Prof. Takeuchi, Director of our Center, will be speaking at the TICAD9 seminar hosted by JICA, titled "Beyond Oceans: Experiences and Prospects of Japan-Africa Inter-University Exchange and Collaboration"

The seminar will also feature Ms. Akosua Yuki OSANO, a TUFS alumna, and Prof. Motoki Takahashi from Kyoto University, who previously spoke at the 96th ASC Seminar.

We warmly invite you to attend.

◆ Date & Time:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 12:10-14:00 (JST)

➡️ Register here: https://ticad9event.jica.go.jp/en/event/detail_015.html

◆ Organized by:
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Event website: https://ticad9event.jica.go.jp/en/index.html

Beyond Oceans: Experiences and Prospects of Japan-Africa Inter-University Exchange and Collaboration

Background

• The role of universities in the development of Africa and Japan is significant. Universities provide higher education, enable needed innovations, and energize society in many ways. Universities play an increasingly important role in Africa, where societies are rapidly developing with growing youth, and in Japan, which needs to overcome new challenges such as an aging society.
• Recently, exchanges and collaborations between Japanese and African universities have been increasing, bringing about various results in both sides. Increased faculty exchanges between researchers have expanded joint research and brought new knowledge. Increased student exchanges contribute to the building and deepening of relations between Japan and Africa, in addition to discoveries and growth at the individual level.
• This event is to discuss those exchanges and collaborations between Japanese and African universities with examples and results with an eye to their contribution not only to African development but also to well-being of Japan.