{"id":1304,"date":"2020-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eikei.dev.db-force.net\/english\/news\/1304\/"},"modified":"2020-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T15:00:00","slug":"details_00156","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/news\/1304\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership with Ashinaga Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eikei University of Hiroshima\uff08EUH\uff09 and Ashinaga Foundation, which promotes “Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI)”, the concept of developing leaders who will play a leading role in development of Africa, formally concluded the partnership agreement on November 25, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We appreciate Ashinaga Foundation for providing us the opportunity to develop human resources who can play active roles in African countries facing various issues such as poverty and conflicts.<\/p>\n

The event was reported in The Chugoku Shimbun (a Japanese local daily newspaper) on Thursday, November 26.<\/p>\n

\u3000* The agreement between Ashinaga Foundation and HiROSHIMA GLOBAL ACADEMY was also concluded on the same day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Agreement Ceremony<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\uff11\u3000Date<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u3000Wednesday, November 25, 2020 14:45 – 15:15<\/p>\n

\u3000* Held Online<\/p>\n

\uff12\u3000Participants<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3000<\/span>\u25cbAshinaga Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3000 Mr. Yoshiomi Tamai, Founder and President<\/span><\/p>\n

\u3000 Mr. Osamu Fujimura, Former Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan and Vice-President<\/p>\n

\u3000 Ms. Yukie Seki, Director, Ashinaga Africa Initiative<\/p>\n

\u3000\u25cbPublic university corporation Prefectural University of Hiroshima<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3000Dr. Kenichi Nakamura, Director and President of PUH <\/p>\n

\u3000Dr. Mutsuhiro Arinobu, President-to-be of EUH<\/p>\n

\uff13\u3000Outline of the Partnership Agreement<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\uff08\uff11\uff09Partnership on EUH curriculum<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashinaga Foundation offers experiential \/ practical programs (e.g. internships, volunteering abroad) to EUH students.<\/p>\n

Ashinaga office in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Uganda, and Senegal will accept EUH students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\uff08\uff12\uff09Partnership on Study Abroad Programs<\/span><\/strong>\u3000<\/em>
\n* EUH is the first national\/public university in Japan to make this partnership <\/span>on regular international students!!<\/span><\/p>\n

Ashinaga Foundation actively promotes EUH to AAI students and recommends students who wish to study at EUH.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Dialogue to Commemorate the Agreement<\/span><\/h3>\n
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The special dialogue was held between Mr. Tamai, President of Ashinaga Foundation, and Mr. Yuzaki, the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture to commemorate the agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr. Tamai introduced Ashinaga Foundation has been engaged in supporting orphaned students for more than 50 years, and he enthusiastically talked about his thoughts on supporting them to go to universities and AAI.<\/p>\n

Governor Yuzaki commented on opening the new university, “In this unpredictable era, it is important to develop students\u2019 ability to respond to the needs of a rapidly changing society, so that they can have their own “will” to seek solutions to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u25c6Ashinaga Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashinaga supports orphaned students, as well as children with a parent suffering from a physical or mental disability that prevents them from working. Our support is divided into three main fields: enabling access to education, providing emotional support, and empowering our students. Ashinaga Uganda was Ashinaga\u2019s first international office. These fields apply to all of our activities in Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Ashinaga Africa Initiative.<\/p>\n

\u25c6Ashinaga <\/strong>Africa Initiative (AAI)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ashinaga Foundation established the Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) in 2014 with the aim of contributing to Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s long-term development by empowering a generation of future leaders. Our students receive an international university education, comprehensive support throughout their studies, and the means to return home and be agents of positive change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The faculty members and staffs look forward to welcoming AAI students and also hope that they will play active roles in the world as alumni of \u201cEUH and AAI\u201d.<\/p>\n

Both Ashinaga Foundation and EUH will widely release information on the students’ studies and activities at EUH in future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n