Gathering Orientation with 2011 & 2012

As we from OPRF are aware, 27 new Sasakawa Fellowship students of Class 2012 joined the WMU as of September 26th. Therefore, we thought we would like to take this opportunity to have an orientation session with them.


The reason for OPRF to have this event was to strengthen the network and communication opportunities among the current Sasakawa Fellowship students of Class of 2011 and 2012. Both academic calendars allow for two months overlap only; therefore, this event would be an excellent opportunity to get to learn each other better.


In fact, the event was held on Tuesday, 18th of October from 18:00-21:00 hrs at WMU building. And the event itself was consisted of two parts such as Orientation meeting and Reception.


At the first part of the event, Orientation meeting, one of the OPRF staff members, Shin Ichikawa, gave a one-hour presentation on the following topics:


1. The Nippon Foundation and its Relationship with OPRF & other Partner Organizations
　　　1-1) Financial Resources of The Nippon Foundation
　　　1-2) Other Partner Organizations
　　　1-3) Ocean Policy Research Foundation (OPRF)
2. WMU Sasakawa Fellowship Program
　　　2-1) Background to the Fellowship Program
　　　2-2) Selection Procedures
　　　2-3) Events during in University
3. WMU Sasakawa Fellows’ Network
　　　3-1) Society of the “Friends of WMU, Japan”
　　　3-2) Activities of the “Friends of WMU, Japan” Secretariat
　　　　　　　- Newsletter
　　　　　　　- Website
　　　　　　　- Directory Book
　　　　　　　- Regional Network Meeting
　　　　　　　- Sasakawa Fellows’ Chapters
4. Attitude toward Maintaining Sasakawa Fellowship Program
　　　4-1) Frequent Update of Your Data
　　　4-2) Frequent Updates to Mr. Sasakawa
　　　4-3) Letter of Appreciation from your Authority
　　　4-4) Contributions to the Newsletter/Website


At the second part of the event, reception, not only current Sasakawa Fellowship students, but also some WMU staff members and following four Sasakawa Fellows (graduates) joined the reception.
　　　Mr. Kyaw ZEYA (Myanmar, 1996)
　　　Mr. Pedro Severino LIMA FILHO (Brazil, 2008)
　　　Mr. Yusuf Mohammad BALA (Nigeria, 2008)
　　　Ms. Anete LOGINA (Latvia, 2009)


　　　　　　　　


They all spent some pleasant time in a friendly atmosphere and to deepen their mutual friendship as WMU Sasakawa Fellows. We must say the meeting/reception was a great initiative. We could see from the interaction amongst them that it did not only encourage meetings between the 2011 and 2012 students, but also amongst the 2012 students themselves. They were all very new to WMU, and it was a good opportunity for them to get to know who the new Sasakawa fellows were.


Friends of WMU, Japan Secretariat
OPRF