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...
12th IAfP Research Seminar/The 4th Lifelong Sciences Research Seminar “Living and Learning in Kyoto（Japan）: A modest reflection on my experience（and conversation with young students from Africa）”
Living and Learning in Kyoto（Japan）: A modest reflection on my experience（and conversation with young students from Africa）
11th IAfP Research Seminar/The 3rd Lifelong Sciences Research Seminar
Fieldwork report on the community road construction, the history of road disasters, and life histories in Ethiopia
10th IAfP Research Seminar/The 2nd Lifelong Sciences
Date and Time: 15 September 2022, 16:00~18:30 at JSTGuest Commentator: Dr. Mamo Hebo, Addis Ababa University/ Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)Hybrid meeting, venue room504, common buildingLanguage: English 【Program】16:00-17:00 Fieldwork report on the outsourcing of childcare to formal care in Ethiopia[tentative]Addisu Meseret, Kyoto University 17:00-17:30 Comments on the presentationMamo Hebo 17:30-18:30...
English Proposal Training (9th IAfP Research Seminar Series/AY2022 Online Lecture Series on Lifelong Sciences)
On July 19, the English Proposal Training Seminar was held as the “9th IAfP Research Seminar Series/AY2022 Online Lecture Series on Lifelong Sciences” by Addis Ababa University, (Ethiopia), Kyoto University, and other research projects (Note 1). Six graduate students from the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto...
“JAPAN AFRICA University Student Exchange Portal Site” is launched
“JAPAN AFRICA University Student Exchange Portal Site” is launched. The site contains a database of universities accepting Japanese students in Africa and universities accepting African students in Japan. In the future, the news on study abroad programs and other information will be distributed. ⇒ “JAPAN AFRICA University Student Exchange Portal Site”...
9th IAfP Research Seminar Series/AY2022 Online Lecture Series on Lifelong Sciences
Date and Time: 19 July 2022, 16:30~18:40 at JSTThe period of research guidance: 16:00-18:00, 13 July 2022-15 July 2022Guest Lecturer: Dr. Mamo Hebo, Addis Ababa UniversityOnline meetingLanguage: English The online lecture series on lifelong sciences offers Japanese graduate students lectures on developing Ph.D. research proposals. Participants are expected to submit...
CALL FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS TO STUDY IN JAPAN – AY2022 IAfP Short-Term Exchange Program at Kyoto University
Application Guidelines for AY2022 IAfP Short-Term Exchange Program at Kyoto University (13 May 2022) For the selection process of AY2022 IAfP Short-Term Exchange Program, you need to calculate Grade Evaluation Coefficient (GEC) based on your transcript. Please check the file “Attachment 2” for details. In 2020, Kyoto University (KU) started...