{"id":57985,"date":"2020-04-20T16:51:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/?p=24752"},"modified":"2020-04-20T16:51:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:51:25","slug":"2020-04-20-24752-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/events\/2020-04-20-24752-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectures by senior management of the World Bank: &#8220;Development Operations of the World Bank Group\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Notification of Changes<\/span>\uff08<span lang=\"EN-US\">Changes are highlighted in red<\/span>\uff09<span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Let me announce that two changes have been made to the original program:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The lecturer and the theme of the fourth lecture (scheduled either on June 12 or 19) has been changed due to tight schedule of the original lecturer, Victoria Kwakwa. New lecturer is Annette Dixon, Vice President, HD (Human Development), Global Practice, World Bank. She will talk about human development operations including fight against COVID-19. The date is either on June 12 or 19. As soon as she confirms the date, I will let you know. If you are interested in her lecture, please register through the link below (Even if you have enrolled to the original lecture, you need to register again through the link below). <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Additional lecture is offered as a sixth lecture of this program. The lecture will be on Friday 8:30-10:15 am through WebEx. The lecturer is Yuko Keicho, Director, GIA (Group Internal Audit), World Bank Group. She will discuss what is needed for the WBG to effectively implement key operations related to COVID-19, gender, and climate change from the internal auditor\u2019s viewpoint. If you are interested in her lecture, please register through the link below<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Don\u2019t miss the lectures by senior management of the World Bank!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Don\u2019t miss the lectures by senior management of the World Bank!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">My name is Hiroshi Naka. I am Professor of the Institute of Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo and teach \u201cOperations of the World Bank Group\u201d at GraSPP. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This class consists of 13 lectures, five of which will be taught by senior management of the World Bank. They teach from Washington DC or Tashkent through web (Webex).\u00a0 The five lectures cover development projects in East, Central and South Asia, operational challenges, and treasury operations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">These lectures are not limited to the registered students of GraSPP but are open to any students including undergraduate students of U-Tokyo and other universities. Even students of Kyoto University can access to the lectures. The target audience is those who are interested in working for the World Bank or in the development projects in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If you want to listen to a lecture\/lectures, please register at the link below for each lecture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">I hope you will be enjoying the lecture(s).<\/span>\u3000<span lang=\"EN-US\">Please don\u2019t miss this precious opportunity for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">All the lectures will be online lectures due to the neo corona virus infections. A Webex invitation will be sent to your email account at least one day before the lecture. You can join in Webex lecture by pressing the link in the invitation. If the link does not work, you can get in Webex by typing the meeting ID and password. Please mute your microphone during the lecture. When Q&amp;A starts and if you have a question, unmute and let me know that you have a question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Since the planned lecturers are currently so busy to address issues caused by the neo corona virus, please notice that a lecture schedule or a lecturer may change<\/span>\u3000<span lang=\"EN-US\">suddenly. When that happens I will let you know by email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u203b<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0If you are a GraSPP student and have completed course registration, you don\u2019t need to register these five lectures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">First lecture<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: 8:30 am \u2013 10:15 am, Friday, May 22<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"EN-US\">Treasury Operations and Financial sustainability of the World Bank\u201d by Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer, World Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Open the link to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=530\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=530<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Second lecture<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: 8:30 am \u2013 10:15 am, Friday, May 29<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"EN-US\">Operations in South Asia Region\u201d by Hartwig Shafer, Vice President, SAR<\/span>\uff08<span lang=\"EN-US\">South Asia Region<\/span>\uff09<span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Open the link to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=532\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=532<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Third lecture<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: 6:45 pm \u2013 8:30 pm, Friday, June 5 (Please be advised that the time of this lecture is not the same as other lectures.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"EN-US\">Case Study: Operations in Uzbekistan\u201d by Hideki Mori, Country Manager, Uzbekistan, World Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Open the link to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=534\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=534<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Fourth lecture<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: 8:30 am \u2013 10:15 am, Friday, June 12 or June 19 (Once the schedule is confirmed, I will let you know it by email. Please register your participation on your convenient date.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201c<span lang=\"EN-US\">Human Development Operations including Fight against COVID-19\u201d by Annette Dixon, Vice President, HD<\/span>\uff08<span lang=\"EN-US\">Human Development), Global Practice,World Bank<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Open the link to register:<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For June 12:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=543\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=543<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For June 19:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=545\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=545<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Fifth lecture<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">: 8:30 am \u2013 10:15 am, Friday, June 26<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span lang=\"EN-US\">The World Bank: Helping Countries Achieve Development Results and Impact in Challenging Environments\u201d by Manuela V. Ferro, Vice President, OPCS (Operations Policy and Country Services), World Bank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Open the link to register: <a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=540\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=540<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sixth lecture:<\/strong> 8:30 am \u2013 10:15 am, Friday, July 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cWhat is Needed for the WBG to Effectively Implement Key Operations related to COVID-19, Gender, and Climate Change from the Internal Auditor\u2019s Viewpoint?\u201d by Yuko Keicho, Director, GIA (Group Internal Audit), World Bank Group<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Open the link to register:\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=547\">https:\/\/ppforum.jp\/?action_entry=true&amp;forum_id=547<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">When you enroll, please register your name, affiliation, e-mail address and tell via which university (University of Tokyo or Kyoto University) you know about this lecture series in \u2018others\u2019 section of the form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Contact: Hiroshi Naka, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives,<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">University of Tokyo (hiroshi.naka@ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp<\/span>\uff09<span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Notification of Changes\uff08Changes are highlighted in red\uff09 Let me announce that two changes have been made to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[69],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-57985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-guest-speaker-seminar","mppip-tag-event-report"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57985"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=57985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}