply in the renewable energy system islands near future. Lastly, students installation in remote islands, Dr. visited Kuniga Coast, one of the Kaneko showed the example in the popular site-seeing destinations in case of islands in Okinawa. the islands, to see the very Group Work Mapping the potentiality of important resource for the local renewable energy system economy. installation is one of the important Considering these situations and background information for the With on-going energy storage conditions, the main theme of the project. WWF Japan explained facility project, the islands started course was set as “renewable their community-based resource to increase the usage of renewable energy technology development in mapping project in Tokushima. energy sources. Now, in order to remote areas”. This course was Tourism is one of the major push the limit even further, what held also as the Joint Fieldwork economic activities in this type of are the possibilities and problems? with Kyushu University and remote areas. So, harmonizing Students were divided into eight Doshisha University, as well as the renewable energy development groups to work on the group work Joint Summer Course under the and preserving tourism resource is to seek this question. Topics of the cooperation between IDEC and the a key for the local development. group work were given by University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Pedersen, who have worked instructors to have wide variety Therefore, we had 33 attendants on many tourism development topics from social to technical. It from four universities including 15 projects with UNESCO and many also provides an opportunity for Taoyaka students. governments, provides a lecture students to work on something about the tourism and sustainability. other than their own specialty in order to obtain multi-perspective Site visits are one of the prominent viewpoint. Students started part of the course. Students visit working even before they came to and see the actual activities to get Oki, and work very hard throughout better knowing of the situations. the period. Finally, they made On Tuesday, 18th Aug., students wonderful presentations at the last visited the pre-commercial, of the course. lignophenol extraction facility, which is a part of Okinoshima’s Final Presentation wood biomass promotion project, to see how a useful chemical The course consists with three substance can be extracted from pillars; lectures, site visits, and the excess wood biomass. Then, group work. Lectures provide we visited Saigo fire power station necessary information to consider to see the current electricity supply the future development of system. On Wednesday, 19th Aug., renewable energy use in the island. students visited Dozen to see the
Local information and current on-going renewable projects; the Lectures
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 15 Training in Overseas 2015 Bangladesh, September 7-13, 2015 By Chin Lin, Special-Appointment Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Letters
regarding Bangladesh as a promising labor and consumer market for corporate investment as well as infrastructure development. In fact, the number of Japanese companies, such as UNIQLO, investing in Bangladesh has doubled in the last few years.
In terms of population structure, 30% of Bangladesh’s 160 million people belong to the younger generation (10-24 years). In 2012, the youth male literacy rate (15-24 years) was 77.1% and that for Group photo with villagers in a village females was 80.4%. A rapidly growing service sector, increasing 1. Aim of the Training 2. Bangladesh and inflow of migrant remittances, Disadvantaged Area along with the emerging The first On-site Training at abroad manufacturing sector, promote for TAOYAKA students was held Bangladesh is undergoing rapid rapid increase of the middle class, in Bangladesh from Sep. 7 to Sep economic development, showing estimated at 10-20% (15 to 30 13. It intends to have an in-depth more than 6% GDP growth rate on million) of the population. This observation in the disadvantaged average over the last 10 years. The provides a capable workforce and areas of Bangladesh society, garment industry leads this strong consumer market, encouraging discuss the current situations and growth of Bangladesh where is ambitious youth towards a new issues through various aspects of now the world’s second largest trend of self-employment and the societies, and find out the clues exporter of garments after China. entrepreneurship. for solution to overcome these disadvantaged conditions in the The poverty ratio in Bangladesh Needless to say, Bangladesh is still area. shows steady improvement: 48.9% burdened with various issues, for in 2000, 40.0% in 2005 and 31.5% example, poverty, health care, The on-site training in Bangladesh in 2010. Many developed countries education, gap-widening society, consists seminar for introducing and donor agencies have begun and social unrest with high the current issues of Bangladesh population density and society, field-visit observation in underdeveloped infrastructures in remote villages and various various disadvantaged areas. At the institutions such as Grameen- same moment, it is evident that Shakti Branch offices, UBINIG, recent social transformation causes Paharpur (UNESCO’s World various social issues, such as public Heritage Site), Jamuna Multi- safety, political tensions and purpose Bridge etc., and discussion disruptions to the economy by with academic mentors and various crippling strikes. This tendency is specialists in collaboration with particularly noticeable after a series
