[Graduate ✕ Faculty]
The Spirit of Ubuntu from South Africa
～Hanán × President Haruna～
世界にはばたく卒業生
【Speakers】
- Hanán Jeppie: Former exchange student from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Admitted as an attorney this spring.
- Nobuo Haruna: President of TUFS. Specialized in International Politics, Political and Diplomatic History of Japan. He taught courses related to international relations and international organization during Hanán's stay at TUFS.
── A Meeting in the Classroom in 2022
Haruna Hanán, it has been a long time. Welcome back to TUFS!
Hanán Thank you. During my stay at TUFS in 2022, I took your courses related to international relations as well as Japanese language classes. TUFS did not have many students from sub-Saharan Africa at that time
Haruna Yes, your arrival at TUFS was even noted on the university homepage. （*1）How have you been since returning home?
Hanán After graduating from the University of Pretoria, I started working at a law firm while studying for the bar exams. I am happy to share the news that I was finally admitted as an attorney this spring.
*1：Tokyo University of Foreign Studies "Inter-University Exchange Project: Training Human Resources for Advanced Innovation toward SDGs in Africa" Website
──The Philosophy of Ubuntu
Hanán I brought a gift from South Africa today: a book introducing the Xhosa term Ubuntu to the world. It represents the philosophy that "a person is a person through other persons".
Haruna What a wonderful gift. This philosophy is at the basis of harmony in cultural diversity, on which TUFS places high value.
Hanán The book also mentions an African proverb: "nobody knows everything but everyone knows something". I wanted to introduce everyone to this indigenous idea that is widely shared in Afric.
── Toward a Future of Harmony
Haruna Now that you have become an attorney, what are your goals for the future?
Hanán I am now planning to study human rights law at graduate school.
Haruna We at TUFS aim to make contributions to the creation of a future filled with people like you, Hanán, who share the philosophy of Ubuntu and are versed in the norms and ideas necessary for multicultural peace and harmony.
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