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The 135th TAOYAKA Program Semianar
The 135th TAOYAKA Program Semianar will be held as follows.
■ Time ＆ Date： 10:30-12:00, Monday, January 21, 2019
■ Venue： A1-141, Graduate School of Engineering
■ Theme： Microfluidic devices for Biochemical Applications
■ Lecturer : Dr. Sanket Goel, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad
■ Language： English
■ Object Persons：Students and Teachers
■ Contact：Technical Creation Course Office, TAOYAKA Program, Hiroshima University
E-mail：taoyaka-tech-sect★ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp( Please replace{at}with @.）
Tel： 082-424-4597
The 136th TAOYAKA program seminar will held on December 21st
The 136th TAOYAKA Program Seminar will be held as follows. This event is open to all.
■ Date: Friday, December 21, 2018
■ Time: 16:00-17:30
■ Venue: Small Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International
Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
* Please not that the venue is the Small conference room for this seminar.
■ Title: My Garden, No Longer
■ Speaker: Scott E. Schimmel, Assistant Professor, School of Communications at the University of Hawaii Manoa
Hiroshima University Museum: Re-thinking the Island Soul – Mitarai’s Photography & Painting Exhibition
Hiroshima University Museum: Re-thinking the Island Soul – Mitarai’s Photography & Painting Exhibition
A Collaboration Between Researchers & Community Artists
TAOYAKA students planned and organised this exhibition to introduce beautiful Mitarai town as a part of the Onsite Team Project.
Everyone is all welcome!
Schedule: 14th Dec. 2018 ~ 2nd Mar. 2019
Time: 10:00 – 17:00 (Entrance by 16:30)
Venue: Hiroshima University Museum Main building
Admission: Free
The 134th TAOYAKA Program Semianar
The 134th TAOYAKA Program Semianar will be held as follows.
■ Time ＆ Date： 9:45-12:00, Thursday, January 10, 2019
■ Venue： A1-141, Graduate School of Engineering
■ Theme： 1. Laser-Based 3D Scene Modeling and Understanding for Autonomous Robots in Large-Scale Open Environments
2. Intelligence Vision Inspection Algorithm and Its Applications
■ Lecturer : 1. Prof. Zhuang Yan, Dalian University of Technology
2. Associate Prof. Yang Hua, Huazong University of Science and TechnologyCanada
■ Language： English
■ Object Persons：Students and Teachers
■ Contact：Technical Creation Course Office, TAOYAKA Program, Hiroshima University
E-mail：taoyaka-tech-sect★ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp( Please replace{at}with @.）
Tel： 082-424-4597
The 2nd Hiroshima University Symposium on SDGs
The 6th Taoyaka Program International symposium
The 2nd Hiroshima University Symposium on SDGs: The Nexus between Global Goals and Research Enhancement through University Reforms will be held as follows. This is also the 6th Taoyaka Program International symposium. In this symposium, we host leaders in their respective fields from universities and institutions to intellectually promote and openly discuss our university reforms, enhancement of research, and the development of a new type of collaborative environment centered around the university, together with a collective pursuit of universally effective SDGs. This event is open to all.
Date：Saturday, December 1st, 2018 13:00－17:30
Venue：Lecture Room M401, Higashi-Senda Innovative Research Center (Directions)※
Language：Japanese and English (Simultaneous translation provided)
Admission：Free (Online registration from the symposium website）
Organizer：Hiroshima University Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University TAOYAKA Program for Creating a Flexible, Enduring, Peaceful Society
Co-hosted by：The Japan Association of National Universities, Hiroshima University Institute for Higher Education, and United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Endorsed by：Hiroshima Prefecture
Cooperated by：Japan International Cooperation Agency Chugoku Center
※Shuttle bus will be available between the Higashi-hiroshima campus and Senda campus.
Outward: 11:30: 2F Main entrance of Hojin-honbu-mae → 11:40: Daigaku-kaikan-mae → 12:30: Senda campus
Homeward: 17:45: Senda campus → 18:45: 2F Main entrance of Hojin-honbu-mae → 18:55: Daigaku-kaikan-mae
(Please note that the bus may be slightly delayed by the traffic conditions)
Program
| ▼【Part 1】13:00－14:00 | |
| Opening Remark | Mitsuo Ochi, President, Hiroshima University |
| Congratulatory Speech by MEXT | Mitsuhiro Ikehara, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 3rd Peace Lecture Marathon Honorary Distinguished Professor Award Ceremony Special Lecture: H. Murat Mercan, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey |
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| ▼【Part 2】14:20－17:30 | |
| Video Message | Implementing SDGs Through Universities Paul Shrivastava, Director, Sustainability Institute, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Keynote Speech 1 | Achieving the SDGs – The role of universities and research Tahl Kestin, Research Program Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University |
| Keynote Speech 2 | From Agency to Enterprise in American Higher Education Derrick M. Anderson, Advisor to the President, Office of the President, Arizona State University |
| Panel Discussion | The Nexus between Global Goals and Research Enhancement through University Reforms Moderator：Shinji Kaneko (Professor, Graduate School of Int’l Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University) Panels： – Mariko Nishizawa (Project Coordinator, Peace Promotion Project Team, Hiroshima Prefectural Government) – Tahl Kestin – Derrick M. Anderson – Shinichi Kobayashi (Director, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University) |
| Closing Remark | Yohsuke Yamamoto, Executive and Vice President for Research, Hiroshima University |
Contact：Research Planning Office, Hiroshima University
email：ura@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
The 2nd Hiroshima University Symposium on SDGs
The 6th Taoyaka Program International symposium
The 2nd Hiroshima University Symposium on SDGs: The Nexus between Global Goals and Research Enhancement through University Reforms will be held as follows. This is also the 6th Taoyaka Program International symposium. In this symposium, we host leaders in their respective fields from universities and institutions to intellectually promote and openly discuss our university reforms, enhancement of research, and the development of a new type of collaborative environment centered around the university, together with a collective pursuit of universally effective SDGs. This event is open to all.
