News
Global Announcements for SYLFF Fellows
Update. Apr. 2,2009
Non-Sylff related events, calls for contributions, publications of interest, and more… (more…)
Sylff Community’s Global Collaboration Has Produced a Book on Human Rights for the 1st Time Ever!
Update. Mar. 26,2009
We have the greatest pleasure to inform you that the book, The SYLFF 2007 Regional Forum Selected Papers on Human Rights and Creative Leadership, has finally been published! This is the first book ever produced through global collaboration of the Sylff community. (more…)
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Awarded Honorary Professorship by Yunnan University, China
Update. Mar. 19,2009
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, was awarded an honorary professorship by Yunnan University, a Sylff institution in China, on March 11, 2009. (more…)
SYLFF Association of University of Helsinki Publishes Local and Global Encounters: Norms, Identities and Representations in Formation.
Update. Mar. 11,2009
The SYLFF Association of University of Helsinki has published a book, Local and Global Encounters: Norms, Identities and Representations in Formation. (more…)
Article Contributions by SYLFF Fellows are Always Welcome!
Update. Mar. 4,2009
“Voices from the SYLFF Community” is a space showcasing the activities and opinions of SYLFF fellows and faculty members. We have received contributions from fellows and faculty members all over the world on topics ranging from volunteer activities after the Sichuan earthquake to energy-saving projects in Tanzania. We are looking forward to sharing YOUR voices with people around the world, including global issues with local perspective, grassroots issues requiring global attention, and your first-hand experience.
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SYLFF Faculty Member Publishes a Book, Colonial Genocide and Reparations Claims in the 21st Century
Update. Jan. 7,2009
Prof. Jeremy Sarkin, Visiting Professor of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University in the U.S., has published a book, Colonial Genocide and Reparations Claims in the 21st Century: The Socio-Legal Context of Claims under International Law by the Herero against Germany for Genocide in Namibia, 1904-1908 (Praeger Security International 2009). Prof. Sarkin participated in the SYLFF North/South America Regional Forum, held in June 2007 at the Fletcher School and chaired the oral presentation session entitled “Human Rights and Creative Leadership.” Prof. Sarkin, as an expert in international law and human rights issues, has served as a consultant to various institutions such as the European Union and the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He is currently teaching at Hofstra University Law School in the U.S. as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law. An abstract of the book is as follows: (more…)
Final Call for the SYLFF Network Program (SNP) Application
Update. Dec. 17,2008
As notified to all SYLFF colleagues early this year, the Tokyo Foundation has been restructuring the overall framework of the SYLFF follow-up programs.
The SYLFF Network Program (SNP), financially supporting local associations established by SYLFF fellows, will be discontinued at the end of the foundation’s fiscal 2008, i.e., March 31, 2009. A new platform will then be launched to support selected projects or specific activities proposed by groups of SYLFF fellows, including local associations, rather than provide funds simply for the basic operations of the associations. (more…)
Final Call for the SYLFF Fellows Mobility Program (FMP) Application
Update. Dec. 17,2008
As notified to all SYLFF colleagues early this year, the Tokyo Foundation has been restructuring the overall framework of the SYLFF follow-up programs. The SYLFF Fellows Mobility Program (FMP), which supports SYLFF fellows to conduct academic research at another SYLFF institution overseas, will be discontinued at the end of the foundation’s fiscal 2008 (March 31, 2009) for a new scheme to be launched in our fiscal 2009. (more…)
News from the Society of SYLFF Fellows in Bulgaria
Update. Dec. 16,2008
The Society of SYLFF Fellows in Bulgaria is happy to announce that its second Yearbook (in Bulgarian) has been published. (more…)
Beijing Crossroads - “Building A Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue” (BABA4)
Update. Dec. 15,2008
By El Joma
El Joma, an active member of SYLFF@ADMU, the Association of SYLFF fellows of Ateneo de Manila at Ateneo de Manila University, participated in the 4th retreat of the “Building a Better Asia (BABA): Future Leaders’ Dialogue” Program (“BABA4”) that recently took place at Peking University. El Joma shares his observations on the event and the new development that followed. (more…)
