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.