Grameen Shakti. Main shrine, Somapura Mahavihara of recent events: such as The
16 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 moved to a local branch of Grameen On 10th Sep., we firstly visited Shakti and listened a lecture related Paharpur, archaeologically identified to the implementation of solar as Somapura Mahavihara. It is one power energy in rural Bangledesh. of the most important early Thereafter, we actually visited a medieval archaeological sites of house with implementing solar Bangladesh. It is located in the panel, and had a talk with the district of Noagaon, and listed as a owner about how the solar power world heritage site. It is also one of TAOYAKA students attending a seminar affects his family’s life. the few depictions of great in Jahangirnagar University On 9th Sep., we moved to Bogra Buddhist period in Bengal, and from Dhaka. On the way, we visited widely being hailed along with calamity caused by the Rana Plaza UBINIG (Unnayan Bikalper Mahasthan, Bogra and Maynamati, building’s collapse in April 2013, Nitinirdharoni Gobeshona, the Comilla. The Somapura Mahavihara and Shahbag’s civil protest since Policy Research for Development is square in plan, being 281m on February 2013. Sporadic incidents Alternatives), a non-governmental each side. It was built by deriving therefrom have drawn organization founded in 1984. Dharmapala (781-821 AD), the much attention as key moments for second ruler of the Pala dynasty, speculating on the trends and and reconstructed at least twice by capabilities of contemporary, his descendants. After that, we rapidly changing Bangladesh went to a rural village nearby, and society. had a chance to enjoy traditional rural food of Bangladesh. 3. On-site training activities In the afternoon, we set an The activities consist with lectures, interview session with the director field-visit observation, and Organic rice seeds (UBINIG) and engineering staffs in Somapura discussion with specialists. On 8th Mahavihara for collecting data. Sep., TAOYAKA students received After that, we visited a neighboring 5 lectures in Jahangirnagar It has a model village of Ecological village and conducted a intensive University from various specialists Agricultural Centre at Tangail interview. Through the interview, at first. These lectures provided district showing the activities we knew the real conditions of broad information not only related related to organic farming, village microfinance in Bangladesh. It is to the conditions of rural livelihood handicrafts, and folk culture in evident that microfinance has a strategies and rural economy, but Bangladesh. Before visiting the positive role to facilitate female also what is field and how to do model village, we had a stop at engaging in the economic activities. field work in Bangladesh. These Jamuna Bridge. It was constructed Finally, we obtained a chance to lectures facilitate TAOYAKA in 1998 by the financial support of talk with families who start running student to obtain an overall JICA over the Jamuna River, which homestay business. How to attract understanding of the current issues is the 11th longest bridge in the tourists staying in the village is a and challenges in the disadvantaged world. The bridge established a main task need to be solved for area of Bangladesh. After the strategic link between the eastern them. lecture, we visited a biogas plant and western parts of Bangladesh. It within Jahangirnagar University. It generates multifarious benefits for On 11th Sep., TAOYAKA students was established by Grameen the people and, especially, were given times to do filed work Shakti, and is now managed by promotes inter-regional trade in the independently. After that, we took Jahangirnagar University. country. Apart from quick more than 5 hours to go back to movement of goods and passenger Dhaka. Through the visiting, we knew how traffic by road and rail, it facilitated the agricultural waste can be transmission of electricity and 12th Sep. is the last day of the recycled to gas and its role in natural gas, and integration of training. In the morning, reducing the waste. Then, we telecommunication links. TAOYAKA students visited
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 17 Grameen Shakti Head Offi ce, and After that, we moved to TAOYAKA had a wonderful time to enjoy the satellite offi ce where TAOYAKA exhibition of Muhammad Yunus. students were preparing for their fi nal presentations. In the afternoon, students gave theirs fi nal presentations based on the four days’ fi eld works. Final presentation
The students’ topics included effi ciently. Although this time microfi nances, tourism management, students didn’t have many times to women’s empowerment, and some do fi eld work independently by interesting technical suggestions themselves, I am sure that every such as utilizing QR code to student had a unforgettable facilitate the development of experience, and deepened their tourism industry and how to knowledge related to the TAOYAKA Students in the Exhibition of Muhammad Yunus preserve the shrine of Paharpur disadvantaged areas of Bangladesh.
