Dr Sho Shimoyamada: Education and Research Beyond the Borders by 下山田翔 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders This map shows universities (green pins) and other organisations (yellow pins) with which I have collaborated to implement educational and research projects. en-us 2026-08-21 01:34:14 UTC 2026-08-28 01:41:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/svg/1f30d.svg Joint Online Winter Programmes dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014010855 Online winter programmes collaboratively conducted by the University of Tokyo and Seoul National University, with particular focus on the Japan-Korea relationship.

  • Duration: February 2021-2022

  • My affiliation: Globalisation Office, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo

  • My roles:

    • Liaison with professors at the Seoul National University

    • Recruitment of participants through the Go Global Gateway programme

    • Facilitation of icebreaker activities/group discussions

    • Chairing final presentation sessions

    • Programme observation

    • Post-programme survey

]]> 2026-08-21 02:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014010855 Joint MOOC development dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014023877

  • Duration: 2018-2020

  • My affiliation: Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education, University of Tokyo

  • My roles: implementation and evaluation of blended workshops that mix online and in-person learning

    • ]]>     2026-08-21 02:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014023877     Joint winter and summer programmes dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014371301 Short-term programmes that I coordinated in collaboration with Princeton University. The winter programmes, which took place at UTokyoNY (University of Tokyo's New York Office) and Princeton University, included lectures by distinguished experts, as well as visits to museums and cultural experiences such as classical music concerts. The summer programmes, which was held at UTokyo, included lectures by Princeton professors and cultural exchange sessions.

    • Period:

      • Winter: March 2023, 2024, 2025

      • Summer: June 2024, 2025

    • My affiliation: Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Liaison with Princeton University, UTokyoNY, guest speakers, and site-visit hosts

      • Pre-departure orientation

      • Student supervision and programme accompaniment

      • On-site programme coordination (e.g., meals and transportation arrangements)

      • Review and feedback on post-programme reports

      • Facilitation of group reflection sessions

      • Post-programme career advising

      • Engagement with programme sponsors and donors during campus visits

    • Programme reports:

    ]]>     2026-08-21 07:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014371301     UTokyo Global Unit Courses dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014383630 A summer school hosted by the University of Tokyo primarily for students from abroad. My course, entitled 'Field Study Programme: Sustainability and Tourism in Hokkaido', took place in the University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest in Furano, as well as tourist attractions in Biei and Asahikawa.

    • Period: June 2026

    • My affiliation: Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

    • My roles: Main instructor (concurrent external appointment)

      • Programme theme development

      • Learning content development

      • Syllabus design

      • Liaison with the University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest

      • Pre-visit coordination with site-visit hosts

      • Student supervision and programme accompaniment

      • On-site programme coordination

      • Analysis of post-programme survey data

    • Programme report: https://globe.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/news/news_260608.html

    ]]>     2026-08-21 07:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014383630     China-Japan Youth Summer Programme dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014390775 An online summer programme hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in collaboration with the University of Tokyo. Students of both institutions participated in one course of their interest, and I contributed a tourism course to the programme.

    • When: August 2021

    • My affiliation: Globalisation Office, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Recruitment of participants from the University of Tokyo through the Go Global Gateway programme

      • Teaching an online course 'Researching tourism amidst COVID-19'

      • Post-programme survery

    • Programme report: Click here.

    ]]>     2026-08-21 08:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014390775     Joint Summer and Winter programmes dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014391396 Summer and winter programmes that I coordinated in collaboaration with the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Bangladesh. In every summer, I hosted AUW students and professors at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) whereas I took UTokyo students to AUW in winter. In-person programmes followed online exchanges during the COVID-19 crisis.

    • Period (in-person): 2023-2026

      • Summer: Late July-early Agust

      • Winter: Late February-early March

    • My affiliation: Centre for Global Education, Univesity of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Development and scheduling of learning content

      • Recruitment of participants incl. screening of applicants

      • Pre-departure orientation

      • Student supervision and programme accompaniment

      • On-site programme coordination (e.g., meals and transportation arrangements)

      • Review and feedback on post-programme reports

      • Facilitation of group reflection sessions

      • Post-programme career advising

      • Engagement with the programme sponsor (Fast Retailing Foundation)

    • Research on students' perceived learning outcomes: https://doi.org/10.32674/6rtaba49

    • Programme reports:


    ]]>     2026-08-21 08:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4014391396     Contributions to the UTokyo-AUW partnership dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047003 The Fast Retailing Foundation has been committed to contributing to the partnership between the University of Tokyo and Asian Univesity for Women in Bangladesh. The Foundation has been a donor who has sponsored the short-term programmes conducted by the two institutions.

    • Period: 2021-2026

    • My affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences/Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Liaison with staff members of the Foundation

      • Co-developing the content of our visit to UNIQLO's Ariake Office

    • Articles on our collaborations (Japanese):


    ]]>     2026-08-22 00:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047003     Film screening and discussion event dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047223 I worked with Ms Emma Yamazaki and her colleagues at Cineric Inc. to screen her internationally acclaimed documentary 'THE MAKING OF A JAPANESE' at the University of Tokyo. The screening was followed by a question and answer session.

