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Asia Leadership Fellow Program -
Asia Leadership Fellow Program - A Public Symposium (1999)
The Japan Foundation Asia Center/The International House of Japan
Initiated in 1996 as a joint undertaking of the International House
of Japan and the Japan Foundation Asia Center, this program is designed
to promote mutual understanding and cooperation and to create a close personal
network among intellectual leaders from the Asian region through extending
fellowships in the form of invitations to visit Japan for up to 3 months
to 5 or 6 selected specialists. During their visit, the fellows participate
in two months of joint research consisting of seminars and workshops on
the comprehensive theme of "Development and Culture" during September and
October, while staying at the International House of Japan. This open symposium
is held for the purpose of providing an opportunity for the fellows to report
on and discuss the results of their two-month period of joint research.
| TIME: |
October 27 (Wed), 1:30 to 5:00 |
| PLACE: |
Lecture Hall of the International House of Japan (5-11-16
Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, TEL: 03-3470-3211) |
Initiated in 1996 as a joint undertaking of the International House
of Japan and the Japan Foundation Asia Center, this program is designed
to promote mutual understanding and cooperation and to create a close personal
network among intellectual leaders from the Asian region through extending
fellowships in the form of invitations to visit Japan for up to 3 months
to 5 or 6 selected specialists. During their visit, the fellows participate
in two months of joint research consisting of seminars and workshops on
the comprehensive theme of "Development and Culture" during September and
October, while staying at the International House of Japan. This open symposium
is held for the purpose of providing an opportunity for the fellows to report
on and discuss the results of their two-month period of joint research. Panelists (1999 Asia Leadership Fellows)
Cho Hong-Sup (Korea) / Editor of City Desk of
the Hankyoreh Shinmun
Teo Soh Lung (Singapore) / Lawyer-NGO activist
Marites Danguilan Vitug (Philippines) / Freelance Journalist
Sanitsuda Ekachai (Thailand) / Assistant Editor of The Bangkok Post
Ayu Utami (Indonesia) / Novelist, Journalist, Editor of Kalam
Masaaki Ohashi (Japan) / Associate Professor of Development Studies at Keisen University
Teo Soh Lung (Singapore) / Lawyer-NGO activist
Marites Danguilan Vitug (Philippines) / Freelance Journalist
Sanitsuda Ekachai (Thailand) / Assistant Editor of The Bangkok Post
Ayu Utami (Indonesia) / Novelist, Journalist, Editor of Kalam
Masaaki Ohashi (Japan) / Associate Professor of Development Studies at Keisen University