SGH Activity Report 2014
30.09.2016 Update
SGH Activities in 2014
Project Study（Elective Subjects）
Research on Global Issues（【Subject:The Period for Integrated Studies】For Second-Year Students）
International Cooperation and Gender Issues［Human Rights and Inequality］
Welcoming two guests who are at the same age from Plan Japan Nepal, listening to their activities on the issue of "early marriage" and discussing how the young generation could solve the issue together.
Visiting Taipei First Girls High School and having presentation and discussion on not only the gender but also global social issues.
Attending an international symposium "Sustainability and Gender"
Special lectures and classes by university professors are as follows.
【Themes of the Lectures】
- "Gender Represented in Art" by Prof. Yoko Totani (Ochanomizu Univ.)
- "Gender Judging from Gene" by Prof. Rumi Kondo (Ochanomizu Univ.)
- "Development and Education" by Prof. Takashi Hamano (Ochanomizu Univ.)
- "Arab Spring and afterwards" by Prof. Toru Miura (Ochanomizu Univ.)
- "Current Situation and Problems of International Cooperation" by Prof. Seiji Utsumi (Kyoto Women's Univ.)
Writing papers as a result of the research.
(Example)
- "Gender Issues in Education"
- "Education in Bangladesh -IDEAL project-"
Economic Development and the Environment［Toward Sustainable Development］
Discussing environmental issues with foreign exchange students at Ochanomizu Univ.
Discussing the air pollution problem in Vietnam with students of Nishi high school, Ochanomizu Univ. and Univ. of Tokyo.
Visiting Hanoi (Vietnam) as youth members of AEON Asia Youth Leaders sponsored by AEON One Percent Club, participating in field work with students from other Asian countries then transmitting draft proposal on improving air pollution in Hanoi.
Participating in the national convention of the 5th high school environmental activities sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, and getting the most excellent award for the proposal on “Environment-friendly Urban Development".
Special lectures and classes by university professors and experts are as follows.
【Themes of the Lectures】
- "Air Pollution beyond the Boarder" by Prof. Shiro Hatakeyama (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology)
- "Sustainable Society and Renewable Energy” (Mitsui & Co., Ltd.)
- "Sustainable Development and Fair Trade” (AEON Topvalu Co., Ltd.)
Writing papers as a result of the research.
(Example)
- “Trying to Take Advantage of More Bicycle - Aiming to Clean Urban Development - ”
- “Switching Bike to Train in Hanoi Based on the Example of Bangkok“
- “Hanoi as Pollution City to Environmental City”
International Relations and Resolution［Poverty, Peace, and Human Rights］
Special lectures and classes by university professors and experts are as follows.
【Themes of the Lectures】
- "How to Step into the Latest International Relations" by Prof. Makoto Kobayashi (Ochanomizu Univ.)
- "Actual International Negotiations" by Prof. Atsushi Miyauchi (Ochanomizu Univ.)
- "Global Leadership” (IBM Japan)
Participating in the 8th Global Classrooms in Japan as role of the Malaysian and Mexico ambassadors.
Participating in the 15th Nikkei Stock Leagues and getting the most excellent award and the Financial Minister Award for “Solving the Global Social Issue by Investment”.
Writing papers as a result of the research.
(Example)
- “How Japanese culture is Delivered to Overseas”
- “Considering Care Situation in Japan from Two Different Care Styles”
- “Relationship between Japan and Southeast Asia from the Textile Industry”
Global Course
Inviting teenager guest from Nepal as lecturers and having discussion time on “Girls’ Rights and Early Marriage”. (NPO Plan Japan)
Inviting CEO from Patagonia Japan as a lecturer.（Patagonia International Inc. Japan）
Holding a special lecture on “International Cooperation and Population Problems in Developing Countries”. (presented by JOICEP)