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Invitation to the FOLENS 2nd International Symposium: Networking in FOLENS—Strategy and practice of field-oriented education for leaders in environmental sectors

The Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa (FOLENS), Tokyo University of Agriculture Technology, will host its second international symposium.

The symposium aims at facilitating the exchange of information and ideas on strategies and practices of field-oriented environmental leadership education, and the networking among universities and other stakeholders for promoting educational and research activities toward sustainable Asia and Africa.  International guests from the FOLENS education and research base universities (E&R Bases) and FOLENS overseas field training counterpart universities are joining the presentations and discussions.

Everyone interested is most welcome to attend.  No prior registration is necessary.

The FOLENS 2nd International Symposium:
Networking in FOLENS—Strategy and practice of field-oriented education for leaders in environmental sectors

Time and Date: 13:00-17:45, Thursday, 2 December 2010
Venue: Room L0111, New No.1 Building, Koganei Campus, TUAT
Languages: English and Japanese simultaneous interpretation
Program:

Opening Remarks
13:00 Hidefumi Kobatake, President of TUAT
13:10 TBA, Strategic Programs Division,Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Progress of Education at FOLENS
13:20 Progress in the first year
Hideshige Takada, FOLENS
13:30

Multi-level networking in the FOLENS Seminar
Sachi Ninomiya-Lim, FOLENS
13:40

Experiences in the FOLENS Seminar
Govinda Narayan Timilsina (Nepal), FOLENS and Master Student, Graduate School of Agriculture, TUAT
International Networking of E&R Base Universities and roles of FOLENS
13:50 Can Tho University, Vietnam
14:10 Kasetsart University, Thailand
14:30 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
14:50 University of Ghana, Ghana
15:10 Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
15:30-15:50 Break
Field activities of FOLENS Students: Networking through fieldworks of students
15:50

Overview of the overseas field training of FOLENS
Hirokazu Ozaki, FOLENS
16:00

(1) Report of the overseas field training in Vietnam
Pham Anh Thi Quynh (Vietnam), FOLENS and Master Student, Graduate School of Agriculture, TUAT

16:15

Comments for the report
Phung Van Khoa, Forestry University of Vietnam, Vietnam

16:25 Questions and discussions
 
16:30

(2) Report of the overseas field training in Malaysia
Shohei Riya (Japan), FOLENS and Doctor Student, Graduate School of Engineering, TUAT
16:45 Comments for the report
Azhar Abdul Raof, SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia
16:55 Questions and discussions
   
17:00

(3) Report of the overseas field training in China
Ayumi Uehara (Japan), FOLENS and Doctor Student, United Graduate School of Agriculture, TUAT
17:15

Comments for the report
Wang Liang-Sheng, Beijing Botanical Garden, China
17:25 Questions and discussions
 
Comments
17:30  JST (TBA)
Closing Remarks
17:40  Hideshige Takada, FOLENS

List of International Guests:
<Education and Research Bases>

University of Ghana, Ghana
John Ofosu-Anim, Associate Professor, Head of Crop Science and Vice-Dean of School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
Edward Benjamin Sabi, Lecturer, Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria, Coordinator and Associate Professor, Center of Excellence for Environmental Forensics, Faculty of Environmental Studies
Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies

Kasetsart University, Thailand
Tiwa Pakoktom, Lecturer, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture
Piyapong Tongdeenok, Lecturer, Department of Conservation, Faculty of Forestry

Can Tho University, Vietnam
Le Viet Dung, Vice Rector and Associate Professor, Board of University Executive
Nguyen Hieu Trung, Dean of College and Lecturer, College of the Environment and Natural Resources

Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, China
Hong Hou, Professor, Department of Soil Pollution Control
Fasheng Li, Research Professor, Department of Soil Pollution Control

<Counterpart University and Agency of Overseas Field Training>

Forestry University of Vietnam, Vietnam
Phung Van Khoa, Deputy Dean of the Postgraduate Studies Faculty

SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia
Azhar Abdul Raof, Consulting Engineer, Energy and Process Engineering Group, Environmental and Bioprocess Technology Centre

The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Wang Liang-Sheng, Professor, Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany


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