Vol.13 July 2016
CONTENTSNews ...................................................... 1-5
Greetings.................................................. 7

Overseas Offices ................................................ 6News
Research of Molecular Chemical Engineering Laboratory (Faculty of Science andEngineering) Featured in Chemistry World magazine
The research of the Molecular ChemicalEngineering Laboratory (Faculty of Science andEngineering) submitted to the Molecular Systems
Design & Engineering (published by the Royal
Society of Chemistry, UK) has been featured inChemistry World (RSC’s chemistry news magazine)
with the headline, ‘Crawling chemical system acts
as if it’s alive’.
Title of Research:‘A molecular assembly that crawls on a solid
substrate with a metabolic-like process’This research reported on a molecular assembly called vesicles that crawl around on a glass slide by chemical
reaction and maintain their size and energy by ingesting smaller vesicles around them and egesting reaction
products. It’s been commended as the first-ever research that discovered vesicles moving by metabolizing like aliving thing. The article also included interviews with a number of European experts offering analysis such as,“This system is a demonstration of the potential of vesicles as hypothetical precursor compartment structures ofthe first cells, in how they can offer much more than a simple ‘bag’ separating internal and externalenvironments,” and “Reconstructing life-like systems in the laboratory not only refers to the long-age dream of thescientist making life from non-living, but can help in understanding the principles of life from a physico-chemicalperspective.”
Journal carrying the article:
Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, first published online on May 12 (8 pages), 2016
Authors:
Masato Nakada (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, completed in 2014)
Yukihiro Fujikami (second year, Master’s program, Graduate School of Science and Engineering)Masaharu Kawaguchi (Faculty of Science and Engineering, graduated in 2014)
Daigo Yamamoto (Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Akihisa Shioi (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering)

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Glynnis Saquilayan (Graduate School of Science and Engineering)
Receives Best Poster Award at the International Symposium of thePhilippines Vacuum Society
On January 14 and 15, 2016, the 1st International
Symposium of the Philippines Vacuum Society washeld at Ateneo de Manila University in thePhilippines, where Glynnis Mae Saquilayan (Major ofElectrical Engineering, Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering) received the Best Poster Award. The
award is offered to poster presentations by students
based on the evaluation of the research content, poster
description, and responses during the Q and A session.
Lively discussions took place following Saquilayan’spresentation.
Saquilayan received the credit of the Global Resource
Management (GRM) Program* at Doshisha
University.
Saquilayan (right of photo) with the Chairperson of theSymposium Executive Committee, Mr. C. Mahinay■Title of Presentation‘Laser ion source using a cylindrical graphite target for negative ion production’■Presenter
G. M. Saquilayan
Second year, Major of Electrical Engineering, Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Science and Engineering■Co-author
Motoi Wada (Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Atsuko Shimosaka (Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Receives the SCEJ Award for Outstanding Women’s Activity
From March 13 to 15, 2016, the 81st Annual Meeting of the Societyof Chemical Engineering, Japan (SCEJ) was held at Kansai
University in Osaka, where Atsuko Shimosaka (a lecturer, Powder
Technology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering andMaterials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology) received theSCEJ Award for Outstanding Women’s Activity.
This award is offered to women who have achieved excellent
results in chemical engineering technology or technology used in
the chemical industry. Achievements to realize work-life balance, as
well as to improve the systems and environment for the promotionof gender equality, are also taken into consideration.
Centering around the development of powder simulation,
Shimosaka proposed a microstructural design of functional
materials and a precise designing method for the production
process. In addition, she applied the method to the analysis anddesign of many processes, such as mixing, segregation, separation,
slurry dispersion and slurry drying.
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21NewsDoshisha Team Places Third at the 14th Red Cross International
Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot (Asia-Pacific Region)
From March 9 to 12, 2016, the 14th Red Cross
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot (AnInter-University Competition for the Asia-Pacific Region)
took place in Hong Kong. Doshisha University’s teamparticipated in the event, representing Japan, and placed
third for Best Memorial for Defendant. The event wasco-organized by the Hong Kong Red Cross and theInternational Committee of the Red Cross, with the aimof promoting International Humanitarian Law. This year,
a total of 24 university teams from 20 countries andregions took part. Participants included traditionallystrong teams such as Australia, Singapore and thePhilippines, making it a world-class event.
Doshisha’s team, which consisted mainly of law students
who took the special lecture ‘International Humanitarian
Law Moot 2015’, won the preliminary round held inJapan last December, a victory that enabled them toadvance to the finals. Yuki Nakatori (third year at thetime of participation) and Jenny Olsen (second year at thetime of participation) made impressive oral arguments
and placed third in the Memorial Section, while in theGeneral Rounds the team went as far as the quarterfinals.
The competition helped to give the team members theconfidence and belief that they can achieve a higher level of performance in the future.
We believe that the participating students developed their powers of persuasion and reasoning through dedicationand practice. The experience in Hong Kong helped them realize the universal value of International Law,especially International Humanitarian Law, by addressing issues shared by students from other countries.
Doshisha’s team is working harder than ever and is extremely keen to participate in next year’s competition in abid to achieve even better results. We look forward to your continuous attention and support.

