IAfP Africa-Japan University Education Exchange Meeting 2022: New Frontier of Student Exchange Between Japanese and African Universities (TICAD8 side event)

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Date
2022/08/24
時間

16:00–19:30 in Japan time (GMT+9)

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The "Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa's SDGs" (Innovative Africa Program, or IAfP) will present on Wednesday 24 August the Second IAfP Africa Japan University Education Exchange Meeting, themed "New Frontier of Student Exchange Between Japanese and African Universities".

The gathering is aimed at promoting student exchange, educational interaction, and mutual understanding between Japanese and major African universities through the sharing of information on the current state of education and student mobility at the participating institutions.

The program consists of two sessions, one in Japanese and the other in English. The former features professors and an expert from Japan working at African universities, and the latter, representatives from eight African and Japanese universities.

All those interested are welcome to attend.

Basic info

Audience
  • Current Students & Staff
  • Visitors

Faculty, staff, and current and prospective students of Japanese and African universities, and members of the general public

Max attendees

300

Cost

Free of charge

Details

Session 1 (in Japanese, with no translation provided)

16:00–16:10 Greetings from a guest from Japan's Ministry of Education
16:10–16:20 Introduction of IAfP and the Japan-African University Meeting
16:20–17:10

Introductions of the following African universities by Japanese representatives

  • Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Science
  • Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
17:10–17:20 Break

Session 2 (in English, with no translation provided)

17:20–17:30 Greetings from a guest from the Republic of South Africa
17:30–17:40 Introduction of IAfP and the Japan-African University Meeting
17:40–19:25

Introductions of the following universities

From Japan:

  • Tokyo University of Agriculture
  • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
  • Shibaura Institute of Technology
  • International University of Japan

From Africa:

  • University of Ghana
  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
  • University of Pretoria
  • University of Zambia
19:25–19:30 Closing remarks

Registration

Procedure
Deadline
Contact info

Innovative Africa Program (IAfP) Office
Email: iafp-office*jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp (replace * with @)