News Release Data Base
November, 2005
  • [Project II] International Seminar
    "The Current Situation and Issues on Early Childhood Education in Mongolia"
    Date: November 10th, 2005 (Thursday) 18:00 - 20:00
    Lecturer: Dr. Jamsrandorj Batdelger (President, Preschool Education Institute of Mongolian State, University of Education
  • COE Educational Seminar "How to Provide Safe Life for Children"
    Date: November 5th, 2005 (Saturday) 13:00 - 15:00
October, 2005
  • The 13th COE Joint Seminar with Tamagawa University on
    "Brain Science and Development of Mind"
    Date: October 15th, 2005 (Saturday) 13:00 - 17:00
    Place:Room 104, Research Building B, Tamagawa University
    Topic: "The Plasticity of Brain and Mind"
  • [Project II] The 2nd International Educational Cooperation Seminar 2005
    "World Bank Support for ECD"
    Date: October 13th, 2005 (Thursday) 18:00 - 20:00
    Lecturer: Mr. Kazuhiro YOSHIDA (Japan Bank for International Cooperation)
September, 2005
  • [Project III Seminar]"Asking the Author" No. 5
    Kazue SAKAMOTO (Professor, Ochanomizu University), the author of "The Power of Identity"
    Date: September 29th, 2005 (Thursday) 14:30 - 17:00
  • [Project IV Seminar] "Protection of Personal Information and the Legislation"
    Date: September 22nd, 2005 (Thursday) 13:30 - 16:30
July, 2005
  • The discussion program with the violinist Ms. Midori Goto was held for students at our University.
  • [Project II] The 1st International Educational Cooperation Seminar 2005
    "Healthcare of Children - Based on the Experience Learned in Ghana -"
    Lecturer: Dr. Yoichi Sakakihara (Professor, Child Care and Education, Research Center for Child and Adolescent Development and Education, Ochanomizu University)
    Date: July 4th, 2005 (Monday) 18:00 - 20:00
    Place: Room 103, Faculty of Human Life & Environmental Sciences, Main Building, Ochanomizu University
  • [Project I] The 12th Seminar on "Brain Science and Development of Mind"
    "The Frontieres of Cultural Psychological Research: the Possibility of Cooperation between Behavioral and Neuroscience Approach"
    Date: July 2nd, 2005 (Saturday) 13:00-17:20
    Place: Room 306, 3F, Faculty of Human Life & Environmental Sciences, Ochanomizu University
    Program:
    Lecture1 "New Direction for Cultural Psychological Research: A Comparative Study on Attention of Japan and USA" Takahiko MASUDA (Hokkaido University)
    Lecture2: "Neurological Base for Social Cognition: Behavior, Brain and Gene" Michio NOMURA (Tokai Women's University)
May, 2005
  • [Project I] The 11th Seminar on "Brain Science and Development of Mind"
    "Developmental Psychological and Neuroscientific Studies on the Concept of Number"
    Date: May 28th, 2005 (Saturday) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Place: Meeting Room 101, Research Building B, Tamagawa University
    Program:
    Lecture 1: "The Neurological Base in the Human Brain for Counting: an approach using fMRI and TMS"
    Kenji KANSAKU (National Institute for Physiological Sciences)
    Lecture 2: " Exploring the Process of Change in Children's Conept of Number"
    Nobuyuki FUJIMURA (Nagoya University)
    Overall Discussion
  • Announcement from Ochanomizu University COE Program (Human Development): Invitation for Research Applications (2005)
    Due date: 4 p.m. May 9th, 2005 * No late submission will be accepted
    Application form should be submitted to: the 21st century CEO Program Secretariat (Human Development) (Room 103, 1F, Faculty of Letters & Education, Building 1)
April, 2005
  • Memorial Symposium for the Re-establishment of Izumi Nursery, the attached childcare center of Ochanomizu University
    "The University where Babies are Nurtured: Mutual Support for Development and Care from the First Year of Life"
    Date: April 2nd, 2005 (Saturday)14:00 - 16:30
    Place: Meeting Room 1, 1F, Faculty of Letters & Education, Building 1, Ochanomizu University
    Program:
    Welcome and Introduction: Michiko GO (President, Ochanomizu University), Akira SHIMIZU (Chief of Gender Equality Learning Division, MEXT)
    Lecture 1: "Early Childhood Development and the Quality of Childcare" Toshiko KANEDA (Shiraume Gakuen College)
    Lecture 2: "Daily Rhythms of Infants/Young Children and the Childcare" Miyuki SUZUKI (Seitoku University Junior College)
    Lecture 3: "To Support for Parents with Young Children" Michiko TSUCHIYA (Toyoko Gakuen Women's College)
    *Commentators: Toshi MATSUI (Deputy director, Ochanomizu University Kindergarten), Nobuko UCHIDA (Vice-president, Ochanomizu University)
