Third IAfP Africa-Japan university education exchange meeting On 16 February 2024, Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) hosted the “third IAfP Africa-Japan university education exchange meeting” (13th Committee for Japanese Universities’ International Exchange Program) in a hybrid format. The event saw participation from 30 universities — 14 in Japan and 16 in Africa...
meeting20240216 On May 16th, 2024, the 14th Committee of Japanese Universities for the Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa) was held online. A total of 35 faculty members and staff from the member universities involved in the project participated. First, the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) introduced their safety information booklet for...
120th KUASS “Employment, underemployment and unemployment in Africa” Poster (PDF file): https://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/…/2024/02/KUASS120.pdf We would like to inform you of the 120th KUASS (Kyoto University African Studies Seminar) scheduled on February 15th. Title: “Employment, underemployment and unemployment in Africa” Speaker: Prof. Ahmadou Aly Mbaye (Professor of Economics and Public Policies at The School of Economics and Management & Rector...
[Call for participation] The third IAfP Africa-Japan University education exchange meeting Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs-The 3rd IAfP Africa-Japan University education exchange meeting- Innovative Africa Program (Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs) will host “The 3rd IAfP Africa Japan University Education Exchange Meeting.” This meeting will be...
The 10th Committee for Japanese Universities for the Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa) On July 6, 2023, “the 10th Committee for Japanese Universities” for the Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa) was held online, joined by 35 faculty members and staff from each member university in charge of the project. The discussion centered on three topics: “sharing information related to platform projects,” “introduction to portal...
CALL FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS TO VISIT JAPAN: Application Guidelines for IAfP Sakura Invitation Program – Kyoto University – In 2020, Kyoto University (KU) started the Innovative Africa Program (IAfP) together with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). By exchanging students with their partner universities in Africa, the program aims to foster human resources who engage in technological and social innovations to facilitate the realization of sustainable development goals....
CALL FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS TO STUDY IN JAPAN: Application Guidelines for AY2023 IAfP Short-Term Exchange Program – Kyoto University – In 2020, Kyoto University (KU) started the Innovative Africa Program (IAfP) together with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). By exchanging students with their partner universities in Africa, the program aims to foster human resources who engage in technological and social innovations to facilitate the realization of sustainable development goals....
‘The 9th Committee for Japanese Universities’ International Exchange Program with Africa’ was held (March 15, 2023) On March 15, 2023 (Wednesday), “The 9th Committee for Japanese Universities’ International Exchange Program with Africa” was held in a hybrid format at the Kyoto University Tokyo Office and online. A total of 28 faculty members and staff members participated. After presenting “this year’s issues and good practices” for implementation...
Excursions for students in short-term study abroad programs (November 18th, 2022, December 13th, 2022, December 15th, 2022) The IAfP program organized excursions as part of the “AY2022 IAfP Short-Term Exchange Program at Kyoto University” for a total of 13 invited students from Uganda, Ethiopia, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Botswana, and Madagascar. On November 18th, 2022, they visited the Kyoto City Zoo, the Lake...
Short-term exchange students arriving from Africa [October 3 – October 20, 2022]. Thirteen African exchange students arrived at Narita International Airport and Kansai International. Although the COVID-19 pandemic had made it difficult for the students to come to Japan from Africa, fortunately, all of them managed to arrive safely at Kyoto University. The 13 short-term exchange students were invited to Kyoto University...
The 3rd International Joint Conference was held. On December 19th, 2022, a 3rd international conference was held as part of the “Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs (IAfP: Innovative Africa Program),” which Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies have jointly hosted since 2020. The conference consisted of an...
Joint events for the ‘Inter-University Exchange Project with Africa’ held with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies（The 8th Committee for Japanese Universities’ International Exchange Program） On 19 January 2023, Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) hosted three events as part of their ‘Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs (Innovative Africa Program, or IAfP)’, underway since 2020 with support from the education and science ministry (MEXT)...
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