    • Date: 17 December 2024

    • My affiliation: Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Liaison with the film director and film production/distribution companies

      • Hosting the event

      • Facilitation of a post-screening discussion

    • Event report: Click here.

    ]]>     2026-08-22 00:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047223     Excursion for Ukrainian refugees dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047340 As part of a relief programme for Ukrainian students who evacuated from Ukrain, I coordinated an excursion at the Hama-rikyu Garden in Tokyo in cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association, a designated management body of the garden.

    • Date: 19 November 2023

    • My affiliation: Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

    • Recreuitment of participants

    • Liaison with the garden staff

    • Offering a guided tour in the garden

    • Event report: Click here.

    ]]>     2026-08-22 00:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047340     Film screening event dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047464 As part of the 2024 summer exchange programmes with Princeton University, I also hosted students of Columbia University at the University of Tokyo. Students of the three institutions watched a movie on Nepalese immigrants in Japan and exchanged their opinions.

    • Date: 19 June 2024

    • My affiliation: Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Liaison with a film director

      • Event host

      • Facilitation of the discussion

    • Program reports: Click here.


    ]]>     2026-08-22 00:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047464     Seminars on Japanese modernisers and exchange sessions at UTokyo dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047553 As part of the joint winter programmes with Princeton University, I also collaborated with professors at Rutgers University, where many Japanese samurais studied in the 1960s and 1970s. Students of the University of Tokyo and Princeton University visited Rutgers to learn about the realtionship between Rutgers and Japan.

    In every July, I also hosted students from Rutgers University and facilitated interactive sessions with UTokyo students.

    • Period:

      • Winter: March 2023, 2024, 2025

      • Summer: July 2023, 2024, 2025

    • My affiliation: Centre for Global Education, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Liaison with Rutgers professors

      • Student supervision and programme accompaniment

      • Facilitation of student exchange sessions

    • Programme reports:

    ]]>     2026-08-22 00:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4015047553     Student Exchange Programme dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020659191 A week-long summer programme jointly conducted by Keio University and Nayang Technological University (NTU), with particular emphasis on the intersections between DEI and technology. The first two days of the programme took place in Singapore and it transitioned to Keio's Yagami campus as well as Shibuya QWS.

    • Period: August 2026

    • My affiliation: Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

    • My roles:

      • Liaison with professors and administrators at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU.

      • Recreuitment of Keio students.

      • Pre-departure briefing session.

      • Supervision of students and programme accompaniment.

      • Facilitation of group discussions.

      • Chiaring a closing ceremony.

      • Post-programme questionnaire.

    • Programme report: Click here.

    ]]>     2026-08-27 00:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020659191     Joint Winter Programmes dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020709710 Short-term winter programme jointly conducted by the University of Tokyo (UTokyo)and Australian National University. The programmes provided interdisciplinary perspectives through which to learn global challenges such as geohazards. Following the online programmes under the COVID-19 circumstance, I coordinated a study trip to Canberra and Sydney in February 2023, in cooperation with Professor Yokoyama's lab, Atmospheric and Ocean Research Institute, UTokyo.

    • Period:

      • Online: February 2021, 2022

      • In-person: February 2023

    • My affiliation: Globalisation Office, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Recruitment of undergraduate students through the Go Global Gateway programme

      • Pre-departure orientation sessions

      • Programme accompaniment (in-person)

      • Post-programme questionnaires

    • Programme reports (Jpn or Eng):

    ]]>     2026-08-27 00:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020709710     Joint Online Winter Programmes dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020717273 Period: March 2021

    ]]>     2026-08-27 00:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020717273     Winter Programmes dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020718983 Winter programmes conducted by the Outreach College, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The programmes, which were implemented online during the COVID-19 and in-person after the pandemic, provided the Univesity of Tokyo students with customised learning experiences.

    Period:

    • Online: 2021, 2022

      • In-person: 2023

      • My affiliation: Globalisation Office, College of Arts and Sciences, Univesity of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Pre-programme orientation sessions

      • Recruitment of the participants through the Go Global Gateway programme

      • Observation of the programmes

      • Post-programme questionnaire


    ]]>     2026-08-27 00:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4020718983     Online Summer Programme dankotaruketsui68 https://padlet.com/dankotaruketsui68/shoshim_ed_beyond_the_borders/wish/4021182817 An online summer programme that provided an intensive English language course and lectures on British studies. I designed this programme for the University of Tokyo students with little English-medium learning experience.

    • Period: September 2022

    • My affiliation: Globalisation Office, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo

    • My roles:

      • Co-development of the content

      • Liaison with professors at the University of Sheffield

      • Recruitment of participants through the Go Global Gateway programme

      • Programme observation

      • Post-programme survey

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