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international forum
This is a public Course where you can directly learn about what is happening in the world right now. A distinctive feature of each session is that celebrities who are active in the international field, such as international organizations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NGOs, NPOs, news organizations, international departments of companies, and cultural figures, serve as Lecturer. After Lecture, there will be time for questions and answers and report writing.
international Free, no application required Fall semester face-to-face classes
international Free, no application required Fall semester face-to-face classes
2025 International Forum
overview
| period | Monday, October 6, 2020 - Monday, January 19, 2020 |
| Day/Period | Monday 4th period (15:15-17:00) |
| How to take | Please check in at the security guard room on the 1st floor of Building No. 1, receive an entry pass, and then come to the classroom. |
| Inquiries | 0422-36-3187 (Teaching Center) |
schedule
Instructor: Professor Kim Hyung-jung (Asia University, Faculty of International Relations)Professor MASUHARA Ayako (Faculty of International Relations Asia University)
| time | Lecture content | Lecturer (affiliation, etc.) |
| October 6th | introduction | Kim Hyungjung and MASUHARA Ayako (Faculty of International Relations Waseda University) |
| October 13 |
Shaking Up and Connecting: Field Experiences with Tribes in India's Thar Desert and the Anthropology of Coexistence |
Mr. Kimihiro Konishi (Associate Professor Course of Humanities, Tokyo Gakugei University) |
| October 20 | Learning Intercultural Communication from Hollywood Movies | Masaki Ushiromiya (Adjunct Lecturer at J. F. Oberlin University, former Sony Pictures employee) |
| October 27 | What I learned from 42 years as a diplomat | Motohide Yoshikawa (Distinguished Professor at International Christian University, former UN Ambassador) |
| November 10 | The challenge of connecting international cooperation and business: The launch of NPO Cross Fields and its 15-year history |
Daichi Konuma (Representative Director, Board of Directors NPO Cross Fields) |
| November 17 | Thinking about the world through health issues - Global health initiatives | Mr. Naoyuki Kobayashi (Professor the Department of International Management, Kyoei University; former JICA member; Adjunct Lecturer at our university) |
| November 24 | Indonesia in Change: Young People Heading Abroad | MASUHARA Ayako (Faculty of International Relations Waseda University) |
| December 1st |
I won't give away what I don't need - My international cooperation activities |
Toshiyuki Doi (Director, Board of Directors NPO Mekong Watch) |
| December 8 | How to Work in International Cooperation: How to Make International Cooperation Your Job for University Students | Hiroshi Hashimoto (Representative Director, Board of Directors of NPO HERO) |
| December 15 | From a negative legacy to a pledge of peace: What we can learn "now" from the modern history of Cambodia's genocide | Aya Kimura (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Asahi Shimbun with Planet, Editor of Mekon Publishing) |
| December 22 | Japanese language education in overseas schools: The teachers and students I have met | Ayuko Suma (Japanese Language Education Specialist, The Japan Foundation) |
| January 5th | Korean society and business conditions in Korea | Kim Hyung-jung (Faculty of International Relations Waseda University) |
| January 19th | summary | Kim Hyungjung and MASUHARA Ayako (Faculty of International Relations Waseda University) |
<Updated on October 2, 2025>