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Session 1: Envisioning University Collaboration between Africa and Japan for Real-World Change
The 94th Public Policy Seminar-From Campus to Community University Collaboration between Africa and Asia for Real-World Change: TICAD 9 Partnership Project
Session 1: Envisioning University Collaboration between Africa and Japan for Real-World Change
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AY 2025
Strategic Communications in the 21st Century- The Future is More than What Happens Next
SCERU Public Seminar
Strategic Communications in the 21st Century- The Future is More than What Happens Next
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The recent emergence of Strategic Communications as a distinct form of political and geopolitical influence has caught the attention of academics and practitioners alike. Yet its key distinguishing feature––a grounding in liberal democratic values and the fundamental freedoms of the individual––have exposed a number of vulnerabilities. From outside it is under attack from authoritarian and tot…
AY 2025
The Personal Voice in What it is To Be Classical: The Essay As From And Content in World Literature
Academic Frontier Lecture Series
#8 The Personal Voice in What it is To Be Classical: The Essay As From And Content in World Literature
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The adventure of commercializing microfluidics
30 Years of Microfluidics Workshop in Paris
The adventure of commercializing microfluidics
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AY 2024
The European Union Approach to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in a Changing Security Landscape
13th SCERU Public Seminar/ GraSPP Research Seminar
The European Union Approach to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in a Changing Security Landscape
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In past years, the European Union has developed its approach to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) as an emerging area of foreign policy. New instruments and tools were created, including a new “toolbox” to address instances of FIMI. The lecture will focus on the development of the toolbox and its practical uses, against the background of the rapidly changing security situat…
AY 2025
The 10th SCERU/GraSPP Research Seminar: The Modern Information Environment as a Pivotal Element in National Security
AY2024 SCERU Seminar / GraSPP Research Seminar
The 10th SCERU/GraSPP Research Seminar: The Modern Information Environment as a Pivotal Element in National Security
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Mr Sārts will look into the nature of a rapidly evolving information landscape. The digital age is transforming the information environment into an arena of geopolitical rivalry, cyber warfare, and ideological confrontation. Technological advancements, innovations in information dissemination and communication technologies present new potential vulnerabilities. What is the transformative potenti…
AY 2024
#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Chapter Version#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Subtitled Version
#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event［JP］
#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Chapter Version#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Subtitled Version
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As part of the University of Tokyo’s “UTokyo Gender Equity Initiative #WeChange,” launched in the 2022 academic year to foster women leaders, the university has been piloting the Leadership Development Programs for Female Faculty Members since last year to support the career advancement of women researchers. A networking event was held again this year as well for female faculty members who are ca…
AY 2024
Harnessing the Power of African and Japanese Youth
Lecture by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina (President of the African Development Bank Group)
Harnessing the Power of African and Japanese Youth
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Dr. Adesina emphasized the strategic importance of Africa and the potential of its youth. He highlighted the Bank’s initiatives aimed at investing in education and skills development, underscoring the value of Japan-Africa collaboration in fostering the growth of students and entrepreneurs. The lecture was followed by a panel discussion , panelists shared insights into the challenges faced by yo…
The Future of Sustainable International Civil Aviation
Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar (Secretary General of the ICAO) Special Seminar
The Future of Sustainable International Civil Aviation
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was established in 1944 as a specialized agency of the United Nations under the Chicago Convention, and in　2024, ICAO marked its 80th anniversary. Participants will deepen their understanding of the role that ICAO has played in promoting the development of international civil aviation, fostering international cooperation, and establishing int…
AY 2024
1-3 What is the "rank" ?
Special Lecture at UTokyo "Linear Algebra"
1-3 What is the "rank" ?
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    Justice in Japan
    Justice in Japan
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    This lecture, co-hosted by the University of Tokyo’s Center for Research and Development of Higher Education and NHK, was held in Yasuda Auditorium. This dialog-type lecture on the highly relevant topic of “Justice” lasted for more than three hours.
