241. Typhoon welcoming you...?

This year (2008), we have not had many typhoons approaching Okinawa Island. But...


I was a bit surprised to find it is already the 13th typhoon this year.
And click here if you want to know the latest typhoon information.

240. One More Training Course!?

The MTEC training in 08ms (Media Strategy) course started. Like other courses, the first phase is mainly conducted by Uramoto san.


Guess what!
While MS course is being started, MTEC is welcoming a new group! Yes, it is the third course now.

239. New challenge for MTEC

This fiscal year, MTEC starts its challenge - the collaboration with a university in Japan to assist a master's course program. The name of the course is "Educational Technology-based Instructional Systems (Master's degree: Instructional Systems)". The course leader is, no doubt, Dr. Tomoaki Tokumura (Toku san)!
The participants first are the candidates to the master's course until they pass the entrance exam scheduled in next February.

First year has four participants, three from Malawi and one from Indonesia. In the photo above, from left, Mr. Kwerengwe Stanley Daniel Adamson (Stanley-Malawi), Mr. Miamba Paul Ungilamwagha Mwasikakata (Paul-Malawi), Mr. Musopole Sakayi Musango (Sakayi-Malawi), and Mr. Widianto Fanina Nur (Fanina-Indonesi) with Ms. Yoko Iha as their coordinator.
The photo was taken at the Briefing session.


During the Briefing, the participants visited MTEC office, as you may remember, to meet Tokumura san.


Can you find Nishimura san, Uramoto san, and Maekawa san?


On September 9, there was a course orientaion held in MTEC Studio.


At the ceremony, we were honored to have faculties from Kumamoto University.


After the ceremony, the participants were introduced other MTEC participants. In the photo the participants were meeting Media Strategy course participants.


The room 204 (opposite of MMLab) is their classroom. Good Luck for you All!

238. Course Orientation of 08ms Course

The Course Orientation of Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment was conducted.
There are 12 participants from 7 countries.

237. By the way, have you known this?

Upon the needs from our subject countries, MTEC has changed the training courses from this fiscal year.
In the fiscal year of 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009), the courses below are planned. Well, the first course has already been finished.

1. Digital Video Production for Dissemination and Enlightenment
Japanese name: 普及・啓発活動のためのデジタルビデオ教材制作
Duration: May - August 2008
Course leader: Kenji Kiyuna
Training coordinator: Hisako Kiire

2. Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment
Japanese name: 住民啓発活動のためのメディア戦略
Duration: September - December 2008
Course leader: Shuji Nishimura
Training coordinator: Suiko Oshiro

3. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Health Sector (A)
Japanese name: 保健医療分野におけるIEC活動 (A)
Duration: September - December 2008
Course leader: Hiroshi Uramoto
Training coordinator: Tomoko Miyagi

4. Long-term collabolating program with Kumamoto University for Master's Degree

5. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in Health Sector (B)
Japanese name: 保健医療分野におけるIEC活動 (B)
Duration: January - April 2009
Course leader: Naoko Nakama (tentative)
Training coordinator: Yukio Miyagi (tentative)

236. Welcome to MTEC family

New month, new course, and new people.
Yes, new course it is: "Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment".

We will have twelve participants from seven different countries.
The participants had the Briefing session, the Opening ceremony.