2010年1月26日より29日までサウジアラビア リヤドのInternational Exhibition Centerで国際高等教育フェアが開催されます。現在出展ブースを募集中です。詳しくはこちらから。フェアのパンフレットはこちらから。
From 26 to 29 January 2010, International Exhibition for Higher Education will be held in Riyadh International Exhibition Centre, Saudi Arabia, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education. Detailed information is available here. Its brochure is available here.
チュニジア-日本 科学・社会・技術シンポジウム (TJASSST) は2000年よりチュニジアにおいて毎年開催され、日本とチュニジアの自然科学、人文社会科学、工学を含む幅広い領域の研究者の交流の場として数多くの共同研究を生み出してきました。今年は記念すべき10回目の大会としてチュニジア屈指のリゾート地であるハマメットで開催されます。皆様のご参加をお待ちしております。
日時：2009年11月11日（木）- 11月16日（月）
（会議：11月11日 – 13日、スタディツアー：14日 – 16日）
場所：ハマメット、チュニジア共和国
主催
詳細情報はこちらから。
University of Tsukuba was selected as a core university of the Project for Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization (“Global 30″), sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT). The project aims to produce young people who play an active role in the world with their high specialty and supports activities for reinforcing international academic interactions such as establishments of classes and educational programs provided in English, attraction of international students to Japan, establishment of better campus environment for co-existence of Japanese and international students, and strategic academic exchanges. In the year of 2009, 13 universities (7 national universities and 6 private universities) were selected as core universities including University of Tsukuba.
Within the framework, CANMRE (North African and Mediterranean Centre for Research and Education, Centre de l’Afrique du Nord et de la Méditerranée pour la Recherche et l’Enseignement) was selected as one of eight representative oversea offices of Japanese universities. The representative offices are expected to play a role as a “gateway” to all Japanese universities for students who are interested in studying in Japan. In the year 2009, eight oversea bases in Vietnam, India, Russia, Uzbekistan, Germany, Egypt and Tunisia were approved. CANMRE is expected to be in charge of attracting and supporting students in African and Mediterranean regions to study in Japan.
University of Tsukuba has emphasized academic exchange and research cooperation with North African countries, especially Tunisia. In this context, the university established the Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA) in 2004 as a focal point of research activities on North Africa. ARENA has a wide spectrum of research fields such as biotechnology, environmental sciences, humanities, social sciences, management, and information and communication technology. Through research cooperation with Tunisian researchers, ARENA has produced a lot of interesting research results especially in the field of biotechnology. Recently, a new joint research project with Tunisian research institutes on valorization of bioresource in semi-arid and arid regions has been approved by Japanese government.
CANMRE was established in 2006 in National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT) as the first oversea base of University of Tsukuba. It is also the first oversea office of a Japanese university in North Africa. CANMRE has contributed to academic cooperation between North African countries and University of Tsukuba by coordinating and supporting research cooperation and academic exchange. ARENA and CANMRE have also played an important role of organizing the Tunisia-Japan Symposium on Science, Society & Technology (TJASSST), which has been held every year since 2000 and will be held in November 2009 as the 10th anniversary edition. The activities of ARENA and CANMRE in Tunisia and North African region were appreciated by MEXT and therefore University of Tsukuba was selected as a core university of the “Global 30” project.
We ARENA, CANMRE and University of Tsukuba appreciate great cooperation and support by Tunisian government, universities, research institutes and individual researchers and students. We hope the approval of our university as a core university of the “Global 30” project and a representative oversea office will reinforce our academic partnership with Tunisia, North Africa and African continent.
Related articles published on Tunisian newspapers are here.
CANMRE「海外大学共同利用事務所」に認定される
文部科学省国際化拠点整備事業（グローバル30）において、平成21年度は本学が採択された13大学の１大学として選ばれました。この事業は拠点となる大学を選定し、英語による教育プログラムの実施体制の構築、留学生受け入れ態勢の整備、戦略的な国際連携の推進など大学の国際化のための取り組みを重点的に支援し、留学生と共存・切磋琢磨しながら国際的に活躍できる高度な人材を養成する環境を構築するものです。
また、これらの大学が設置する拠点のうち北アフリカ・地中海連携センターを含む8カ所が「海外大学共同利用事務所」として指定されました。これは2006年の開所以来の本センターのチュニジアにおける学術交流活動が認められたことによるものです。今後本センターは我が国を代表とする海外拠点として、日本の大学の情報発信、留学説明会の開催等による学生募集、渡日前入学試験における面接の実施などの業務を行う予定です。
本件に関するチュニジアの新聞記事はこちらから。
We are now inviting applicants to our “Short-term Research Program for Studies on Biological and Environmental Resource in North Africa“, supported by Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) as a short-term scholarship program. Details are shown below.