    AY 2010
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    Capital in the 21st Century [Subtitled JP]
    Prof. Thomas Piketty's Special Lecture
    Capital in the 21st Century [Subtitled JP]
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    Prof. Piketty, the author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” gave a special lecture for UTokyo students. The lecture that contains economic inequality issue, various research data, and his suggestion will catch your attention and help you to think about the equality in the future society. - Materials and data offered by Prof. Piketty: piketty.pse.ens.fr/en/capital21c2
    AY 2015
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    1-1 Importance of Linear Algebra
    Special Lecture at UTokyo "Linear Algebra"
    1-1 Importance of Linear Algebra
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    Promoting Business Respect for Human Rights in Myanmar: Lessons from Japan
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    Promoting Business Respect for Human Rights in Myanmar: Lessons from Japan
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    The Hernan Santa Cruz Dialogues series brings together scholars, economists, politicians, and members of civil society in conversation around the importance of a Human Rights Enhancing Economy, touching upon themes including environmental sustainability, gender justice, corporate accountability, and subnational actors. The theme for the October webinar is “Promoting Business Respect for Human Ri…
    AY 2023
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    Overview of Learning-Oriented Assessment [EN]
    UTokyo Global FD Workshop Series
    Overview of Learning-Oriented Assessment [EN]
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    This workshop surveys three key components of learning-oriented assessment: (a) sharing learning expectations, (b) eliciting and interpreting evidence of learning, and (c) providing meaningful feedback. In this workshop, participants will be exposed to various examples of assessment activities, analyze them for advantages and disadvantages, and reflect on their own uses of assessment. The worksho…
    AY 2016
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    The Personal Voice in What it is To Be Classical: The Essay As From And Content in World Literature
    Academic Frontier Lecture Series
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    The science of learning (Video material for preparation)
    Teaching Development in Higher Education in English／UTokyo Global Future Faculty Development Program（UTokyo Global FFDP）
    #1 The science of learning (Video material for preparation)
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    Refugees and Migrants - International and Japanese Comparisons (3)
    International Refugee Law - Essentials and Comparatives
    #11 Refugees and Migrants - International and Japanese Comparisons (3)
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    Opening remarks
    The 94th Public Policy Seminar-From Campus to Community University Collaboration between Africa and Asia for Real-World Change: TICAD 9 Partnership Project
    Opening remarks
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    The European Union Approach to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in a Changing Security Landscape
    13th SCERU Public Seminar/ GraSPP Research Seminar
    The European Union Approach to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in a Changing Security Landscape
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    In past years, the European Union has developed its approach to foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) as an emerging area of foreign policy. New instruments and tools were created, including a new “toolbox” to address instances of FIMI. The lecture will focus on the development of the toolbox and its practical uses, against the background of the rapidly changing security situat…
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Democracy and Expectations on Young Leaders of the World [Subtitled EN]
Ms. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Special Lecture
Democracy and Expectations on Young Leaders of the World [Subtitled EN]
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On April 17, 2013, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD), and the 1991 Noble Peace Prize recipient gave a lecture at UTokyo Hongo Campus, and approximately 400 audience filled the hall. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was welcomed by a warm and big round of applause following which she ga…
AY 2013
Getting to the Heart of Learning: Evidence-based Science Education [EN]
Global Faculty Development Symposium
#2 Getting to the Heart of Learning: Evidence-based Science Education [EN]
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A symposium was held, inviting Dr.Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. Guided by experimental tests of theory and practice, science and engineering have advanced rapidly in the past 500 years. Guided primarily by tradition and dogma, the learning and teaching of these subjects meanwhile has remained largely medieval. Research on how people learn is now revealing much more effective…
AY 2017
Writing Youth, Writing Old Age [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by J. M. G. Le Clézio
Writing Youth, Writing Old Age [Subtitled JP]
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It is a special lecture with French writer J.M.G.Le Clézio, a 2008 Nobel Prize for literature award recipient. This lecture take a dialogue form with Prof. Yoshikazu Nakaji who is also a translator of Mr. Le Clézio’s literatures. While introducing examples of various works, interesting topics regarding the meaning of “youth” and “old age” in Mr. Le Clézio’s literature are provided in the lec…
AY 2015
Charms of Poetry [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by J. M. G. Le Clézio
Charms of Poetry [Subtitled JP]