    Open-ended Discussion:
    *Moderator: Katsuko MAKINO (Professor/Director of the attached kidergarten, Ochanomizu University)
March, 2005
  • Symposium "Preparation for Death - to Die Better "
    Date: March 3rd, 2005(Thursday) 13:00 - 16:00
    Place: Room 101, Inter-Faculty Building 2, Ochanomizu University
    *Reporter: Yuichiro MASUDA(Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
    Shoko MUKAI (Non-fiction witer)
    Tetsuko IIZUKA (Faculty of Nursing & Medical Care, Keio University )
    *Moderator: Takako SODEI (Ochanomizu University)
March, 2005
  • Symposium "Preparation for Death - to Die Better "
    Date: March 3rd, 2005(Thursday) 13:00 - 16:00
    Place: Room 101, Inter-Faculty Building 2, Ochanomizu University
    *Reporter: Yuichiro MASUDA(Department of Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine)
    Shoko MUKAI (Non-fiction witer)
    Tetsuko IIZUKA (Faculty of Nursing & Medical Care, Keio University )
    *Moderator: Takako SODEI (Ochanomizu University)
February, 2005
  • The 1st Workshop on Policy Evaluation Method on Elderly Care Service
    "Measurement of Effectiveness of Elderly Care Insurance System: Focusing on the Reduction of Burden on Family and Long-term Care at Home"
    Date: February 23rd, 2005 (Wednesday) 11:00 - 15:30
    Place: Room 103, Faculty of Human Life & Environmental Sciences, Main Building, Ochanomizu University
    Program
    11:00 - 12:00 Session 1: Reporter Koichi HIRAOKA (Ochanomizu University)
    13:00 - 13:50 Session 2: Reporter Katsunori KONDO (Nihon Fukushi University)
    13:50 - 14:40 Session 3: Reporter Yoko Sugiwara (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology)
    14:50 - 15:30 Overall Discussion
  • Seminar: "Clinical Support for Children with Autistic Disorder: The Collaboration of Child Neurology and Experimental Psychology"
    Date: February 12th, 2005 (Saturday) 13:00 - 17:20
    Place: Main Meeting Room, 6F, Graduate School of Humanities & Sciences Building, Ochanomizu University
    Program:
    13:00 - 14:30 Lecture 1: "The Roles which Locomotion and Basal Ganglion can Play on the Development of Human Mind" Masaya SEGAWA (Director, Segawa Clinic of Neurology for Children)
    14:40 - 16:10 Lecture 2: "The Experimental Psychological Approach and Clinical Support to Autistic Disorder: What is Required to Develop Communication?" Junichi YAMAMOTO (Professor, Faculity of Letters, Keio University)
    16:20 - 17:20 Overall Discussion
January, 2005
  • International Symposium "Early Childhood Development and Education in Asia: Prospecting the Future of International Cooperation in the Field of Child Care and Education"
    Date: January 8th, 2005 (Saturday) 13:00 - 16:30
    Place: Main Meeting Room, 7F, Faculty of Science, Building 3, Ochanomizu University
    Program:
    ・Welcome and Introduction: Akira SAKAI (Ochanomizu University)
    ・Lecture 1: "EFA and Early Childhood Development and Education: Based on the Case of Nepal" Koto KANNO (UNESCO Kathmandu)
    ・Lecture 2: "Japanese Technical Cooperation in Early Childhood Development and Education in Sri Lanka: Focusing on Several Cases" S. M. Punchibanda (JICA Sri Lanka Office)
    ・Lecture 3: "Current Situation and Issues on Early Childhood Development and Education in China" SO Noshu, (Yunnan Normal University)
    ・Overall Discussion
    *Moderator: Nobuko UCHIDA (Ochanomizu University)
  • Symposium: Ochanomizu University's 21st Century COE Program: Studies of Human Development from Birth to Death
    Date: January 29th, 2005 (Saturday) 10:00 - 17:30
    Place: Ochanomizu University
    Program:
    Part I 10:00 - 12:00 Achievement Report of the Granted Study 2004
    Part II 13:00 - 17:30 Symposium
    Topic: Deconstruction of the Concept of Development: Wellbeing from Birth to Death
  • Idea and Practice of citizenship education – from the match of the Attached Elementary School of Ochanomizu University’s “citizen” establishment
    Speaker: Okada (Attached Elementary School of Ochanomizu University)
    Discussion: Kimura (Attached Junior High School of Ochanomizu University)
    Fujiwara (Ochanomizu University Faculty of Letters and Education)
    Chairperson: Kodama (Ochanomizu University Faculty of Letters and Education)
    Date: January, 12 2005 (Wednesday) PM17:30-19:30
    Place: Room 306, 3F, Faculty of Letters and Education, Building 1., Ochanomizu University
  • Making Effective English Presentations: Gathering participants for the English Presentation Seminar.
