Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Education and Tsinghua University’s Institute of Education will jointly host an international webinar on Higher Education and Innovation in the Asia-Pacific Region in December 2020. During the webinar, experts will share strategies and practices in promoting innovation in higher education and research, and activating industry-academia collaboration for transforming innovation towards global sustainability. The webinar is co-organized with UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok, Thailand, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A): 15H02623), Global Asia Research Center, Waseda University, Sophia University, and International Exchange Committee, Japan Comparative Education Society.
This event is open to the public, but registration is required. (First-come, first-served basis with limited quota)
Date: December 2, 2020
Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. (JST)
Theme: Higher Education and Innovation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific
Opening Remarks
Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi Director, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
Dr. Tomohiro Yakuwa Dean, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Motoko Kotani, Executive Vice President for Research, Tohoku University
Executive Member of Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Japan
Speakers
Dr. Libing Wang UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
Dr. Zhou Zhong Institute of Education, Tsinghua University
Dr. Cheolil Lim Department of Education, Seoul National University
Dr. Yuto Kitamura Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Miki Sugimura Faculty of Human Sciences, Sophia University
Dr. Wesley Teter UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
Panel Discussion Moderator
Dr. Kazuo Kuroda Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Closing Remarks
Dr. Peng Gong, School of Science, Tsinghua University
MC:
Dr. Jing Liu, Tohoku University
Dr. Akemi Ashida, Waseda University
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