Round Table Talk “Field Work in Ethiopia”
On March 12, 2022, the “Roundtable Talk – ‘Field Work in Ethiopia’” was streamed live on YouTube as the final event of the “AY2021 IAfP Short-term online exchange programs – Addis Ababa University/AY2021 Online lecture series on lifelong sciences.” This talk was also held as a start-up event for the...
“First IAfP Joint Meeting for human resource development in Africa” held online (17 January 2022)
On 17 January 2022, Kyoto University and the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies held the “First IAfP Joint Meeting for human resource development in Africa” online in conjunction with the 4th Meeting of the Committee for Japanese Universities’ International Exchange Program with Africa. IAfP stands for “Innovative Africa: Educational Networking...
AY2021 IAfP Short-term online exchange programs – Addis Ababa University – / AY2021 Online lecture series on lifelong sciences
“AY2021 IAfP Short-term online exchange programs – Addis Ababa University – / AY2021 Online lecture series on lifelong sciences” is currently accepting applications. The program offers Japanese graduate students lectures on field research from the Addis Ababa University faculty members, in collaboration with Kyoto University, and students can join the...
The First IAfP Joint Meeting for human resource development in Africa
“Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs” will hold the First IAfP Joint Meeting for human resource development in Africa. The meeting aims to share information and networking on human resource development between organizations such as companies and foundations related to Africa and universities in...
Innovative Africa Program’s 2nd International Joint Conference held online (13–20 December 2021)
From 13 to 20 December 2021, a second international conference took place online 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 2nd...
7th IAfP Research Seminar Series / 101st KUASS “The Political Economy of the TICAD Process: Bureaucratic Interests and the Immobility of the Japanese Private Sector” was held on 17 Dec 2021
The seminar, 7th IAfP Research Seminar Series / 101st KUASS “The Political Economy of the TICAD Process: Bureaucratic Interests and the Immobility of the Japanese Private Sector” by Dr. Kweku Ampiah (Visiting Professor, African Studies Center-Tokyo University of Foreign Studies / Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of...
The 2nd International Joint Conference (13-20 December 2021)
The 2nd International Joint Conference Registration: closed Schedule: Poster session: 13 Dec to 20 Dec 2021 (Core time: 17 Dec 2021, 16:45-18:15 GMT+9) Oral session: 20 Dec 2021 16:00-20:50 Venue: Poster session: Online, Core time in Spatial Chat Oral session: Online（ZOOM) Poster Session Duration: 13 Dec to 20...
7th IAfP Research Seminar Series / 101th KUASS “The Political Economy of the TICAD Process: Bureaucratic Interests and the Immobility of the Japanese Private Sector”
“The Political Economy of the TICAD Process: Bureaucratic Interests and the Immobility of the Japanese Private Sector” Speaker:Dr. Kweku Ampiah (Visiting Professor, African Studies Center-TUFS / Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds, UK) Date and Time:December 17th 2021（Friday） Online (Zoom)For participation, please sign up here....
6th IAfP Research Seminar Series / 100th KUASS “Forests and Indigenous Peoples in Central Africa” was held on 10 Dec 2021
The seminar, “Forests and Indigenous Peoples in Central Africa” by Emeritus Professor Mitsuo Ichikawa (Kyoto University), was held on 10th December 2021. It was co-organized by the IAfP office and the Center for African Area Studies. It was held virtually, with Zoom as its platform, and 61 participants attended it...
5th IAfP Research Seminar Series / 99th KUASS / 12th Colloquium of Natural History of Landscape Formation “The Emergence of Property Concerns” was held
The seminar, “The Emergence of Property Concerns’” by Dr. Federico Rossano (University of California, San Diego), was held on 16th November 2021. It was co-organized by the IAfP office, Center for African Area Studies, and “Natural and cultural history of landscape formation in contact zones between hunter-gatherers and agro-pastoralists in...