    For detailed information and application:
    http://www.hss.ocha.ac.jp/seminar/
    Deadline of Application: January 14th, 2005
December, 2004
  • International Seminar of Ochanomizu University’s 21 century CEO Program: Studies of Human Development from Birth to Death
    Speaker: Anna Maria Simonazzi (Professor of the University of Rome)Francesca Bettio (Professor of Siena University)
    Topic: Long term care in three European countries: issues of sustainability, efficiency and equity
    Chairperson: Hiraoka (Professor of Ochanomizu University)
    Date: December 13th, 2004 (Monday) PM16:30-18:30
    Place: Meeting Room 1, Faculty of Letters and Education, Building 1, Ochanomizu University
November, 2004
  • Seminar: Hospital clinics and delinquent clinical encounter – focusing on developmental disabilities
    Lecturer: Sugiyama (President of Aichi Child Hygienic and Medical Center)
    Yoshinaga (Tokyo Juvenile Classification Office-medical officer)
    Date: November 1st, 2004 (Monday) PM15:00-17:00
    Place: Ochanomizu University Life Science Department, 3rd Floor, Room 319 Seminar "Asking the author" No.4
    Watanabe, Inaba, Shimazaki: “Structure and transfiguration of contemporary families – The econometric analysis of a nationwide family investigation”, 2004, Tokyo University Press
    Speaker: Inaba (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
    Discussion: Sugawara (Ochanomizu University)
    Chairperson: Makino (Ochanomizu University)
    Date: November 16th , 2004 (Tuesday) PM17:00-19:00
  • Seminar "Asking the author" No.3
    Miyamoto: “Post-adolescence and the parent-child strategy – the meaning of becoming an adult and the transfiguration of shape”, 2004
    Discussion: Kodama (Ochanomizu University)
    Chairperson: Mimizuka (Ochanomizu University)
    Date: November 17th, 2004 (Wednesday) PM18:00-20:00
  • Seminar: “Brain Science and development of mind – the psychological and physiological basis of language acquisition“
    Date: November 20th, 2004 (Saturday) PM13:00-17:20
    Lecture 1: Goto (Pennsylvania University, Department of Education Graduate School Associate Professor): “Practicing English Language by Japanese people – why is it difficult to learn English?”
    Lecture 2: Sumiyoshi (Fukushima University, Department of Education Assistant Professor): “The nerval basis of the management of memorizing the L/R syllables: examination with fMRI”
  • ”School life, Academic Ability, Domestic Background” Ochanomizu University’s 21 century CEO
    Program: Studies of Human Development from Birth to Death Project 3: Interim report
    Date: November 27th, 2004 (Saturday) PM13:00-17:00
    Lecturer: Abe (Akita University, Leader of National Academic Ability Research)
    Sugai (Yamanashi University)
    Matsushita (Kyoto University, Leader of Arithmetic and Mathematical Academic Ability
    Research)
    Matsushima (Hosei University Part-time lecturer)
    Mimizuka (Ochanomizu University, Leader of Project 3)
October, 2004
  • 5th International Educational Cooperation Seminar
    Topic: “JICA`s basic educational cooperation and ECD (Early Childhood Development)”
    Lecturer: Kenshima (JICA Department of Human Development Basic Educational Group, Group Leader)
    Date: October 26th, 2004 (Tuesday) PM18:00-20:00
September 2004
  • Narrative Psychology: Announcement of Professor Michael Bamberg`s Tokyo Lecture
  • Announcement of the Seminar of the International Educational Cooperation
  • COE Program: Human Developmental Sciences·F-GENS joint sponsorship
    2004 English Thesis Seminar
    Professor Ishii-Kuntz Masako, Professor of University of California, Riverside (Family Sociology, Gender Research, Social Statistics)
    Date: from September 13, 2004 (Monday) to September 15, 2004 (Wednesday) AM09:30-PM17:00
August 2004
  • Symposium: The first "Baby forum ": the birth of language
    Date: August 6, 2004 (Friday) PM13:00-
    Place: Tamakawa University, B104
June 2004
  • Dr. Thalma Lobel`s Gender Psychology Seminar Series
    Seminar 1: "Mental health of males and females"
    Date: June 18, 2004 (Friday) PM18:00-20:00
    Seminar 2.: "Behaving differently in a sexual way during the youth: Developmental changes and cultural difference"
    Date: June 25, 2004 (Friday) PM18:00-20:00
  • Seminar "Asking the author" No.2
    "The history and society of social transition" written by Assistant Professor Sato from Tokyo University.
