KAFS11: The Film OUT of Place: Memories of Edward Said
Public Film Screening and Seminar With Yuko Ishida(Director)
Kumamoto University Alumni Reunion Held in Indonesia
The 2017 Kumamoto University alumni reunion in Indonesia was held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at our partner university, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, located in Surabaya, Indonesia. The Kumamoto University alumni association in Indonesia was established by Indonesian alumni who graduated from Kumamoto University. Sixteen alumni participated in the reunion.
At the reunion, Vice President Takashima first talked about the current situation and future strategy of Kumamoto University and a staff member of the International Affairs Division then introduced international cooperation programs available for collaborative research with Kumamoto University. After that, we had a question and answer session and exchanged ideas on these topics. Some of the questions and opinions included the following: “Specifically, how do we proceed with collaborative research with Kumamoto University?” and “I would be grateful if there could be a place for prayer within the University.” There was another opinion from the audience that this reunion was being held for the first time in four years since the first alumni reunion in 2013, and that it would be appreciated if future reunions could be held on a regular basis to strengthen relations between the university and the alumni association. In response to this, Vice President Takashima said, “We would like to hold reunions on a regular basis and increase participation and membership.”
It was a great opportunity for alumni of Kumamoto University based in Indonesia and university officials to meet together to exchange ideas and develop friendships. We hope that we will be able to further develop the Kumamoto University network in Indonesia to encourage the global relationship between Kumamoto University and Indonesia to flourish.
Vice President Takashima giving an overview of Kumamoto University
Participants in the 2017 alumni reunion in Indonesia
Participation in the 4th Japan-Indonesia Rectors’ Conference
The fourth Japan-Indonesia Rectors’ Conference was held for three days from Monday, October 24 through Wednesday, October 26, 2017 in Surabaya, Indonesia. The Japan-Indonesia Rectors’ Conference has been held since 2012 to strengthen the relationship between universities in Indonesia and Japan. The first conference was held at Nagoya University in 2012, the second one was at Universitas Gadjah Mada (Gadjah Mada University) in 2014 and the third conference was at Hokkaido University in 2015.
In this fourth conference, our partner university, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, was the host and more than130 presidents, vice presidents and other officials attended from 23 Japanese universities and 55 Indonesian universities. From Kumamoto University, Vice President Takashima attended the conference.
On Tuesday, October 24, Maria Anityasari, the head of the International Office of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, spoke about the situation of education, research and industry in Indonesia and Japan as well as the purpose of this conference. After that, participants were divided into three groups: Group A for educational exchange, Group B for research cooperation and Group C for university-industry collaboration, with the groups discussing case studies of the efforts and future plans presented by each university.
On Wednesday, October 25, keynote speeches were given to introduce initiatives of globalization and the current situation in Indonesian and Japanese universities. Then, further group discussions were held in light of the discussions on the previous day.
On Thursday, October 26, a declaration was made based on the results of the group discussions during the two-day period and the conference was closed.
We hope that the conference helps to further develop relations between Indonesia and Japan. The fifth Japan-Indonesia Rectors’ Conference is expected to be held at Hiroshima University in 2019.
Commemorative photo
Group discussion
Official reading the declaration aloud
Chairpersons of each group, commemorative photo
Living as a Global Community
Living as a Global Community:Talk show & Discussion
Date/time: Friday November 17, 18:00-20:00
Target: Open event for the public
Admission is free of charge. No registration required.
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