Tuesday 27 August 2024
Event Venue: Protea Hotel Techno Park
09:00 – 10:30
Room: Magnifica 4
Session 1: Welcome and Opening
Welcome, Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
Prof. Wim DE VILLIERS, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Stellenbosch University
Dr. Phethiwe Matutu, Chief Executive Officer: USAf
Mr. Ghaleeb JEPPIE, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of South African in Japan
Mr. Shinsuke OKADA, Director for international cooperation, International Science and Technology Affairs Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Mr. Kei ANDO, Counsellor, Economic and Development Section, Embassy of Japan in South
Africa
Keynote Speaker 1: Prof. Ahmed C. BAWA, Johannesburg Business School, University of Johannesburg
Keynote Speaker 2: Prof. Takahiro MORIO, Professor in the Office of Global Initiatives, University of Tsukuba
Moderator: Prof. Hester KLOPPER, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy, Corporate and Global Affairs, SU
10:30 – 11:00
Refreshment Break
The Bridges
11:00 – 12:30
Session 2
2.1) Networking Session: J-Bridge: Connecting South African Innovation to Japan
Room: Magnifica 4
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Ms. Rikako NISHIURA, Director, Japan, External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Mr. Yannick GAYAMA, Head of Programmes, Double Feathers Partners
Ms. Anita NEL, Chief Director: Innovation and Commercialisation, INNOVUS
Mr. Brandon PASCHAL, Deputy Director: Spin-out Companies and Funds, Stellenbosch University LaunchLab
Moderator: Prof. Scarlett CORNELISSEN, Stellenbosch University Japan Centre (SUJC)
2.2) Thematic Panel: Discussing South African Student Experiences in Japan
Room: OMEGA
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Ms. Sarah VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Director: Centre for Global Engagement, Stellenbosch University International (SUI) & Co-Director, SUJC
Ms. Sarah RICHMOND, Senior Programme Manager, Unit for Global Learning, SUI
Mr. Thami MAHLOBO, Coordinator: International Support, SUI
Moderator: Mr. Kirwan ADAMS, SUI
2.3) Panel: Health and Wellbeing – Physical Health
Room: Magnifica 1
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Composition, size distribution and in vitro toxicological studies of ambient PM 2.5 levels in Southern Africa
Prof. Janine WICHMANN, School of Health System and Public Health, University of Pretoria
Prof. Peter MOLNAR, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg
Prof. Johan BOMAN, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg
Application of Omics and Bioinformatics tools to Identify Pathogenic Gastrointestinal Helminths and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes: a One-Health Approach
Annette Imali ACHOLA, Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology (IWWT), Durban University of Technology (DUT)
AfriWUIFire: Fire safe African homes on the Wildland Urban Interface
Dr. Natalia FLORES QUIROS, Postdoctoral researcher, Fire Engineering Unit, SU Department of Civil Engineering
Coping in crisis: The role of sense of coherence, life satisfaction, and resilience in the relationship between depression, perceived social support, fear of COVID-19, and perceived vulnerability to disease among nurses in South Africa
Prof. Bronwyn COETZEE, Department of Psychology, SU
Dr. Phillipa HAINE, Department of Psychology, SU
Prof. Ashraf KAGEE, Department of Psychology, SU
Ms. Lindokuhle SHONGWE, Department of Psychology, SU
Mr. Marnus JANSE VAN VUUREN, Department of Psychology, SU
Prof. Martin KIDD, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, SU
Moderator: Dr. Paul WILLIAMS, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agrisciences, SU
2.4) Panel: Social Justice and Development – Economy, Politics, Society
Room: Magnifica 3
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
The Influence of purpose-driven advertising on consumer attitude and purchase intention
Ms. Isabella Cara BRröHM, Department of Business Management, SU & Dr. Debbie HUMAN VAN ECK, Stellenbosch University
Social relationships in the use of microfinance in rural Africa: Case studies of Burkina Faso and South Africa
Dr. Chihiro KUMASHIRO, Coordinator: Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), lecturer, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Long-term implications of peacebuilding and disarmament: preliminary findings on the case of conflict recurrence in Mozambique
Ms. Monique BENNETT, Doctoral Candidate, Stellenbosch University
External barriers in Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Ms. Josephine ILESANMI, Doctoral Candidate, Durban University of Technology
The Comprehensive Agricultural Reform Programme (CARP) of the Philippines: A potential model for South African land reform?
