Ikeda Research Institute for Soka Education
Issue 16/ March 18, 2024

Report onIkeda Studies in Education
PurposeThe Report on Ikeda Studies in Education iscompiled and circulated by the Ikeda ResearchInstitute for Soka Education (IRISE) of Soka
University. The Report serves as an informationsharing tool for scholars and researchers of this fieldof study, with the aim of facilitating on a global basis,
further advances in the research of and activities
relevant to Ikeda studies in education.

News Update
Soka University’s IRISE holds 13th seminar
On January 23, 2024, the Ikeda Research Institutefor Soka Education (IRISE) of Soka University heldits 13th seminar. The institute invited Dr. AlexandarJordan, Assistant Professor of Anglophone Studies atthe Metropolitan University in Prague, Czech
Republic, a specialist on the research of Carlyle andcurrently on a research trip at Soka, to deliver thelecture, “Reflections of Daisaku Ikeda’s Reading on
Thomas Carlyle.”
Dr. Jordan traced the history of Carlyle’s
reception in modern Japan—including examinations
by such thinkers as Inazo Nitobe, Kanzo Uchimura,Takeo Arishima, and Doppo Kunikida—anddiscussed the highlights of Daisaku Ikeda’s
perspectives on the Scottish essayist and philosopher.
Students and faculty members of IRISE participatedin the seminar, which was followed by an opendiscussion.

Soka’s IRISE to hold international symposium onZhou-Ikeda meeting, opens call for papers
Soka University’s Ikeda Research Institute for Soka
Education (IRISE) announced that it would hold
“The International Symposium Commemorating the50 Anniversary of the Meeting Between Zhou Enlai
and Daisaku Ikeda” from November 30 to December
1, 2024. The commemorative symposium will adopt
the theme, “Peace and Development throughDialogue.”
The IRISE website is seeking abstracts fromresearchers on the following topics and areas ofstudy:• Research or case studies on dialogue and exchange
in the field of politics, economics, culture, andeducation in Asia or other countries in the world• Zhou Enlai’s dialogue with the world and his
foreign policies• Zhou Enlai’s thoughts and practices• Daisaku Ikeda’s dialogue with the world• Daisaku Ikeda’s thoughts and practices on peace,culture, and education

Abstract submissions will be accepted forreview up until July 31, in the following languages:
Japanese, English or Modern Standard Chinese. For
further details, please see the website here: CALL
FOR PAPERS - Ikeda Research for Soka Education(IRSIE)
University of Guelph-Humber delegates in Japan,visit Soka educational institutes
On February 21, 2024, a delegation led by ViceProvost Dr. Melanie Spence-Ariemma of Canada’s
University of Guelph-Humber and Dr. Paul Shermanof the institution’s Soka Education Research Centre
on Global Citizenship (SERC-GC) visited Kansai
Soka High School in Osaka. There, Vice-Provost
Spence-Ariemma delivered a speech, “What isHumanity?” for the students and faculty, in whichshe ascribes the essence of being human as thecapacity to develop “a genuine curiosity about thoseyou perceive as different can lead you down a pathof self-discovery and growth.” And by recognizing
and appreciating those differences, one is able todiscover more commonalities with others.
On February 22, the delegates traveled toSoka University in Tokyo, where they were greetedby President Masashi Suzuki, students and faculty.
Suzuki expressed his hope to develop programs topartner with the University of Guelph-Humber; later,
the two institutions formally signed a Student
Exchange and Cooperation Agreement.

Daisaku Ikeda on Education
Creating a Century of Peace through Courage(Message to Soka Schools in Japan on November 17,2023, in celebration of “Wisdom Day”—November18, Soka Schools Founding Day); Wisdom Day
Message to Soka Schools, Japan, Nov. 17, 2023 |Daisaku Ikeda Official Website

This Issue’s Selected Writing
Obelleiro, Gonzalo. “A Moral Cosmopolitan
Perspective on Language Education,” CriticalInquiry in Language Studies, 33-59, Vol. 9, Issue 12: 2012. (sub-section: Second Language
Education/Learning)

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We welcome comments regarding this Report
as well as suggestions on specific material
that it should feature in future issues. Contact:
Ikeda Research Institute for Soka Education(IRISE) of Soka University (IRISEaccess@soka.ac.jp)
This Report is issued on a bimonthly basis,
with the next release tentatively scheduled forMay 18, 2024.