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26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
As a university teacher, I am occasionally invited to alumni weddings, and I have the opportunity to give speeches on those occasions. I am usually on the bride’s side, because the groom has ordinarily invited a senior at his company to give a speech.
26 Apr 2010
Waseda University
There was a report in February of this year about a plan for a five-story condominium in Ashiya city, Hyogo prefecture that did not get the required construction clearance on the grounds that the condominium would not fit in with the landscape.
19 Apr 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) efforts in maintaining the heritage of the Straits-born community (Peranakan) in Southeast Asia has been described as a good move to ensure that students in institutions of higher learning are given greater exposure to issues of diversity.
05 Apr 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Hazadiah Mohamad Dahan, Noor Zaina Idris and Roslinda Wab of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia, studied how technologies affect language use and how this can potentially lead to language change in Malaysia.
31 Mar 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Through “The Brand Laureate Awards 2009-1010”, the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation has once again acknowledged Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for its corporate branding.
29 Mar 2010
Waseda University
Education is a collaborative work by children, parents and guardians, and teachers. Education becomes difficult and may be compromised if the relationship between these three parties is not stable. In order to ensure a stable relationship between these three parties, the “role” of each must be made very clear.
10 Mar 2010
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department has proposed that Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) initiate a move to create a Special Secretariat of Volunteer Students for Celebrating Festivals.
26 Feb 2010
Waseda University
Waseda University Corporation and VIED-MOET held a signing ceremony at the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in Vietnam on February 10, 2010, upon which a Memorandum of Understanding on academic exchange (MOU) was concluded.
22 Feb 2010
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Bromeley Philip of UiTM Sarawak is attempting to revive study on the Iban alphabet.
11 Feb 2010
Waseda University
Japanese and foreign scholars are pursuing a unique study project called “hopology” since 2005 under the slogan “Social Science of Hope.
11 Feb 2010
Waseda University
Approximately 170 years have passed since the birth of the media known as photography, and the diversity of expression is being accelerated more than ever.
11 Feb 2010
Waseda University
On January 18th, a “Sending-Off Party for Athletes in the Olympics & Paralympics” was held in support of Waseda University students and alumni who will be competing in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
23 Jan 2010
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s School of Design (SD) has set up the world's first image database on the lifestyle of middle-class Chinese families after gathering massive data on their living environment and analysing their expectations for modern life.
18 Jan 2010
Waseda University
In determining whether or not the contract with the renewal fee clause infringed the Consumer Contract Act, Article 10, the court continued to rule that it did not infringe and that it was valid up to the decision that was made by the Otsu District Court on March 27, 2009.
18 Jan 2010
Waseda University
For eleven years straight, from 1998 on, the suicide rate in Japan has exceeded 30,000 per year, and this year shows no signs of letting up. Young people do not make up a large number of these suicides by any means, but as youth is a period with a low mortality rate in general, suicide is becoming a leading cause of death among them.
18 Jan 2010
Waseda University
Archaeology values actual historical facts as a first priority, rather than what is often referred to as the implied truth and meaning of history. Ruins and relics, also known as buried cultural properties, are almost the only hard evidence that reveals such historical facts.
04 Jan 2010
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
The Economic Planning Unit of Prime Minister’s Department will provide assistance for Halal Products and Research Institute of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to build a Halal Analysis Laboratory during the first quarter of 2010.
23 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
A new approach known as co-management of natural resources is an effective alternative in many circumstances for managing common resources sustainably and equitably.
18 Dec 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, in his closing address at the Global Higher Education Forum (GHEF) 2009 said that universities in South countries should have their own world-view about knowledge and excellence.
16 Dec 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Knowledge and information will be enhanced if it is generated collaboratively, said the Minister of Higher Education, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
15 Dec 2009
Waseda University
Over the last dozen years, it has been apparent to all that journalism is facing imminent danger. Further, this was followed closely by the tumultuous wave of global financial instability resulting from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September of last year.
11 Dec 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
A number of 200 seniors in their 50s have successfully completed their short term course (lifelong learning) at the Institute of Gerontology Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) here today.
11 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Four Canadian organizations have launched a research initiative to explore how people in Canada and in developing countries can deal with the impacts of climate change.
11 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
From Africa’s drought-stricken breadbaskets, to the Arctic ice shelf, to the flooded streets of Asia, Canada’s International Development Research Centre recognizes that climate change threatens communities.
02 Dec 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Intellectuals in “newly influential” countries like India have “moral and intellectual” challenges in a post-9/11 world and following the economic crisis of 2008, said author Pankaj Mishra, during a public discussion at IDRC's head office in Ottawa on November 2, 2009.
27 Nov 2009
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
SERDANG, 22 NOVEMBER – The Tree Planting program of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in collaboration with Mitsubishi corporation will hope to continue in the future as part of the effort to educate the younger generations says Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International) Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris.
27 Nov 2009
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
IDRC and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have joined forces to explore how information technologies can boost food production and rural business opportunities in developing countries.
23 Nov 2009
Waseda University
With its history as a city since the Edo Period, the Tokyo metropolitan Yamanote area on the eastern edge of the Musashino Plateau comprises terrain with plateaus, valleys, and an intricate network of streams and rivers, such as the Kanda River, that erode the plateau.
13 Nov 2009
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
PolyU and Dongguan Municipal Government will set up a working group and conduct feasibility study relating to the areas of education, research and training.
06 Nov 2009
Waseda University
New Scholarship Program Established with Ting Hsin International Group
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Giants in history
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
Hwang Hye-seong (5 July 1920 – 14 December 2006) was an expert on Korean royal court cuisine, the knowledge of which she dedicated her career to keeping alive. Formerly an assistant professor of nutritional science, Hwang met the last kitchen court lady in the Joseon Dynasty Han Hui-sun and, from her, learned about the culinary traditions of the royal court.