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Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 65271001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name Introduction to International Cooperation
Subject Name
(Katakana)
Subject Name in
English
Introduction to International Cooperation
Instructor IKEDA AMI,KAKEE TOMOKO,YOSHIDA OSAMU,YOSHIDA MARIKO,SATO NOBUHARU,SHIMIZU KINYA,BABA TAKUYA,SEKI KOKI,KUBOTA TETSU,FUJIWARA AKIMASA
Instructor
(Katakana)
イケダ アミ,カケエ トモコ,ヨシダ オサム,ヨシダ マリコ,サトウ ノブハル,シミズ キンヤ,ババ タクヤ,セキ コウキ,クボタ テツ,フジワラ アキマサ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon1-4:IAS K208
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
Lecture, discussion 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Globalization/International cooperation studies
Eligible Students 1st grade
Keywords Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Education development, Peacebuilding, Development and culture, Sustainable architectural/urban planning, Disaster prevention, Poverty alleviation, Transportation planning 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Law / Political Sciences / Sociology / Economics / Education 
Expected OutcomeThis class explains and discusses (1) recent trends in international cooperation, global issues, and approaches to addressing them, and (2) case studies of research and international cooperation in diverse fields to deepen students’ understanding of the topic. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This class introduces perspectives on studying international cooperation, explains various approaches to global issues, and then discusses examples of research and international cooperation in peace, culture, development technology, development policy, and education development. 
Class Schedule lesson 1 (April 14) Introduction “Let us think about international cooperation at Hiroshima University" (BABA Takuya and IKEDA Ami)
lesson 2 (April 21) Theory of international cooperation (1) from the field of peace and coexistence (KAKEE Tomoko)
lesson 3 (April 21)  Practice of international cooperation (1) JICA Partnership Program in Mindanao (YOSHIDA Osamu)
lesson 4 (April 28) Theory of international cooperation (2) from the field of cultural anthropology (SEKI Koki)
lesson 5 (April 28) Practice of international cooperation (2) Aid, Development, and Culture (SEKI Koki)
lesson 6 (May 7) Theory of international cooperation (3) from the field of development technology (FUJIWARA Akimasa)
lesson 7 (May 7) Practice of international cooperation (3) from the field of development technology (KUBOTA Tetsu)
lesson 8 (May 12) Theory of international cooperation (4) Educational equity in diverse contexts (CHANG Chih-Hao)
lesson 9 (May 12) Practice of international cooperation (4) Environmental education and climate change education (Tingjia WANG)
lesson 10 (May 19) Theory of international cooperation (5) Recent trends in development assistance and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (IKEDA Ami)
lesson 11 (May 19) Practice of international cooperation (5) Activities of JICA expert in the field of educational development (IKEDA Ami)
lesson 12 (May 26) Theory of international cooperation (6) from the field of education (SHIMIZU Kinya)
lesson 13 (May 26) Practice of international cooperation (6) from the field of Ethnolinguitics (SATO Nobuharu)
lesson 14 (June 2) Theory of international cooperation (7) from the field of development policy
lesson 15 (June 2) Practice of international cooperation (7) from the field of development policy

The topic and due date of final paper will be announced in class. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
No particular textbook. If necessary, each lecturer will introduce relevant books/articles before or after class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
After each class, it is recommended that students review the issues and approaches covered in the course, considering how they are discussed and applied not only in developing countries but also in Japan. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Evaluation will be done by;
- final report (80%) on one of the topics from the field of peace, culture, development technology, development policy, and educational development. Each student will choose one of them.
- active participation in each class (20%) 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Several lecturers organize this course; some have worked as JICA staff or JICA experts in developing countries. These lectures will incorporate their own experiences into the discussion. 
Message It is necessary to think of interdisciplinary approaches to address global issues. We expect the participation of students who would like to think seriously about how they can contribute to addressing challenges in the world and what they should learn in this university for that. 
Other After each class, students are required to write a brief comment sheet on Moodle about what they learned or would like to learn more. This sheet will also be used to track attendance for the class. 
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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