Nitobe/Kikawada/Ushiba Fellowships for Japanese Social Scientists

Initiated in 1976 with grants from the Ford and Toyota foundations, and currently supported by the Japan Foundation and others, this fellowship program provides an opportunity for promising young Japanese social scientists to engage in advanced study and research abroad. Many of the past fellows have established themselves as leading figures in the Japanese intellectual arena and contributed to the furtherance of international intellectual exchange.

Nitobe Fellowships Symposium:
Its Achievements, Agenda and Future Prospects

The Nitobe Fellowships, initiated in 1976 in order to foster a new generation of potential leaders in the social sciences, will be developed into a new fellowship program.  This symposium will examine what this fellowship has achieved in its 32 years and what still remains to be improved as well as discussing an ideal fellowship program in the 21st century to foster future leaders with an international perspective in terms of Japan’s contribution to the global community.  (Please note that the working language is Japanese and no translation is provided.)

Date:Monday, July 30, 2007,  1:00-5:30 p.m.
Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, International House of Japan
Fee: Free
Organized by: The International House of Japan
Jointly sponsored by: The Japan Foundation

PROGRAM

Keynote Speech:  Kenichiro Hirano, Professor, Waseda University

Session I: 
“Background and Achievements of the Nitobe Fellowships in the Social Science Studies of Postwar Japan”
Coordinator:
Takeshi Igarashi, Professor, University of Tokyo
Panelists:
Takashi Kato, Professor, Seikei University
Yoshiyasu Ono, Professor, Osaka University
Akira Usuki, Professor, Japan Women’s University

Session II:
“The Accomplishments and Future Agenda of the Nitobe Fellowships from the Fellows’ Perspectives”
Coordinator:
Hiromitsu Muta, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Panelists:  
Yoshiko Ashiwa, Professor, Hitotsubashi University
Makoto Katsumata, Professor, Meijigakuin University
Nobuko Kawashima, Professor, Doshisha University

Plenary Session:
“The Academic Exchanges among Japan and the World and Future Prospects of Fellowship Programs”

Moderator: Koichiro Fujikura, Professor, Doshisha University

Those who wish to attend are requested to call (03-3470-3211) or e-mail (program*i-house.or.jp; please replace * with @) for reservations) the I-House Program Department for reservations.

Contact

Program Department
International House of Japan
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku Tokyo 106-0032 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3470-3211 Fax: +81-3470-3170
E-mail: program*i-house.or.jp (Please replace * with @)