On September 19th and 20th 2019, Professor Toshitsugu Otake, CIL Managing Director, represented APU and CIL at the QS Worldwide held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. QS worldwide is an international conference aimed at fostering academic excellence and innovation, connecting educational peers whilst promoting inclusion, discussion and drive for academic excellence. He was among the 211 academics from 108 institutions across 36 countries participating in the conference.
Professor Otake shared with the audience CIL's role in addressing the increasing needs to fill research gaps in diversity and inclusion, and introduced CIL activities in his presentation on the "Research for Inclusive Leadership, Strategies for University Excellence: Research, Education, Social Responsibility and Beyond."
