Professional

Experience

February 2008  –  Present

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Tokyo, Japan

Associate Professor

April 2004  –  January 2008

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Tokyo, Japan

Senior Lecturer

§      Area and International Studies (African Studies)

§      International Cooperation /Peace and Conflict Studies (MA program)

§      Portuguese Language

October 2002  –  March 2004

Institute of International and Cultural Studies , Tsuda College

Tokyo, Japan

Researcher

April 1997  –  March 1999

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Tokyo, Japan

Researcher

August 1996  –             October 1996  

Japanese Embassy in Austria

   Vienna, Austria

Bosnia Herzegovina

Diplomat / Electoral Observer

May 1994   –              December 1994

United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ)

Niassa, Mozambique

Electoral Officer, Electoral Office/United Nations Volunteer

Education

April 1996  –  September 2002

Graduate School of International and Cultural Studies, Tsuda College

Tokyo, Japan

Ph.D.  in International and Cultural Studies (awarded in 2006 June)

April 1993–  March 1995

Graduate School of International Relations, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

Kobe, Japan

MA in International Relations (awarded in 1995 March)

April 1991

–   March 1992

Federal University of Juiz de Fora     

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Academic Society Membership

n         Japan Association for African Studies

n         Japan Association of International Relations

n         Japan Association of Peace

Civic Activities

n         Vice President,  TICAD Civil Society Forum (TCSF) (June 2004 -  March 2009)

n         Representative, Mozambique Support Network (March 2000 – March2005)

Publications (Books)

 (Articles)

n         The Japanese in Latin America (2004:Illinois University Press )  with D. Masterson (in English)

n         Mozambique Liberation Struggle – Searching for Origins of “Integration” and “Division” (2007: Ochanomizu Shobo, Tokyo) ( in Japanese ) *based on the PhD dissertation.

n         “Problems of Peace-building in Post-conflict Mozambique – Deepening of conflict situation in the post-conflict communities” in Shinichi Takeuchi (ed.) Problems of Post-conflict Africa, (2006: IDE, Tokyo) (pp.35 – 67) (in Japanese)

n         “’Ethnic’ Conflicts in Africa – A review based on the process of creation of ethnic groups in Northern Mozambique”, in Takayoshi Kitagawa (ed.), Prospects and Methods of Area Studies – Studies of Asian and African Societies (2006: Bunka Shobou Hakubunsha, Tokyo) (pp.261- 280)（in Japanese）

n         “East Timor and Portuguese Speaking Countries – International solidarity and internal gap” in Mitsuru Yamada (ed.) 50 Chapters to Know East Timor (2006: Akashi Shoten, Tokyo)(pp.301–304）(in Japanese)

n         “Experiences of Mozambican Liberation Struggle in Macua-speaking area” in Africa Report (IDE), 35, Sept.2002, (pp.49-53）(in Japanese)

n         “Elections in Mozambique and Community – Focusing on the 1994 national elections in Maua district, Niassa province” in Overseas Affairs, no. 48, April 2000, (pp.48−74)(in Japanese)

n         “Problems and Prospects of Studies of the Mozambican Armed Conflicts- A review based on the field researches in Maua district, Niassa province”, in Africa Report (IDE), no.27, Sept.1998, (pp.16−19)（in Japanese）

n         “’Tribalism’ in Mozambique” in Foreign Studies (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies), no38,1997, (pp.129-167)（in Japanese）

And others.

Grants

n         Awarded Research Grant

ü        by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2005 -2007 (US $80,000 in  3 years  *highest ranking research project for young researchers under 40 years old.)  and others.

n         Awarded Publishing Grant

ü         by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2007 (US $36,000) for the PhD dissertation

Professional Achievement  for

(1) Education

on Peace and Conflict Studies (MA)

n         Curriculum building for MA program for Peace and Conflict Studies for Year 2006-2007

        http://www.tufs.ac.jp/common/pg/pcs/index.html

n         Project establishment of the program “Realization of International Mutual Education in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies – Creating Global Campus for Peace ”

ü         Selected as one of the 5 projects among 90 applications for “Strategy for Promotion of Internationalization of University Education” by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

ü         Fund-raised US $400,900 for the 3 year program

ü         Created a network between educational institutions of the post-conflict countries and institutions that expertise Peace and Conflict Studies

http://www.tufs.ac.jp/common/pg/pcs/globalcampus/

on Multicultural Education (BA)

on African Studies (BA)

n         Supporting the establishment of “Multilingual/Multicultural Educational Supporting Unit” at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

ü         Supported systematize volunteer activities

ü         Establishing serial lectures “Multilingua/Multicultural Society“ for Year 2006

n         Curriculum building for BA program for African Studies for Year 2006-2007

ü         Coordinated 5 classes for undergraduate level on African Studies

ü         Over 400 students with various background took these classes each year.

n         Arranging Agreement for Academic Exchange and Cooperation between University of Eduardo Mondlane and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

ü         It became the first agreement signed with an African educational institution.

