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"How to Foster Creative Global Human Resources in a UNESCO City of Literature" is a Graduation Thesis presented to the Department of English Language and Literature of Notre Dame Seishin University. The thesis was written by Tomoka Takahashi in 2024, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Arts.
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Tomoka Takahashi was born and raised in Okayama City. She is a 2024 graduate of the English Literature Department at Notre Dame Seishin University, where she was heavily involved in Model United Nations activities, led by Prof. Fast. In the 3rd grade, she studied abroad in Liverpool, UK, a UNESCO Creative City of Music. Through the experience, she became interested in the UCCN, which was her graduate thesis theme. She now works at the Japan Convention Bureau, in the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).
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Thomas Fast is an associate professor at Notre Dame Seishin University in Okayama, Japan, where he teaches English and global citizenship. He holds a PhD in Human Sciences from Osaka University, and an MA in Latin American Art from New York University. His primary research interests center around global competence development, culture studies, and language learning. Prior to becoming a professor, he was a high school foreign language teacher of English and Spanish. He is the author of the award-winning Impact 4 textbook, published by National Geographic Learning. He has consulted for Japanese boards of education, schools, and private companies. For over a decade he has been involved in the Japan University English Model United Nations (JUEMUN). Originally from Oregon, USA, Thomas has traveled, studied and lived in over thirty countries. Okayama, Japan has been his home for the past twenty-five years.
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