Faculty Profiles - VASSILEVA Maria Nikolaeva

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VASSILEVA Maria Nikolaeva

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Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education Planning & Development Center Designated Associate Professor

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VASSILEVA Maria

Profile

Molecular epidemiology of food pathogens,
Health literacy promotion,
Biology Science Education,
Education technology,
Internationalization of higher education,
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in science courses,
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in science courses

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Degree 2

博士（医学）（ 2008.3 名古屋大学）
Master's in Veterinary Medicine （ 2000.6 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Bulgaria ）

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Research Interests 5

Internationalization of higher education
Education technology
Health literacy
Biology Science education
CLIL and EMI in science tertiary education

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Research Areas 3

Humanities & Social Sciences / Science education / biology science education
Life Science / Nutrition and health science / health literacy
Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education / CLIL and EMI in science tertiary education

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Current Research Project and SDGs 4

CLIL in science education
Health literacy
English as a Medium of Instruction in science education
Biology Science education

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Research History 3

Nagoya University Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences Designated Associate Professor Designated Associate Professor

2020.12

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Country：Japan
Nagoya University International Education and Exchange Division G30 Designated associate professor G30 Designated Associate Professor

2011.12 - 2020.11

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Country：Japan
Kobe University Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences Researcher Postdoctoral Fellow

2010.4 - 2011.3

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Country：Japan

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Education 2

Nagoya University School of Medicine PhD

2004.4 - 2008.3

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Country： Japan
Trakia University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Masters of Veterinary Science

1993.9 - 2000.6

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Country： Bulgaria

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Professional Memberships 2

ICLHE (Integrated Content and Language in Higher Education) Newsletter aditor
Japan CLIL Pedagogy Association

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Committee Memberships 1

Integration of Content and Language in Higher education (ICLHE) East Asia regional group Newsletter editor

2020

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Committee type：Academic society

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Awards 1

Excellent Teacher Award

2018 Nagoya University Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Country：Japan

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Papers 11

Health risk factors associated with the future medical specialists life style – comparative study among Bulgarian and foreign students Reviewed International coauthorship

P. Gatseva, M. Vasileva, V. Atanasova, St. Harizanova, A. Bivolarska

General Medicine Vol. 24 ( 4 ) page： 31 - 38 2022.9

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Language：Bulgarian Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)
Comparative study of eating behaviour among Bulgarian and foreign students Reviewed International coauthorship International journal

P. Gatseva, M. Vassileva, St. Harizanova, V. Atanasova, A. Bivolarska.

Sestrinsko Delo Vol. 54 ( 2 ) page： 45 - 52 2022.2

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Language：Bulgarian Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Medical University Sofia
An efficient near infrared spectroscopy based on aquaphotomics technique for rapid determining the level of Cadmium in aqueous solution Reviewed

Alfian Putra, Maria Vassileva, Ryoko Santo, Roumina Tsenkova

International Postgraduate Technical Conference Proceedings 2017

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Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (international conference proceedings)
A new screening method for recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains based on their xylose fermentation ability measured by near infrared spectroscopy Reviewed International journal

Hiroyuki Morita, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Maria Vassileva, Akihiko Kondo, Roumiana Tsenkova

Analytical Methods Vol. 6 ( 17 ) page： 6628 - 6634 2014.9

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Spectral patterns of urinary water as a biomarker of estrus in giant panda Reviewed International coauthorship Open Access

Kinoshita K., Miyazaki M., Morita H., Vassileva M., Tang C., Li D., Ishikawa O., Kusunoki H., Tsenkova R.

Scientific Reports 2012.11

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Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

DOI： 10.1038/srep00856

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Extracellular metabolites play a dominant role in near-infrared spectroscopic quantification of bacteria at food-safety level concentrations Reviewed International coauthorship

Nakakimura Y., Vassileva M., Stoyanchev T., Nakai K., Osawa R., Kawano J., Tsenkova R.

Analytical methods 2012.5

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Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)
Near infrared spectroscopy as high-throughput technology for screening of xylose-fermenting recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains Reviewed

Morita H, Hasunuma T, Vassileva M, Tsenkova R, Kondo A.

Analytical Chemistry 2011.6

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Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)
Aquaphotome of a bacterial cell

Vassileva M., Tsenkova R.

2010 Annual Report of Department of Frontier Research and Technology, Center for Collaborative Research and Technology Development, Kobe University Vol. 6 page： 147 - 148 2011.5

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Near infrared spectroscopy and aquaphotomics: Novel approach for rapid in vivo diagnosis of virus infected soybean. Reviewed

Jinendra B, Tamaki K, Kuroki S, Vassileva M, Yoshida S, Tsenkova R.