Internship Program
By Zulhaj Aliansyah, M2, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of System Cybernetics Technical Creation Course
Internship at Keisoku Research Consultant CO. August 19th - September 4th, 2015
suitability and harmony with its two divisions in Hiroshima environment. Moreover, historic branch, one mostly dealing with sites are meant to be preserved to photogrammetry measurements pass on its value, despite its fragile while the other vision dealing with structural condition. sensors development.
KRC (Keisoku Research Photogrammetry is the method of Consultant) is a company working making measurements from Vehicle traffi c measurement using sensor on observational methods in civil photographs. Position of surface engineering, dealing with points are recovered from several construction safety and effi ciency, overlapping photographs; surface Structures need proper monitoring structure and landscape imagery, to ensure longevity as they were structure deterioration diagnosis, built to last. Public infrastructure and development of measurement requires monitoring on load devices and interface. It has long sustainability, durability, and repair experience in civil engineering recording system to ensure safety since its establishment in and reliability of structures November 2nd 1972. throughout its service. Monitoring and prior landscape planning is My internship took place from th th also needed to assure structure’s August 19 to September 4 across Real-time data analysis
18 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 Sensors system comprises of in Saijo Bypass and tilt sensors on transducers which convert physical the Shinkansen bridges. phenomenon to electrical signal, embedded processing unit, The internship was a very valuable telecommunication links, and lesson to me, gaining insights from Photogrammetry of ranch landscape subsequent computer interface for professionals and having hands-on data processing. Sensors developed experience with actual sensors texture is then reapplied from for structural health monitoring devices for structural health which purpose-specifi c object will monitor various physical monitoring. features can be extracted. KRC phenomena: strain, displacement, applies photogrammetry in various vibration (repetitive acceleration), applications, from riverbed tilt, temperature, vehicle presence, monitoring for erosion control in etc. KRC calibrates sensors devices Shounai River in Nagoya, crack from various electrical engineering detection in JR Kyushu Shinkansen companies to ensure reading tunnels for scheduled maintenance accuracy and precision, and most plan, to thorough 3D modelling of importantly, tailors them for actual Hiroshima Peace Memorial for fi eld application. KRC deploys preservation works. vibration sensors on several bridges Setup for displacement sensor calibration
NEWS: International Symposiums
TAOYAKA program hold two International Symposiums in November and December, 2015.
1) The Second TAOYAKA International Symposium Collaboration between Future Earth and the Leading Graduate Education Program of Hiroshima University in interdisciplinary research and human resource development Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Dr. Paul Shrivastava
On November 4, 2015, the 2nd contributing to the resolution of discussion was conducted about TAOYAKA Program International global issues. the prospective cooperation between Symposium, entitled the University and Future Earth. “Collaboration between Future As a keynote speaker, we invited Earth and the Leading Graduate Dr. Paul Shrivastava, Executive Education Program of Hiroshima Director, Future Earth, and his University in Interdisciplinary lecture was on the introduction of Research and Human Resource the Future Earth and its future Development” was held in development. Higashi-Hiroshima City. In response to the fact that the Future Earth is led by International Hiroshima University is to Council for Science (ICSU) to participate in the consortium of comprehensively promote research Future Earth in Japan, a panel
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 19 Jenny Yamamoto and Benjamin for Renaissance from Radiation Blevins, also presented and Disaster, Vice President discussed their experience of the (Reconstruction Support/Radiation Program. Medicine).
Prior to the symposium, we also As a result of these active held active discussion between discussions for the symposium, Prof. Shrivastava and Taoyaka program’s educational representatives from Hiroshima research program was highly University including Masaki evaluated academically by associates Sakakoshi, Director of Taoyaka of Future Earth. As well, people program, Executive and Vice expressed their great expectations President (Education/Peace); for the Program in terms of its Fusahito Yoshida, Executive and academic contribution to “Peace Vice President (Research) director; and Global Sustainability”, which Participants in the discussion and Kenji Kamiya, Director of goes beyond the conventional included Prof. Hein Mallee, Phoenix Leader Education Program boundaries of peace research. director of the Future Earth Asia Center, Faculty Member of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Centre for Research Development; and Prof. Prem Pangotra, Indian Institutes of Management Ahmedabad School (IIMA), the overseas cooperation collaborator of TAOYAKA program.
