NUFSAA: 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.