Date: Monday, September 1st, 2014
Place: Main Hall
Participants: 45 first year students
Lecturer: Mr. Tatsuo Kawashima, Professor at the Osaka University Institute for Academic Initiatives
Topic: “The Development of Global Human Resources in Japan and the World”
Today Mr. Tatsuo Kawashima, a professor at Osaka University’s Institute for Academic Initiatives, gave a lecture for us. The main theme was “What are global resources?”. He passionately talked about three points: the background of the development of global human resources, the present conditions of the globalization of higher education in Japan and how globalization affects youth. He studied abroad at the University of Chicago, so he also told about universities overseas. After the lecture, many students asked him a variety of questions. It was valuable time for the students many of whom hope to study abroad in the future.
Before he left, Professor Kawashima these books for students to use as references:
- Akihiko Reizei, “How to enter an Ivy League School”, Hankyu Communication, 2014
- Yoko Sakae, “What Kind of Student does Harvard University overlook? ~ The Great Misunderstanding that Japanese People Hold ~”, 2014
Student Comments:
- “I was able to notice that being courageous enough to speak is more important than speaking perfect English.”
- “When I heard the story of the pheasant logo of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, I felt a sense of responsibility.”
- “I want to study abroad at a foreign university and study things that I cannot learn in Japan.”
- “It was a good chance to think about studying abroad.”
- “The stories that the speaker told about his days studying abroad left an impression on me.”
- “I came to understand that globalization is now demanded everywhere in society, including in education in places such as universities and is not just demanded of companies and the economy.”
- “I intend to do my best as an SGH student and become one of the global human resources that are required”
- “I came to understand the merits of studying abroad and how human resources are pursued in other countries around the world.”
- “I was able to learn about how Japan compares to the rest of the world and was made to think about what I should do.”
- “I realized that Japan is lacking many things compared to foreign countries.”
