Jan 22-Feb 28, 2017: The Sufi education project
The Sufi education project was conducted at Üsküdar University, Istanbul. Kyoto University and The University of Tokyo sent a total of five graduate students and PhDs to take part in a prolonged, enthusiastic debate.
October 24-25, 2016: A symposium to celebrate the Center was held at Üsküdar University, Istanbul.
A symposium to celebrate the Center was held at Üsküdar University, Istanbul. This was the start of “The Bridge of Two Easts: Education Program for Sufi Culture,” a Sufi education project that will continue into the following year. Presentations were given from the Japanese side by Yasushi Tonaga, Director of the Kenan Rifai Center; Masayuki Akahori, Professor at Sophia University; and Maruyama Daisuke, Associate Professor at the National Defense Academy of Japan.
http://tasavvuf.uskudar.edu.tr/en/project/67/the-bridge-of-two-easts-sufi-culture-education-program-project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK9gn3NAv6U
The symposium also appeared in Turkish news
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/2016/10/25/turkey-japan-to-join-hands-for-sufism-project-1477334042
October 2016: Bibliography of Sufism, Tariqa, and Saint Cult Studies in Japan
March 8, 2016: Turkey delegation visited
Four members of the Turkey delegation visited the Head Quarter of Kyoto University
https://www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/courtesy-visit/en/courtesy-visit/20160322_1603/
March 6, 2016: Opening ceremony of the Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies
A delegation of fifty people came to Japan to attend the Center’s opening ceremony at Kyoto University. The ceremony was attended by Ahmet Bulent Meric, Turkish Ambassador to Japan, and Kayo Inaba, Executive Vice-President for International Affairs at Kyoto University.
November 12, 2015: Inauguration of preparatory room in ASAFAS
Inauguration of the Kenan Rifai Center for Sufi Studies preparatory room in ASAFAS