KYUSHU UNIVERSITY ASIA WEEK 2020

OPENING CEREMONY

* Subject to change.

DATE / TIME

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
13:30-15:10 (JST, Local Time in Japan)

VENUE

Online (via ZOOM)
*The ceremony will be live-streamed (via YouTube)

Registration

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PROGRAM

MC: Dr Natalie Konomi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

13:30-13:35 Opening Remarks
Chiharu Kubo
President, Kyushu University
13:35-14:05 Keynote Speech (30 min)
“SDG Decade of Action and Roles of Universities in Asia and the Pacific”
Shigeru Aoyagi
Director, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
UNESCO Bangkok
14:05-15:05 Panel Discussion (60 min)
Topic:
HEIs’ societal responsibility and impact in the context of addressing SDGs amid COVID-19 pandemicPanelists:

  • Shigeru Aoyagi, Director, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok
  • Shunsuke Managi, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
  • Shigeki Inoue, Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
  • Ika Dewi Ana, Vice Rector for Research and Community Services, UGM
    14:05-14:10     Introduction by MC
    14:10-14:25 (15min) Efforts by Kyushu University (1)
    “Inclusive Growth for SDGs”, presented by Prof. S Managi
    14:25-14:40 (15min) Efforts by Kyushu University (2)
    “What design can do for SDGs?”, presented by Prof. S Inoue
    14:40-14:55 (15min) Efforts by UGM
    “Mission towards SDGs through Student Community Services in UGM”,
    Presented by Dr. Ika Dewi Ana

    14:55-15:05 Discussion by Panelists (10 min, Q/A included)
15:05-15:10 Closing Address
Koichiro Watanabe, Senior Vice President, Kyushu University
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