2007 Shirayuri College (Shirayuri joshi
daigaku), Tokyo – Department of Children's
Literature Ph. D. in Literature Ph.D.
Thesis: Nichi I bunka koryu kankei to Miyazawa Kenji (Cultural
Realationship between Italy and Japan and Miyazawa Kenji);
2003-13 Shirayuri College, Tokyo Research Center for
Children's Literature and Culture;
2000-03 Shirayuri College, Tokyo - Department of
Children's Literature, Doctoral ourse in Japanese Children's
Literature;
1998-2000 Shirayuri College, Tokyo - Department of Children's
Literature, Master's Degree in Japanese Literature for Children,
thesis: Miyazawa Kenji to Italia bunka (Miyazawa
Kenji and the Italian culture);
1996-98 Shirayuri College, Tokyo - Department of Children's
Literature, research student;
1993-94 Keio University (Tokyo)
Japanese Language Program;
1992 “La Sapienza” University (Rome) Post graduated
course in Teaching Methods;
1991 Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East
(ISMEO, now ISIAO) (Rome) Degree in Japanese Culture and
Language;
1989 Bologna University (Bologna) Degree in Oriental
History (Japanese Language and Literature).
* Awards and scholarships
2022 Best Presentation Award, Asia Future Conference 6, S8-4, “Cooperation through children’s books”,
2007 Prize "Jeanne D'Arc" 2007 Shirayuri College, Tokyo;
2003-04 Scholarship "Atsumi International Scholarship
Foundation";
1996-2003 Scholarship of the Japanese Government (Monbusho);
1993-94 Scholarship of Keio University (Tokyo).
* Professional experience
Bologna University, Faculty of Letters, Adjunt Lecturer, Course
of Japanese Language and Literature;
University for Foreigners Perugia, Adjunt Lecturer, Course of
Language and Culture of Japan;
University of Catania, Faculty of foreign Languages and
Literature (Ragusa), Adjunt Lecturer, Course of Japanese
Literature;
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Faculty of foreign Languages
and Literature, Adjunt Lecturer Course of Japanese language;
Salento University (Lecce), Faculty of foreign Languages and
Literature, Adjunt Lecturer, Course of Japanese Sectorial
Translation (Japanese Italian Japanese).
2001- 2007 Collaboration with Italian Institute of Culture in
Tokyo (Italian Embassy), Library and Events sections:
Japanese-Italian translations and promotion events, Italian
language classes.
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From 2020 Junior assistant professor (fixed-term) Department of History and Cultures
Japanese Literary Civilisation (SSO)
Japanese I (ARCO)
Coordinator of Japan related seminars.
a.a. 2021/2022 – today Member of Commissione di gestione AQ (Assicurazione Qualità) SSO.
a.a. 2021 – today Referente d’area Sinologia-nipponistica (Curriculum Studi orientali) del Corso di Laurea
Magistrale in Scienze Storiche e Orientalistiche, Università di Bologna.
a.a. 2020/2021 – 2023 Referente per il DISCI dei corsi ULCAM (Università di Bologna: Lingue nei CAMpus)