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It is a special lecture with French writer J.M.G.Le Clézio, a 2008 Nobel Prize for literature award recipient. This lecture take a dialogue form with Prof. Yoshikazu Nakaji who is also a translator of Mr. Le Clézio’s literatures. What are the charms of poetry from a novelist’s perspective? Mr. Le Clézio talks about the charms of various poems he chose by himself, and recites the French ve…
AY 2018
Memory and Imagination in Creation of Literature [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by J. M. G. Le Clézio
Memory and Imagination in Creation of Literature [Subtitled JP]
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It is a special lecture with French writer J.M.G.Le Clézio, a 2008 Nobel Prize for literature award recipient. This lecture take a dialogue form with Prof. Yoshikazu Nakaji who is also a translator of Mr. Le Clézio’s literatures. Why does Mr.Le Clézio rewrite his ancestor's experience? What will it bring to him that he builds fiction while he divides into the memories of his ancestors and exe…
AY 2013
Democracy and Expectations on Young Leaders of the World [Subtitled JP]
Ms. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Special Lecture
Democracy and Expectations on Young Leaders of the World [Subtitled JP]
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On April 17, 2013, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD), and the 1991 Noble Peace Prize recipient gave a lecture at UTokyo Hongo Campus, and approximately 400 audience filled the hall. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was welcomed by a warm and big round of applause following which she ga…
AY 2013
Realization of Peace and Justice and Women's Human Rights [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by Dr. Denis Mukwege：Realization of Peace and Justice and Women's Human Rights
#2 Realization of Peace and Justice and Women's Human Rights [Subtitled JP]
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The ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo starting from 1996 have led to a total of six million victims. Especially in the eastern region of the country, over 100 armed groups financed through abundant mineral resources are in operation, committing human rights violations against the residents. Sexual violence has been committed in an organized way as part of such human rights…
AY 2019
Sexual Violence and Conflict Mineral in the Eastern Congo [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by Dr. Denis Mukwege
Sexual Violence and Conflict Mineral in the Eastern Congo [Subtitled JP]
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In the Eastern Congo, some of rich rare metal resources are under control of armed groups. They are exercising brute force to the people living around the mines. It is especially blameful that they use sexual violence as a means to shock and control the residents. In this symposium, Dr. Denis Mukwege, the gynecologist engaging in medical treatment of the victims of sexual violence in the Eastern …
AY 2016
Enthusiasm for Literature and Creation of an Alternative Reality
Special Lecture by Mr. Mario Vargas Llosa
#1 Enthusiasm for Literature and Creation of an Alternative Reality
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Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer who won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature, was invited to this lecture meeting. He chose to speak on the theme “Enthusiasm for Literature and Creation of an Alternative Reality.” Mr. Llosa’s address can only be viewed in the original Spanish.
AY 2011
A Quest Named Fiction [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by J. M. G. Le Clézio
A Quest Named Fiction [Subtitled JP]
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It is a special lecture with French writer J.M.G.Le Clézio, a 2008 Nobel Prize for literature award recipient. This lecture take a dialogue form with Prof. Yoshikazu Nakaji who is also a translator of Mr. Le Clézio’s literatures. In this lecture which was carried out in the title of “A Quest Named Fiction”, various literary discussions on Mr. Le Clézio's literatures were exchanged while int…
AY 2009
Insights from Global Experts and International Leaders
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The Making of What on Earth Happened? [EN]
Special Lecture by Christopher Lloyd
The Making of What on Earth Happened? [EN]
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Christopher Lloyd, a world-famous science journalist and the author of What on Earth Happened: The Complete Story of the Planet (2008), gave a lecture on Komaba Campus, the University of Tokyo. His best-seller book is an attempt to integrate natural sciences and humanities in order to tell a giant narrative of the universe, from its very beginning to the present. In the lecture, he talked ab…
AY 2013
Capital in the 21st Century [Subtitled EN]
Prof. Thomas Piketty's Special Lecture
Capital in the 21st Century [Subtitled EN]
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Prof. Piketty, the author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” gave a special lecture for UTokyo students. The lecture that contains economic inequality issue, various research data, and his suggestion will catch your attention and help you to think about the equality in the future society. NOTE: - Materials and data offered by Prof. Piketty: piketty.pse.ens.fr/en/capi…
AY 2015
“Leading Social Change” by the Man behind Obama’s Presidential Campaign: Marshall Ganz
Global Leadership Program Open Seminars
“Leading Social Change” by the Man behind Obama’s Presidential Campaign: Marshall Ganz
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The Global Leadership Program (GLP) at the University of Tokyo and Japan Institute for Global Health (JIGH) are honored to host an open seminar on public narrative and community organizing, led by Professor Marshall Ganz (Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School) and joined by two leading Japanese social activists and entrepreneurs, Mr. Makoto Yuasa and Mr. Hiroki Komazaki. …
AY 2013
Justice in Japan
Justice in Japan
#1 Justice in Japan
View Content View Series
This lecture, co-hosted by the University of Tokyo’s Center for Research and Development of Higher Education and NHK, was held in Yasuda Auditorium. This dialog-type lecture on the highly relevant topic of “Justice” lasted for more than three hours.