During the symposium, second year TAOYAKA program students,
2) The Third TAOYAKA International Symposium Sustainable Development Goals and Peace: Clearance of long-term damages of the past war and confl ict in Cambodia and Lao PDR Saturday, 19 December, 2015
Dr. Kenneth R. Rutherford
On December 19, 2015, the 3rd The keynote speaker was Dr. TAOYAKA Program International Kenneth R. Rutherford, Director Symposium, entitled “Sustainable of the Center for International Development Goals and Peace: Stabilization and Recovery, Clearance of long-term damages of James Madison University. Guest the past war and confl ict in speakers included Mr. Prum Cambodia and Lao PDR”, was Suonpraseth, Director, Department held in Hiroshima City. of International Cooperation and
20 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 Development and Cooperation, hope for future generations to walk Hiroshima University. As a result, in peace in both countries as well the symposium issued the following as many other countries, the message: Hiroshima University TAOYAKA Program International Symposium For future generations to calls on the global community to walk in peace in continue supporting UXO and landmine clearance, victim Cambodia, Lao PDR and assistance and poverty alleviation many other countries programs.
Decades after wars ended in The symposium also calls for Cambodia and Lao PDR, the cooperation in advancing deadly legacy of UXOs and technological innovation in order landmines continue to maim and to speed up clearance operations Project Management, Cambodia kill civilians, and negatively impact while enhancing its efficiency, and Mine Action Centre; Mr. their livelihoods. In light of this to improve affordable victim Thiphasone Soukhathammavong, humanitarian disaster, and with assistance National Programme Director, Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme, Mr. Akihito Hayashi, JICA advisor to UXO Lao, and Mr. Eiki Watanabe, Adviser, Japan Min Action Service.
After the speakers’ rich and informative presentations, insightful panel discussion was also conducted facilitated by Dr. Mari Katayanagi, Graduate School for International
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 21 Multidisciplinary and TAOYAKA Program Seminar Series
Taoyaka Program offers two kinds of Seminars: 1) Multidisciplinary Seminars which involve three Taoyaka courses (Cultural Creation, Technical Creation, and Social implementation courses). The length of the multidisciplinary seminars is more than two hours and sometimes they can be a part of the onsite education and 2) TAOYAKA Program Seminars which involve specifi c courses. The following reports are form these seminars.
Multidisciplinary Seminar Series Airborne Shooting Practice using DRONE Kure, Hiroshima, Nov. 19, 2015 By Qingyi Gu, Special-Appointment Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
Practice using DRONE with Group B; 5) All participants moved to the concrete foundation of the bridge, and observed visual inspection activities of concrete surface using DRONE.
During the observation, all participants learned the importance of visual inspection of bridge. They also understood there are some technology limitations to perform visual inspection of bridge. Airborne Shooting using DRONE Students preparing airborne shooting is one technical solution for large bridge inspection. We encourage During the fi eldwork, observation our students to introduce such kind and learning activities were of inspection technology to conducted with the following disadvantage regions by institutions and groups: performing reverse innovation.
