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Call for Donations to Support Tsunami / Earthquake Victims in Japan
Update. Mar. 16,2011
Dear Members of the Sylff community and NF-JLEP community,
Please find the following call from the Nippon Foundation to collect donations to help victims of the
tsunami/earthquake disaster in Japan. I would greatly appreciate your kindly sharing this with your colleagues and friends.
Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation!
Takashi Suzuki
Director for Leadership Development
The Tokyo Foundation
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The Nippon Foundation is at the forefront of assistance activities in support of those affected by the
earthquake/tsunami of 11 March 2011 that hit the northern part of Japan.
We are now accepting donations to establish a fund for the emergency relief/reconstruction projects. The donations can be made online by credit card on our following website below:
(English) http://members.canpan.info/kikin/products/detail.php?product_id=1080
(Chinese) http://members.canpan.info/kikin/products/detail.php?product_id=1082
It would be highly appreciated if the above information should
be circulated among your colleagues and friends as widely
as possible.
With many thanks and best regards,
The Nippon Foundation
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In the Wake of the Earthquake and Tsunami
Update. Mar. 14,2011
We have received many emails from our friends and colleagues at institutions around the world offering condolences in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Friday.
We are very grateful for the warm messages of sympathy and support. Although the heaviest damage has been in northern Japan, we in Tokyo have also been affected. Train and subway networks have been disrupted, a rolling blackout is being implemented in the greater Tokyo area, and there are areas within commuting distance of the city that are without running water.
Although transport and other infrastructure limitations have forced us to cancel a number of events over this week and next, the situation in Tokyo is very orderly, and our operations are continuing as usual.
Japan is now in grief; it may take years or even decades until the most seriously affected areas fully recover, but the nation is united in spirit and poised to overcome this unprecedented disaster. We at the Tokyo Foundation will be actively involved in offering relief and assisting with the recovery as part of our efforts to create a better society.
We hope to continue working with all of our overseas partners in the months and years ahead.
Hideki Kato
President, Tokyo Foundation
Report:Leprosy, Premananda Leprosy Mission and JU-SYLFF Association
Update. Mar. 1,2011
The Sylff Fellows of Jadavpur University (JU), India, recently paid a visit to leprosy patients at the Leprosy Mission Hospital in Kolkata, India. This is one of the annual social work activities of the JU-Sylff Association. Here is a brief report by Rimple Mehta and other members of the Association who visited the hospital. (more…)
The Tokyo Foundation is happy to announce an update on the following fellow
Update. Feb. 21,2011
Mr. Khinvraj Jangid is a Sylff fellow of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India. After completing the master’s program in politics with a special focus on international relations at JNU’s School of International Studies, he is now pursuing his Ph.D. at the JNU’s Centre of West Asian Studies.
On December 21-22, 2010, Mr. Khinvraj was invited to National Seminar on “Conflicts in South & West Asia: Prospects of Peace” to present a paper at the Center for West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. The title of his paper was “Israel-Palestine Peace: The Problem of Narratives.” In this paper, Mr. Khinvraj addresses one of the most controversial conflicts of the present time. The present conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and the peace deadlock is attributed to a disagreement on the understanding of what had happened in the 1948 war between Israel and the five Arab states of Egypt, Syria, Jordan (then Transjordan), Iraq, and Lebanon. Regarding this war, perceptions of the two parties on the issue of Palestine refugees and elusive peace are of critical difference, which makes it difficult to construct a common understanding of the past; this is why the current conflict and disagreement remain unresolved. (more…)
Sylff Fellows’ Updates from Egypt and Indonesia
Update. Jan. 26,2011
The Tokyo Foundation is happy to report updates on the following two Sylff fellows.
The Pillars of Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) award was granted to Ms. Amal Matar, a Sylff fellow at the American University in Cairo. Ms. Matar is currently completing her dual Master’s in Biotechnology and Mass Communication & Journalism. The award was given for her thesis project titled “Assessment of the Perspectives of Chairs of Research Ethics Committees (REC) in Egypt,” in which Ms. Matar interviews chairs of REC of research institutes and university hospitals in Egypt. She hopes to promote the equitable performance of clinical trials in the developing world by uncovering barriers/obstacles as well as key ethical issues REC chairs encounter when reviewing international protocols, in addition to enhancing the communication process through research between Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), investigators and international sponsors. She will be presenting her project at the international conference held annually by PRIM&R. This year, the conference will be taking place in December in Washington DC, USA. You can learn more about the award via this link
www.primr.org/AboutUs.aspx?id=2428
Amal can be reached at mollyzak[at]aucegypt.edu ([at] should be replaced by @)
(more…)
Sylff Fellows’ Updates from Slovakia and Kenya
Update. Dec. 21,2010
The Tokyo Foundation is happy to report updates on the following two Sylff fellows.
A research article by a Sylff fellow from Slovakia was published in a prestigious journal of foreign policy, Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2009. Mr. Ondrej Gazovic, a Ph.D. student of the faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava, writes in his article that the year 2009 could be a breakthrough in terms of Slovak public diplomacy. The article presents extensive and critical reviews of the activities of public diplomacy by the government and identifies the potential areas to develop a positive perception of the country. Refer to the following website for more information about the Yearbook: http://www.sfpa.sk/en/publikacie/rocenka-zahranicnej-politiky/
(Ondrej recently married Ms. Tina Gyarfasova, who happens to be another Sylff fellow at the same university. Congratulations to both of you!) (more…)
Sylff Administrators Meeting Convened at APU
Update. Nov. 12,2010
From November 2 through 5, 2010, the Sylff Administrators Meeting was convened at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, on the southern island of Japan. APU, the newest member of the Sylff community, hosted this gathering, which was attended by some 100 administrators and faculty members representing 62 (out of 69) Sylff-endowed institutions in 40 countries, as well as 11 Sylff fellows from 8 countries. The Tokyo Foundation worked closely with APU on the contents of the meeting as well as the logistic and other administrative matters. (more…)
20th Anniversary Celebration of the Sylff Program at the University of Malaya -Culminating Event of the Sylff Community-
Update. June 22,2010
The University of Malaya, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary of the Sylff program. The commemorative ceremony was held on May 31, 2010, followed by a two-day seminar entitled, “Today’s Young Scholars, Tomorrow’s Great Leaders.” (more…)
“Reconsidering Our Values” - Deusto Sylff Fellows Successfully Organize an International Forum
Update. Apr. 13,2010
The Tokyo Foundation would like to congratulate DUSKE, the Sylff Fellows Association of the University of Deusto, together with ALUS, the Association of Leipzig University Sylff Fellows, on their successful organization of the International Forum on “Local Initiatives to the Global Financial Crisis,” held on February 24-26, 2010, in Bilbao, Spain. (more…)
Update on Sylff Plus!
Update. Mar. 26,2010
The Tokyo Foundation is pleased to announce updates on Sylff Plus.
Sylff Plus aims to encourage and support the initiatives of Sylff community members (current and graduated Sylff fellows, as well as Sylff steering committee members) who wish to practice/help develop leadership skills, as we expect leaders to be proactive, to work for the benefit of others, to be inclusive of people, and to be effective even in an ambiguous situation.
We are looking forward to having Sylff community members utilize these opportunities to the fullest this year!
For more information, please click here.