    Speaker: Moli
    Chairperson: Mimizuka (Ochanomizu University)
    Date: June 10, 2004 (Thursday) PM15:00-17:00
    Place: Room 103, 1F Life science Department, Ochanomizu University
    Application: by Fax: 03 (5978) 5792 or by e-mail: g0370309@edu.cc.ocha.ac.jp
May 2004
  • Seminar "Asking the author" No.1
    "From loose education to wasting society" written by Professor Iwamoto from Japan Women University.
    Speaker: Kotama (Ochanomizu University)
    Chairperson: Otawa (Tokyo University)
    Date: May, 25 2004 (Tuesday) PM15:00-17:00
    Place: Room 103, 1F Life science Department, Ochanomizu University
    Application: by Fax 03 (5978) 5792 or by e-mail g0370309@edu.cc.ocha.ac.jp
March 2004
  • Seminar "The Pathway to children's learning -- reports from brain development science"(2004/3/6)
  • Seminar "Smooth connection between kindergarten and elementary school -- the actual situation while participating in the task"
February 2004
  • The Second Symposium of Ochanomizu University COE program --"Studies of human-development from birth to death"(2004/2/28)
  • Seminar "Effective English presentations"
    Monday Class: February 2., 9., 16.
    Friday Class: February 5., 13., 20.
January 2004
  • Seminar "The future of taking care of old people" (2004/1/13)
December 2003
  • Symposium "Research base construction of encouraging the development of preschool education in developing countries -- information collecting and model setting" (2003/12/13)
  • Seminar "Autistic children and their mind" (2003/12/6)
  • The sixth joint Seminar with Tamagawa University. (2003/12/6)
November 2003
  • Seminar "The aging society in east Asia and their families" (2003/11/28)
  • Seminar "The situation of graduates from commercial high schools before the war"
  • Seminar "Client - Directed Out come - Informed Clinical Work"
October 2003
  • The process of application for the license.
  • The possibility of booking a meeting room is now starting.
  • Seminar "How do people recognize others" (2003/10/4)
September 2003
  • Seminar "The youth in the information society" (2003/9/11)
July 2003
  • About the meeting place for the "Writing English thesis course".
  • Submitting the abstract of applicants who applied for the "Writing English thesis course".
  • Gathering applicants for the "Writing English thesis course".
June 2003
  • Seminar "The Japanese society and children after the war and the alteration of their situation" (2003/6/30)
  • Seminar "Academic ability" (2003/6/26)
  • Open course -- "Making effective English presentations" (2003/6/25)
  • Seminar "Development of children’s personality" (2003/6/21)
  • Seminar "Evaluation of ill-treated children and their parents' adaptation level" (2003/6/11)
  • Announcement of COE Ochanomizu University: Invitation for Research (2003)
May 2003
  • Seminar "The meaning and the tasks of panel research" (2003/5/23)
  • Seminar "Testing the academic ability" (2003/5/9)
April. 2003April 2003
  • Seminar "How people remember" (2003/4/26)
  • Seminar "Social class and the selection of pathway" (2003/4/16)
March 2003
  • Seminar "The family’s effect on one's development during adolescence" (2003/3/26)
  • Seminar "Achievements and tasks on panel investigation" (2003/3/19)
  • First COE Symposium to be held (2003/3/9)
February 2003
  • Seminar "Policy evaluation of nursing insurance" (2003/2/27)
  • Seminar "The relationship between the child’s problem and his family -- 14 years of research"
  • Seminar "The social development of an infant" (2003/2/24)
  • Seminar "The mechanism of perception learning in the brain" (2003/2/24)
  • Seminar "Memory and learning ability of a bee & social physiology" (2003/2/24)
  • Seminar "Purpose and method of a panel investigation for middle aged and elder people -- introduction of 3 panel researches" (2003/2/4)
January 2003
  • Seminar "The experience of JIL panel investigation" (2003/1/30)
  • Seminar "Terminal care and the self-decisiveness" (2003/1/30)
  • Announcement of the name list of COE researchers in Year 2002
  • Seminar "The society network and family" (2003/1/23)
  • Seminar "Panel investigation of retired people" (2003/1/20)
  • Study meeting "The logic of a researcher" (2003/1/9)
December 2002
  • Seminar "Development of Brain Science and the Mind" (2002/12/19)
  • Seminar "Research on the relationship between group activities and school festival in junior high-school" (2002/12/14)
  • Seminar "Clinical research on the improvement of schools" (2002/12/14)
  • Seminar "Communication between school, family and the society -- research from the USA" (2002/12/14)
  • Seminar "Middle aged and elder people entering society and NPO" (2002/12/9)
  • Winter Symposium of the Japanese Cognitive Science Society (2002/12/7)
November 2002
  • Announcement of COE Ochanomizu University: Invitation for Research (2002)
  • Opening the COE web site