Two alumni of our school (PhD. in Management) were conferred with the JANPORA Award.

2026.06.10

Dr. Mao Wenye (Postdoctoral fellow, Tohoku University/ Shanghai Jiaotong University) and Dr. Feng Youxin (Assistant Professor at the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, alumnus of Tohoku University) have been respectively awarded the 24th JANPORA Encouragement Award. The award ceremony was held on June 7th at the 28th Annual Conference, the Japan NPO Research Association (JANPORA).

The 24th Japan NPO Research Association (JANPORA) Encouragement Award:

Mao Wenye (Doctoral Dissertation) “Strategic Social Media Communication of Environmental NGOs in China: A Multi-Dimensional Approach”

https://tohoku.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2006894

Feng Youxin (Doctoral Dissertation) “Sustainability of Community-based Social Enterprises in China and Japan: A Dual-perspective Strategy”

https://tohoku.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2006893

https://janpora.org/english/

(right)Dr. Feng, (left) Prof. Nishide, Supervisor of Dr. Mao (received the award certificate on her behalf)

(right)Dr. Feng, (left) JANPORA President