NUFSAA is the blog for Filipino scholars and alumni of Nagoya University (NU), Japan. The alumni are those who earned degrees in the Bachelors, Master's and Doctor's programs at NU. The scholars include visiting students who undertook non-degree programs, special seminars/training including the intensive six-month Japanese language course.

Monday, October 2, 2017

NUAL-PH and DLSU IS Dept. organized a Forum on Global Dev't & Human Security

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

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



Ms. Brenalyn Peji (GSID, 2013, Nagoya University)
Institute of Labor Studies, Dept. of Labor and Employment
Labor Studies: Typology of Returning Migrant Workers

         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




Welcome back- Nagoya U - M.Eng. Graduates (Civil Engineering)

These three graduate students who presented their research to the Pinoy sttudents have already earned their M. Eng. degrees and are expected to return to the Philippines this October 2017. Welcome back, Pinoy Scholars! Now Meidai Alumni!

Congratulations to the new graduates of Nagoya University with the degree of Master of Engineering. Welcome to the Nagoya University Alumni Association - Philippines! Looking forward to your participation in our NUAL-PH activities. Register now to NUAL-PH.