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Workshop and Symposium on Japanese Language Education Held at University of Tsukuba
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On February 13-14, 2023, Dr. Takashi Ninomiya, Coordinator of the University of …
Introducing the University of Tsukuba Almaty Office in Career Design Course
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On November 2, 2022, Ninomiya Takashi, Coordinator of the University of Tsukuba …
International Conference on “Crossroads of Civilizations 15”
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On March 11, 2023, the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies and the Uni …
Annual Japanese Speech Contest Held in Kazakhstan
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On March 11, 2023, the 26th Kazakhstan Japanese Language Speech Contest was held …
Researcher Exchange Conference Commemorating 30 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Kazakhstan
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On March 17, 2023, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Japan hosted a r …
International Student Forum on Inclusive Education System
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On March 16, 2023, the International Student Forum on “Inclusive Education …
Briefing Session on Studying Abroad in Kazakhstan
Japanese / English 2023.04.13 On March 14, 2023, a pre-study-abroad orientation to Al-Farabi Kazakh National U …
Russian Language Training in 2023 attended by University of Tsukuba students
Japanese / English 2023.04.12 From February 17 to March 24, 2023, 11 students from the University of Ts …
A good person is around you
Japanese / English 2023.04.06 Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi and Japan’s University of …
Japanese Online Speech Contest Held in Kazakhstan
Japanese / English 2022.3.12 On March 12, 2022, the 24th Kazakhstan Japanese Language Speech Contest was held …
4th Symposium on “Future-oriented Japanese Language Education”
Japanese / English 2022.2.16 On February 16th, 2021, Prof. ONO Masaki, director of the University of Tsukuba A …
JASSO-organized Webinar to introduce Study in Japan Global Network Project
Japanese / English 2021.12.7 On December 7th, 2021, the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) held a web …
International Meeting with Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Japanese / English 2021.12.6 On December 6, 2021, Rector Zhanseit Tuymebaev of Al-Farabi Kazakh National Unive …
Academic Seminar in Methods of Language Education Held
Japanese / English 2021.11.21 On November 26th, 2021, an academic seminar in methods of language education was …
Online Study in Japan Fair for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz
Japanese / English 2021.11.13 The Japan Centers in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and the Study in Japan Global Net …
Introducing Activities of the University of Tsukuba Almaty Office in Career Design Course
Japanese / English 2021.11.9 On November 9th, 2021, Prof. NINOMIYA Takashi of Al-Farabi Kazakh National Univer …
University of Tsukuba joins International Education Fair 2021 organized by Bolashaq Development Fund
Japanese / English 2021.10.29 On October 26th-29th, 2021, Asst. Prof. SASAYAMA Hiroshi, project coordinator an …
International Academic Online Conference Held on “Kazakhstan and the Countries of the East: Their Past, Present, and Future”
Japanese / English 2021.05.20 On May 20, 2021, the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National Un …
Oriental Studies Olympiad 2021 in Kazakhstan
Japanese / English 2021.04.21 On April 26, 2021, the “Oriental Studies Olympiad 2021” was held under the auspi …
University of Tsukuba Joins Online Education Fair in Central Asia
Japanese / English 2021.04.21 On April 21, 2021, an online education exhibition for students in Kazakhstan, Ky …
International Online Conference Held on Language Teaching Methods During the Pandemic
Japanese / English 2021.04.16 On April 16, 2021, the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages held an in …
Japanese Online Speech Contest Held in Kazakhstan
Japanese / English 2021.03.13 On March 13, 2021, the 23rd Kazakhstan Japanese Language Speech Contest was held …
AL-FARABI CENTER OPENS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
Japanese / English 2020.12.22 On December 22, 2020, the opening ceremony of the Al-Farabi Center was held at t …
ONLINE LECTURE HELD FOR NAZARBAYEV INTELLECTUAL SCHOOL
Japanese / English 2020.12.14 On December 14, 2020, the University of Tsukuba and Al-Farabi Kazakh National Un …
KICK-OFF SYMPOSIUM HELD ON THE PROJECT OF “FORMING A BASE FOR TRAINING JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS WHO CAN RESPOND TO SOCIAL DEMANDS”
Japanese / English 2020.11.14 On November 14, 2020, the kick-off symposium on the project “Formation of …
CAMPUS-IN-CAMPUS (CIC) EDUCATION MANAGEMENT MEETING HELD ONLINE
Japanese / English 2020.11.09 The CiC Management-Level Meeting in Education was held on November 9, 2020 with …
INTRODUCING THE ALMATY OFFICE IN CAREER DESIGN COURSE
Japanese / English 2020.11.04 On November 4, 2020, Ninomiya Takashi (University of Tsukuba Almaty Office Coord …
THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS-IN-CAMPUS BOARD-LEVEL MEETING HELD ONLINE
Japanese / English 2020.10.21 On October 21, 2020, representatives from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, …
RESEARCHER MATCHING PROJECT 2020
Japanese / English 2020.09.29 On September 29-30, 2020, as part of Tsukuba Global Science Week, the Researcher …
JAPANESE ONLINE SPEECH CONTEST HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2020.09.05 On September 5, 2020, the 22nd Japanese Online Speech Contest was held by the Ka …
CAMPUS-IN-CAMPUS (CIC) PARTNERS HOLD ONLINE WORKING-LEVEL MEETING
Japanese / English 2020.06.25 On June 25, 2020, representatives from the University of Tsukuba, Al-Farabi Kaza …
UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA JOINS BEGIN GROUP’S ONLINE EDUCATION FAIR
Japanese / English 2020.06.09 On June 9, 2020, the University of Tsukuba participated in an online education f …
ONLINE MEETING SESSIONS ON THE CENTER FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TEACHER TRAINING IN ASIA AND AFRICA
Japanese / English 2020.04.10 The University of Tsukuba was selected as a core organization of “The Japan Soci …
6TH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2020.03.12 On March 12, 2020, the 6th International Student Forum was held at Al-Farabi Kaz …
2020 RUSSIAN LANGUAGE TRAINING IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2020.02.15 From February 15 to March 8, 2020, 14 students from the University of Tsukuba an …
CIC DISCUSSION MEETINGS HELD AT KAZNU
Japanese / English 2020.01.28 On January 28, 2020, Prof. Higashi Teruo and Dr. Marko Stoic of the University o …
STUDENT RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2020.01.01 Recent activities held in Kazakhstan pertaining to recruiting excellent students …
2ND WORLD EDUCATION FORUM HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.12.06 On December 6, 2019, the 2nd World Education Forum organized by Qazaq Media Grou …
CAREER DESIGN CLASS: ABOUT WORKING ABROAD
Japanese / English 2019.11.13 On November 13, 2019, Ninomiya Takashi (Coordinator, University of Tsukuba Almat …
JAPAN STUDY FAIR IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.10.27 On October 27th and 29th, the Japan Study Fair organized by Kazakhstan-Japan Cen …
ART NIGHT IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.10.25 On October 25, 2019, an event called “Art Night” was held at the State Children’ …
A VISIT TO KAZNU BY THE OFFICIAL REPRERESENTATIVES OF JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES
Japanese / English 2019.10.10 On October 10th, 2019, a delegation of officials representing a Japanese univers …
INTERNATIONAL STUDY FAIR 2019
Japanese / English 2019.10.05 The International Study Fair 2019 sponsored by the Bolashaq Development Fund was …
WELCOMING STUDENTS TO THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.09.19 On September 20, 2019, a welcome party was held for the freshmen who entered the …
SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE “CAMPUS-IN-CAMPUS” PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA AND AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Japanese / English 2019.09.19 On September 19, 2019, the signing ceremony of the “Campus-in Campus” (CiC) agre …
TRAINING IN KAZAKHSTAN FOR UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA STAFF
Japanese / English 2019.09.09 On September 9-10, 2019, two officials of the Academic Service Office for the Li …
TOURISM TRAINING IN KAZAKHSTAN (WORLD HERITAGE TOUR)
Japanese / English 2019.08.18 The Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University offered …
DELEGATION VISIT FROM UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA ON CIC
Japanese / English 2019.07.09 On July 9, 2019, Vice President Caroline F. Benton, Prof. Higashi Teruo, Prof. O …
ONLINE CONFERENCE HELD BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA AND AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Japanese / English 2019.05.08 The Online Conference between the University of Tsukuba and Al-Farabi Kazakh Nat …
ORIENTAL STUDIES OLYMPICS 2019 HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.03.28 On March 28-29, 2019, the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh Nation …
LECTURE ON “ENVIRONMENT ISSUES IN KAZAKHSTAN”
Japanese / English 2019.3.11 On February 27 and March 11, 2019, Associate Professor Akhapov Yerlan, Far East D …
5TH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.03.04 On March 4, 2019, the 5th International Student Forum was held at Al-Farabi Kaza …
JAPAN WEEK 2019 IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.03.04 The Department of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazN …
21ST JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.03.02 On March 2, 2019, the 21st Japanese Speech Contest in Kazakhstan was held at Al- …
2019 RUSSIAN LANGUAGE TRAINING IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2019.02.15 From February 15 to March 8, 2019, thirteen students from the University of Tsuk …
KAZNU ENTERED THE TOP 220 WORLD UNIVERSITIES
Japanese / English 2018.05.31 For the first time, Kazakhstan’s University – Al-Farabi KazNU entere …