Date：Saturday, December 1st, 2018 13:00－17:30
Venue：Lecture Room M401, Higashi-Senda Innovative Research Center (Directions)
Language：Japanese and English (Simultaneous translation provided)
Admission：Free (Online registration from the symposium website）
Organizer：Hiroshima University Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University TAOYAKA Program for Creating a Flexible, Enduring, Peaceful Society
Co-hosted by：The Japan Association of National Universities, Hiroshima University Institute for Higher Education, and United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Endorsed by：Hiroshima Prefecture
Cooperated by：Japan International Cooperation Agency Chugoku Center
Program
| ▼【Part 1】13:00－14:00 | |
| Opening Remark | Mitsuo Ochi, President, Hiroshima University |
| Congratulatory Speech by MEXT | Mitsuhiro Ikehara, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 3rd Peace Lecture Marathon Honorary Distinguished Professor Award Ceremony Special Lecture: H. Murat Mercan, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey |
|
| ▼【Part 2】14:20－17:30 | |
| Video Message | Implementing SDGs Through Universities Paul Shrivastava, Director, Sustainability Institute, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Keynote Speech 1 | Getting Started with the SDGs in Universities Tahl Kestin, Research Program Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University |
| Keynote Speech 2 | From Agency to Enterprise in American Higher Education Derrick M. Anderson, Advisor to the President, Office of the President, Arizona State University |
| Panel Discussion | The Nexus between Global Goals and Research Enhancement through University Reforms Moderator：Shinji Kaneko (Professor, Graduate School of Int’l Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University) Panels： – Kensuke Ohnishi (Chief Executive Officer, Peace Winds Japan) – Mariko Nishizawa (Project Coordinator, Peace Promotion Project Team, Hiroshima Prefectural Government) – Tahl Kestin – Derrick M. Anderson – Shinichi Kobayashi (Director, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University) |
| Closing Remark | Yohsuke Yamamoto, Executive and Vice President for Research, Hiroshima University |
Contact：Research Planning Office, Hiroshima University
email：ura@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
The 131st/133rd TAOYAKA program seminar will be held on October 29th as follows.
■ Date: Monday, October 29, 2018
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International
Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
The 131st TAOYAKA program seminar
■ Time: 10:30-12:00
■ Title:Socio-economic Development through Eco-village: A Case Study of Bhardeu Rural Municipality, Nepal
■ Speaker: Dr. Manjeshwori Singh (Nepal Development Research Institute, Program Director )
The 133rd TAOYAKA Program seminar
■ Time: 13:00-14:30
■Title: Food Availability, Consumption Behaviour and Bringing Back “Value” to Food in India
■Speaker: Dr. Sundas Binu and Ms. Divya Pradhan
(Dr. Binu) University of Delhi, Mirinda House, Assistant professor,
(Ms. Pradhan) University of Delhi, Mata Sundri College, Department of English, Assistant professor
The 131st seminar The 133rd seminar
The 132nd TAOYAKA program seminar will held on October 15th as follows.
■ Date: Monday, October 15, 2018
■ Time: 16:00-17:30
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International
Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title:Current Research and Future Vision of Research
■ Speaker: Dr. Simangan, Dahlia, Postdoctoral Research Fellow,United Nations University
The 8th Taoyaka International workshop will be held on October 31.
The title of the workshop is “SUSTAINABLE Agriculture Development in Hilly & Mountainous Regions”
Date & Time: 12:50-16:00 Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018
Venue: IDEC Large Conference Room, Hiroshima University
Please see the flyer for the detail schedule and presentation:
Flyer The 8th Taoyaka International Workshop
The 130th TAOYAKA program seminar will held on October 19th as follows.
■ Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
■ Time: 16:30-18:00
■ Venue: Large Conference Room, 1F Graduate School for International
Development and Cooperation (IDEC), Hiroshima University
■ Title:The Power and Pathologies of Global Indices
■ Speaker: Dr. Catherine Weaver, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
