UNU-IAS will host a symposium to discuss sustainability initiatives at universities participating in the UNU–SDG Universities Platform (SDG–UP). It will feature reports and discussions on the efforts of SDG–UP working groups, as well as presentations and panel session by students who completed the UN SDGs Introductory Course collaboratively developed by SDG–UP member universities.
The event will provide an opportunity for participants to deepen discussions on the efforts of Japanese universities toward building a sustainable society, as well as the role of higher education institutions in achieving the SDGs.
Participation & Registration
This event will be held online and in-person at the Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall at the UNU Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Please register by 11 March (12:00 JST) to attend in person or online.
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Language
The event will be held in Japanese with English interpretation provided.
Programme
13:00 Opening Remarks
13:20 Session 1: Introduction of University Sustainability Initiatives by members of SDG-UP Working Groups
Facilitator: Yasushi Katsuma (Academic Programme Advisor, UNU-IAS)
Working Group on Management
- Atsushi Yokota (Executive Vice President, Hokkaido University)
Working Group on Sustainable Campus
- Atsufumi Yokoi (Vice President, Okayama University)
Working Group on AI and Higher Education
- Jun-ichi Takada (Executive Vice President, