Vol.6 January 2013
CONTENTSNews ............................................................... 1-4

Overseas Offices .................................................................. 7

International ....................................................... 5

Message ................................................................................ 8

Research ............................................................. 6

Greetings .............................................................................. 8

News
Doshisha University Selected for MEXT’s ‘Global Human Resource
Development Promotion Project’ 2012The ‘Doshisha Educational Program Filled with Conscience and Enterprise for Global Competence’ has been selected toreceive a grant under the ‘Project for the Promotion of Global Human Resource Development’ (Type A: Campus-wide
Initiative) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

This project aims to help encourage Japanese young people overcome ‘introverted’ tendencies, embark on
travel abroad, and play active roles in the global arena based on the reinforcement of international industrial
competitiveness and bonds between countries. Under this project, selected universities are provided financial
support by the government for implementing effective measures to establish an environment for the globalization of university education.
Doshisha University is currently implementing the ‘Project for Establishing a University Network for Internationalization’ (Global 30) with the main aim of promoting the acceptance of international students. In contrast,with the Project for the Promotion of Global Human Resource Development, the university aims to facilitate
the globalization of students at Doshisha University with a focus on study abroad programs. We hope this opportunity will further enrich and accelerate the globalization of Doshisha University.
[Outline of Doshisha’s Educational Program]‘Doshisha Educational Program Filled with
Conscience and Enterprise for Global Competence’ aims to encourage the growth andcultivation of the overall personality of eachindividual student during their time at Doshisha University, as well as enhance theteaching performance in global education of
the faculty members who support it. To
achieve this, two educational programs－
the ’study abroad program’ and the ‘study inJapan program’－are offered to students. The‘study in Japan program’ is a practical educational initiative for cultivating students
with a global knowledge and mindset while
studying in Japan.

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Doshisha Selected for MEXT’s ‘Leading Graduate School Doctoral
Program’ 2012
Doshisha University’s ‘Global Resource Management’ program was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports and Technology (MEXT) as a ‘Leading Graduate School Doctoral Program 2012’ in the category of ‘Multidiscipline’ (Multicultural Society).
The ‘Leading Graduate School Doctoral Program’ is an initiative to support radical educational reforms
in graduate schools, where prominent faculty and students from Japan and abroad create and implement
integrated multidisciplinary graduate programs of world-class quality, in collaboration with government
and industry, thereby preparing visionary and creative leaders who will play active roles in various fields
and on a global scale.
Title:‘Global Resource Management’■ Program Type: Multidiscipline (Multicultural Society)・ Main graduate schools:

Graduate School of Global Studies and Graduate School of Engineering・ Cooperative graduate schools: Graduate School of Theology, Graduate School of Letters, Graduate School of Social Studies, Graduate School of Law, Graduate
School of Economics, Graduate School of Commerce, and Graduate School of Policy and Management
Program Coordinator: Masanori NAITO (Professor of the Graduate School of Global Studies)■Outline of the programThis program sets up a multidisciplinary area called ‘Global Resource Management’ for multiculturalsociety, in which a degree program that combines ‘resource and energy engineering, and infrastructurescience’－fundamental to human existence－with human and social science related to ‘contemporary
global-scale issues’ is developed. The essential aspect of resource management lies in constructing andimproving ‘infrastructure as a common resource’ for sustainable development, as well as for the peaceand security of people throughout the world. This can be done by managing and operating natural resources, human resources, and social capital properly and fairly. The program provides a broad view ofthe optimization problems in the field of natural science, including social scientific aspects, deepening
the recognition that a nation’s resources, or a society’s infrastructure, is ‘a system created by human beings.’ Under this recognition, the program aims to nurture highly qualified specialists with PhD degrees
who are capable of resolving current issues, as well as taking proactive measures in anticipation of potential obstacles, based on an integrated knowledge of the humanities and sciences.
■Characteristics of the program[Succession of ‘conscience education’]This program does not aim to produce so-called ‘top elite type’ leaders. By applying the educational philosophyof Doshisha’s founder, Neesima, －‘nurturing people as a nation’s conscience’－to today’s global society, itaims to nurture leaders who can understand and consider the differences between different religions and cultures,view issues with the eyes of the people living in the developing and most disadvantaged countries and regions,and endeavor to resolve them together.

[Leaders with integrated knowledge of humanities and sciences]
Engineers who wish to contribute to nation building and social advancement in such countries and regions musthave an understanding of the culture, religions, customs and lifestyle unique to each one, in addition to a broad
range of knowledge in science and technology. Social work specialists who wish to contribute to resolving
so-called global issues are required to have not only an understanding of a country’s culture and religion but alsoa basic knowledge of its infrastructure to enable them to provide effective help for that country and the wider region. By capitalizing on and integrating the strengths of the two main graduate schools (Graduate School of
Global Studies and Graduate School of Engineering), the program fuses the humanities with sciences with theaim of preparing global citizens with a profound view of human understanding capable of making a practicalcontribution to help build up and improve the society of the country in which they choose to live and work. To
this end, lectures and practices have been designed to cover the integrated fields of the humanities and sciences.

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Welcome party for new international students was held in October
Doshisha University held a welcome party for international students at Kyoto Tower Hotel on October
11. Approximately 200 new international students from 40 university faculties attended the party. New
students are regular students of the Undergraduate Schools and Graduate Schools, including exchange
students and Bekka students of the Center for Japanese Language and Culture.
The President, Professor Hatta, began with a welcome speech to the new students followed by representatives of the Foreign Students Association who also gave welcome speeches. After which, new students
made speeches, and a new student from Mongolia played instruments such as the "Morin huur." Finally,
participants all sang the Doshisha University song together and the party ended on a high note.

Doshisha Team Ranks Third at 2012 Student Formula Japan
Competition at Mainland JapanThe Doshisha University Formula Project (DUFP) came in third among 82 universities (first among private universities) at the 2012 Student Formula Japan event, held at Ogasayama Sports Park ECOPA in Shizuoka Prefecture on September 3 through 7, 2012.
The DUFP team, composed of the students who take the project-based subject ‘Hito-zukuri (human development), Mono-zukuri (designing and creating objects)’, and the members of the Doshisha University Machine
Study Group, has participated in the Student Formula Japan Competition since its inception in 2003. Many
members made a collective effort to build a stronger and faster car, resulting in the team achieving its long-heldgoal of winning a single-digit overall ranking. Aiming for a higher ranking next year, the team is committed tofurther advancing the project based on this year’s feedback and reviews.

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International Exchange Held at the Northernmost Village of Mainland JapanOn September 4 through 7, 2012, four international students
studying at Doshisha University (two from Korea, one from
Mongolia and one from Indonesia), led by university staff, visited the northernmost village of mainland Japan, Kazamaura
Village, in Aomori Prefecture.
The relationship between Kazamaura Village and Doshisha
University dates back to 1864. At that time Japan, was closed
off to the world under the national isolation policy. The founderof Doshisha, Joseph Neesima, feeling strongly Japan could benefit by incorporating various Western values into Japanese life, decided to defythe ban on travel overseas
by setting sail for America from Hakodate Port in Hokkaido. During the trip to Hakodate, the ship he hadboarded was forced by adverse weather to stop at the port of Shimofuro in Kazamaura Village. Neesima
stayed in Kazamaura for several days and had a chance to rest at the village’s Shimofuro hot springs. In a
letter to his father written some years later, Neesima talked about his warm memories of Kazamaura Village, saying that the visit had helped him unburden his anxieties about his forthcoming adventure. Prompted by this visit, an exchange program between Doshisha’s international students and Kazamaura Village
was set up in 1992 and continues to the present day.
The international students participating in this year’s exchange program with Kazamaura Village gave
presentations about the culture, society and education of their respective countries at three elementary
schools (Shimofuro, Ikokuma and Hebiura elementary schools) and Kazamaura Junior High School. The
students also spoke on other topics such as things about Japan that fascinated or surprised them. Lively
question and answer sessions took place between the international students and the students of Kazamaura
Village, as the Kazamaura students had studied a lot about the visiting students’ home countries to prepare
for the visit. Following the international students’ presentations, students of Kazamaura Village gave a talkabout the village and their schools, as well as Japanese culture, making the event very much a productive
cross-cultural exchange. The international students enjoyed learning from local students about various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, such as making ‘Beko-mochi’ (traditional local sweets), rice-cakepounding, calligraphy, karuta (Japanese playing cards) and fukuwarai (make-a-face game). They also experienced homestays at the village and enjoyed a heartwarming hospitality.
Following the exchange, the international students made clear how impressed they were by the friendlinessand generosity of the people of Kazamaura Village, and also by the teachers’ strong passion for their students’ well-being. The students’ positive and confident attitude in their presentations, as well as their spontaneous kindness, was also applauded by the international students. Each participant expressed a wish to
one day return to the village.
To commemorate the 20 years of the exchange, a ceremony took place in Kazamaura Village on October
13th. We sincerely hope that the exchange between Doshisha and Kazamaura Village will be further developed, and that the bonds between us will become stronger and deeper as time goes by.
(Office of the Institute for the Liberal Arts)

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Doshisha Istanbul Office Opening Ceremony HeldOn July 14, the opening ceremony of Doshisha University’s Istanbul office took place in Istanbul, Turkey. The university’s 7th overseas base, establishedwithin the Association of Social and Economic Solidarity with Pacific Countries (PASIAD), aims topromote exchanges of students who carry the futuresof Turkey and Japan and enhance their level of education and research, as well as furthering the globalization of both universities.
The opening ceremony was attended by those related
to PASIAD, people from high schools and preparatory schools in Turkey, as well as the Japanese
Consulate General in Istanbul, Mr. Katsuyoshi
Hayashi. After the signing of an agreement, President Eiji Hatta and the Director of PASIAD, Mr.
Bahri Ağaoğlu, made speeches, followed by a ribbon-cutting cere
In the evening, a briefing session on Doshisha University, followed by a dinner party, took place at Fetih Koleji Topkapı Kampüsü. Following a greetingfrom President Eiji Hatta, Vice President Masaaki
Tatsuki explained about the university, and the Director of the Institute for the Liberal Arts (ILA),
Gregory Poole, talked about the ILA. Finally, theDean of the Graduate School of Global Studies,

Masanori Naito, gave a lecture in Turkish regarding therelationship between Turkey and Japan. About 50 Turkish participants related to education put questions to
individual professors of Doshisha University, showing ahigh level of interest in the university. More students
from Turkey are expected to come and study at Doshisha in the future.
On July 15, a reception was held at a restaurant in thecity of Istanbul, to which about 70 people were invited,
including government and university related people inTurkey. Constructive discussions also took place among
Doshisha University lecturers and guests.
The two-day event was well attended, and was evencovered by the Nikkei
newspaper, demonstrating
the high regard in which
Doshisha University isheld. It also reaffirmed
Doshisha University’s position as an institution devoted to deepening thepartnership between Japanand Turkey.

Delegation Led by the Vice President of Jilin University Visits
Doshisha
On July 30, eleven members of Jilin University(Doshisha’s partner university in China), led by
the Vice President, Du Li, visited Doshisha University. They had a meeting with nine members of
Doshisha University, including the Vice President
and Dean of the Organization for Promotion ofInternational Cooperation, Masaaki Tatsuki.
Jilin University and Doshisha University signed
an academic exchange agreement and a student
exchange agreement in November 2009. Since
then, many successful exchanges have been organized, with the two universities enjoying a warmand cooperative relationship.
At the meeting, both parties confirmed the current
status of the exchanges, and also discussed the
For Our Partner Institutions:activation of education and research programs of both
universities. The promotion of international exchange
was also the subject of talks. The productive meeting
lasted much longer than scheduled.
After that, a luncheon meeting took place where theattendees wereable to exchange
various types of
information in arelaxed andfriendly atmosphere.
We hope the visit
will further promote exchange
between the two
institutions.

Are you or your students thinking of making a visit to the Doshisha campus? The International Center canarrange such activities as discussion sessions, a cultural exchange party, and a campus tour. If you are interested, please contact us at ji-kksai@mail.doshisha.ac.jp at least two months in advance. We also have accommodations on campus at a reasonable rates. We are looking forward to your visit!

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Professor Mitsunori MIKI (Graduate School of Science and Engineering) Receives Minister ofthe Environment Award
A research and development project regarding an intelligent lighting system, led by Professor Mitsunori Miki (Graduate School of Science and Engineering), received the Minister of the Environment Award, given as part of the Awards for Persons of Merit in Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration. The awarded research was titled ‘Technology development regarding the optimizing control of low-carbon office equipment bycomprehensively utilizing an intelligent lighting system and a radiant air-conditioning
system’. These systems were incorporated into Ecozzeria, located on the 10th floor of
the Shin-Marunouchi Building in front of Tokyo Station, in collaboration with the Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd. The intelligent lighting system provided lighting tailored towork types and workers’ preferences, thereby enabling the enhancement of intellectual
production and low carbonization at the same time. In addition, the radiant air-conditioning system succeeded in
reducing energy consumption for moving air by 50 percent and has created a more comfortable indoor thermal environment for occupants than conventional air-conditioning systems which can have an adverse effect on humanhealth through excessive cooling.

Project of Takuma FUJITA (Graduate School of Science and Engineering) Selected for 2012 IPA
Exploratory IT Human Resources ProjectA project proposed by Takuma Fujita (Network Information Systems Laboratory led byProfessor Kenya Sato, Graduate School of Science and Engineering) entitled ‘Anext-generation system for presenting a menu and taking an order based on customer
information’ has been selected by the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan(IPA) as the 2012 Exploratory IT Human Resources Project.
The IPA is undertaking the Exploratory IT Human Resources Project with the aim of
discovering and developing outstanding persons who possess the creative ideas andskills for achieving software innovation and have the ability to put them into practicaluse under the auspices of experienced project managers with outstanding achievements.
For further information, please visit: http://www.ipa.go.jp/english/humandev/third.html(Posted on 2012-08-29)

Sayaka YONEDA and Sennosuke WATANABE (Graduate School of Science and Engineering)
Receive Outstanding Poster Award