SUMMER SCHOOL 2018 ON JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE HELD IN ALMATY
Japanese / English 2018.05.21 The Summer School on Japanese language and culture was again held this year at A …
ORIENTAL STUDIES OLYMPICS 2018 HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2018.03.29 On March 29-30, 2018, the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh Nation …
2018 RUSSIAN LANGUAGE TRAINING IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2018.03.11 During the period from February 17 to March 11, 2018, four students from the Uni …
JAPAN WEEK 2018 IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2018.03.09 The Department of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazN …
4TH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FORUM HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2018.03.09 On March 9, 2018, the 4th International Student Forum was held at Al-Farabi Kaza …
2ND ONLINE CONFERENCE HELD BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA AND AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Japanese / English 2018.01.26 The 2nd Online Conference between University of Tsukuba and Al-Farabi Kazakh Nat …
JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HELD IN MOSCOW
Japanese / English 2017.10.30 On October 30, 2017, the 30th International Student Japanese Speech Contest was …
STUDY IN JAPAN MEETING HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2017.10.25 On October 25, 2017, students of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) Ja …
SPECIAL JAPANESE CLASSES HELD IN KAZAKH HIGH SCHOOLS
Japanese / English 2017.10.25 With the support of The Japan Foundation, special Japanese language classes were …
STUDY IN JAPAN FAIR 2017 HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN
Japanese / English 2017.10.21 On October 21-22, 2017, University of Tsukuba and Yamanashi Gakuin University jo …
HISTORY
- 2017.07
- Proceedings of the Central Asia-Japan Research Conference held last February 2017 are now available online
In April 2014, the University of Tsukuba Almaty Office was established at the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Together with the Tashkent Office in the Central Asian region, the mission of the Almaty Office is to promote research in the fields of Japanese language education, Central Asian Studies, and other interdisciplinary areas, to support the publication and dissemination of scholarly articles, and to organize international conferences, symposia, as well as cultural events in both Japan and Kazakhstan.
Greeting from The Director
In Central Asia, there are five countries and Kazakhstan is the largest. It is a country with both magnificent nature and culture. For those who are interested in old history, ancient cities abound in the mountains and deserts. For those who are interested in space, the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world’s largest space launch facility, is also located in Kazakhstan. The late KUROKAWA Kisho, one of Japan’s most famous architects, designed the new capital of Kazakhstan. When you visit this country, you will feel a sense of nostalgia and warmth from the people, as well as with the food culture of “Lagman,” which is known as “Kazakhstan’s Kishimen,” and “Beshpalmak,” which is served with horse meat. You cannot help but sense that it’s a country that has some affinity to Japan.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, five independent states (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) were established in the Central Asian region. Thirty years have passed since then, and research on Central Asia is becoming increasingly active in Japan and other parts of the world in various fields, regardless of humanities or sciences, and the region is an important link between Europe and Asia.
The University of Tsukuba has partnership agreements with six universities in Kazakhstan: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, where our overseas office is located, ABAI Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Nazarbayev University, Narxos University, and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. Among them, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the tenth university to sign a Campus in Campus agreement in 2019, indicating its strong relationship with our university.
The Almaty office will continue to do its utmost to promote the exchange of students and researchers as well as joint academic projects in the fields of humanities and social sciences, such as Japanese Studies and Central Asian Area Studies, as well as in the fields of medicine, systems informatics, and life and environmental sciences, all of which are distinctive academic fields of the University of Tsukuba.
Masaki ONO, Director of the Almaty Office
Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Tsukuba
Office overview
Office : Department of the Far East, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Address： 95a Karasai batyr, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Postal Code : 050012
Phone : ＋7-727-243-83-57
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