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Sylff Research Abroad: Application Guidelines Partially Changed for 2nd Round of Applications Due September 30

sylff_editor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:09:21 +0000

The Sylff Research Abroad was launched in April 2009. The program provides currently enrolled Sylff fellows with a fund of up to US$7,000 each to support a study abroad for up to three months. We are happy to report that more than a dozen Sylff fellows have benefitted from it by conducting in-depth research and interviews that they could not have done elsewhere to improve the quality of their academic dissertations. At the same time, we at the Tokyo Foundation have some concerns that at times the applicants do not seem to be fully knowledgeable about the rules of academic writings.

All studies are, in theory and in nature, built on the ideas and achievements of others. As you are aware, one of the most fundamental rules in academic writing is that words and ideas that were borrowed from other sources are to be appropriately acknowledged in the academic papers. It is expected that the Sylff fellows apply the same academic rules to Sylff Research Abroad applications, since the program supports the academic activities of Sylff fellows.

The Tokyo Foundation announces the following additional conditions for the Applications for the Sylff Research Abroad program in order to maintain the fair and highest level of academic practices in the Sylff community.

An application is accepted only when the following conditions are met:
1. The research proposal contains bibliography (works cited) from which the proposal borrows.
2. The research abstract and the proposal are submitted as a Word/RTF document or alternatively as a
　 PDF scan with OCR software.

The rest of the application conditions remain the same as before. For detailed information, please click here.

The next deadline for the Sylff Research Abroad is September 30, 2010. We look forward to receiving many applications.

Participants of the Sylff Administrators’ Meeting at APU (2010)

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Below is the list of participants in the Meeting at Beppu (2010)