AY 2010
Fact-based View of the World: Why Developing vs Developed is Meaningless [Subtitled-EN]
Global Leadership Program Open Seminars
Fact-based View of the World: Why Developing vs Developed is Meaningless [Subtitled-EN]
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The Global Leadership Program (GLP) at The University of Tokyo and Japan Institute for Global Health (JIGH) hosted an open seminar on innovative data visualization, led by Professor Hans Rosling, a Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation. Professor Rosling is one of the world’s most popular statisticians notable for h…
AY 2014
The Continuing Evolution of C++
Lecture by Dr. Stroustrup, inventor of C++
#1 The Continuing Evolution of C++
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The development of C++ started in 1979. Since then, it has grown to be one of the most widely used programming languages ever, with an emphasis on demanding industrial uses. It was released commercially in 1985 and evolved through one informal standard (“the ARM”) and several ISO standards: C++98, C++11, C++14, and C++17. How could an underfinanced language without a corporate owner succeed like …
AY 2018
Interactive Session [Subtitled EN]
Prof. Thomas Piketty's Special Lecture
Interactive Session [Subtitled EN]
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Prof. Piketty, the author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” gave a special lecture for UTokyo students. This video delivers a Q&A session after the lecture which discussed below amongst Prof. Thomas Piketty, Prof. Hidetaka Ishida, UTokyo students, and so on. 00:10 Introduction 04:27 Q1. Why is r generally larger than g? Is r>g intrinsic character of capitalism? …
AY 2015
Capital in the 21st Century [Subtitled JP]
Prof. Thomas Piketty's Special Lecture
Capital in the 21st Century [Subtitled JP]
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Prof. Piketty, the author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” gave a special lecture for UTokyo students. The lecture that contains economic inequality issue, various research data, and his suggestion will catch your attention and help you to think about the equality in the future society. - Materials and data offered by Prof. Piketty: piketty.pse.ens.fr/en/capital21c2
AY 2015
Fact-based View of the World: Why Developing vs Developed is Meaningless [Subtitled-JP]
Global Leadership Program Open Seminars
Fact-based View of the World: Why Developing vs Developed is Meaningless [Subtitled-JP]
View Content View Series
The Global Leadership Program (GLP) at The University of Tokyo and Japan Institute for Global Health (JIGH) hosted an open seminar on innovative data visualization, led by Professor Hans Rosling, a Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute and co-founder and chairman of the Gapminder Foundation. Professor Rosling is one of the world’s most popular statisticians notable for h…
AY 2014
Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade —Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
The 91th Public Policy Seminar Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade —Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade —Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) visited UTokyo to give a short lecture to UTokyo students. In the first half of the event, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala gave a short lecture titled“Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade — Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability.” In the second half of the event, a panel discussion with Director General Okonjo-Iweal…
AY 2023
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Recent European Policy Trend in Technology Transfer [EN/JP]
University Governance in the Global Competition
#5 Recent European Policy Trend in Technology Transfer [EN/JP]
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Regarding global competitiveness, recently universities have been expected to incubate new technologies and values and implement them into the society collaborating with various players such as companies, investors, and so on. This international symposium, thus, discusses cases and issues of university governance, management, and education involving international guests who play active roles in b…
AY 2015
Government Relations and U.S. University Technology Transfer [EN/JP]
University Governance in the Global Competition
#21 Government Relations and U.S. University Technology Transfer [EN/JP]
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Regarding global competitiveness, recently universities have been expected to incubate new technologies and values and implement them into the society collaborating with various players such as companies, investors, and so on. This international symposium, thus, discusses cases and issues of university governance, management, and education involving international guests who play active roles in b…
AY 2015
How to Get Published in a Scientific Journal [Englsih]
Seminar on English Academic Paper Writing 2014
How to Get Published in a Scientific Journal [Englsih]
