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NOVEMBER PROGRAM

November 19, Thursday, 19:00-21:00

Please pre-register to insure your place by emailing your name and contact number to:

PROGRAM:
International Development Activities in Higher Education

PRESENTER:
Robin Sakamoto, Ph.D

PLACE:
Reitaku University Tokyo Kenkyu Center (Shinjuku i-Land Tower, 4th Floor)

LANGUAGE:
mainly Japanese

FEE:
Members 500Yen
Member Students Free
Non-members 800Yen

Membership & benefits

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program will introduce various international development activities in higher education institutions around the world. The beginning of the program will explain the historical background of this movement and provide specific examples of activities currently being conducted in Japan. The latter part of the program will encourage participants to share personal experiences with international development activities at their own institutions. (Please note that the topic will focus on development activities which are separate from international exchange programs though they involve students, staff, faculty as well as members of the community.) It is hoped that participants considering university partnerships will gain valuable knowledge from both the presenter as well as active discussion throughout the program. Please contact by e-mail to if you have any question or

PRESENTER:
Robin Sakamoto, PhD.　Rikkyo University Adjunct Faculty, Tokyo University and Keio University Lecturer

National and International Activities:

  • Partnership Programs through the University of Minnesota with Odessa State Economic University (Ukraine), Makerere University (Uganda) and Naruto University of Education
  • Japan Education Forum (Organized by MEXT, MOFA, and Hiroshima University) English Annual Report
  • Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) presenter on Japan's role in promoting international development through university partnerships.

Upcoming Publications:
Routledge International Studies in Higher Education Series, Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education: Strategies and Issues. Co-edited with D. W. Chapman. This 12 chapter volume looks at various university partnership programs including China, Nepal, South Africa, as well as Japan and presents a model for successful project development.

SIETAR Activities:
Journal of Intercultural Communication Co-Editor (English)

How to get there?:
i-Land Tower can be accessed directly from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi Line by following the underground path. From JR Shinjuku Station it is approximately a 10-minute walk. Once you get to the building, select an elevator that stops on the 4th floor. After you get off on the 4th floor, walk to the right until you get to the last door on your left.
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