Doshisha Students Participate in Volunteer Activity for Kumamoto
Earthquake
From April 30 to May 8, 2016, eight Doshisha students engaged
in Kumamoto earthquake disaster relief efforts, performing anumber of useful tasks.
The volunteer center in Kumamoto City recruited helpers to clean
up the houses of earthquake victims, as well as prepare meals andclean evacuation centers. Many volunteers from all over thecountry gathered in the affected areas during the Golden Weekholidays. As supporting members of the volunteer center,
Doshisha students engaged in operational activities, such asaccepting, registering and assigning volunteers, organizing
supplies, and identifying the needs of the affected areas, to keep
the volunteer activities running smoothly.
The participating students commented, “We were glad to be able
to help. We learned many things from the local people andstudents with whom we worked, and the activities gave us many valuable experiences.”
For a more detailed report about the volunteer activities in Kumamoto, please visit the website of the Support
Office for Student Volunteer Activities
Website of the Support Office for Student Volunteer Activities
http://volunteer.doshisha.ac.jp/
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"1-day international exchange" was held
On Friday, January 22nd, twenty three students fromCornell University (“Cornell” hereinafter) and twenty five
students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology(“MIT” hereinafter) visited Doshisha University during
their stay in Japan for “Kakehashi project” sponsored by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This study tour wascoordinated by Japan International Cooperation Center(JICE), and the students travelled from Tokyo to Kyoto andShiga to broaden their view of Japan through a farm visit,company visit and international exchange with students
from Meiji University and Doshisha University.
Roundtable discussion, the first main part of “one-dayinternational exchange”, was held at the presentation court(Learning Commons, Ryoshinkan building, 2F) and started
with welcome speeches from Professor Marc Lincicome,the director of Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies(KCJS) and Professor Gregory Poole, the dean of theInstitute for the Liberal Arts (ILA). All the students
including forty two Doshisha students were divided ingroups of six to eight people beforehand, and discussed thetopic randomly given among the five; “Gender Relationsand Gender Equality”, “Youth Culture and SocialNetworking”, “Sports in Contemporary Society”,“Language Education” and “Democracy”. After a short
explanation of the topics from professor Lincicome, thestudents introduced themselves briefly and started talking.
They looked shy and hesitated to speak up at first, but
gradually enjoyed exchanging candid opinions with eachother. Later in the roundtable discussion, the presentation
court was filled with excitement and laughter.
After the discussion, lunch party was held at Shikoukanbuilding. At the beginning, Professor Murata, the presidentof Doshisha University, gave them a welcome speech, andeveryone made a toast in the Japanese style. Various dishes
were prepared for the students, such as Japanese, Western,
Vegetarian and Halal. After they enjoyed delicious dishes,
the students from Cornell and MIT explored Imadegawa
campus with Doshisha students. They also went out for
optional tours and enjoyed sightseeing in Shimogamo
shrine, Shokoku-ji temple or Nishiki market.
After the optional tour, they came back to Imadegawa
campus and got on buses. Even though the event was
finished, around ten of the Doshisha students came to seethem off, saying “let’s keep in touch” and “I miss you”. The
event was just for a half day, but became an unforgettable
memory for all of them.

