From March 6 to 8, 2019, the Health and Sport Science Unit of Waseda University organized the International Symposium “KUL-Waseda International Workshop,” inviting the dean and its delegation of faculty members from one of our partner institutions, Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholic Leuven University (KUL) in Belgium.
The symposium was held for three days, consisting of presentations for up-to-date research topics by KUL and Waseda faculties, graduate students’ poster sessions, and laboratory exercises
Day 1
Opening
Opening Remarks:
- Professor Yasuaki Muto (Deputy Dean, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
- Professor Yoshiyuki Shirakawa (Center for Research Strategy, Waseda University)
- Professor Christophe Delecluse (Dean, Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, KUL)
Facilitator: Professor Toshimasa Yanai (Deputy Dean, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
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- Professor Yasuaki Muto
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- Professor Yoshiyuki Shirakawa
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- Professor Christophe Delecluse
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- Professor Toshimasa Yanai
Competitive Sports (Research Presentation Topic 1)
Coordinator: Professor Misaki Iteya (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Presenter:
- Professor Kazuyuki Kanosue (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
- Professor Benedicte Vanwanseele (Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, KUL)
Sports Injury and Rehabilitation (Research Presentation Topic 2)
Coordinator: Professor Takayuki Akimoto (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Presenter:
- Professor Koji Kaneoka (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
- Professor Simon Brumagne (Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, KUL)
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- Professor Koji Kaneoka
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- Professor Simon Brumagne
Day 2
Management – Innovation in Sport (Research Presentation Topic 3)
Coordinator: Professor Hirotaka Matsuoka (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Presenter:
- Professor John Horne (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
- Professor Jeroen Scheerder (Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, KUL
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- Professor John Horne
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- Professor Jeroen Scheerder
Elderly Health (Research Presentation Topic 4)
Coordinator: Associate Professor Masashi Miyashita (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Presenter:
- Professor Susumu Sawada (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
- Professor Jan Seghers (Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, KUL)
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- Professor Susumu Sawada
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- Professor Jan Seghers
Poster Presentation (Student Poster Session)
In the first half of the session, 33 of graduate students from both universities made a presentation and competed for the outstanding performance award.
Group work (Student Poster Session)
Towards the end of the session, all the participants have practiced group work by 5 to 7 student group in a form of virtual research collaboration.
Day 3
Laboratory Exercises
Participants explored further research possibilities and deepened discussions for future academic collaboration throughout visiting facilities and laboratories at Tokorozawa Campus by research group.
Closing session
Besides closing remarks from Professor Muto, Mr. Jeroen Vergeylen, Minister-Counsellor in charge of Cultural & Academic Affairs, Embassy of Belgium to Japan, paid a visit to Tokorozawa Campus for this session and delivered a speech for a prospective development of academic collaboration.
Mr. Jeroen Vergeylen
To wrap up the symposium, 7 graduate students won the outstanding performance award for the Student’s Poster Session. Ms. Julie Vanderlinden, Ph.D. course, Physical Activity, Sports & Health Research Group, KUL, won the outstanding performance award.
Ms. Julie Vanderlinden
Not only was research interaction enhanced reciprocally by topics, but cross discussion was also made in different research fields and multi-layered academic collaboration was materialized by means of the international symposium. Both universities ensured the mutual benefit on how future research outcome should be developed and accomplished.
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