Feedback meeting,Congratulation
and Farewell party for
2017-2019 Master’s DoubleDegree Program in PublicHealthOn February 26th, 2019, Kyoto University School of Public Health (KUSPH) hosted aFeedback meeting, and a Congratulation and Farewell party for the students of
2017-2019 Master’s Double Degree Program (DDP) in Public Health. Students
received a certificate of recognition in their partial fulfillment of the DDP from theDean of KUSPH.

(Seated from left to right):
Assistant Professor Teeranee Techasrivichien (KUSPH International Office),
Professor Kihara Masahiro (Head of KUSPH International Office and Supervisor of Yang Chih-Chi, Peng Chu-Yun,and Agari Takahiro),
Associate Professor Masako Ono-Kihara (Supervisor of Yang Chih-Chi, Peng Chu-Yun, and Agari Takahiro),
Professor Nakayama Takeo (Dean of KUSPH),
Associate Professor Harada Kouji (Supervisor of Chen Yan-Da and Chung Yun-Shan)(Standing from left to right):
Chen Yan-Da, Yang Chih-Chi, Chung Yun-Shan, Peng Chu-Yun, Wu Meng-Chun, Agari Takahiro

1There were constructive exchange of opinions and feedback on the Master’s Double
Degree Program at KUPSH. Selected significant comments are listed as followed:Since this is a new program for National Taiwan University College of Public
Health (NTUCPH), there is a lack of guidelines. There should be clearer
instructions about degree, classes, credits, etc. The students did not knowwhat to expect before coming to Japan.
Students had difficulties communicating with their KUSPH supervisors to plan
their studies before coming to Japan.
Similar comments from Agari Takahiro, since he was the first DDP student that
Chulalongkorn University College of Public Health Sciences (CUCPHS)
hosted, there was a lack of clear guideline. Information provided by CUCPHS
was limited. Furthermore, due to the differences in supervisor system andculture between Japan and Thailand, he had difficulties developing a clearly
defined research proposal prior to travelling to Thailand.
Classes and research in one year were challenging but rewarding.
The DDP was surely a once in a lifetime excellent learning opportunity in all
aspects; technical expertise in public health, that is unique to each university
and country, that were learned not only from faculties but also from peer-topeer, cross-cultural understanding and communication, research project
management, etc.
It is worth mentioning that the students’ supervisors of NTUCPH and KUSPH
are now connected and have initiated the discussions on future collaborativeresearch.

2The list of students for 2017-2019 Master’s Double Degree Program

StudentAgari
TakahiroChen
Yan-DaHomeUniversity(degree,period)

HostUniversity(degree,period)

Department
at KUSPH

KUSPH-MPH’s thesis title

KUSPH(MPH,April 2017March2019)

CUCPHS(MPH,
August 2017July 2018)

Global Healthand Socioepidemiology

A Qualitative Study on BatBorne Diseases in Nakhon
Pathom Province in Thailand:
Knowledge, Risk Perceptions,and Behaviors

NTUCPH(MSc,August2016~)

KUSPH(MPH,October
2017September2019)

Health andEnvironmentalSciences

PM2.5 Exposure
Characterization Based on
Mobile Air Sampling During
Rush Hour in Osaka City

Poster presentation(during the DDP period)
Misconceptions Can
Increase the Risk of BatBorne Disease:
A Qualitative Study on
Knowledge andPerceptions regarding
Bat-Borne Diseases
Among Population in
Semi-urban Area inCentral Thailand at the4th International
Conference on One
Medicine One Science"One World, One
Medicine, One Science:
The way forward forbetter health"
Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 11 - 14, 2019
Pretreatment and PMF
Results Evaluation forInsufficient Air Monitoring
Data from Roadside
Station in Taichung,Taiwan at the Kyoto
Global Conference forPeer-reviewed
publications
as a result of DDP

Knowledge and PracticeRegarding Bat-borne
Disease Among
Population in Semi Urban
Area in Central Thailand.
Journal of HealthResearch, Vol. 32,
Suppl.2, 2018, pp. S177S185, doi:
10.14456/jhr.2018.20

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Rising Public HealthResearchers
Kyoto, Japan,
December 6-7, 2017

Cheng
Ya-Chih

Chung
YunShanPeng
Chu-YunNTUCPH(MSc,August2017~)

KUSPH(MPH,October
2017September2019)

NTUCPH(MSc,August2017~)

KUSPH(MPH,October
2017September2019)

NTUCPH(MSc,August2017~)

KUSPH(MPH,October
2017September2019)

Ecology withemphasis ontheenvironment

Evaluation of the possibility of*Aedes albopictus*-mediateddengue fever transmission frominternational travelers in Kyoto
CityHealth andEnvironmentalSciences

The possible effects ofevacuation after the 2011
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Plant disaster on theincidence of diabetes among
the non-diabetic residents inKawauchi Village, Fukushima.

Global Healthand Socioepidemiology

A Qualitative Study of Shift
Work Related Dietary Intake,Physical Activity and Sleep
Quality as Potential Risk
Factors of Overweight/Obesity
among Shift Workers in Taiwan

A Qualitative Study ofShift Work Related
Dietary Intake, Physical
Activity and Sleep Quality
as Potential Risk Factorsof Overweight/Obesity
Shift Worker in Taiwan at
the Kyoto Global
Conference for Rising
Public HealthResearchers
Kyoto, Japan,
December 3-4, 2018

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Wu
MengChun

Yang
Chih-ChiNTUCPH(MSc,August2017~)

NTUCPH(MSc,August2017~)

KUSPH(MPH,October
2017September
2019)

KUSPH
(MPH,October
2017September2019)

GenomeEpidemiology

Causal Inference of Total
Bilirubin on Hypertension:
Using Mendelian
Randomization

Global Healthand Socioepidemiology

Prediabetic people
knows well about"diabetes" but not"prediabetes"-A
Risk Perception and Behavioral
qualitative study inChange Intention of People
Taiwan at the Kyoto
with Prediabetes in Taiwan:
Global Conference for
A Qualitative Study
Rising Public HealthResearchers
Kyoto, Japan,
December 3-4, 2018

Abbreviations in the table
Kyoto University School of Public Health (KUSPH)
National Taiwan University College of Public Health (NTUCPH)
Chulalongkorn University College of Public Health Sciences (CUCPHS)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Science (MSc)
Double Degree Program (DDP)

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