Sayaka Yoneda and Sennosuke Watanabe, members of the Discrete Mathematics Laboratory led by Professor Yoshihide Watanabe, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, received the Outstanding Poster Award at the Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (JSIAM) 2012 Annual Conference
held at the ANA Hotel Wakkanai, Hokkaido, on August 28 through September 2, 2012.
Title of the presentation: The Network Simplex Method and the Generalized Simplex Method
The minimum cost flow problem, which is applied in economics
models (such as logistics models), can be solved by the simplex
method as a linear programming problem, and also by a combinatorial algorithm known as the network simplex method. In theawarded research project, Yoneda and Watanabe clarified the relationship between the two algorithms from the perspective of
avoiding cycling.
The JSIAM annual conference provides an opportunity for participants to present results regarding research, education and industries of applied mathematics, as well as exchange their expertiseand knowledge.
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6Overseas Offices
Doshisha University’s overseas offices were established in order to further promote its rapid and effective internationalization. At our overseas bases we are implementing mainly public relations activities to increase the profile ofDoshisha University, while at the same making the most of the characteristics unique to each base. In addition, we
are undertaking various efforts to recruit overseas students, support our students while they are studying overseas,and provide on-site support to members of our faculties while they are overseas.

Taipei, Taiwan

Beijing, P. R. China

Address : Doshisha Taiwan Officec/o DSS-CLOVER International Co.
6F-15, No. 57, Chong-Qing S. Rd.
10045 Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2331-1278
Fax: +886-2-2331-1397
Email: ji-int24@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Address : Doshisha Beijing Office
Room #306, Qiushilou Building
Renmin University of China
59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District
Beijing, 100872 P.R.China
Tel/Fax: +86-10-6251-5916
Email: ji-int23@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

London, United Kingdom

Shanghai, P.R. China

Address : Doshisha London Officec/o Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London
NW1 4QP U.K.
Tel: +44-77-4892-5687
Email: ji-int21@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Address :Doshisha Shanghai Office
Center for Japanese Studies
Fudan University
221 Hantan Road
Shanghai, 200433 P.R.China
Email: ji-int25@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Hanoi, Vietnam

Seoul, Korea

Address : Doshisha-Vietnam Cooperative Office
4F Polymer Centre
D1 Building – Hanoi University of Technology
1st Dai Co Viet Road – Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: +84-4-3623-1276
Email: ji-int22@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Address : Doshisha Seoul OfficeSeoul YMCA
2 Ga 9, Jongno, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Korea 110753
Tel: +82-2-732-7704
Email: ji-int28@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Istanbul, Turkey
Address : Doshisha Istanbul Officec/o ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC SOLIDARITY WITH PASIFIC
COUNTRIES
Ahmediye Caddesi No:44/2 34260 Aksaray– Istanbul, TURKEY
Email: ji-int26@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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7Message from Dean of Center for Japanese Language and Culture
Greetings from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.

The Doshisha University Center for Japanese Language and Culture, which originally opened in April 1999, has the most well-developed Japanese language
education system in Japan. The Center aims at providing Japanese language education for international students, those who in order to deepen their understandingof Japanese culture wish to enroll in an undergraduate or a graduate program at
Doshisha University or some other universities and graduate schools in Japan, as
well as those exchange students from universities all over the world with whom
we have exchange agreements. Currently, about 360 international students from 30 different countries andregions are studying Japanese language intensively at a variety of levels suitable to their Japanese abilities.
I firmly believe that studying and living in Kyoto, where lies the origin of Japanese tradition and culture,
will offer an invaluable one year in the best possible environment. I hope that every one of our many motivated international students will enjoy a rich and rewarding year of study at our university.
Professor Masayo FUJIMOTO
Dean of the Center for Japanese Language and Culture
Doshisha University
New Year’s greetings from the Center for Japanese Language and Culture!
Recently in Japan, a variety of “factory tours” are attracting many people.
It’s probably because we can gain the firsthand information by observing the “actual” factory floors.
Last November, The Center for Japanese Language and Culture conducted “factory tours” to Panasonic Eco
Technology Center and KYOCERA Corporation for international students, taking advantage of the boom inJapan.
Prior to the tours, the participating students learned the outline of Japanese industry and technology in a
preparatory lecture.
After the tours, we have received a lot of positive feedback from the students.
Now, we are planning to give the next opportunity for international students.
We are very much looking forward to seeing international students from all over the world, here in Kyoto.

Best wishes,
The Office of the Center for Japanese Language and Culture

Great Voyage is published by the International Center at Doshisha University.
Please direct Enquiries to:
Office of International Affairs, Doshisha University
Karasuma-Higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8580 Japan
Tel: +81 (0) 75-251-3260
Fax: +81 (0) 75-251-3057 Email: ji-kksai@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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