Human Resource Development
BHN Human Development Program
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Training Course
BHN has been entrusted with providing APT/EBC-J* human resource development programs and APT has sponsored the programs since FY2011
Participants in the course program take lectures from ICT experts and researchers in Tokyo and visit the companies and projects to see the ICT application with their own eyes. However, the program in 2019 was suspended due to the sweeping COVID-19 pandemic.
The program resumed in the form of online training in 2020 and 2021, many participants taking the course in their home countries.
Since this program began, the numbers of participants and countries/regions have reached 150 and 28 respectively.
Participants in the course program take lectures from ICT experts and researchers in Tokyo and visit the companies and projects to see the ICT application with their own eyes. However, the program in 2019 was suspended due to the sweeping COVID-19 pandemic.
The program resumed in the form of online training in 2020 and 2021, many participants taking the course in their home countries.
Since this program began, the numbers of participants and countries/regions have reached 150 and 28 respectively.
*EBC-J : Extra-Budgetary Contribution from the Government of Japan
BHN Dr. Kuwabara Donation-Supported Course
This graduate course is funded with an endowment from Dr. M. Kuwabara, advisor to BHN and ex-vice president of NTT, and is being held annually at UEC for eight years, from 2019 to 2026.
This course is designed mainly for students from developing countries to deepen their understanding of SDGs and ICTs which facilitate them their attaining the goals.
This donation-supported course of study includes two courses titled “Information and Communications Technologies for SDGs” and “International Communication for Science and Technology” for a full year – two semesters. Students from overseas – 38 students from 10 countries and regions for the former course and 21 students from 11 countries and regions for the latter course – took these courses in the 2022 academic year.
Students from UEC attended the class on campus, and students from other universities, under the “Super Partnership Program for Graduate Schools”, e.g., Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, and Akita Prefectural University, Akita, also attended the class online.
BHN Dr. Kuwabara’s Fund Scholarship Program
‘Guideline on the Application Procedures for the Academic Year ‘2022’’ will be available soon.
(Note): As a radiotelegraphy expert, Dr. Kuwabara promoted the practical application of microwave wireless communication, mobile communication, satellite communication and so on, and made great contribution to the development of Japan’s wireless communication technology to the world’s most advanced level.
Supports you can do
BHN aims to improve the living conditions and solve social issues by utilizing information and communication technology (ICT) to protect the safety and security of people in developing countries and disaster-stricken areas in Japan and overseas. For this reason, we need the kind support and cooperation of many people. BHN offers a wide range of people, of all ages and from all walks of life, the opportunity to contribute their enthusiasm, their strengths, and their accumulated experience in a variety of ways. BHN invites you to participate in BHN activities in a way that suits you.