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This seminar delivers tips for submitting an academic paper to an international journal. Through the lectures by both publisher's and paper author's points of view, speakers encourage especially young researchers and graduate students to take the first step to publish research outcome into the society. 00:15 Introduction 04:00 What does a journal editor looks at first? 08:37 Common…
AY 2014
Academic Conflicts of Interest and Research Integrity [EN/JP]
University Governance in the Global Competition
#14 Academic Conflicts of Interest and Research Integrity [EN/JP]
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Regarding global competitiveness, recently universities have been expected to incubate new technologies and values and implement them into the society collaborating with various players such as companies, investors, and so on. This international symposium, thus, discusses cases and issues of university governance, management, and education involving international guests who play active roles in b…
AY 2015
The KTT Profession in Germany [EN/JP]
University Governance in the Global Competition
#22 The KTT Profession in Germany [EN/JP]
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Regarding global competitiveness, recently universities have been expected to incubate new technologies and values and implement them into the society collaborating with various players such as companies, investors, and so on. This international symposium, thus, discusses cases and issues of university governance, management, and education involving international guests who play active roles in b…
AY 2015
[USTEP Student Voice] My USTEP Experiences at UTokyo
UTokyo Experience
#3 [USTEP Student Voice] My USTEP Experiences at UTokyo
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A USTEP student talks about her experiences at the University of Tokyo. 　 　
AY 2021
Export Controls in Academia in Japan [EN/JP]
University Governance in the Global Competition
#11 Export Controls in Academia in Japan [EN/JP]
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Regarding global competitiveness, recently universities have been expected to incubate new technologies and values and implement them into the society collaborating with various players such as companies, investors, and so on. This international symposium, thus, discusses cases and issues of university governance, management, and education involving international guests who play active roles in b…
AY 2015
#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Chapter Version#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Subtitled Version
#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event［JP］
#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Chapter Version#WeChange Women Faculty Leadership Development Program Networking Event Keitaro Tanoi and others　English Subtitled Version
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As part of the University of Tokyo’s “UTokyo Gender Equity Initiative #WeChange,” launched in the 2022 academic year to foster women leaders, the university has been piloting the Leadership Development Programs for Female Faculty Members since last year to support the career advancement of women researchers. A networking event was held again this year as well for female faculty members who are ca…
AY 2024
Closing remarks
The 94th Public Policy Seminar-From Campus to Community University Collaboration between Africa and Asia for Real-World Change: TICAD 9 Partnership Project
Closing remarks
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AY 2025
“Unconscious” Misconduct and Technology Transfer [EN/JP]
University Governance in the Global Competition
#15 “Unconscious” Misconduct and Technology Transfer [EN/JP]
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Regarding global competitiveness, recently universities have been expected to incubate new technologies and values and implement them into the society collaborating with various players such as companies, investors, and so on. This international symposium, thus, discusses cases and issues of university governance, management, and education involving international guests who play active roles in b…
AY 2015
International Relations
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Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade —Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
The 91th Public Policy Seminar Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade —Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade —Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) visited UTokyo to give a short lecture to UTokyo students. In the first half of the event, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala gave a short lecture titled“Our Challenges and Opportunities on Global Trade — Supply Chain Resilience and Sustainability.” In the second half of the event, a panel discussion with Director General Okonjo-Iweal…
AY 2023
The Future of International Health Cooperation after the COVID-19 Crisis [EN]
SSU Forum
#2 The Future of International Health Cooperation after the COVID-19 Crisis [EN]
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What is the cue to strengthen the system in order to prepare for future pandemics? Six panelists discuss the topic from various perspectives.
