October 13, 2009
Dear Sylff Friends,
Regarding “Soliciting Contribution for Victims of Typhoon Ondoy in Philippines” project undertaken by the Ateneo de Manila University and coordinated by Sherilyn Siy (Sylff Fellow of the Ateneo) pertaining to the Sylff community, we would like to share with you further update and information. Continue reading
October 7, 2009
Dear Sylff Friends,
You may have read/seen the news about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Ondoy in Manila.
At one point, it was estimated that 80% of Metro Manila was underwater, although the damage is not limited to Metro Manila alone. Over 250+ were killed and some 400,000 people displaced. Continue reading
September 18, 2009
The Sylff Chamber Music Seminar Concert will be held in Vienna on October 4, 2009! Many talented Sylff-fellow musicians from the three Sylff musical institutions of Conservatoire national superieur de musique et de danse de Paris (France), The Juilliard School, (New York, U.S.A.), and University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Austria), will be gathering in Vienna where they will perform in a concert after practicing intensively for a week. This concert is organized as part of the festivities commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn, the “father of classical chamber music.” The venue for the concert will thus be where Joseph Haydn spent 40 years of his life – the palace of the Prince of Eszterhazy in Eisenstadt.
Please join this unique concert, which will take place as follows:
When: 11:00 a.m. Sunday October 4th, 2009
Venue: Empiresaal, Schloss Esterházy, 7000 Eisenstadt, Austria Tel: +43 (0)2682 719 -3000
Ticket Price: 18 Euro (20% discount for students and retired persons)
Detailed information on the concert (in English):
http://www.haydn2009.at/jart/prj3/haydnjahr/main.jart?rel=en&reserve-mode=active&content-id=1210000619392&show_produktion=1221754924169
About the 200th anniversary of Joseph Haydn’s death (in English):
http://www.haydn2009.at/jart/prj3/haydnjahr/main.jart?reserve-mode=active&rel=en
Detailed information on the concert (in German):
http://www3.mdw.ac.at/?pageid=2&termid=2084389
How to get a ticket (in German):
https://tickets.jet.at/haydnfestival/CategorySelection.aspx?msg=0&ret=2&e=158
Please come and join us!
September 8, 2009
"Eco japan cup" is a public-private partnership event organized jointly by the Environmental Business Women, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan. Continue reading
August 4, 2009
Rozenda Hendrickse, a Sylff fellow of the University of the Western Cape, publishes Governance and Financial Sustainability of NGOs in South Africa. Continue reading
July 24, 2009
The Deusto University SYLFF Fellows Association (DUSKE) is organizing the International Forum - Local Initiatives to the Global Crisis in Bilbao, Spain to be held from 10-12 December 2009.
DUSKE now calls for your presentations as well as your participation in the forum. Please click below for more details.
June 19, 2009
Your portal to non-Sylff related events, calls for contributions, publications of interest, and more…
Listed below are some 2009-2010 announcements, selected and compiled by members of the Sylff Fellows Council as a service to the SYLFF community.
These announcements may be of interest to Sylff fellows anywhere in the world and across disciplines, particularly as a gateway to resources for professional, academic and leadership development.
For further information on any particular announcement, please contact the respective organizers directly. Please note, however, that the Scholarship Division of the Tokyo Foundation and the SFC are not responsible for any problems or inconveniences that may arise from contacting the organizers or participating in these events.
New lists of announcements will be issued from time to time, so keep on checking this website for exciting notices!
If you are a Sylff fellow and would like to share non-Sylff related announcements, please send the information according to the following guidelines to Severine Minot, 2009 liaison officer of the SFC, via e-mail at severineminot[a]hotmail.com(*[a] must be replaced by @).
(a) Name of the program (events, publications, prize, etc.)
(b) Date and place
(c) Brief introduction of the program (less than 40 words)
(d) Organizer’s contact information (Website URL, contact person’s e-mail address, etc.)
We are on the lookout for:
- Events (international conferences, seminars, workshops, seasonal and regular training programs, etc.)
- Calls for contributions (for articles, presentations, research participation, award nominations, etc.)
- Publications of interest (new periodicals and special journal issues, book launches, etc.)
- Prizes, scholarships, fellowships and internships opportunities.
- Professional opportunities (contract offers, calls for tenders, special position offers)
N.B. This tool is not an exhaustive database. This list and forthcoming ones are available as bulletins on the Sylff website and kept as archives.
June 10, 2009
Three extraordinary pianists selected for the Sylff Chamber Music Seminar, hosted by Austria’s Universität für Music und darstellende Kunst Wien in 2008, came together again for one of the world’s most prestigious music events – the 2009 Van Cliburn Piano Competition. The three were amongst the elite group of 29 competitors invited to Texas for the live rounds, amongst the thousands who auditioned in six cities in China, Europe and the USA. They were Naomi Kudo (USA & Japan) from the Juilliard School; Natacha Kudritskaya (Ukraine) from the Paris Conservatoire; and Vassilis Varvaresos (Greece), from the Juilliard School. Continue reading
June 8, 2009
The Tokyo Foundation calls for applications for a program called "Building A Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue" (BABA retreats). BABA was initiated in 2006 by The Nippon Foundation and its affiliates (NFG) including the Tokyo Foundation. The objective of the program is to nurture future leaders for Asia. It brings together young Asians (or those who are based in Asia) from all over Asia to either China or India for an 8-day retreat where they get an opportunity to interact with one another and with resource persons from diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise, develop and share skills of leadership, and contemplate and discuss critical issues concerning Asia and the world. Please, read more about the retreat through the following link; http://www.buildingabetterasia.com/
Continue reading
May 29, 2009
The Tokyo Foundation supported 3 research projects and 1 social action project under the Joint Initiatives Program, which address contemporary issues of social relevance from trans-disciplinary perspectives and are conducted by graduated Sylff fellows around the world. We are happy to present their final reports.
By Hisayo Katsui and Richard Wamai (University of Helsinki's Sylff fellows)
This is a research project examining the operationalisation of development cooperation in health and disability through the perspectives and context of the Southern stakeholders. The team members conducted some case studies in East Africa and applied the human rights-based approach as the best analytical tool for the case studies with a special focus on the principle of self-determination of aid recipients.
Click here for the final report (pdf)
By Coleen Fox and Nicholas Kohler (University of Oregon's Sylff fellows)
This project examines the influence of World Heritage sites vis-à-vis regional development, local landscapes, and transnational connections, particularly through the development of tourism, with case studies conducted in Cambodia, Thailand, and Lao PDR.
Click here for the final report (pdf)
Xiaojun Tang and Yingchun Wei (Lanzhou University’s Sylff fellows)
This project is a comprehensive study on architecture and history of six types traditional houses in Gansu province, built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China (1911-1949). They examined the current conditions of the houses and proposed methods of constructive conservation of the traditional houses.
Click here for the final report (pdf)
By Prathima Rodrigues (Columbia University's Sylff fellow) and Badamjav Batsukh (Academy of Management, Mongolia's Sylff fellow)
The aim of this project was to develop an innovative entrepreneurial workshop curriculum which targets students, between the ages of 7 and 14, to obtain practical life skills and traits associated with entrepreneurship. These curriculum was taught as pilot projects in Mongolia and India which can be applied to other countries and different age groups. By teaching the young children, the team intended to increase their potential to succeed in ventures including, but not limited to, small and medium scale enterprises and equip them with a diverse set of competencies that they can use in any professional or personal setting.
