Here is for you...

I made this again for 09iec(b) group!!

I hope everyone likes it, uses it, remembers us!

Welcome to MTEC

Two gone, but one joined.
From today, MTEC has a new instructor, Yuka Nakayama.

(In the photo above, Yuka is 4th from left)

She worked in Tanzania for two years in the field of HIV/AIDS act.
Here is her blog.

Isn't is wonderful to retain the skill of the local language (Swahili) after returning?

MTEC Newsletter No. 6

MTEC Newsletter No. 6 is just dispatched to you, fresh from Dreamweaver!

The URL is as follows.
http://mediacourse.jica-oic.jp/~newsletter/no_06.html

Have access and give us feedback!!

Just cannot believe this!

MTEC without you cannot be imagined!!
But it is true that you are leaving MTEC and start new career as a faculty of Okinawa International University.


I would like to take this opportunity to express my BIG appreciation for everything you did for us all and wish you the best of luck in your future.

Bula! A visitor from Fiji

We often have visitors, but mainly domestic.
Today, we had an international visitor from Fiji.
He, Mr. Noa has been participaiting a training sponsored by a Japanese private company.


Though we don't have anyone from Fiji, we exchanged for a while.
As a nation in Pacific, we have Tom from Marshall Islands, but Fiji and Marshall are not near.

Well, we hope Noa san will have a fruitful stay on Okinawa.

At a hotel lobby

09IEC(B)'s Observation Tour to Tokyo area. At the hotel lobby, Tina(Namibia) and Masaule started to sing and dance.


Can you imagine how we enjoyed Tokyo??

Bus tour to the North

Bus tour was arranged for our participants. It was to Okinawa Memorial Park, or Ocean Expo Park.
All participants joined the program.


(I will paste some photos taken by MTEC participants)

Dinner out, everyone!

To celebrate the end of January... or whatever, "Dinner Out" was held.
Kumadai participants (M1 and M2), 09IEC(B) participants and MTEC staffs went to "Daikon no Hana", where we had dinner about a year ago.

Hello, med students!

Welcome to MTEC, 09IEC(B) group"

The participants of 09IEC(B) group arrived.
The 10 participants arrive on different days, so the briefing session has been held for several times.

This time, the group has diversity, meaning 10 people from 10 different countries.
The training at MTEC will start on January 18, and the closing ceremony will be on April 21.
Like other previous groups, we wish you good health and good days in MTEC.

Mochitsuki - Rice cake pnding 2010

I found this video data on P drive. Thanks to the reporter... Sorry I don't know who took this video. But I'm sure someone in MTEC.

Presentation of the field research

Today, the Kumadai master 2 are having a presentation to Prof. Suzuki and Assistant Prof. Nemoto on their field researches.


Mr. Widianto Fanina Nur (Indonesia), Mr. Musopole Sakayi Musango, Mr. Miamba Paul Ungilamwagha Mwasikakata and Mr. Kwerengwe Stanley Daniel Adamson (Malawi) are finishing their research sooner and hopefully obtain Master's degree from Kumamoto University.

Last day in MTEC

I'm sure that many MTEC alumni got shocked to receive an e-mail today, saying it is her last day in MTEC.

Chiho Yoshida, an outstanding (and charming) instructor of MTEC, is leaving after working here for one and half years. After graduating from a university, she joined JOCV (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer) to work in Burkina Faso for two years. She stayed in MTEC for about a month as an intern before that.
Upon her return, she joined MTEC. She was in charge of many subjects, but what impressed us more was her activeness to enjoy the life. Playing badminton, diving, drinking, parties, etc.
Where there were happy MTEC participants, there was Chiho. Right?

After leaving us, she will return her home in mainland Japan. Then she has a plan to continue her study at a graduate school.
In the future, she says, she will be back to the field of international cooperation. So, everyone,
you can look forward to meeting her or working with her!

This is the very first post on Chiho in MTEC blog:
38. Message from other MTEC family in Burkina Faso

2009 International Festival

Thanks for waiting!
Here is the collection of performance at the 2009 International Festival.
The video was prepared by Chiho san. Thanks for your time and efforts!

Program
1. Asia (Costume show, Bamboo dance, and Bhutanese dance)
2. Africa (Costume show, Drama, and Cameroonian dance)
3. Latin America (Costume show and Dances)
4. Pacific (Costume show and Dances)

Now, it's show time!!!!!!!!!

1. Asia part 1 (Costmume show part 1 and Bamboo ance)


Asia part 2 (Costmume show part 2)


Asia part 3 (Bhutanese Dance)

2. Africa part 1 (Costume show)


Africa part 2 (Drama and Cameroonian Dance)


3. Latin America (Costume show and Dance)


4. Pacific (Costume show and Dance)

Video Shooting and Editing by 09msce

09ms participants have been learning video shooting and editing. Today, they are busy with practicals.

One group (Tshering, Chuda, Chris, Warito and Gilbert) is with Chiho san.




And the other group (Elba, Hemantha, Om, Samira, Nabraj and Dorji) is with Kiyuna san.




And the product is already Youtubed by Elba. With her permission, I embedded it here in our Blog. Gracias, Elba!

"Día de la Independencia"

September 15 is "Día de la Independencia", the Independence Day of El Salvador.

At the moment in MTEC, we have Elba from El Salvador. Congratulations!!

A New Year's greetings from Ethiopia

Through our alumni mailing list, we have received the new year's greeting from Mr. Moges Hiluf Abrha, Ethiopia. The card is so beautiful, so I put it here with his message.
As for your referece, the new year's day of Ethiopian calender falls on September 11 in Gregorian calendar.
The message reads:

Dear all OIC staff, ex-training participants
I wish you Happy and prosperous ehtiopian New Year!
Especially to 2004 trainees and Tokumura San
Regards,
Moges

Moges Hiluf Abrha
Training and Communication Specialist,
Rural Capacity Building Project (RCBP)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD)



Thank you, Moges san.
We wish you all the best, too.

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...