NUAL-PH Officers and Resource Speakers
Nagoya University Alumni Association-Philippines and the International Studies Department of De La Salle University, Manila held a forum on "Global Develoment & Human Security: Perspectives from Education, Health and Labor Studies" on October 14, 2017 at DLSU Henry Sy Sr. Hall (12th Flr, Animo Lab). The forum was convened by Dr. Ron Vilog, Chair of the DLSU IS dept. and Asst. Secretary of NUAL-PH.
Dr. Pag-asa Gaspillo, president of
NUAL-PH opened the forum with her remarks introducing NUAL-PH and its mission
of networking and exchange of information with industry, government, research
and educational institutions and “bridging friendship and collaboration among
alumni, students and teachers within NUAL- PH and among NUAL branches.”
The speakers of the forum and their
topics were:
Dr. Takayo Ogisu (Asst. Prof., GSID, Nagoya University)
Visiting Professor, DLSU International Studies Department
Education: Facing Educational Inequalities across the Globe
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Dr. Neil Tan Gana (PhD Medicine 2010, Nagoya University)
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Biology, Ateneo De Manila University
Health: The Impacts of HIV and AIDS Research:
The Philippines in Spotlight
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Ms. Brenalyn Peji (GSID, 2013, Nagoya University)
Institute of Labor Studies, Dept. of Labor and Employment
Labor Studies: Typology of Returning Migrant Workers
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After the lectures, Mr. Toshiyuki
Taguchi of the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) promoted Japanese education and the Japanese
Government Scholarships while the closing remarks was delivered by Mr. Ken
Nakamura of the JICC.
Mr. Ken Nakamura of JICC |
The forum was attended by about 50
participants - coming from various schools like Ateneo De Manila University,
Far Eastern University, University of the East and DLSU. NUAL-PH Officers and
alumni were also present.
The forum is free and is an outreach activity of NUAL-PH and DLSU IS Dept.
Open Forum: Ms. Daisy Montesa asks a question to Dr. Ogisu |
Participants in the forum includes a graduate student from GSID, Nagoya U |
Participants in the forum from ADMU. UE, FEU and DLSU |