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2010.7

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A new phylogenetic cluster of cereulide-producing Bacillus cereus strains. Reviewed

Vassileva M, Torii K, Oshimoto M, Okamoto A, Agata N, Yamada K, Hasegawa T, Ohta M.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2007.2

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Phylogenetic analysis of Bacillus cereus isolates from severe systemic infections using Multilocus sequence typing scheme. Reviewed

Vassileva M, Torii K, Oshimoto M, Okamoto A, Agata N, Yamada K, Hasegawa T, Ohta M.

Microbiology and Immunology 2006.9

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Presentations 30

What are the difficulties for a content teacher in adapting CLIL, and how to overcome them? Invited

Vassileva M.

CLIL-ite CLIL Online Seminars 2025.11.11 CLIL-ite

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Event date： 2025.11

Language：English Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Country：Japan
Integrating project-based learning into a CLIL Biology course for university students

Vassileva M.

J-CLIL the 8th Annual Bilingual Conference 2025.10.11 J-CLIL

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Event date： 2025.10

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Tohoku University Country：Japan
Can we have multicultural co-learning in a biology course in English for domestic students? Invited

Vassileva M.

Multicultural co-learning seminar series 2025.7.15

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Event date： 2025.7

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
CLIL Material Creation from a Language and Content Teacher Perspective: Two Mindsets, One Mission

Vassileva M., Kavanagh B.

7th J-CLIL Tohoku conference 2024.6.22 J-CLIL

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Event date： 2024.6

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Tohoku University Country：Japan
Creating an Innovative Partnership: Insights from a Hybrid CLIL Course in Engineering and Science

Vassileva M., Kavanagh B.

JALTCALL 2024.5.18 JALTCALL

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Event date： 2024.5

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Meijo University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Considering approaches to learning specialized subjects in English: An introduction to CLIL Invited

Vassileva M., Kavanagh B.

Nagoya University Center for Higher Education Research, 216th Seminar 2024.5.16 Nagoya University Center for Higher Education Research

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Event date： 2024.5

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Strategies for Integrating Local and International Students in One Class International conference

Vassileva M.

ICLHE East Asia Symposium 2024.4.20 ICLHE East Asia

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Event date： 2024.4

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：University of Niigata Prefecture, Niigata Country：Japan
EMI and CLIL in the context of Japanese national policy for internationalization of universities Invited International conference

Vassileva M.

LALS Seminar series, Victoria University of Wellington 2024.3.8 Victoria University of Wellington, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

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Event date： 2024.3

Language：English Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington Country：New Zealand
Is nutrition important for your mental wellbeing? Invited

Vassileva M.

Creating Connections Conference Empowerment for Diverse Japan 2022.11.19 Creating Connections Conference Empowerment for Diverse Japan

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Event date： 2022.11

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Nagoya, Japan Country：Japan
食事から認知症を防ごう ~食習慣を見直してみませんか~ Invited

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名東区生涯学習センター 2022.9.16 名東区生涯学習センター

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Event date： 2022.9

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：名東区生涯学習センター Country：Japan
EMI classes in specialized subjects – why they matter and how to incorporate them into the existing curriculum Invited

Vassileva M.

Kobe University Faculty Development Workshop 2021.9.16 Kobe University

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Event date： 2021.9

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Kobe University, Kobe Country：Japan
Tools to enhance conceptual and analytical learning (in biology courses) Invited International conference

Vassileva M.

APRU Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments online seminar series 2021.3.30 APRU

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Event date： 2021.3

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)
How to raise globally-minded children Invited

Vassileva M.

Chunichi Bunka Center 2019.12.17 Chunichi Bunka Center

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Event date： 2019.12

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Nagoya, Japan Country：Japan
The rise and fall of gender equality in Eastern Europe: a second-generation researcher mother’s perspective Invited

Vassileva M.

Nagoya University Science and Gender symposium 2019.9.27 Nagoya University Gender Research Library

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Event date： 2019.9

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Everyday food choices and long-term emotional wellbeing Invited

Vassileva M.

Creating Connections Conference Empowerment for Diverse Japan 2019.6.8 Creating Connections Conference

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Event date： 2019.6

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Nagoya, Japan Country：Japan
Gender Inequality: you can’t treat a disease if you don’t know its root cause Invited

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Nagoya University He for She Club Conference 2018.7.10 Nagoya University He for She Club

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Event date： 2018.7

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
How to raise globally-minded children Invited

Vassileva M.

Feel the World NPO 2018.7.8 Feel the World NPO

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Event date： 2018.7

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Food and Mood Invited

Vassileva M.

Creating Connections Conference Empowerment for Diverse Japan 2018.4.22 Creating Connections Conference

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Event date： 2018.4

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Nagoya, Japan Country：Japan
Success, Failure and the Theory of Relativity Invited

Vassileva M.

TEDx Nagoya U 2017.7 TEDx Nagoya U

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Event date： 2017.7

Language：English Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Strategies for effective teaching in English Invited

Vassileva M.

