The eighth lecture of the Short Course on “Cultural Linkages towards an Asian Ideology” for the academic year 2023/24 was presented by Professor Hajime Tozaki. His lecture, titled “Sri Lanka as seen by Japan” took place on December 15th, 2023, from 1500 to 1640 via Zoom.
Professor Hajime Tozaki is a Professor at the Department of Airline Management at the J.F. Oberlin University in Japan as well as an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Social Sciences of KDU. He holds a PhD in Economics, a M.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Economics from the Kyoto University in Japan and has also studied at the Graduate School of Economic History at the Glasgow University in the United Kingdom.
In addition to many years of experience in lecturing and research, Professor Tozaki has also served as an advisor on tourism for Sri Lanka, a counselor for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and currently holds several important advisory positions in Japan. Professor Tozaki has also been instrumental in KDU receiving a grant from the Eurasia Foundation in Japan to conduct this course.
The course is organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Department of Social Sciences, FMSH under a generous research grant awarded by the Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) in Japan. This course is scheduled to run from October 2023 to March 2024, catering to a select group of undergraduate students in intake 40, representing diverse faculties within KDU.