Professional Achievement for

(2) Citizens’ Activities

-       TICAD Civil Society Forum (TCSF)

n         Establishing a new-born NGO, TICAD Civil Society Forum in 2004, and raised its membership to 122 and budget to US $345,000 by 2007

        http://www.ticad-csf.net/eng/index.htm

n         Succeeding receiving fund and projects from the following agencies:

ü         Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Japan (2005, 2006 and 2007)

ü         Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2005 and 2007)

ü         Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) (2006)

ü         Hottekenai Sekai no Mazushisa (G-CAP Japan) (2006)

n         Carried out the following International Symposiums/Workshops as a Total Coordinator:

1.        Symposiums participated by more than 100 people

All symposiums were participated by governmental officials, diplomatic corps in Tokyo, international organisations, NGOs and media.

ü         “Re-thinking African Development from Point of View of Civil Society- What can TICAD do to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?-“ (Organizer:TNnet, Co-organizer:UNDP, Secretariat: TCSF, UN House, Tokyo, Oct. 27, 2007) (300 participants) Broadcasted at http://www.ourplanet-tv.org (on demand )

ü         “Rethinking “Poverty” - Learning from African NGOs” (Organizer:MoFA, Secretariat:TCSF, Tokyo, Dec.7,2006 ) (160 p.)

ü          "Can Japan's ODA Save the World Poor?- Dialogue among OECD/DAC, the Japanese Government, Other Donors, and Civil Society” (Secretariat: TCSF, Tokyo, May 27, 2005 )(180 p.) Broadcasted at http://www.ourplanet-tv.org (on demand)

2.        Workshops

ü         “Africa-Asia NGO Networking Tokyo Workshop” (Organizer: JICA, Secretariat: TCSF, Tokyo, Oct. 24 – 26, 2007) (87 p.)

ü          “Africa-Asia NGO Networking Nairobi Workshop” (Organizer: JICA, Secretariat: TCSF, Nairobi, Sept. 17-18, 2007) (85 p.)

ü         “Partnership for Africa towards 2008 TICAD - How can Africa, International and Japanese civil societies create effective partnership for achieving pro-poor policy in Africa towards 2008?” (Organizers: TCSF and Civic Commission for Africa, June 6, 2007)(38 p.)

ü         “Civil Society Session at TICAD Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Environment and Energy - Environment and Energy from a Pro-Poor Perspective” (Organizers: TCSF, ActionAid International Kenya and G-CAP Kenya, Nairobi, March 22, 2007) (40 p.)

3.        Round-table

ü         “Dialogue between OECD/DAC and Japanese Civil Society- Towards 2008 TICAD and G8 Summit –“ (Tokyo, Sept. 3, 2007) (Round table)

ü          “Talk Candidly about the Issue and the Future of ODA! -Citizen Talk about ODA by inviting Mr. Manning, OECD/DAC Chairman-” (Tokyo, Feb. 13, 2007)

* The reports of all the above events were also finalized.

for Media

n         Cooperation with TV:

ü         Main character, MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting Services) TV Documentary Program (45 min.) regarding the support of survivors of the 2000 Mozambique Floods (January , 2002)

ü         Supervisor, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) TV Documentary Program (120 min.) regarding child soldiers and the wars in Mozambique (December, 2005)

ü         Personality, NHK  TV Debate Program “Africa, World and We in Japan” (120 min.)

ü         Supervisor, TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting Services) News Program regarding Global Warming/Climate Change and Illegal Logging in Mozambique (45 min.) (October 15, 2007)

n         Cooperation with Magazines:

ü         Interview Article (August 13, 2007) on Nikkei Women Magazine

        http://blog.5012.jp/nikkeiwoman/essay2/archives/2007/08/post_18.html

ü         Interview Article (July 12, 2007) on “African Forest” run by GRIPS (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies ) Development Forum

 http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum/africa/interview/9.htm

ü         Interview Article (April 24, 2007) on ODA News run by Plaza for International Cooperation of Association for Promotion of International Cooperation

http://www.apic.or.jp/plaza/oda/people/20070424-01.html