AY 2020
The 9th SCERU Public Seminar: Europe whole and free - a work in progress and a gain for the world: Perspective from Latvia
AY2023 SCERU Seminar / GraSPP Research Seminar
The 9th SCERU Public Seminar: Europe whole and free - a work in progress and a gain for the world: Perspective from Latvia
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The ninth SCERU Public Seminar invited H.E. Mr Krišjānis Kariņš, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Latvia, as a guest speaker. Within 10 years of the post-Cold War era, Latvia transformed itself from a country occupied by the USSR to a democratic nation fully integrated into both the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Foreign Minister Kariņš, in a speech…
AY 2024
Realization of Peace and Justice and Women's Human Rights [Subtitled JP]
Special Lecture by Dr. Denis Mukwege：Realization of Peace and Justice and Women's Human Rights
#2 Realization of Peace and Justice and Women's Human Rights [Subtitled JP]
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The ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo starting from 1996 have led to a total of six million victims. Especially in the eastern region of the country, over 100 armed groups financed through abundant mineral resources are in operation, committing human rights violations against the residents. Sexual violence has been committed in an organized way as part of such human rights…
AY 2019
Strategic Communications in the 21st Century- The Future is More than What Happens Next
SCERU Public Seminar
Strategic Communications in the 21st Century- The Future is More than What Happens Next
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The recent emergence of Strategic Communications as a distinct form of political and geopolitical influence has caught the attention of academics and practitioners alike. Yet its key distinguishing feature––a grounding in liberal democratic values and the fundamental freedoms of the individual––have exposed a number of vulnerabilities. From outside it is under attack from authoritarian and tot…
AY 2025
The Future of Sustainable International Civil Aviation
Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar (Secretary General of the ICAO) Special Seminar
The Future of Sustainable International Civil Aviation
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was established in 1944 as a specialized agency of the United Nations under the Chicago Convention, and in　2024, ICAO marked its 80th anniversary. Participants will deepen their understanding of the role that ICAO has played in promoting the development of international civil aviation, fostering international cooperation, and establishing int…
AY 2024
Two Years After the Myanmar Coup: Regional Perspectives on Human Security
Two Years After the Myanmar Coup: Regional Perspectives on Human Security
#1 Two Years After the Myanmar Coup: Regional Perspectives on Human Security
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On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military—known as the Tatmadaw—orchestrated a coup d’état that plunged the country into an economic and political crisis. Since the coup, Myanmar’s economy has shrunk by more than fifteen-percent, more civilians than ever-before have been internally displaced or become refugees, and human security continues to be under threat. In recognition of the 2nd anniversary…
AY 2023
History and Prospects of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
History and Prospects of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
History and Prospects of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
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On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, GraSPP hosted a lecture titled “History and Prospects of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy” by Robert Zoellick, former President of the World Bank, former Deputy Secretary of State and U.S. Trade Representative. Mr. Zoellick published a book titled America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in 2020, and the Japanese version of his book ap…
AY 2023
Symposium on Future Faculty Development／UTokyo Global FFDP
Teaching Development in Higher Education in English／UTokyo Global Future Faculty Development Program（UTokyo Global FFDP）
Symposium on Future Faculty Development／UTokyo Global FFDP
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Democracy and Expectations on Young Leaders of the World [Subtitled EN]
Ms. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Special Lecture
Democracy and Expectations on Young Leaders of the World [Subtitled EN]
View Content View Series
On April 17, 2013, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD), and the 1991 Noble Peace Prize recipient gave a lecture at UTokyo Hongo Campus, and approximately 400 audience filled the hall. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was welcomed by a warm and big round of applause following which she ga…
AY 2013