Last-updated: 2025-04-16
April 2025: 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 (Spring)
- Time: 16：30-17：30, April 4 (Friday), 2025
- Place: Lecture Room 4, Basement, Yoshida International House access
- Participants: scholars who enrolled in April 2025, core staff of AFLSP@KU
Social gathering after the orientation
- Time: 17：30-18：00, April 4 (Friday), 2025
- Place: (same as the orientation)
- Participants: all scholars, alumni and core staff of AFLSP@KU
2. Monthly Seminar
- Time (default): 10am-12pm, Saturday
- Building (default): Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University (access)
- Scholars: First-Year (mandatory) and Second-Year (optional but encouraged)
- Detail: see Wiki for detail.
| Date | Room | Speakers & Schedule | Misc |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | 201 | Angeline & Yu-Ju | 10am-10:30am T-PBR decision |
| May 17 | 201 | Sams & Zhao, Jin | |
| June 21 | 113 | Keiko & Mung Tim | |
| July 19 | 113 | Natthanan & Irhasy & Jiongshen | |
| Oct 18 | 113 | Keiko & Mung Tim | |
| Nov 15 | 113 | Natthanan & Irhasy | |
| Dec 20 | 201 | Jiongshen & ? | |
| Jan 10 | 201 | ? & ? & ? |
3. BXAI Summer Program (provided by BXAI)
Aug at Hitotsubashi University.
4. Special Lectures and Selected Seminars
See Sepcial Lectures. For general description (important!), see Program.
5. 2-credits Lecture
The list of approved lectures will be provided by email (ask the AFLSP Office for detail). For general description, see Program.
6. Service Learning (SL)
Service learning is planned to go to Miyama from Oct 11-13, 2025 (tentative schedule). The detail will be decided soon.
7. Leadership Training
- Time: Sat., 10am-12pm, May 24, 2025 (opens from 9:30am)
- Place: Room 113, Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University (access)
- Scholars: Second-year scholars (duty), first-year scholars (recommended), and related students.
- Lecturer: Ms. Danielle Reed
- Detail: TBA
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 first semester of 2025 (will be decided after April 19)
| Team | Topics (in short) | Scholars | Supervisor | Volunteer |
|---|
9. Pre-QE & QE (Qualification Examination)
Summer
- Date: Sat., August 2nd, 2025
- Time: Afternoon (the detail will be decided later)
- Place: Room 201, Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University (access)
- QE (enrollment in Oct 2023): Nuonuo, Shiyan
- Pre-QE (enrollment in Oct 2024): Angeline, Yu-Ju, Sams, Jin ZHAO
- Other scholars shall join this event
- Alumni and related are welcome!
Winter
- Date: Sat Jan 24, 2026
- Time: Afternoon (the detail will be decided later)
- Place: Room 113, Higashiichijo-Kan, Kyoto University (access)
- QE (enrollment in April 2024): Xiaoqi, Yuqin, Ru CHEN, Dongyun
- Pre-QE (enrollment in April 2025): Keiko, Mung Tim, Natthanan, Irhasy, Jiongshen
- Other scholars shall join this event.
- Alumni and related are welcome to join.
(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.
Year-End Party (Bonenkai)
- Time/Date: TBD
- Place: TBD