Mr Marcus VAN DER WALT, Stellenbosch University
Assessing the role of community participation in enabling effective implementation of IDP in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality
Ms. Nandiswa MPOLWENI, Durban University of Technology
Moderator: Prof. Motoki TAKAHASHI, Director: Graduate School of Asian and African Studies, Kyoto University
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Cultivar Restaurant
13:30 – 15:00
Session 3
3.1) Thematic Panel: Japanese Industry and Development in Africa
Room: OMEGA
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Invisible tandem for imagining Japanese Palate: An Afrasian history of fruits canning industry of Western Cape in the 1980s
Dr. Atsuko MUNEMURA, Department of Economics, Chiba Keizai University
South Africa’s democratic developmental state aspiration and Japan’s development experience
Dr. Tawanda SACHIKONYE, Research Consultant, Southern African Liaison Office (SALO)
Japan, the global automotive value chain, and Africa
Prof. Scarlett CORNELISSEN, SUJC & Mr. Cüneyt Aksoy, Stellenbosch University
Moderator: Mr. Thami MAHLOBO, Coordinator, International Support, SUI/SUJC
3.2) Thematic Panel: From Friendship for Sustainable Partnership: UWC-Asahi University and Meikai University
Room: Magnifica 4
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Prof. Katsuyuki OHTOMO, President, Asahi University
Prof. Satoshi KAWANO, Asahi University
Prof. Koji SAKIYAMA, Meikai University
Prof. Dean Veerasamy YENGOPAL, Dean and Professor of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape (UWC)
Dr Suvarna INDERMUN, UWC
Mr Umesh BAWA, Department of Psychology and Director of International Relations, UWC
Moderator: Mr Umesh BAWA, Department of Psychology and Director of International Relations, UWC
3.3) Panel: Social Justice and Development – Human Security / Human Rights
Room: Magnifica 1
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
The acceptance of human security idea in Japan: Its relevance in a polarized world
Prof. Yoichi MINE, Excecutive Director: JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development
Remembering and reimagining the Bomb: Lessons from Japan for South Africa
Prof. Jo-Ansie VAN WYK, Research Professor in International Politics, University of South Africa (UNISA)
A human rights foreign policy: Lessons for Japan from South Africa’s past and present
Ms. Inge ABSALOM, Doctoral Candidate, Stellenbosch University
Exploring the importance of human security in two different contexts, namely Japan and South Africa
Dr. Ilze SLABBERT, Stellenbosch University
Moderator: Prof. Janis VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Stellenbosch University
3.4) Panel: Systems and Technologies For the Future – ICT/AI/Media and Society
Room: Magnifica 3
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Imagine and create the human centric future through Sci-Fi thinking and making manga stories methos – An Application project learning
Prof. Takahiro MORIO, University of Tsukuba
Pro-Poor digitalization: Empowering humanity, bridging divides and building opportunities
Andiswa DHLAMINI, Durban University of Technology
The power of social media: Exploring the positive and negative effects social media has on voter behaviour
Ms. Husna B. Maswanganyi, Stellenbosch University
Infodemiology and its potential impact on digital wellness
Dr. Kurt MARAIS, Stellenbosch University
Moderator: Ms. Sarah VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, SUI/SUJC
Refreshments Available
The Bridges
15:00 – 16:30
Session 4
4.1) Thematic Panel: COVID-19 and Africa: Multinational Collaborative Research Project between Japan and Africa
Room: OMEGA
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Exploration of practical wisdom and resilience overcoming downside risk: Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19
Dr. Chizuko SATO, Institute of Developing Economies-JETRO & Dr. Kazuyo HANAI, University of Tokyo
Muting the discordant dirge: Politics of death during COVID-19 in Kenya and Tanzania
Dr. Kinyua KITHINJI, Sophia University & Maureen OBARE, Loyola Center for Media and Communications, Nairobi
Risk perceptions, resilience and evaluation of government policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A Study of the middle class
Dr. Tomohiro HOSOI,University of Tokyo
Prof. Scarlett CORNELISSEN, SUJC
Dr. Chizuko SATO, IDE-JETRO
COVID-19: A perfect storm of downside risk for farmers’ markets and livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Dr. Rangarirai Gavin MUCHETU, Rikkyo University
Moderator: Prof. Schinichi TAKEUCHI, African Studies Center, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
4.2) Panel: Health and Wellbeing & Systems and Technologies For the Future – Environment/Biodiversity
Room: Magnifica 3
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Survey on Indigenous plants used in ethno-veterinary in treatment of cattle diseases from various areas in Mpumalanga province.
