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Networking in FOLENS: Strategy and practice of field-oriented education for leaders in environmental sectors (The 2nd International Symposium of Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa)
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| Significance of ‘networking’ was highlighted in a series of reporting presentations | Students who participated in overseas field training and their local counterpart faculties reported outlines of the training and answered questions from the audience. | FOLENS director, Professor Takada, handed the organizer of the new E&R Base in China, Professor Li, the FOLENS official panel. |
Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa (FOLENS Program) hosted a second international symposium titled ‘Networking in FOLENS: Strategy and practice of field-oriented education for leaders in environmental sectors’ on Thursday 2nd of December, 2010 at the TUAT Koganei Campus in Tokyo. The symposium was planned on an awareness that networking (establishing relationships and works using the relationships) is a requirement to be a leader in environmental sectors and is also an essential component of education for developing leaders in environmental sectors. The symposium therefore aimed to be a place and opportunity for establishing networks for participants as well as for teaching to students the significance of networking.
The first part of the symposium was composed of presentations which reported progress of the FOLENS Program, and explained how FOLENS recognized meaning of ‘networking’ and what are strategy and practice of FOLENS’s networking. A presentation by a FOLENS student was also included to describe his experience in the FOLENS Program. The second part comprised presentations by organizers of the E&R Base universities of FOLENS, which outlined networking activities of the universities and roles of FOLENS in their networking. The third part was organized by reporting presentations of overseas field training by FOLENS students. Local counterpart faculties of the training made comments on activities and significance of the training.
Highlighting a concept ‘networking’ seemed to invite more attention and better understanding of a principle of education in the FOLENS Program, and to successfully enhanced fundamentals for future activities by sharing the principle. (tf)| Time and Date: | 13:00-17:45, Thursday, 2 December 2010 |
| Language: | Room L0111, New No.1 Building, Koganei Campus, TUAT |
| Language: | English (with simultaneous interpreters) |
| The number of participants: | 70 people |
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Participants:
<Japanese Ministry and Agency>
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Mami Ohyama, Director, Strategic Programs Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Masayuki Ouba, Chief Research Officer, Office for the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology
<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
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
Fasheng Li, Research Professor, Department of Soil Pollution Control
Hong Hou, 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
<Host>
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
Hidefumi Kobatake, PresidentTakahiko Ono, Vice President for Public Relations and International Affiars
Yasuhisa Kunimi, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture
Akinori Koukitsu, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
Hideshige Takada, Director, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors (Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture)
Naritaka Kubo, Deputy Director, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors (Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture)
Masaaki Hosomi, Deputy Director, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering)
Takahisa Furuichi, Chief Coordinator and Associate Professor, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors
Sachi Ninomiya-Lim, Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors
Masaaki Sagehashi, Associate Professor, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors
Shin Taniguchi, Associate Professor, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors
Hirokazu Ozaki, Assistant Professor, Center for Leaders in Environmental Sectors
Other faculties and administrative officials related to the FOLENS Program
Students enrolled in the FOLENS Program
Contact: FOLENS Head Office