News & Events
Articles on HIV by Helsinki SYLFF Fellow published in Science and Future HIV Therapy.
Update. Oct. 27,2008
Dr. Richard G. Wamai, a SYLFF fellow of the University of Helsinki, published the following 2 articles: (more…)
JNU SYLFF Fellow Publishes a Book Entitled Tuberculosis in India: A Political Ecology Approach
Update. Oct. 8,2008
SYLFF fellow from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in India, Dr. Bikramaditya Choudhary, has published a book, Tuberculosis in India: A Political Ecology Approach (Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008). Dr. Choudhary received a SYLFF fellowship in 2003 for his Ph.D. study at JNU. Abstract of the book is as follows: (more…)
Attention Chinese Sylff Fellows! Essay Competition on Japan to be Held
Update. Oct. 6,2008
The Japan Science Society, a sister organization of the Tokyo Foundation, together with Zhongguo Qingnianbao newspaper and Renmin Zhongguo magazine, is sponsoring the Sasakawa Essay Competition 2008 to promote better understanding of Japan among young Chinese people. The submission deadline is October 31, 2008. The prize winners will receive attractive awards including an invitation trip to Japan and RMB2,000. The winning essays will be published in a Chinese newspaper. For details, please visit the website: http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2008-04/24/content_2156976.htm
Juilliard Sylff Fellow to Give Violin Recitals in Japan
Update. Oct. 1,2008
Mr. Augustin Hadelich, a SYLFF fellow from The Juilliard School, will hold violin recitals with pianist Ikuyo Nakamichi in Tokyo and Osaka. He will also join the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra early this month to play Paganini’s Concerto No.1 under Maestro Kazuyoshi Akiyama. (see details below) (more…)
The Tokyo Foundation Has Opened the Sylff Official Website
Update. Sep. 5,2008
The Tokyo Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of this special website for a global network of scholarship activities over 68 institutions in 44 countries. This website is designed to promote activities of the SYLFF Program and the more than 10,000 SYLFF fellows who have the potentials of becoming our future global leaders. As you can see from the institutional profiles on the website, fellows are students or graduates of acclaimed institutions of higher learning located all over the world. The site is richly infused with articles by these fellows and institutional administrators with global viewpoints, which are periodically updated.
Additionally, many of the fellows are involved in social actions for their respective communities around the globe. You can learn about those activities through their photos, reports, and downloadable research papers.
Accumulated SYLFF information such as past forum reports, fellow musicians’ performance reports, and fellows’ speeches are also organized in an orderly and easy-to-read fashion.
