Peace and Human Security in Asia

OSIPP, Osaka University, welcomes nine new PAHSA students who will study at the school for the fall semester 2013. The students come from the following PAHSA partner institutes in Southeast Asia: Payap University, Thailand; Pannasastra University of Cambodia; the National University of East Timor; Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; and, De La Salle University, the Philippines. Good luck to the students with their studies in Japan.

The itinerary for the upcoming short-term program in Manila is now finalized. Taking place at De La Salle University, 16-28 September 2013, the program is titled “Challenges to Human Security in Asia.”
See the itinerary for all the details HERE
Watch the student video from the program HERE

At the close of the JUC-PAHSA Short-term Program that took place at IDEC, Hiroshima University, there was an update of posts from students and professors on the PAHSA blog. These report on the full diary of events, with photos, that took place over the 14 days. Read now in an engaging immersive story HERE
See all the photos from the program HERE

On 3 August, 2013, students from Southeast Asia will arrive in Japan for the Hiroshima Short-term Program. On the following day the program orientation will take place and the first two lectures: Lecture 1, Japan before and after World War II: War Accountability and Development of Japanese Foreign Policy ―Professor Osamu Yoshida (Hiroshima University); Lecture 2, The Role and Achievements of Mayors for Peace ―Mr. Tadatoshi Akiba (Ex-Mayor of Hiroshima City).

The Manila Short-Term Study Program, "Challenges to Human Security in Asia" will take place at De La Salle University, Manila,15-28 September, 2013. Find out more about the program HERE

The upcoming ASEAN CAREER FAIR with Japan will take place in Singapore,
15 June, 2013. The Career Fair is a Campus Asia and ASEAN-Japan friendship event which is supported by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Singapore (JCCI SINGAPORE).
At the career fair, Japanese companies will be recruiting students graduating from universities all over Southeast Asia. Southeast Asian students and Japanese companies will have an opportunity to find their perfect match.
Visit the ASEAN CAREER FAIR website HERE
See the Video from the first ASEAN CAREER FAIR with Japan HERE

Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Project have launched the Asia Peace Building Initiatives (APBI) project and website.

Constructing a better tomorrow—this best expresses the hope and expectation at the launch of the information website project, Asia Peacebuilding Initiatives (APBI). Tomorrow means people’s lives, hopes, dignity, and opportunities. One might say that it is “peace” in the truest sense. It is, thus, an honor that the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) has been delegated the task from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation to launch the APBI website that will also host the on-line articles that provide analyses, background briefs, and commentaries by specialists (Japanese and regional) on on-going conflicts in Asia, with initial focus on three areas: Myanmar, Southern Philippines and Southern Thailand. Visit the APBI site HERE

PAHSA students joined OSIPP’s 2013 Special Winter Program titled ‘Society and International Relations of Contemporary Japan.’ The program ran over five days, 18 – 22 February 2013 at OSIPP, Osaka University. There were special lectures, discussions, and social events organized for the participants. Alongside PAHSA and OSIPP students, there were also students from Kyung Hee University, Korea, and Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, who participated on the program. Photos from the lectures can be found HERE

In late January 2013, Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) became the sixth institute in Southeast Asia to have a department join the PAHSA program. The partner is the Faculty of Social Science and International Relations. Professor Trond Gilberg, the Dean of the faculty, signed the agreement.

The first Video from PAHSA's partner institute in the Philippines can now be viewed on the videos page. Associate Professor Julio C. Teehankee from De La Salle University, Manila, speaks about a critical issues affecting human security in Asia: The ongoing peace process in Mindanao. Watch the video HERE

Photos are now online from the recent roundtable, International Order in East Asia: Between Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Challenges. The two-day program took place 14-15 January 2013 at OSIPP. Professors and guests from partner universities, PAHSA students, and visitors from European institutions attended the meeting. See the photos HERE

Students' reports from the Aceh short-term program are now published on the students' reports page. Wataru Hayami, an OSIPP student, and Koichi Watanabe, from the IDEC at Hiroshima University, write about their motivation for attending the Aceh program and the positive effects it will have on their future study. Also, Asuka Nagatani an OSIPP student, and Kengo Shinmoto, an IDEC student from Hiroshima University, write about their experiences on the program. The insightful reports draw parallels between Aceh and Japan in the ways each have coped and come to terms with their own disasters in the past.