1) We visited the administration offi ce of Akinada Bridge; 2) All Akinada Bridge participants were hearingsafety lecture from offi cer, and wearingsafety belt and helmet; 3) This fi eldwork was conducted to All participants were divided into learn about visual inspection two groups: Group A climbed to technology of bridge using fl ying the top of the main tower of the DRONE system. bridge, and Group B did some preparation works for visual Several students from the Taoyaka inspection at abutment; 4) After program and the Graduate School fi nished the climbing activity, of Engineering visited Akinada Group A moved to abutment, and Students at the administration offi ce of Bridge with Prof. Idaku Ishii. observed the Airborne Shooting Akinada Bridge
22 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 TAOYAKA Program Seminar Series
The 57th TAOYAKA Program Seminar Interrogating Inclusive Growth in India: Reforms and the Regions December 12, 2015 By Niraj Prakash Joshi, Special-Appointment Assistant Professor, Graduate School for International Development and cooperation Dr. Keshab Das
Professor Dr. Keshab Das from proportion of which to the total Amidst these bleak scenarios, Gujarat Institute of Development population is relatively less. This Professor Das pointed out some Research was invited as a speaker could be the reason for the hopeful signs induced by the in the 57th TAOYAKA program worsening inter-state disparities, policy, namely; MGNREGA, seminar, which was also hosted by especially after 1990s. which has contributed in increased ‘The Center for Contemporary average days of employment in the India Studies at Hiroshima Historical evidences of worsening deprived states and the fast pace of University’ as its 2015 HINDAS inter-state disparities in several spread in internet and mobile 5th Regular Seminar. He delivered development indicators, such as services. He also discussed the a lecture on issues related to poverty and employment, urban/ challenges of the disadvantaged inclusive growth in India. rural differential growth rate, infant regions, and pinpointed the security mortality rate, nutritional status of concerns by showing how the children, workforce participation BIMAROU states largely overlaps rate, literacy rate, drop-out rate and the ‘red corridor’. availability of schooling facilities were presented. Lopsided regional The lecture concluded by showing infrastructure development such as possibilities for inclusive growth, surface transport, electricity and which can be achieved by teledensity might have been the energizing the non-farm sector, important factors in infl uencing investing in basic infrastructure, external investment fl ows to the promoting an innovative ethos, and states. strengthening and broad basing the human capital. The lecture highlighted how even Financial inclusion is one approach the impressive growth of Indian taken and successful in achieving The seminar was helpful in giving economy, which hovered around 9 unprecedented number and pace of a clear picture of the regional percent during 2003-2008, was not accounts opened covering rural disparities in India, the possible able to deal with the regional areas and women. However, this reason contributing to widening disparities. Instead, experienced has not guaranteed the fi nancial the disparities, the challenges it risen inter-state disparities. inclusion as only around a quarter could bring in the regional peace of basic savings bank accounts is and security, some success the Analyzing several rounds of active, and little has added to recent policy intervention has different national surveys covering increase income or encourage achieved and possibilities of the period of early 1980s to the savings at the household level. This achieving inclusive growth by latest data available Professor Das lack of fi nancial inclusion could be policy intervention in non-farm showed that the growth of Indian one reason for the higher number sector, basic infrastructure, economy is mainly driven by the of suicides by farmers, which is innovative ethos and human service sector. This is the sector often due to the credit trap, in the capital. employing the skilled labor, the deprived states.
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 23 Other TAOYAKA Program Seminar Series between April 2015 and March 2016
No Date Title Lecturer Dr. Rudi Hartman Dark tourism and regional Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography 38 May 21, 2015 development: examples from Pacific and Environmental Sciences War memorials University of Colorado, Denver, USA Amalgamating social entrepreneurship Dr. Mahabir Pun with imported technologies for 39 June 29, 2015 Chairman and Team Leader, Nepal community development in Wireless disadvantaged regions of Nepal The Challenges of Understanding Manosh Chowdhury 40 June 3, 2015 Bangladeshi Culture Professor Jahangirnagar University Dr. Rongili Biswas Economic Reform in India and the 41 June 10, 2015 Assistant Professor, Maulana Azad Issues of Financial Policy College Subir Kumar Saha 42 June 15, 2015 Innovative Teaching and Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay Internet Sensing: Challenges and Professor, School of Engineering and 43 June 24, 2015 Opportunities Advanced Technology, Massey University Hiromasa Oku Associate Professor, Division of Dynamic Image Control based on 44 June 1, 2015 Electronics and Informatics, High-speed Optical Component Faculty of Science and Technology, Gunma