Since its inception in 1987, Sylff program has grown enormously in terms of its international network and the variety and number of talented fellows.
| Year |
Events |
| 1987 |
- First Sylff endowment established at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (USA)
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| 1988 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
Uppsala University (Sweden)
Ankara University (Turkey)
Korea University (Korea)
Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (France)
University of São Paulo (Brazil)
The University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
INSEAD (France)
University of Sussex (UK)
University of Belgrade (then Yugoslavia)
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| 1989 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
University of Nairobi (Kenya)
University of Oslo (Norway)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel)
York University (Canada)
Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley (USA)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary)
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University (USA)
Yale University (USA)
The Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva (Switzerland)
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| 1990 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
University of Malaya (Malaysia)
Chiang Mai University (Thailand)
- First issue of “HEIWA: The Newsletter of the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund” published (24 issues published until 1997)
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| 1991 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
University of Michigan (USA)
Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University (USA)
Oregon University System (USA)
Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California at San Diego (USA)
The Red McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin (USA)
Howard University (USA)
Massey University (New Zealand)
Australian Graduate School of Management, The University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
University of Helsinki (Finland)
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| 1992 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
Fudan University (China)
Jilin University (China)
Lanzhou University (China)
Nanjing University (China)
Peking University (China)
University of Deusto (Spain)
Institute of Political Education "Pedro Arrupe" (Italy)
El Colegio de México (Mexico)
University of Leipzig (Germany)
Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Sofia University "St. Klement Ohridski" (Bulgaria)
Academy of Management (Mongolia)
American University in Cairo (Egypt)
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| 1993 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
- First meeting of Sylff fellows and Sylff Program administrators, "Young Leaders Forum on the Challenges of the 21st Century" convened in Beijing, China
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| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
- Sylff endowments established at:
University of the Western Cape (South Africa)
Charles University (Czech Republic)
Comenius University of Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Sylff Advisory Board established
- New Sylff Follow-up Programs launched, including Sylff Administrator/Faculty Exchange (AFEX) Program, Visit Japan Program, and Forum Program
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| 1996 |
- Sylff endowment established at:
Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany)
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria)
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| 1997 |
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened in Vancouver, Canada, in conjunction with 49th Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- Global Foundation for Research and Scholarship (GFRS) established
- Administrative responsibilities of Sylff Program transferred from Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) to GFRS.
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened in Barcelona, Spain, in conjunction with 1997 Annual Conference of European Association for International Education (EAIE)
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| 1998 |
- Sylff endowment established at The Juilliard School (USA)
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened at Uppsala University, Sweden, in conjunction with 1998 Annual Conference of EAIE
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| 1999 |
- Sylff endowment established at Vietnam National University (Vietnam)
- Foundation name changed from GFRS to the Tokyo Foundation
- Scholarship Division’s International Advisory Committee (IAC) established
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| 2000 |
- Sylff endowment established at Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University (Japan)
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened in San Diego, California, USA, in conjunction with 52nd Annual Conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators
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| 2001 |
- Sylff endowment established at Waseda University (Japan)
- Sylff Forum Program terminated
- Sylff database launched
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| 2002 |
- Sylff endowment established at:
University of Latvia (Latvia)
University of Chile (Chile)
Ateneo de Manila University (The Philippines)
- Sylff AFEX Program transformed into Program Development Award (PDA)
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened at The Nippon Foundation Building, Tokyo, Japan
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| 2003 |
- Sylff endowment established at:
University of Jordan (Jordan)
Jadavpur University (India)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)
- Sylff North/South America Regional Forum convened at The University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Sylff Africa/Europe Regional Forum convened at the American University in Cairo, Egypt
- Sylff Asia/Pacific Regional Forum convened at Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Provisional Sylff Fellows Council (PSFC) established
- Sylff Network Program (SNP) launched
- JREX terminated
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| 2004 |
- Sylff endowment established at Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)
- Visit Japan Program terminated
- Sylff Fellows Mobility Program (FMP) launched
- Sylff Prizes awarded to Amal Jadou, Egla Martinez-Salazar, and Goran Svilanovic in Tokyo
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| 2005 |
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened at Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, The Philippines
- Sylff Fellows Council (SFC) established
- Sylff North/South America Regional Forum convened at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Sylff Asia/Pacific Regional Forum convened at University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sylff Africa/Europe Regional Forum convened at the University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Joint Initiatives Program (JIP) launched
- 48 Sylff institutions participate in FMP
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| 2006 |
- Sylff Chamber Music Seminar convened at The Juilliard School, New York, USA
- Sylff network database launched
- 53 Sylff institutions participate in FMP
- 6 teams of Sylff fellows awarded JIP grants
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| 2007 |
- Sylff Program Administrators Meeting convened at University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Sylff Chamber Music Seminar convened at Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, France
- IAC changed its name to the Scholarship Programs Advisory Board (SPAB)
- Sylff North/South America Regional Forum convened at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, USA
- Sylff Africa/Europe Regional Forum convened at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
- Sylff Asia/Pacific Regional Forum convened at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
- 58 Sylff institutions participate in FMP
- 6 teams of Sylff fellows awarded JIP grants
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| 2008 |
- Sylff Prizes awarded to Rigobert Minani-Bihuzo in Tokyo
- Sylff Chamber Music Seminar convened at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria
- 58 Sylff institutions participate in FMP
- 4 teams of Sylff fellows awarded JIP grants
- Sylff website launched
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| 2009 |
- Sylff Plus programs launched
- Sylff Chamber Music Seminar convened at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria)
- Sylff endowment established at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)
- Sylff-2009 CHINA FORUM (Chinese Sylff administrators’ meeting) convened at Yunnan University (China)
- Sylff connect (fellows’ exclusive Social Networking Service) launched
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