The Games of the XXXII Olympiad, a.k.a. Tokyo 2020, is going to take place in 2020. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies has concluded an agreement with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Game on June, 2014, and has held several lectures on Olympic-Paralympic Games.

On June 13, 2018, African Studies Center - Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (ASC - TUFS) will hold a joint seminar with Tsukuba International Academy for Sport Studies (TIAS). We will invite three Master Course students from TIAS, who will talk about the situation around Olympic and Paralympic in African countries.

◆Date: Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

◆Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm

◆Venue: Room 307, Research and Lecture Building, TUFS

◆Language: English

◆Admission: Free

◆No pre-registration is needed

◆Program:
4:00 - 4:05 pm
Opening Address
by Shinichi Takeuchi (Director, ASC - TUFS)

4:05 - 4:15 pm
"TUFS toward 2020"
by Kota Kumaki (Special Administrative Staff, TUFS)

4:15 - 4:30 pm
"Policy Implementation in the Cameroon National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC): Issues and Challenges"
by Abdoun Nassir （TIAS）

4:30 - 4:45 pm
"Towards the Development of the Paralympic Movement in Rwanda: Current Situation and Challenges"
by Celestin Nzeyimana （TIAS）

4:45 - 5:00 pm
"Sport, Peace and Reconciliation: Before and After the Genocide in Rwanda"
by Didier Shema-Mbaboko （TIAS）

5:00 - 5:25 pm
General Discussion

5:25 - 5:30 pm
Concluding Remarks
by Xiaojie Tian (Assistant Professor, TIAS）