NUCB Welcomes Five New Faculty Members to the Faculty of Economics and International Studies

We are excited to announce the appointment of Mr. Takaharu Saito to the Faculty of Economics and Ms. Noriko Kurihara, Mr. Shiyang Xia, Mr. Fei Chen, and Mr. Masahiro Koga to the Faculty of International Studies, effective April 1, 2023,. These new appointments mark a significant step towards our goal of promoting language learning, cross-cultural understanding, and further internationalization through hands-on learning experiences.

At NUCB we understand the importance of developing human resources that can play an active role in the world. Our new faculty members bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise that will undoubtedly benefit our students and the university as a whole. With their help, we can create a learning environment that prepares our students to thrive in an increasingly globalized world.

We believe that these new appointments will help us to achieve our goal of providing our students with practical learning experiences that promote cross-cultural understanding and language learning. We warmly welcome them to our community.

Faculty Profiles

Takaharu Saito

Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, NUCB Undergraduate School
2017 B.A. in Law, The University of Tokyo
2019 M.A. in Law, Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
2022 Doctoral student, Graduate School of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
2022 Project Researcher, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Subjects

• Contemporary Politics and Society
• American Society and Culture
• AI Applications for Business

Noriko Kurihara

Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, NUCB Undergraduate School
1980 Graduated from Kobe University, Faculty of Education
1980-2014 High School English Teacher
2005 Completed Teachers College, Columbia University
2018 Associate Professor, Kurashiki City Junior College
2019 PhD, Graduate School of Human Environment Studies, Kyoto University

Subjects

• Advanced English 700
• English Intermediate 600
• English Fundamental 500

Siyang Xia

Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies, NUCB Undergraduate School
2011 B.A. in Japanese, Dalian University of Foreign Studies
2015 M.A. in Literature, Nagoya University
2019 Ph.D. in Literature, Nagoya University
2020 Ph.D. in Literature, Nagoya University
2019 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Literature, Aichi Shukutoku University

Subjects

• English Communication
• Business English
• English and American Literature

Fei Chen

Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies, NUCB Undergraduate School
2010 B.A. in Foreign Languages, China University of Political Science and Law
2011 M.A., Nissan School of Modern Japanese Studies, Oxford University
2018 Ph.D., Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, University of Tokyo
2019 Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Shanghai Normal University
2020 Yanjing Institute, Harvard University Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Studies Program

Subjects

• Advanced English 800
• TOEFL
• English Intermediate 600

Masahiro Koga

Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies, NUCB Undergraduate School
2016 B.A., Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, Tokyo Metropolitan University
2018 M.A., Graduate School of Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University
2021 Ph.

Subjects

• Honorific Expression Method
• Linguistic Expressions
• Intercultural Communication