International Careers Re-visited and Re-examined for Generation Z
講師：Shunsuke KURIHARA, Ph.D.　栗原　俊輔　氏
宇都宮大学国際学部　准教授 　国際キャリア教育運営委員会　副委員長

What does an international career mean to you? This three-day seminar is for all of us to learn from Generation Z, our students! and try to find the common ground for all of us to work together in the international field. In this session, the students will be engaged and committed to show and expand their eager-to-learn attitude, while the lecturers will support the process with their expertise. Prior to the group sessions, the students will be able to obtain and practice the practical ways of communication and learning style in a multi-cultural environment.

＜プロフィール＞
Kurihara Shunsuke earned a Master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management from the School for International Training, USA, and a PhD in International Development from Yokohama National University. His professional career in the international development field includes; Regional Planning and Program Development Advisor（2012-2014）and Rehabilitation & Development Advisor（2009-2011）in Sri Lanka, under the JICA Expert Scheme, and Project Director（2003-2008）, Program Officer （2001-2008) in Sri Lanka and Project Coordinator（2000-2001）in East Timor, CARE International.

分科会A：Moving Targets: Indie vs. Commercial Filmmaking in a Fast-Changing World
講師：John CAIRNS　ジョン・ケアンズ　氏
　LANTIS株式会社 代表取締役

Explore the dynamic world of international filmmaking through hands-on activities that compare commercial and independent films. Develop your own film ideas and learn how trends, technology, and culture shape the journey from concept to screen. No experience needed ‒ just creativity!

＜プロフィール＞
John Cairns is a Tokyo-based creator whose work in film, commercials and interactive media spans genres and continents. He studied writing and film at the University of Iowa and the Sorbonne, and earned his MFA from Syracuse University. He has taught at Tokyo Film Center and led workshops at YouTube and Digital Hollywood. His independent films have screened at Fantasia and BIFAN, and he leads Lantis KK, a boutique creative studio.

分科会Ｂ：Disaster Risk Reduction Movement in the Era of Climate Change
講師：Takeshi KOMINO 　小美野　剛 氏
CWS Japan 事務局長

This course explores the importance of community-led disaster risk reduction in the era of climate change, and examine the critical skills required to understand vulnerability and capacity and to develop concrete measures for risk reduction, through specific project case studies. It will highlight why disaster resilience needs to become a ‘movement’ beyond any ‘projects’.

＜プロフィール＞
General Secretary of CWS Japan. Also serves as Chairperson and a member of the Executive Committee for the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network（ADRRN）, the joint secretariat of the Japan CSO Coalition for DRR（JCC-DRR）, the Regional Advisory Group for the Global Network of CSOs for Disaster Reduction（GNDR）, and as a steering group member of the NGO unit at Japan Platform（JPF）. He graduated from Doshisha University and holds an M.A. in Development Studies from Brandeis University. He has engaged in humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Thailand before founding CWS Japan during the response to the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

分科会C：Understanding of the Labor Market from Gender Approach
講師：Li YAJIAO, Ph.D.　李　亜姣 氏
宇都宮大学国際学部　助教

Why do occupational segregation and gender wage gaps exist? This course aims to deepen students’ understanding of the labor market through the analysis of gender gaps in the workplace from mainstream economics and feminist economics. Students will discuss what kinds of labor policies can promote gender equality.

＜プロフィール＞
Yajiao Li is an Assistant Professor in the School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University. Her research interests include gender and political economy, mainly in the Chinese context. She has been working on several projects examining women’s economic rights in developing countries, including how China’s capital accumulation cooperates with patriarchy in the land development and leads to economic disparity and gender gaps, and how middle-class women are involved in debt among the financialization in China.

分科会Ｄ：Intercultural Competence for Global Careers: What Does It Take to Work Globally and Glocally?
Chie SUGINO, Ph.D.　 杉野　知恵 氏
宇都宮大学留学生・国際交流センター　教授

This interactive session explores the skills, attitudes, and mindsets needed to work effectively across cultures. Drawing on real professional experiences, we examine the concept of intercultural competence, how it develops, and why it matters for global careers. Participants will reflect on their own experiences through collaborative dialogue.

＜プロフィール＞
Chie Sugino is a Professor at Utsunomiya University, specializing in intercultural collaborative learning and the internationalization of higher education. Before entering academia, she spent nearly 20 years at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, serving in the United States（Chicago）, Bangladesh, Jordan, and Sudan. In these diverse settings, she was engaged in Official Development Assistance（ODA）, as well as bilateral and multilateral negotiations and cross-cultural collaboration. Drawing on both diplomatic and academic experience, her work explores the competencies needed to navigate multicultural environments and how such competencies can be fostered through international collaborative learning（kokusai kyoshu） and cultural interaction on university campuses.