The 4th Collaborative Research Workshop 2022

Organized by International Operations Section I, Japanese Studies Department, the Japan Foundation
Program Advisor: Prof. SONODA Shigeto, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo

Timetable

[Phase 1: 4 lectures in online]

Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Lecture 1 Rethinking Significance of Collaboration with Other Scholars
Lecture 2 The Meaning of Research Publications for Researchers
Lecture 3 How to Write a Good Research Grant Proposal
Lecture 4 Mid-term Presentation

[Phase 2: 4days workshop in Yotsuya, Tokyo]

Date: Tuesday, February 14- Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Phase 2: 4 days intensive workshop

Day 1, How to find the originarity
Day 2, Lectures and Round-table: Career Path as a Researcher
Day 3, Exchange Program with the University of Tokyo
Day 4. Final Presentation

During the Workshop

Online Lecture

Online lecture: The meaning of Research Publications for Researchers

Lecture: How to find the Originarily

Lunch Time

Hybrid Lecture: Career Path as a Researcher

During a Lecture

Final Presentation

Comments from Professors

Participants’ Voices

It was good to get a perspective from researchers, especially as they did not just praise us or say nice things, but also pointed out areas of improvement. I was not only given good things to say, but I was also given the opportunity to do hard group work, which is very important for researchers to experience in order to build their careers.

I learned a lot from the lectures given by many professors at the workshop. They told many valuable stories from practical to academic aspects, such as how to find originality, what to keep in mind when writing papers, how they became researchers,and so on. What impressed me the most in the lectures was that we should always be curious fields that are about different from our own, actively absorb new knowledge, and maintain a spirit of continuous learning. I would like to keep in mind the advice given by the professors in my future research.

I learned how to explain my research topic to a variety of audiences in different formats, for instance, grant proposals, academic presentations, and informal conversations. I became more aware of the challenges and opportunities of conducting collaborative research in the social sciences. Overall, it was fascinating to network with scholars and postgraduate students from different disciplinary and cultural backgrounds. I gradually got the picture of what a researcher career might look like.

I have gained a lot and learned significantly from this workshop. I am about to finish my master's degree and was confused about how to approach my PhD research. This workshop gave me new pathways to think about and helped me to connect and network with people who came before me. I have returned home with a lot of clarity about the kind of research I want to do. I am extremely thankful to the organizers and all the teachers for that.

Lecturers

(1)Name (2)Affiliated institution (3)Research Field or Interests
※Affiliation at the time of the workshop

Program advisor / Lecturer

(1) Prof. SONODA Shigeto
(2) Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo
(3) Sociology

Lecturers

(1) Dr. GERTEIS Christopher
(2) Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo SOAS, the University of London
(3) Modern and Contemporary Japanese History

(1) Mr. SUZUKI Tetsuya
(2) Kyoto University Press
(3) Publishing, Academic Communication, Editing

(1) Prof. SHIMIZU Yuichiro
(2) Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
(3) Japanese Political History, Oral History

(1) Prof. AKAGAWA Manabu
(2) Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo
(3) Sociology of Discourse, Sexuality Studies, Sociology of Cats

(1) Prof. HIBI Yoshitaka
(2) Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University
(3) Modern Japanese Literature and Culture

(1) Dr. LEE Kitae
(2) Korea Institute for National Unification (Korea)
(3) Japanese Diplomacy, National Security

(1) Dr. Chavalin Svetanant
(2) Macquarie University (Australia)
(3) Linguistics, Intercultural Communication, Media Studies, Japanese Language Education

(1) Dr. ALAM, Md Jahangir
(2) Department of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(3) Japanese Studies, Japan-Bangladesh Relations

(1) Dr. ZHU, Lin
(2) Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University
(3) History of Asian Political Thought, History of East Asian Cultural Exchange

(1) Dr. BORLAND Janet
(2) Department of History, International Christian University
(3) Modern Japanese History

Participants

【Affiliated Universities】
Beijing Foreign Studies University, Nankai University, Fudan University, Zhejiang Gongshang University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chengchi University, Taiwan University, Seoul National University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn University, University of Indonesia, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Vietnam National University Hoh Chi Minh City, Jawaharlal Nehru University, The University of Delhi, Visva-Bharati University, Dhaka University

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