Project Staff Profile/ プロジェクトスタッフ
Project Member Profile/プロジェクトメンバー紹介
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Name: Ashizawa, Shingo Affiliated Organization:Business Officer, KeioAcademy of New York (Former Position: Associate Professor, Osaka University) Role within GCN:Advisor (GCN Project Leader until July 2006) Message: The initial proposal for GCN Osaka was presented in late 2002.The idea for GCN was based on my personal and professional experience.When I studied in the US in the mid-90’s, I sometimes felt as if I were 6 years old, because of my difficulty in acquiring information.I also learned, through my research work, that many universities around the world regard international students as resources rather than simply recipients of services in an international program.Therefore, I wanted to create an interactive online community in which international students and scholars play a key role in improving their environment, based on a multi-cultural and multi-lingual platform.I feel so fortunate that many of the faculty and staff at OsakaUniversity supported my idea and collaborated to develop GCN.Thanks to them, GCN began operation in May of 2004.Also, I would like to thank many local government agencies, volunteers, and companies for their support.I really hope the international community around OsakaUniversity can become more autonomous and more active by utilizing GCN Osaka. Finally, I left OsakaUniversity in July 2006.I assumed the position of administrative head at Keio Academy of New York.However, I would like to continue to work with Prof. Kondo and Watanabe san, and other project staff in order to further improve GCN.I look forward to exchanging ideas and comments with GCN staff as well as site members. メッセージ:
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