http://www.sylff.org Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:22:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 ja Sylff connect provides fellows with an exclusive space to interact with each other on topics both academic and otherwise, and to promote collaboration within the global network. It is a home where fellows can gain a sense of belonging as well as a device to empower their activities. What is Sylff ... http://www.sylff.org/2010/03/12/2948/ On February 27, 2010, an extremely strong earthquake struck the mid region of Chile. We at the Tokyo Foundation, and especially the Scholarship Division, would like to convey our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the people of Chile who have lost their lives or their loved ones through this immense ... http://www.sylff.org/2010/03/03/2942/ The Scholarship Division is pleased to announce the “Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme” on behalf of the Graduate Institute, a Sylff institutions in Geneva, Switzerland. This programme aims at developing an intellectual exchange between academics from Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Institute’s faculty. Three candidates per semester will be selected ... http://www.sylff.org/2010/02/19/2931/ On 22 January 2010 Štěpán Holub, a Charles University Sylff fellow was named Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2009 in the Czech Republic. The competition is organized by the Czech Bar Association (www.cak.cz) together with Pilaw, an NGO (www.probonocentrum.cz). Štěpán Holub was nominated for his pro bono legal support ... http://www.sylff.org/2010/02/16/2924/ A Sylff fellow at the American University in Cairo, Ms. Ethar El-Katatney, won the Anna Lindh Mediterranean Journalist Award 2009 for her article “Identity Crisis 101,” published in Egypt Today. She is currently pursuing two graduate degrees from the university, an MBA and an MA in television and digital journalism, ... http://www.sylff.org/2009/11/19/2839/ When questioned by his students and colleagues as to why the international university had to be located in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, a rural area enclosed by mountains and ocean on the island of Kyushu—the most southwestern of the four main islands of Japan—difficult to associate with the concept of ... http://www.sylff.org/2009/10/29/2793/ Sylff connect is a SNS(Social Networking Service) exclusively for the Sylff fellows past and present, to connect and collaborate in the global network. Let's maximize this cyber connection with Sylff colleagues to empower your research and social activities! For further details: ・Message from Akiko Matsunobu ・flyer http://www.sylff.org/2009/10/21/2777/ Sherilyn Siy, Sylff Fellow and member of SYLFF@ADMU(Ateneo de Manila University) Dear Sylff Friends, Regarding “Soliciting Contribution for Victims of Typhoon Ondoy in Philippines” project undertaken by the Ateneo de Manila University and coordinated by Sherilyn Siy (Sylff Fellow of the Ateneo) pertaining to the Sylff community, we would like to ... http://www.sylff.org/2009/10/13/2767/ Sherilyn Siy, Sylff Fellow and member of SYLFF@ADMU(Ateneo de Manila University) Dear Sylff Friends, You may have read/seen the news about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Ondoy in Manila. At one point, it was estimated that 80% of Metro Manila was underwater, although the damage is not limited to Metro Manila alone. ... http://www.sylff.org/2009/10/07/2745/ http://www.sylff.org/2009/10/06/2739/