AFLSP - Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program at Kyoto University

Last-updated: 2024-10-22

Oct 2024: Program introduction

Important Please always refer to this page for the latest information AND read the general information on the Program. For detailed activities, see Wiki.

1. Orientation

Orientation (Fall)

  • Time: 11:30-12:15, October 4 (Thursday), 2024
  • Place: Basement, Yoshida International House access
  • Participants: scholars who enrolled in October 2024, core staff of AFLSP@KU

Social gathering after the orientation

  • Time: 12:15-13:00, October 4 (Thursday), 2024
  • Place: (same as the orientation)
  • Participants: all scholars, alumni and core staff of AFLSP@KU

Orientation (Spring)

  • Time: 13:00-16:00, April 2 (Tuesday), 2024
  • Place: Lecture Room 6, Basement, Yoshida International House access
  • Participants: scholars who enrolled in April 2024, core staff of AFLSP@KU

Social gathering after the orientation

  • Time: 16:00-16:45, April 2 (Tuesday), 2024
  • Place: (same as the orientation)
  • Participants: all scholars, alumni and core staff of AFLSP@KU

BXAI networking event: Hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) and dinner

  • Time: 16:45-, April 2 (Tuesday), 2024
  • Participants: scholars and alumni
  • Place: Kamogawa riverside
  • Detail: See the email from Ms. Tang

2. Monthly Seminar

  • Time (default): 10am-12pm, Saturday
  • Place: Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University (see access)
  • Scholars: First-Year (mandatory) and Second-Year (optional but encouraged)
  • Detail: see Wiki for detail.
Date Place Speakers & Schedule Misc
April 20 Room 201 T-PBR introduction and discussion all scholars shall join
May 18 Room 201 Nuonuo (45') & Shiyan (45') + T-PBR reports (30')
June 22 Room 201 Xiaoqi (30') & Yuqin (30') + T-PBR reports (60')
July 20 6 Room 201 Kangmin (30') & Ru (30') & Dongyun (30') + T-PBR reports (30')
Oct 19 20 Room 201 Xiaoqi (45') + T-PBR discussion (75') all scholars shall join
Nov 16 Room 201 Kangmin (30') & Yuqin (30') & Ru (30') + T-PBR reports (30')
Dec 21 Room 201 Dongyun (45') & Angeline (30') + T-PBR reports (30')
Jan 25 Room 201 Yu-Ju (30'), Samsul (30'), Jin (30') + T-PBR reports (30')

3. BXAI Summer Program (provided by BXAI)

It has been hold from Aug 3 to Aug 18, 2024, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

4. Special Lectures and Selected Seminars

See Special Lectures. For general description (important!), see Program.

5. 2-credits Lecture

The list of approved lectures will be provided by email. For general description, see Program.

6. Service Learning (SL)

Sorry this year (2024) we will not organize a Service Learning event due to a few reasons. Instead, we encourage scholars, in needed, to go for a field work as an EBL. The service learning will be planned next year. See here for the detail.

7. Leadership Training

  • Time: Sat., 2pm-4:10pm, July 20, 2024
  • Place: Room 201, Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University (see access)
  • Scholars: Second-year scholars (duty), first-year scholars (recommended), and related students.

8. Team-Project Based Research (T-PBR)

T-PBR is to do research in team on issues related to East Asia and/or Intl. Relations. While the ultimate goal is publication (e.g., on KUNENAI) and a Think Tank in the future, one does not need to work more than one can (to both students and professors). The most important training through T-PBR is practice of Shared Leadership, i.e., experience of leading activities with people from diverse backgrounds. The works done by senior scholars can be left to junior scholars so that the research can be continued. The roles of team members (e.g., Team leader, secretary, editor, professor, etc) can vary according to members' experience, interest, and time. Depending on the budget, each scholar will be provided an amount of funding to support the T-PBR.

Teams in the second semester of 2024 (decided on 2024/10/20)

Team Topics (in short) Scholars Supervisor Volunteer
T1 Education Lei, Po-Hung, Kai-Le, Shiyan, Xiaoqi Prof. Han Sota
T2 Food Cezar, Hafizh, Kangmin, Sams Prof. Akitsu AyanoN
T3 Intercultural communications Miao, Jaeyoung, Nuonuo, Yuqin, Ru, Jin Prof. Chang AyanoY, Misaki
T4 Multiculture Lei, YuJu, Dongyun, Angel Prof. Zhao Ryhan, Shohei

9. Pre-QE & QE (Qualification Examination)

Summer

  • Date: Sat., July 27, 2024
  • Time: 13:20-17:30 (QE/Pre-QE), 18:00-20:00 (party)
  • Place: Room 201, Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University
  • QE (enrollment in Oct 2022): Yang Yuan-Zheng; Wang Yiyang
  • Pre-QE (enrollment in Oct 2023): Deng, Nuonuo; Yang, Shiyan
  • T-PBR: 4 teams
  • Other scholars shall join this event
  • Alumni and related are welcome!
  • For detail, see the webpage.

Winter

  • Time: 13:00-19:00, Sat., Feb 1, 2025 (the time and date is tentative)
  • Place: Room 201, Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University
  • QE (enrollment in April 2023): SHIH, Lei; SENDAYDIEGO, Cezar Jr.; ASYSYAFA, Muhammad Hafizh; WU, Miao; YU, Kai-Le; SHU, Po-Hun; LEE, Jaeyoung
  • Pre-QE (enrollment in April 2024): Xiaoqi PAN; Yuqin FENG; Kangmin LEE; Ru CHEN; Dongyun LU
  • Other scholars shall join this event.
  • Alumni and related are welcome to join.
  • WWW page: TBA

(Optional but strongly recommended) Experience-Based Learning (EBL)

  • Please submit your proposal at least one month before the schedule. See Program for detail including a template of application.

(Optional but strongly recommended) Language, Casual gathering, etc.

  • TBA