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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251025
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SUMMARY:The Next Generation Symposium on Japanese Studies 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="15"][vc_column_text]\nThe Next Generation Symposium on Japanese Studies 2025\n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="15"][vc_column_text]25 October\, UKM - Co-organized by JFKL\, MAJAS and FSSK\, UKM\, the second year of The Next Generation Symposium on Japanese Studies concluded successfully with over 100 guests ranging from academicians\, sponsors\, university students\, members of the public and friends and family of the Japanese Studies Essay Contest and Mentorship Programme finalists. \n\nThe symposium was divided into two segments:\n1) Morning session: Presentation by the Japanese Studies Essay Contest participants and the Winners Announcement Ceremony (For more details\, click HERE.)\n2) Afternoon session: Roundtable Session with Students and Academicians:\n\n2a) Students - Welcoming Diversities in Japanese Studies Youth: Molding & Empowering the Next Generation Scholars on Japan\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\nAhmad Mahmood bin Azman\nUM\n\n\n \tFinal year student (Bachelor in East Asian Studies)\n \t2nd place winner of the 1st Japanese Studies Essay Contest & Mentorship Programme\, 2024\n\n\n\n\nNuryusma Athirah Binti Yusri Amir\nUKM\n\n\n \tYear 3 student (Bachelor of Political Science)\n \tMentee for the 2nd Japanese Studies Essay Contest and Mentorship Programme\n\n\n\n\nNur Aziera Rafiqa Binti Azrie\nUMS\n\n\n \tStudent\, Master of Arts (International Relations) Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities\n \tAttended the Summer Program for Aspiring Southeast Asian Scholars in Japanese Studies 2025\n\n\n\n\nMuhammad Muhsein Kamarudin\nUM\n\n\n \tPhD candidate\, Department of East Asian Studies\n \tAttended the AAS in Asia Conference in Kathmandu\, Nepal\n\n\n\n\nSiti Safya Omar Binti Mohd Azam\n USM\n\n\n \tYear 3 Student (Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons.) Political Science)\n \tMentee for the 2nd Japanese Studies Essay Contest and Mentorship Programme\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\nSirotulnaimah Binti Mathasan\nUKM\n\n\n \tAwaiting convocation in November\, Masters in Social Sciences\n \tAttended the Summer Program for Aspiring Southeast Asian Scholars in Japanese Studies 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="25"][vc_column_text]\n2b) Academicians - Act Now: Evolution of Japanese Studies for Today\, Tomorrow and the Future for All\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\nDr. Rohayati Paidi\nSenior Lecturer\, Department of East Asian Studies\, Universiti Malaya\n\nPresident\, Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies\n\n\nDr. Mohd Ikbal Mohd Huda\nChairperson\n\nResearch Centre for History\, Politics and International Affairs Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities\, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia\n\n\nDr. Normalis Amzah\nSenior Lecturer\n\nCentre for Research in Language and Linguistics\, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia\n\n\nDr. Mohd Ikhram Mohd Ridzuan\nSenior Lecturer \n\nFaculty of Social Sciences and Humanities\, Universiti Malaysia Sabah\n\n\nDr. Nur Hafeeza Ahmad Pazil\nSenior Lecturer\n\nSchool of Social Sciences\, Universiti Sains Malaysia\n\n\nModerator\n\n\nProf. Dr. Sity Daud\nCentre for History\, Politics and International Affairs\, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities\, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="15"][vc_separator style="dotted" border_width="2"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="15"][vc_column_text]\nA group of five students ranging from undergraduates to postgraduates each shared their experience on how they discovered Japanese Studies. They also shared on the lack of exposure of Japanese Studies as compared to other studies as well as limitations in resources. They concluded by posing several questions to the academicians on how to encourage students to be more involved in the Japanese Studies sphere. \n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="10"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="40104" nd_options_width="60%"][vc_column_text]\nStudents Roundtable\n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="10"][vc_column_text]\nMoving on to the academician’s roundtable\, an esteemed panel of senior lecturers took the stage next to share the current situation on Japanese Studies\, the integration of Japanese Language in Japanese Studies\, and collaborations with Japanese scholars to extend the study. They also answered the student’s questions by encouraging them to attend programmes by The Japan Foundation\, Kuala Lumpur and other opportunities. \n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="10"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="40105" nd_options_width="60%"][vc_column_text]\nAcademicians Roundtable\n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="10"][vc_column_text]\nThe event concluded with a speech from Dr. Rohayati Paidi as the longstanding President of MAJAS. \n\nWe look forward to seeing everyone next year!\n[/vc_column_text][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="40106" nd_options_width="60%"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="10"][vc_column_text]Past Symposiums:\n\n2024\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator style="dotted" border_width="2"][vc_column_text]\nLast Updated 7/1/26\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.jfkl.org.my/events/the-next-generation-symposium-on-japan-studies/
CATEGORIES:Dialogue,Japanese Studies
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