Dear All,
Kumamoto University will host the following Hybrid Symposium on 12/11 which might be interesting for some members.

Best,
Joshua

Joshua Rickard, PhD
Associate Professor, Project Faculty
Center for International Education
Kumamoto University
2-40-1 Kurokami Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, 860-8555 JAPAN

*International Multidisciplinary Symposium on Sustainable Post-Pandemic World*

*December 11, 2021* (Saturday), 09:30~ (JP Time)
Language: English/Japanese

*Registration for participation on Zoom:*https://tinyurl.com/eektjt3u

by December 5, 2021

For inquiries: glc@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Center for International Education, Kumamoto University

*9:30 Opening *

*9:50 General Forum: Sustainable Post-Pandemic World *

Prof. Motoji Matsuda (RIHN Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, JP)
Prof. Kathleen Aviso (De La Salle University, PH) Mr. Lander Sims (Kumamoto University, JP)

*10:40- 12:00 Session 1: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Community Sustainability *

This panel looks at how different communities have been effected during the pandemic from a variety of cultural perspectives, and the possibilities for sustainable recovery in different situations.

Prof. Motoji Matsuda (RIHN Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, JP)
Dr. Itsushi Kawase (National Museum of Ethnology, JP)

Prof. Katsuhiko Keida, Dr. Kentaro Shimoda (Kumamoto University, JP)

Dr. Shinnosuke Takahashi (Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
Prof. Ursula Koike, Dr. Joshua Rickard (Kumamoto University, JP)

*13:00 Session 2: Comparative Studies on Relationships in International Communities during the Pandemic *

This session will offer multidisciplinary and multinational perspectives on politics, media, and education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters will describe contemporary issues in different world regions focusing on political ethics, peacebuilding, and educational pedagogy during this global crisis.

Asst. Prof. Reuben Babatunde Lewis (University of Sierra Leone, SL)

Mr. Krasny Jaroslav (Hiroshima University, JP)

Mr. Lander Sims, Dr. Jincao Wang, Dr. Florian Axt (Kumamoto University, JP)

*14:10 Session 3: Realizing Sustainable Carbon Neutral Society 5.0 *

This session will look at how the world views the realization of carbon neutrality in Society 5.0, and its contribution to the attainment of SDGs by 2030 and beyond.

Prof. Hideaki Ohgaki (Kyoto University, JP) Prof. Jorge Beltramini (Queensland University of Technology, AU) Prof. Anke Krueger (University of Würzburg, DE) Prof. Kathleen Aviso (De La Salle University, PH)Assoc. Prof. Pattaraporn Kim-Lohsoontorn (Chulalongkorn University, TH)
Prof. Armando T. Quitain, Dr. Devkota Hari (Kumamoto University, JP)

*15:20 Session 4: Learning Japanese and Culture in Japan *

This will showcase KU efforts and initiatives on Japanese language education amid the pandemic. We will introduce nine international students who are taking online Japanese classes in their own countries in preparation for graduate school in KU next year. They will talk about their experiences studying Japanese online and their plans for graduate school and the future.

Dr. Faith Muchemwa (ZW)・Mr.Colling Young(UK)
Assoc. Prof. Mariko Masden, Dr. Megumi Kashima, Asst. Prof. Sachiko Yoshisato, Asst. Prof. SangJin Choi (Kumamoto University, JP)