Nagoya University Faculty Development Workshop 2017.4.6 Nagoya University Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Event date： 2017.4

Language：English Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Seeing is believing. Comparison of Japanese, American and European Higher Education models. Invited

Vassileva M.

Temple University Seminar 2016.10.19 Temple University Japan Campus

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Event date： 2016.10

Language：Japanese Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)

Venue：Temple University, Tokyo Country：Japan
Women in Science: An alternative view to gender equality

Vassileva M.

EURAXESS European Research Day 2015.12.11 EURAXESS

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Event date： 2015.12

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

Venue：Europa House, Tokyo Country：Japan
School of Science and the G30 Program: Present and Future Invited

Vassileva M.

29th Ariyama Symposium 2014.3.11 Nagoya University School of Science

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Event date： 2014.3

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)

Venue：Nagoya University, Nagoya Country：Japan
Development of NIR Sensor for Bacterial Detection in Drinking Water International conference

Nakai K.;Nakakimura Y.;Vassileva M.;Tsenkova R.

International Workshop on Information, Nano and Photonics Technology 2010.12

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Event date： 2010.12

Language：English Presentation type：Poster presentation

Venue：Kobe University, Kobe Country：Japan
Wavelength selection for bacterial quantification using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy International conference

Nakakimura Y.;Nakai K.;Vassileva M.;Tsenkova R.

International Workshop on Information, Nano and Photonics Technology 2010.12

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Event date： 2010.12

Language：English Presentation type：Poster presentation

Venue：Kobe University, Kobe Country：Japan
Aquaporin molecular dynamics through Aquaphotomics - promising new tool for real time non-invasive study International conference

Miyazaki M.;Vassileva M.;Yasui M.;Tsenkova R.

Fifth Annual Conference on The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water, West Dover, Vermont, US 2010.10

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Event date： 2010.10

Language：English Presentation type：Poster presentation

Venue：West Dover, Vermont, US Country：United States
Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy International coauthorship International conference

Nakakimura Y;Nakai K;Stoyanchev T;Vassileva M;Tsenkova R

International Diffuse Spectroscopy Conference, Chambersburg, USA 2010.7

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Event date： 2010.7

Language：English Presentation type：Poster presentation

Venue：Chambersburg, USA Country：United States
Detection of bacteria in water by NIRS and Aquaphotomics International coauthorship International conference

Nakai K;Nakakimura Y;Vassileva M;Stoyanchev T;Tsenkova R

International Diffuse Spectroscopy Conference, Chambersburg, USA 2010.7

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Event date： 2010.7

Language：English Presentation type：Poster presentation

Venue：Chambersburg, USA Country：United States
Bacillus cereus clinical isolates phylogenetic analysis using Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme

Vassileva M.;Oshimoto M.;Torii K.;Ohta M.

79th Symposium of Japanese Society of Bacteriology 2006.3

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Event date： 2006.3

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

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Genome and phylogenetic analysis of Bacillus cereus isolates International conference

Torii K.; Vassileva M.

8th Japan-Korea International Symposium on Microbiology 2006.3

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Event date： 2006.3

Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)

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KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 1

英語を媒介とするEMI授業の学修効果：学術的知識の修得に注目して

Grant number：02100 2024.4 - 2026

基盤研究（Ｃ）（一般）

楠元洋子, 中西昭仁, ヴァシィレヴァ　マリア

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Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) Grant type：Competitive

Grant amount：\4990000

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Teaching Experience (Off-campus) 3

What biology can teach us about the COVID 19 pandemic

2021.1 （Aichi Prefectural University）

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Level：Undergraduate (liberal arts) Country：Japan
Is pessimism shortening your life? Genetics Perspective.

2020.1 （Aichi Prefectural University）

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Level：Undergraduate (liberal arts) Country：Japan
Food and mood

2019.1 （Aichi Prefectural University）

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Level：Undergraduate (liberal arts) Country：Japan

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Social Contribution 7

食事から認知症を防ごう ~食習慣を見直してみませんか~

Role(s)：Lecturer

名東区生涯学習センター 2022.9
ウイルスがもたらしたもの

Role(s)：Appearance

中日新聞 2020.7
グローバルな子供の育て方

Role(s)：Lecturer

中日文化センター 2019.12
Is pessimism shortening your life? Genetics Perspective

Role(s)：Lecturer

Nagoya University Global Science Campus Nagoya University Global Science Campus 2019.7
グローバルな子供の育て方

Role(s)：Lecturer

2018.7
Is pessimism shortening your life? Genetics Perspective.

Role(s)：Lecturer

Nagoya University Global Science Campus Nagoya University Global Science Campus 2018.6
EURAXESS Japan Newsletter International Women`s Day Issue

Role(s)：Contribution

EURAXESS Japan EURAXESS Japan newsletter 2016.3

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Academic Activities 1

ICLHE East Asia Symposium 2023 “Rethinking E in EMI” International contribution

Role(s)：Planning, management, etc.

ICLHE 2023.4

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