MTEC gathering

Well, should we call it "party", not "gathering"??
Whatever.
The three new courses are here with MTEC, why don't we offer an occasion like this?
We went to "RIO" in downtown Naha last night.
I hope everyone got to know each other, especially with those in other courses.

Who is asking "When is the next occation?" :)

New MTEC profile photo

Hi, hope you are all doing fine here and there...where??

I just changed MTEC profile photos shown on the blogger.
Though the previous one (made by one of our previous participants) was excellent, it was not proper any more due to some changes.
Here it is!

Can you tell all names?
Front (from left) Fumiyo Kaneshima, Naoko Nakama, and Chiho Yoshida
Back (from left) Tom Maekawa, Hiroshi Uramoto, Tomoaki Tokumura, Kenji Kiyuna, and Shuji Nishimura

Dozo Yoroshiku ne!

Touching a Japanese culture

Cultural intoruduction has been made to our trainees. Here are Elba (El Salbador) and Luis san in a computer course with their calligraphy "Nihon" meaning Japan.

Meeting "Senior" participants :)

Just one week differece.
But it makes the difference in participants' seniority ...just kidding!
Two training courses of MTEC started today. During their course orientation, the course leader of each course made a tour in MTEC facilities and brought them to MMLab.

Uramoto san with 09IEC(A) participants.


09IEC(A) participants and 09MSCE participants


09ISC (kumadai) participants and 09MSCE participants

Learning with interns

MTEC had three interns from Meio University.



It was the first opportunity for them to learn presentation skills and make a presentation material.

New Bloggers from 09MS Course

We have new bloggers in MTEC!
Those are the participants in 09MS(Media Strategy) course.

Links to the participants:
-Wangmo Tshering (Bhutan)
-Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)
-Bernal Elba Yamilett Membreno (El Salvador)
-Neupane Chuda Raj (Nepal)
-Acharaya Nabraj (Nepal)
-Sodari Om Bahdur (Nepal)
-Warito John Selwyn (Solomon Islands)
-Tabihau Gilbert (Solomon Islands)
-Leua Christpher Scott (Solomon Islands)
-Ranathunga Senarath Mudiyanselgage Samira (Sri Lanka)
-Loku Hewage Swarnajith Hemantha (Sri Lanka)

I hope you visit the links.
And of course, I hope the participants keep blogging. Good luck!

Welcome to 09IEC(A)

Wow, the real hectic time of all MTEC staff is now starting.
It was just last week that we had the Closing Ceremony for 09dvp participants.
It was just a couple of days ago that we had the Opening Cemenony for 09ms(or msce) participants.
...And today, the General Orientation for another course started. It is 09IEC(A) Course.
Furthermore, I know yet more participants will arrive on coming Sunday. They will be in 09Kumadai Course for Master's Degree.


What a prosperous team MTEC is!

Welcome to 09MS

Right after 09dvp group left, we welcomed a new group today. It is the start of "Media Strategy for Community Enlightenment" course. This time, we have 12 participants from six different countries. Because the participant from Viet Nam has not arrived here yet, we start the training with eleven people.

The opening address was made the course leader, Nishimura san.

Wangmo Tshering from Bhutan

Ugyen Dorji from Bhutan

Bernal Elba Yamilett Membreno from El Salvador

Sodari Om Bahdur from Nepar

Neupane Chuda Rag from Nepar

Acharaya Nabraj from Nepal

Warito John Selwyn from Solomon Islands

Tabihau Gilbert from Solomon Islands

Leua Christper Scott from Solomon Islands

Ranathunga Senarath Mudiyanselage Samira from Sri Lanka

Loku Hewage Swarnajith Hemantha from Sri Lanka

We hope you will have wonderful and fruitful days!
Dear Senior (or previous) participants, they are the new member of the MTEC Family. Dozo yoroshiku ne.

Visitor from the Malawi Embassy

Cousellor Efrem Z. Chilima visited his fellow Malawians in MTEC.
I hope he had a great time with our Kumadai participants.From left: Paul, Uramoto, Cousellor, Sakayi, and Maekawa

Congratulations and See you again!

The Closing Ceremony of 09dvp course was offered.

The congratulatory speech was presented by Tomoyasu Maekawa, MTEC Cheif Instructor.

The rerutn speech was made by Soe Moe san from Myanmar.

The First Prize of the final presentation went to Group C "Kenshuin Map". Congratulations!!

Look at those proud faces!

Soon after the ceremony, the participants started to leave us. Very terrible moment in the life her. I don't like this...

Days of Final Production

The training of 09dvp is approaching to the end. The participants have been tackling with the group production. Today, the revision plan was presented based on the formative evaluation carried out on yesterday.

The following is a set of shots in the production (editing phase).

Lesly with our big bro. Tom

Ooops, this one is not a participant... Chiho, a very helpful instructor

Soe Moe with lovely smile :)

Karma(left) and Pa pa, working hard on edit

Davis, happy to do animation...

Deni, a very good acotor as well

Tati (left) and Carmen (right), the twin of the 09dvp

Nong with her victory sign V :)

Big, who could succeed in losing 10kg during the course... a bit jealous :)

Obed, how is the production this time?

Lawrence, your smile has brought everyone peace!

Not a masquerade :)

Look at them - Davis (Panama-left) and Nong (Thailand-right).

They are wearing a mask, but this doesn't mean that they are going to a masquerade :)
(Should be better if they are...)

As the preparation for the Influenza A (H1N1), everyone in OIC started to wear a mask from this morning. So far (if we trust as reported), there have been three patients, two participants and one staff. Because of this, each of us is considered as "a carrier" of its virus, therefore, we wear this NOT TO INFECT others.

I just wonder why it spreads on the place like Okinawa, such hot and humid place. If it is like this, the situation would be ..... when it gets cooler and drier.

DVP2009 - Observation Tour

While I was taking a summer vacation, 09dvp went to the mainland Japan.
Well, it can be a good idea to get some leisurely photos.

They were on the cover page of a magazine!?


No one would believe they were on a training tour....

The photos were provided by Davis(Panama). !Gracias!