It gives us great pleasure to say that this workshop finished with great success. We would like to thank everyone for their kind attendance.

• Venue: Seminar Room(1F) in North Comprehensive Education and Research Building, Kyoto University
• Date and Time : Feburary 27, 13:00-16:50

Admission is free. No registration is required.

Dr. Kinzang P. Tshering
   (Medical Director, JDWNRH)
Dr. Yoriko Nishizawa
   (Pediatrician, JDWNRH)
Mr. Karma Yeshey
   (Director, Department of School Education, Ministry of Education)
Mr. Chencho Dorji
   (Chief Program Officer, Department of School Education, Ministry of Education)
Dr. Dhan Bahadur Gurung
   (Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Natural Resources, RUB)
Mr. Rinchen Dorji
   (Dean, Research & Industrial Linkages, Paro College of Education, RUB)
Ms. Sonam Chokey
   (Assistant Planning Officer, GNHC)


13:00 - 13:15 Opening remarks
   Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Chair of KU-Bhutan, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University)

13:15 - 14:15
   Chaired by Sakiko Yoshikawa (Kokoro Research Center)
   Karma Yeshey, Chencho Dorji  (Department of School Education, Ministry of Education)
      "Education system in Bhutan"
   Sonam Chokey  (Gross National Happiness Commission)
      "How do we operationalize Gross National Happiness?"
   Mari Sengoku  (Kokoro Research Center)
      "How can we live harmoniously? Observing quality of life in Bhutan and Japan and the influence of Buddhist values"

14:15 - 14:25 Break

14:25 - 15:25
   Chaired by Kozo Matsubayashi (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
   Kinzang P. Tshering  (Medical Director, JDWNRH)
      "University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan: vision and challenges"
   Yoriko Nishizawa  (Pediatrician, JDWNRH)
      "Practicing Neonatology in Bhutan"
   Michiko Fujisawa  (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
      "Elderly health program in Samtengang with experience in Japanese community elderly"

15:25 - 15:40 Break

15:40 - 16:40
   Chaired by Kozo Matsubayashi (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
   Dhan Bahadur Gurung  (Dean, Academic Affairs, College of Natural Resources, RUB)
      "Challenges in conserving native fish diversity of Bhutan"
   Rinchen Dorji  (Dean, Research & Industrial Linkages, Paro College of Education, RUB)
      "Introducing GNH consistent pedagogy in higher education classrooms: an initiative of the Royal University of Bhutan"
   Kazuo Ando  (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
      "Rural depopulation: a lesson from Japan"

16:40 - 16:50 Closing remarks
   Sakiko Yoshikawa (Kokoro Research Center)

17:30- Get Together Secretariat:
Ryota Sakamoto, Michiko Fujisawa, Kazuyo Ono, Kanako Hirata

Kitashirakawaoiwakecho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8224 JAPAN
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