Objective:
In North African region, especially semi-arid and arid areas, many problems on life and environment are waiting for being solved urgently. They include desertification, decrease of agricultural productivity caused by drought and salinity, management of safe water resource, and sustainable utilization of bioresource in harmony with conservation of biodiversity. To tackle the issues, it is necessary to develop human resource with high specialty and research skills in the field. The program aims to contribute the human resource development by providing an opportunity to graduate students in Tunisia, Egypt ant Morocco for training related research skills in Japan.
Description of the program:
This program provides an opportunity for training on researches on life and environmental issues in semi-arid and arid regions in North Africa. For example, the following research topics will be expected:
The training will be carried out in Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba in cooperation with Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA), University of Tsukuba. The period will be 10 months (planned as from December 2009 to September 2010). Before coming to Japan, the trainees will be required to have preparatory study such as field research, sampling of materials and collection of field data, in cooperation of Japanese host professors. Also they will be required to submit their final reports one year after their completion of the training in Japan.
「古代ローマとカルタゴ展」が2009年6月12日より仙台市博物館を皮切りに全国8カ所を巡回して開催されます。この展覧会のオープニングに合わせ、チュニジア国立文化財研究所所長ファトゥヒ・ベジャウィ先生の講演会が以下の要領で開催されます。
日時：2009年6月13日（土）15時-17時
場所：東京藝術大学美術学部（上野校舎）中央棟第3講義室
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The 9th conference of Desert Technology 9 (DT9) will be held on 12 – 16 November 2008, at Hotel El Mouradi – Douz, Tunisia. Detailed information is here. Registration form can be downloaded from here.
Update!! The format for the Proceedings can be downloaded from here. The page size will be B5 4 pages.
Update!! DT9に関する日本語のご案内はこちらからご覧になれます。
Update!! Important dates were rescheduled as follows:
istribution of abstracts to the members of the International Scientific CommitteeSuggested fields of topics discussed are as follows;
Also, here is the tentative schedule (update!);
Day 0: 11 November 2008
Arrival to Djerba
Night in Djerba: Yadis hotel-Djerba (75 TND/night/person, half board, +10 TND single supplement)
Day One: 12 November 2008
08:00 Departure
09:00-11:00 Visit of IRA
13:00-14:00 Lunch in Matmata
16:00-18:00 Tour of Ksar Ghilane / Sunset on the desert dunes
Night in Ksar Ghilane (tents)
Campement Ghilane (desert tents) (15 TND/night/person, B&B, tents to be shared with 5-6 people; toilets and showers are shared too.)
Gala diner (local meal, animation, etc): Approx. 50 TND/person
Day two: 13 November 2008
08:00 Registration at Hotel Touareg- Douz
(40 TND/night/person, full board, +15 TND single supplement)
08:00 Departure to Douz from Ksar Ghilane
10:00-13:00 National day of desert tourism
13:00-14:00 Lunch
15:00-16:00 Opening ceremony
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30 -18:30 Keynote presentations
18:30-19:00 Discussions
19:00- 20:00 Poster session
Day three: 14 November 2008
08:30-10:30 Session I: Desert energy
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Session II: Stress biology & desert agriculture
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16h00 Session III: Soil and water technologies combating desertification, remote sensing and GIS
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:30 Session IV: Desert human and social Sciences societies
Day four: 15 November 2008
08.00 – 18.00 Field trip to Regim Maatoug
Day five: 16 November 2008
08:30-10:30 Session V: Biotechnology
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Closing session
11:00-13:00 Presentation and approval of recommendations of the technical sessions
13:00-14:00 Lunch
Departure
Update!! Transportation from Douz to Tunis by Bus on 17 Nov. will be provided (requires some charge).
The 9th edition of Kantaoui Forum/Tunisia-Japan Symposium on Society, Science and Technology (KF/TJASSST) will be held on 10-11 November 2008 at Sousse, Tunisia. It is one of the biggest opportunities where Tunisian and Japanese researchers in various fields share their works. KF/TJASSST welcomes contributions in the following fields;
Registration and submission of abstracts can be done here. Also, please note the following important dates;
The 12th Congress of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation (AABNF2008 ) will be held on 15-18 December 2008 in Hammamet. The objective is to share experience and information, to evaluate the accomplished progress and to plan for an efficient exploitation of the biological nitrogen fixation systems in Africa. AABNF2008 is co-organized by the Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria and the Tunisian Association for Biotechnology. For more information, visit the web page of AABNF2008.