Dr. Elizabeth KOLA, University of Mpumalanga
Shedding light on mangrove biodiversity: An Africa-Japan CORE Partnership in metabarcoding research
Dr. Nasreen PEER, Department of Botany and Zoology, SU
Consumer perceptions, sourcing, and consumption frequency of indigenous leafy vegetables in selected rural households in Mangangeni Village, Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal
Ayanda Sthabiso Wesley HLEKWANE, Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Durban University of Technology
Dr Heleen GROBBELAAR, Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, DUT
Professor Carin NAPIER, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Social and Community Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Sizwe Vincent MBONA, Department of Statistics, Durban University of Technology, ML Sultan Campus
Meta-omic characterizations of ultra-Deep biosphere hosted in Bushveld Complex: An NRF-JSPS bilateral research project
Ms. Tori WILLIAMS, University of the Free State
Dr. Julio CASTILLO, Senior researcher, Microbial Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State
Dr. Yohei SUZUKI, University of Tokyo
(SATREPS) Green ammonia production at South Africa: A proposal and challenge
Prof. Ken-ichi AIKA, National Institute of Technoloyg (KOSEN) Numazu College
A new strategy for molecule-based gas purification
Prof. Yoichi HOSHIMOTO, Center for Future Innovation (CFi), Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University
Moderator: Prof. Scarlett CORNELISSEN, SUJC
4.3) Networking Session: Closing the Gap between Research and Policymaking: A New Postdoctoral Initiative by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF)
Room: Magnifica 4
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Keynote address Dr. Palesa MOTHAPO, Nelson Mandela University
Overview of Programme: Dr. Koena MOTLOI, Programme Representative, NRF
Presentation by Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Lucia MASILELA, University of Johannesburg
Dr. Phuti NGOEPE, University of Pretoria
Dr. Sibongangani MNGOMEZULU, Nelson Mandela University
Dr. Nhlanhla HLONGWA, University of Cape Town
Moderator: Dr. Moloko MATHIPA-MDAKANE, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
4.4) Panel: Systems and Technologies For the Future – The Urban/Cities & Environment
Room: Magnifica 1
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Bridging divides, building futures: Lessons for South African cities from Japan for Inclusive digitalisation and smart city development
Mr. Perekamoyo T.K. MATALA-BANDA, School of Public Leadership, SU & Prof Tania AJAM, School of Public Leadership, SU
Developing an Artificial Intelligence algorithm for building low-cost houses using recycled polymer
Prof. K van der WALT, Centre for Sustainable Smart Cities, Central University of Technology (CUT)
Application of eDNA metabarcoding for assessment and prediction of faunal biodiversity in mangroves: The value of the Africa-Japan collaboration
Ms. Bernadeth PANANGANAN, Doctoral Candidate, Kagoshima RENDAI, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus
Mixed-income housing developments in Africa: Lessons learned
Temitope OLANIRAN, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Architecture, Durban University of Technology
Assessing the feasibility of piezoelectric pavements in an interchanging node precinct, Warwick Triangle, Durban, South Africa
Nontobeko MDUNGE, Durban University of Technology
Moderator: Dr. Tawanda SACHIKONYE, Southern African Liaison Office
16:00 – 16:30
Busses depart from Protea Hotel for Gala Event
Refreshments will be available on arrival at the Endler Hall
17:00 – 21:00
Gala – Stellenbosch University Conservatory (Endler Hall)
The Gala Evening will consist of the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Honorary Lecture followed by a performance by Stellenbosch University’s world-renowned choir. To read more, see the following link. (Confirming attendance beforehand is required.)
21:00 – 21:30
Busses depart from the Endler Hall for Protea Hotel
Our Partners
- Embassy of Japan in South Africa
- Embassy of South Africa in Japan
- Institute for Developing Economies-Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Kyoto University
- Stellenbosch University
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- Tsukuba University
- Universities South Africa (USAf)