Country	Sylff Institution	Name/Position/Devision	SSC Role
Australia	The University of New South Wales	Ms. Yukimi Morita Research Support Officer, Australian School of Business	Contact Person
Austria	University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna	Ms. Dorothea Riedel Project Manager, Department for Foreign and Public Relations	Contact Person
Brazil	University of São Paulo	Prof. Carlos Roberto Azzoni Professor of Economics	Chairperson
Bulgaria	Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”	Prof. Dr. Alexander Fedtoff Vice-Rector	Chairperson
Chile	University of Chile	TBA	TBA
China	Chongqing University	Ms. Xiaoming Guo Project Manager, International Office	Contact Person
	Fudan University	Mr. Chunlin Yu Section Chief, Foreign Affairs Office	Member
	Inner Mongolia University	Prof. Yang Jie Vice President	Chairperson
	Jilin University	Dr. Guangcui Zhang Deputy Director, Division of International Relations	Contact Person
	Lanzhou University	Ms. Yanmei Han Program Manager, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange	Contact Person
	Nanjing University	Dr. Jing Chen Director, Office of Graduate Student Affairs	Member
	Peking University	Ms. Rong Li Vice Secretary-General, Peking University Education Foundation	Member
	Sun Yat-Sen University	Prof. Jiarui Xu Vice President, President Office; School of Chemistry	Chairperson
	Xinjiang University	Prof. Anniwaer Amuti President	Chairperson
	Yunnan University	Prof. Xian Xiao Vice President, The President Office	Chairperson
Czech Republic	Charles University	Prof. Jan Kuklik Vice Dean, Law faculty	Contact Person
Denmark	University of Copenhagen	Dr. John Andersen Director, International Affairs	Contact Person
Egypt	The American University in Cairo	Ms. Sawsan F. El Mardini Director of Graduate Student Services, Office of Graduate Studies and Research	Chairperson
Fiji	The University of the South Pacific	Prof. Vijay Sundaram Naidu Professor and Head of School, Development Studies	Chairperson
Finland	University of Helsinki	Prof. Kauko Laitinen Director, Confucius Institute	Member
France	Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris	TBA	TBA
France	INSEAD	Ms. Helen M. Henderson Director of Scholarships and Donor Relations, External Relations	Chairperson
Germany	Ruhr University Bochum	Prof. Wilhelm Lowenstein Professor & Managing Director, Institute of Development Research	Chairperson
Greece	National and Capodistrian University of Athens	TBA	TBA
Hungary	Hungarian Academy of Sciences	Ms. Marianna Tarnoczy Head of Department, Hungarian Science Abroad	Contact Person
India	Jadavpur University	Prof. Joyashree Roy Professor of Economics	Contact Person
India	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Dr. Subramanian Chandrasekaran Coordinator	Contact Person
Indonesia	Gadjah Mada University	Dr. Rachmat Sriwijaya Head, Office of International Affairs	Contact Person
Indonesia	University of Indonesia	Dr. Tafsir Nurchamid Vice Rector for HRD, Finance and General Affairs, Central Adminisration	Member
Israel	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Dr. Sharon Pardo Jean Monnet Lecturer, Politics and Government	N/A
Italy	The Institute of Political Education “Pedro Arrupe”	TBA	TBA
Japan	Keio University	Prof. Hideyuki Tokuda Dean, Graduate School of Media and Governance	Chairperson
Japan	Waseda University	Prof. Mitsuhide Shiraki Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics	Member
Jorddan	University of Jordan	Prof. Salah Mohammad Jarrar Vice-President for Humanities, Administration	Chairperson
Kenya	University of Nairobi	Prof. Eunice Wanjiru Mutitu Director, Board of Postgraduate Studies	Contact Person
Latvia	University of Latvia	Ms. Alina Grzhibovska Director, International Relations Department	Contact Person
Malaysia	University of Malaya	Prof. Hamzah Hj Abdul Rahman Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic & International	Chairperson
Mexico	El Colegio de México	Dr. Jean-Francois Prud’homme V.-P- Academic Affairs, General Academic Coordination	Chairperson
Mongolia	Academy of Management	Mr. Bataa Mishig-Ish Director, International Office/Program	Chairperson
The Netherlands	Utrecht University	Mr. Wouter Feldberg Internationalization Consultant, Asia, Academic Affairs Office	Contact Person
New Zealand	Massey University	Prof. Margaret Anne Tennant Dean, Graduate Research School	Chairperson
Norway	University of Oslo	Ms. Karen Crawshaw Johansen Senior Adviser - International Affairs, Research Adminstration Department	Member
The Philippines	Ateneo de Manila University	Dr. Jose M. Cruz Dean, School of Social Sciences	Member
Poland	Jagiellonian University	Prof. Andrzej S. Mania Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs, Rectorate	Chairperson
Portugal	University of Coimbra	Dr. Filomena Coimbra Marques De Carvalho Head, International Relations Unit	Member
Serbia	University of Belgrade	Prof. Ljiljana Markovic Vice Dean, Faculty of Philology	Chairperson
Slovakia	Comenius University of Bratislava	Dr. Peter Osusky Vice-Rector for International Relations, Rectorate	Member
South Africa	University of the Western Cape	Prof. Jan Persens Director, International Relations	Contact Person
Spain	University of Deusto	Mr. Juan Carlos Duque Ametxazurra Head of International Relations	Contact Person
Sweden	Uppsala University	Ms. Ingela Johansson Senior Administrative Officer, Office for Humanities and Social Sciences	Contact Person
Switzerland	Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies	Mr. Dominic Eggel Outreach Officer, International History and Politics	Other
Thailand	Chiang Mai University	Dr. Sidthinat Prabudhanitisarn Dean, Sociology/Anthropology	Chairperson
Turkey	Ankara University	Prof. Cagri Erhan Professor of International Relations	Member
UK	University of Sussex	TBA	TBA
USA	Howard University	Prof. Charles Livingston Betsey Interim Dean, Graduate School	Chairperson
	The Julliard School	Dr. Jamee Ard Director, National Advancement & Alumni Relations	Contact Person
	Oregon University System	Ms. Kassy (Katherine) Fisher Assistant Dean, Graduate School	Contact Person
	Princeton University	TBA	TBA
	Tufts University	Ms. Nora Moser McMillan Registrar & Manager of Student Academic Programs, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy	Contact Person
	University of California at Berkeley	Ms. Patricia G. Murphy Assistant Director, Institute for Business Innovation	Member
	University of California at San Diego	Dr. Darla Wilson Director, Global Leadership Institute	Contact Person
	University of Michigan	Prof. Alan V. Deardorff Professor of Economics and Public Policy	Member
	The University of Texas at Austin	Prof. David E. Platt Director, Center for Int’l Business Education (CIBER)	Chair Person
	Yale University	TBA	TBA
Vietnam	Vietnam National University-Hanoi	Dr. Thi Anh Thu Nguyen Director, International Relations Department	Chairperson
Vietnam	Vietnam National University-Hochi Minh	Prof. Hong Thi Tran Director, External Relations Department	Member

