By the end of March, 2016, GEM-CC project which have been going on for 5 years will be finished. And to promote it to the public this event has been held in Tokyo, Osaka and Cairo.
Lecture in Tokyo
Organizer: JICA, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, Urban and Regional Development Group, and JICA Global Plaza
Date: 5th, February, 2016 (Fri) 19:00 ~ 20:30
Venue: JICA Global Plaza
Audience: 120 approx.
The program:
| Chair | Kazumasa Sanui (Director of team 2 urban and regional development group, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department) |
| Cultural heritage projects of JICA | Shinichi Yoshihara (Team 2 urban and regional development group, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department) |
| Project outline | Mikio Nakamura (JICA long term expert/ expertise: International Cooperation ), Rei Harada (JICA long term expert/ expertise: Cultural heritage management) |
| Case Study 1 (Textile training course) | Mie Ishii (Cultural heritage international cooperation researcher in NRICPT / Textile conservator) |
| Case Study 2 (Internal transportation and packing Training course) | Yoji Masada (Nippon Express, Kanto Fine Arts Branch, Assistant general manager/ Expertise: Packing and transportation of cultural properties) |
| Summary | Kazuya Yamauchi (Head of the Regional Environment Section of the Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation, NRICPT) |
Lecture in Osaka:
Organizer: JICA, Infrastructure and Peacebuilding Department, Urban and Regional Development Group, and JICA Kansai International Center.
Date: 7th, February, 2016 (Fri) 10:00 ~ 11:30
Venue: Kita-ku Center
Audience: 40 approx.
The program:
| Chair | Kazumasa Sanui |
| Cultural heritage projects of JICA | Shinichi Yoshihara |
| Project outline | Mikio Nakamura, Rei Harada |
| Case Study 1 (Wood training course) | Yasushi Okada (Wood sculpture cultural properties conservation laboratory, Representative Director/ Wood sculpture Conservator) |
| Case Study 2 (Collection Management training course) | Sachi Hashimoto (National Museum of Ethnology, Expertise: Conservation science) |
| Summary | Kazuya Yamauchi |
Lecture in Cairo:
Organizer: JICA, Jointly by Japanese Embassy in Egypt
Date: 7th, March, 2016 (Mon) 18:30 ~ 20:00
Venue: Japanese Embassy in Egypt, Information and Culture Center
Audience: 40 approx.
The program:
| Chair | Kaori Nakaoka (JICA Long-term expert Coordinator/Training) |
| Opening greeting | Yuichi Oba (Economic Counselor, Embassy of Japan in Egypt) |
| Cultural heritage projects of JICA | Kazumasa Sanui , Shinichi Yoshihara |
| Project outline | Mikio Nakamura, Rei Harada |
| Training course case (Wood) | Yasushi Okada |
| Training course case (Painted Objects) | Akiko Nishisaka (Waseda University, Invited researcher, Institute of Egyptology/ Visiting Associate Professor, Higashi Nihon International University) |
| Closing remarks | Mizuki Matsuzaki (JICA Egypt office Deputy Director/ Yemen branch Deputy Director) |
It was the first time for this project to hold such events, but about 200 people in total of the 3 events have attended. Moreover, according to the questionnaire results it received ratings of “Very good” and “Good”, we believe it was a chance to promote international cooperation projects directly to the public from the field.
The material distributed during the events can be downloaded from the below link:
We would like to express our deep gratitude to all who helped in organizing the events as well as all he participants.
