The Asian Satellite Campuses Institute (ASCI) hosted a special graduation ceremony on 27 September 2024 to honour four graduates who earned their doctoral degrees in the Transnational Doctoral Programs for Leading Professionals this academic year. The event took place at the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences. Professor Akira Yamauchi of ASCI introduced the graduates: Dr. Fayaz Said Hafizullah and Dr. Frozanfar Muhammad Kamel (both in Medicine from Afghanistan), and Dr. Hadji Cortez Jalotjot and Magsino Landicho (both in Bioagricultural Sciences from the Philippines). Congratulatory speeches were given by Nagoya University President Naoshi Sugiyama, Vice President Shogo Kimura, Dean Hiroshi Kimura of the Graduate School of Medicine, and Dean Mikio Nakazono of the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences. After that, the four graduating students delivered presentations on their doctoral research.
Dr. Fayaz Said Hafizullah, Director of Civil Society, Health, and Youth at the Administrative Office of the President of Afghanistan
Thesis Title: Determinants of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension Among Adults in Northern Rural Afghanistan
Supervisor: Professor Eiko Yamamoto, Graduate School of Medicine
Dr. Frozonfar Muhammad Kamel, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Public Health and Operations Manager for the National Emergency Operations Center in the Polio Eradication Program, Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan
Thesis Title: Factors influencing pentavalent vaccine coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study
Supervisor: Prof. Eiko Yamamoto, Graduate School of Medicine
Dr. Hadji Cortez Jalotjot, University Researcher III, Center for Strategic Planning and Policy Studies College of Public Affairs and Development, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Thesis Title: Open innovation activities and capabilities of vegetable farmers in Calabarzon Region, Philippines
Supervisor: Prof. Hiromi Tokuda, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences
Dr. Darwin Magsino Landicho, Senior Agriculturist / Laboratory Head, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, National Plant Quarantine Service Division, Central Laboratory
Thesis Title: Investigation on the biological and molecular characteristics of cassava witches' broom disease in the Philippines
Supervisor: Prof. Sotaro Chiba, Graduate School of Environmental Studies
ASCI is a major international outreach effort by Nagoya University with centers in Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. There are also programs, but without physical offices, in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. The Transnational Doctoral Programs for Leading Professionals allows government officials to earn a PhD at one of six Nagoya University graduate schools (Law, Medicine, Bioagricultural Sciences, International Development, Environmental Studies, and Education and Human Development). Students can work while completing their degrees, avoiding career interruptions. For more details, click the following link. https://bit.ly/41pU2gm