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NewsCarleton College Off-Campus Seminar – Imadegawa Campus
For about 2 months starting March 31st to June 3rd,Carleton College Off-Campus Seminar 2016
Linguistics was held at Imadegawa Campus.
Carleton College is a private liberal arts college
located in Minnesota, USA, and is well known for
its academic excellence and warm, welcoming
campus community. We had 17 Carleton College
students who studied Linguistic and some othertopics focusing on Japan using Doshisha facilities
this year.
This program took importance on field trips andexploring cities besides the classes. Students wererequired to widen their field of activities in Japanand to experience the life in Japan. They alsoenjoyed student’s life going to places like Izakaya(drinking place), ramen shops, local bakeries,
karaoke or local shopping. Program also took thestudents to Hiroshima where they visited Hiroshima
Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima for deeper
understanding of Japanese history.
Students seemed to enjoy the transition of seasons
from spring with blooming cherry blossoms and toJapanese rainy season as well.
We also had peer students called “Doshisha Peers,”
and they helped Carleton students with going onfield trips and other things in students’ life likeadvising how to say something particular inJapanese or introducing university facilities. They
made good friendships during the program.
The program had Welcome party and Farewell party
at dining hall of Amherst Guest House. Carleton
College students beautifully sang Doshisha CollegeSong and Carleton College Song for Doshisha Peersat both parties, and Doshisha Peers responded tothem by presenting a song “Top of the World” byCarpenters with playing guitar at Farewell party.
Closing of the program seemed it really went wellwith good relaxing atmosphere.
We had this Carleton program 4th time this year andwill have another Carleton program with Art History,
focusing on the gardens of Kyoto in 2017. We hopeto build better programs year by year, and wish moreinternational students will get to know Japan andJapanese culture through learning at Doshisha
campus.

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Overseas Offices
Doshisha University’s overseas offices were established in order to further promote its rapid and effective
internationalization. At our overseas offices, we are implementing mainly public relations activities to increase theprofile of Doshisha University, while at the same time making the most of the characteristics unique to each office. Inaddition, we are undertaking various efforts to recruit overseas students, support our students while they are studyingoverseas, 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 #323, Sinology Pavilion ofRenmin University of China
59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District
Beijing, 100872 P.R.China
Tel/Fax: +86-10-6251-4227
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 Office＃408, YMCA
Jongno 69, Jongno-gu,Seoul, Korea 03164
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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61Message from Director of International Center
Greetings“Internationalism”, one of Doshisha’s educational philosophies together with the “Christianprinciples” and the “Liberalism”, emphasizes the linkage between Japan and the world with a
global perspective. According to this philosophy, Doshisha University has been involved withinternational education and research through active cooperation with overseas partner
institutions. In particular, Doshisha University has been selected as one of the 13 leading
universities for the Global 30 Project (G30), which was initiated by Japanese government in2009, and also has been adopted as one of the 11 universities for the governmental grant “GoGlobal Japan” (GGJ) program of all-university promotion in 2012.
Through promoting two governmental projects for the internationalization of university
education, Doshisha University has realized a remarkable increase in the number of international students (1,006 in 2009, 2,362in 2015) and outbound students (232 in 2009, 1,449 in 2015). Needless to say, these significant achievements have been obtainedby broad supports from our overseas partners.
Of course, the most important criteria for internationalization of university are not only the number of inbound and outboundstudents, but also the quality of education and research to match with the international needs. As a new voyage, we have opened
The Center for Global Education (CGE) from the Spring semester in 2016, which is designed to enhance the co-educational
environment of general education courses for both Japanese and international students in English. I hope this new educationalorganization will provide international students with another opportunity for their studying in Doshisha University.
So far, we have cooperated with overseas partners mainly through student exchanges, I also hope to strengthen the research
network by implementing joint projects as well as faculty exchanges.
Professor Yuejun Zheng
Director for International Center
Director for Internationalization Promotion Office
Doshisha UniversityGreetings from Office of International Students
Dear Partners,
When you read this newsletter (early August), students in
Doshisha will be studying so much for their final exams. Oncethey're finished, they will be enjoying the so anticipatedsummer vacation!
The Doshisha staff will also take vacations by shift, but we are
already preparing to receive the new students who will enroll inthis Fall semester.
There are three sections in our Office of International Students:
first is the Section for International Admissions which handles
the entrance examination for international students and publicrelations.
The second and third are the Section for International Students
at both Imadegawa and Kyotanabe campuses, and they are in
charge of supporting currently enrolled students.
For all international students interested in pursuing their studies
in Japan, Kyoto and Doshisha University, be at ease as we will
embrace you with hospitality spirit.
Warm Regards,
Office of International Students

Great Voyage is published by the International Center at Doshisha University.
Please direct inquiries 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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