20th Anniversary Celebration of the Sylff Program at the University of Malaya -Culminating Event of the Sylff Community-

sylff_editor — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:16:13 +0000

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.”

The University of Malaya was awarded the Sylff endowment in 1990. It was the 21st member to the Sylff program, and one of the first Sylff-endowed institutions in Asia. For the past 20 years, Sylff fellowships have been awarded to 57 gifted students, not only from Malaysia, but from countries such as Iran, Kosovo, Palestine, and Afghanistan, where there are no Sylff institutions.

Sylff fellows, old and new, gathered to show their appreciation. There were Sylff alumni who came all the way from Kosovo and Japan to commemorate the event. Many of the Sylff alumni of the University of Malaya now hold teaching positions at universities, or work at government agencies. “I deeply appreciate how much the Sylff fellowship helped my study,” one of the participants commented. “That’s why I’m here today for the celebration.”

The special guests from the Sylff community also gathered for this event. Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Ms. Akiko Matsunobu, Executive Director of the Tokyo Foundation, and Sylff Steering Committee members from the University of Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia), Chiang Mai University (Thailand), and Vietnam National University came to celebrate the anniversary.

Opening remark by two Malaya Sylff fellows

Dr. Ghauth Jasmon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya, Mr. Sasakawa, and Ms. Matsunobu delivered congratulatory speeches. The multi-national, multi-ethnic, and multi-religious composition of Malaya’s Sylff fellows is representative of the “diversity” necessary to nurture future leaders who can transcend various borders and respect different values and cultures, which coincides with Sylff’s mission. The huge success of the anniversary ceremony was proof of the deep commitment and leadership of the University of Malaya fellows.

In 2010, the University of Indonesia and Chiang Mai University will be also celebrating their 20th anniversary of the Sylff program. Delegates from both universities said that they were inspired by Malaya’s success and will work to make their anniversary events just as successful and enjoyable.

“Reconsidering Our Values” - Deusto Sylff Fellows Successfully Organize an International Forum

sylff_editor — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:30:17 +0000

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.
The forum was funded by the Tokyo Foundation under the Sylff Leadership Initiatives program.
The forum was a timely and enlightening endeavor amid today’s unstable world where the social values and systems of the past decades are revisited. In the three-day forum, professionals from diverse backgrounds came to participate and exchange their views on various aspects of the causes and impacts of the global financial crisis, local responses to it, as well as the transformation of social value after the crisis. Among them were economists, sociologists, NGO leaders, human rights activists, philosophers, lawyers and historians. We, at the Tokyo Foundation, are very proud that Sylff fellows not only from the University of Deusto and the University of Leipzig, but also from Serbia and Hungary, added their invaluable perspectives to the forum through their presentations.
Please take a look at the following blog for more information about this thought-provoking forum.
http://duskeblog.blogspot.com/

The main organizers now share their reflctions on the forum in the article, “You Change the Tribe and the Tribe Changes You“.

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