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Cambodia

22Nov2019

Academic Seminar in Cambodia

On 22 November 2019, we held an “Academic Seminar -Study in Japan-” to convey the appeal of research at Japanese universities as part of the Study in Japan Global Network Project (ASEAN) commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology at the Cambodian-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC). In this seminar, faculty members of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanazawa University, Chiba University and Okayama University introduced the university and its research contents. The Vice President of the Japan Alumni of Cambodia (JAC) talked about his study abroad experience in Japan. General information on study in Japan was given by TORIGOE Asami, a Study in Japan Coordinator of Okayama University Japan Educational Information Center (OJEIC), and 150 local high school and university students participated in the consultations conducted in individual booth of each university. Following the seminar, the group paid a courtesy call to the Department of Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Cambodia to explain the project, and exchanged views with YOU VIRAK, Deputy Director General, on future cooperation and exchanges. We will continue to promote study in Japan in cooperation with local institutions and universities. * in the order of delivering lecture KOBAYASHI Syunichi, Kanazawa University Associate Professor, Science and Engineering Research Area (Geosciences and Civil Engineering) FUJIWARA Takeshi, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Professor (Waste Management and Recycling) MURATA Yoshiyuki, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Professor (Chemistry of Bio-signaling) ODA Yuichi, Chiba University Fundamental and Professor of International Future Education (International Education) YOSHIMURA Chihiro, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Faculty of Environment and Social Science and Engineering, Associate Professor (Environmental Engineering) Som Chanratana, Vice President, Japan Alumni of Cambodia (JAC) (Study Abroad Experience in Japan) Okayama University TORIGOE Asami OJEIC · Study in Japan Coordinator (How to Study in Japan)

Cambodia

09Sep2019

Academic Seminar at Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

On 9 September 2019, Okayama University held an Academic Seminar at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia to convey the benefits of studying at universities in Japan, which attracted approximately 50 local university students and teaching staff. The seminar was held to encourage local students to study in Japan as part of the “Study in Japan Global Network Project (ASEAN),” with which Okayama University has been entrusted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Representing Okayama University’s Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Professor FUJIWARA Takeshi gave a lecture on the theme “Waste Management and Recycling,” and Professor MURATA Yoshiyuki provided information regarding studying in Japan. Furthermore, a faculty member of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, who earned a doctoral degree from Okayama University, talked about the experience of studying in Japan, introducing specific stories. These presentations made the participants feel more familiar with studying in Japan. Moreover, the event provided various information regarding studying in Japan, including the Study-in-Japan Fair to be held in October, publicized by a representative of the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC). After the event, the Okayama University faculty members paid a courtesy call to Japan Alumni of Cambodia (JAC). At the meeting with Vuthy Monyrath, JAC’s President, they called for cooperation in promoting the Study in Japan Global Network Project in Cambodia and had an active exchange of views on the matter. Okayama University will strive to promote this project to invite more global students to study in Japan by providing relevant information through a wide variety of events.

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