In conjunction with AABNF2008, the 7th Congress of the Tunisian Association for Biotechnology will be held. The essential scientific themes are as follows;
For more information, visit the webpage.
In 12 July – 19 July 2009, the 20th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) will be held in Tsukuba, Japan.
IBO is a competition for secondary school students.
Their skills in tackling biological problems, and dealing with biological experiments are tested. Interest in biology, inventiveness, creativity and perseverance are necessary.
In bringing together gifted students, the IBO tries to challenge and stimulate these students to expand their talents and to promote their career as a scientist.
Every participating country sends four students, who are the winners of the respective national competitions. They are to be accompanied by two team leaders as representatives of each country.
The information about the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is available here and the guide can be downloaded from here. It contains the Organization Rules of the IBO which are officially accepted by all IBO members and have to be strictly followed by all participants. It also includes a brief history of the IBO and necessary information for new participating countries and future host countries.
On 28 May 2008, the University of Tsukuba President Dr. Yoichi Iwasaki and the African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Donald Kaberuka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two institutions. The purpose of this MOU is to contribute to the sustainable development of African nations through capacity-building in higher education and collaborative research in the field of science and technology.
The MOU primarily focuses on achieving the following areas: (1) capacity-building in higher education; (2) collaborative research and joint forum; (3) exchange of knowledge and information on research and education; and (4) South-South cooperation in science and technology.
This is the first MOU to be signed by the AfDB with a Japanese university.
The University of Tsukuba’s research centers, Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA), and its overseas base, North African and Mediterranean Center for Research and Education (CANMRE), located in Tunis, Tunisia, have already established extensive relationship with the region through academic and human resources exchange. Building on successful relationship thus far, the University and the AfDB mutually found it suitable to formalize the partnerships and cooperation to promote science and technology in Africa.
The MOU was signed at a hotel in Yokohama on the first day of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), in which the AfDB President Dr. Kaberuka is attending.
While the quality of primary and secondary education in Africa has improved, and literacy rates have risen as a result of the recent aid assistance, such as PRSP, by the donor community, human resources development in higher education remains to be one of the urgent and crucial agenda in Africa for sustainable development. With the close collaboration with the AfDB, which has extensive experiences and information of economic and social development in Africa, the University of Tsukuba expects to further strengthen its ties with the nations in Africa and to enhance its contribution to the region.
The University of Tsukuba will work closely with the AfDB and contribute to strengthening the amicable relations between Japan and African nations.
Remarks by Prof. Dr. Yoichi Iwasaki, the President of University of Tsukuba, and Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the President of the African Development Bank Group are here.
2008年5月28日、筑波大学（学長：岩崎洋一）とアフリカ開発銀行(総裁：ドナルド・カベルカ、African Development Bank Group) は、アフリカ諸国を対象に高等教育・科学技術分野における人材育成や研究協力を通じてアフリカ諸国の持続的発展に寄与するため、
① 高等教育レベルでの人材育成
② 共同研究、共同フォーラム等の開催
③ 研究・教育における知識・情報の交換
④ 科学技術分野における南-南協力の推進
などを目的として覚書（Memorandum of Understanding: MOU）を締結しました。これは、アフリカ開発銀行が日本の大学と締結する初めての覚書です。
筑波大学はこれまでに、北アフリカ研究センター及びチュニス市（チュニジア）に設置した海外拠点を通じて、北アフリカ地域との学術・人材交流を進めてきました。同市に本部を置くアフリカ開発銀行と筑波大学は、両機関のこれまでの取り組みを踏まえ、第4回アフリカ開発会議（TICAD IV）へ参加のため来日したドナルド・カベルカ総裁と岩崎洋一学長が横浜市内のホテルにおいて覚書を締結しました。
アフリカでは、近年の国際援助が、若年層を中心とした識字率の向上等、初等中等教育分野での成果に結実しつつある一方、高等教育分野での人材育成が重要な課題となっています。アフリカ開発銀行は、アフリカ全域に関する経済インフラのみならず医療や教育の分野でも豊富な情報と業務経験を有する機関です。両機関の連携によって、北アフリカのみならず広くアフリカ諸国との連携・協力がさらに強化されることが期待されます。
このたびの覚書締結とそれを機にしたアフリカ開発銀行と筑波大学との協力関係が、我が国とアフリカ諸国との友好関係のさらなる強化に資するように、覚書の趣旨に沿った取り組みを進めていきたいと考えています。