University Qiang Huang Research Activities at Intelligent Professor, Intelligent Robotics Institute, 45 June 18, 2015 Robotics Institute, BIT, China School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology Tae Hoon Oum Effects of state corruptions on Professor, UPS Foundation Chair efficiency of public infrastructure Professor, Sauder School of Business, 46 June 25, 2015 management: focuｓ on airport Univ. of British Columbia, Canada; management in USA, Europe and Asia Chairman, the Air Transport Research Society Chongwoo Choe 47 June 26, 2015 Bailout Stigma Professor, Department of Economics, Monash University Renewable Energy Effects on Egyptian Abdalla Ibrahim, Professor, Aswan Distribution Networks Univrsity, Egypt 48 August 18, 2015 New Trends in Power System Frequency Hassan Bevrani, Professor, University of Control Kurdistan, Iran Bouwe R. Dijkstra, Location-dependent payments from 49 October 6, 2015 Associate Professor, University of households to polluting firms Nottingham The changes of farmer’s livelihood and Feng-rong ZHANG 50 October 14, 2015 rural development strategy Professor, China Agricultural University Macro Leadership: Creating Luni Piya 51 October 26, 2015 Organizational Future and Culture Associate Professor, IDEC Sustainable management of local natural resources: case studies of Fernando P. Siringan groundwater management in the Professor, University of the Philippines 52 October 30, 2015 Philippines Karen Ann B. Jago-on Impact of Water Resorts Development Associate Professor,University of the along Laguna de Bay on Groundwater Philippines Resources
24 Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 No Date Title Lecturer Tourism, community resilience and Alan Lew 53 October 21, 2015 cultural ecosystem services in Taiwan Professor, Northern Arizona University Wireless Sensing Technologies: S. Paul Sumitro 54 November 11, 2015 Applications, Global Markets and President, SMARTSENSYS Prospects Dr. Martin E. H. Lee-Gosselin, Professor, Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Planning, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada; Visiting Professor, Imperial College London Perspectives on the organization of home life, workforce participation and 55 November 17, 2015 Dr. Hélène Lee-Gosselin spatio-temporal behaviour by Women Department of Management, Business and Men in Québec, Canada School, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada; Incumbent, Chaire Claire- Bonenfant femmes-savoir-sociétés (Laval University’s Research Chair on Women, Knowledge and Society) Frontier research in empirical Dr. Diann Wie 56 November 26, 2015 economics: Gender issues in Assistant professor, National Graduate Labor Market of Indonesia Institute for Policy Studies Dr. Keshab Das Interrogating Inclusive Growth in India: Professor, Gujarat Institute of 57 December 12, 2015 Reforms and the Regions Development Research, Ahmedabad, India Dr. Lucia Diawati Dynamic Constraints of Technology Associate Professor, Department of 58 December 15, 2015 Transfer, Cases of Recipient Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Companies Industrial Technology, Bandung Insitute of Technology Dr.Vũ Anh Tuãn Director, Vietnamese-German Transport Real-Time Monitoring of Urban Research Centre (VGTRC); Senior 59 January 22, 2016 Transport for Sustainable Traffic and Lecturer cum Academic Coordinator, Urban Development Management Master Study Program in Traffic and Transport Mobility Assistant for the Visually Impaired [Next generation embedded Prof. Meenakshi Balakrishnan 60 February 3, 2016 solution for the mobility of visually IIT Delhi impaired] Food security among the marginalized farm households in rural Bangladesh: 61 February 25, 2016 Dr. Mohammad Abdul Malek Conceptual differences and realities from the field experiment Object Tracking for Real-time Prof. Santanu Chaudhury 62 February 19, 2016 Applications and Robotics Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Challenges in development of Assistant Prof. Sujit Pedda Baliyarasimhuni 63 February 29, 2016 autonomous e-rikshaw for indian Indraprastha Institute of Information scenarios Technology Delhi (IIITD) Prof. Shen-en Chen, The University of North Calolina at Charlotte Prof. Hiroshi Matsuda, Nagasaki University 64 March 2, 2016 Structure Health Monitoring Paul S. Sumitro, SMARTSENSYS Syuji Umemoto, Keisoku Research Consultant
Flexibility, Endurability, and Peace: Winter 2015 25 Upcoming Events Onsite Education: India (March 8-17, 2016), Shimane (August, 2016) The 3rd Evaluation Committee Meeting (March 2016) TAOYAKA Program Seminars (please check our website/Facebook for details)
Contact Information: TAOYAKA Program Office (Main Office) 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8529 JAPAN Tel: +81 (0)82-424-6152 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://taoyaka.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/english
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www.facebook.com/Taoyaka-Program-in-Nepal-730260277036053 TAOYAKA Program Satellite Office in Bangladesh Grameen Bank Bhaban (19th Floor) Mirpur - 2, Dhaka - 1216 Tel: +8802 8035347 Fax: +8802 8035345 E-mail: [email protected] TAOYAKA Program Satellite Office in India Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM), B/h Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Raisan village, Gandhinagar - 382 007 Gujarat, INDIA Tel: +91-79-23275805 E-mail: [email protected]
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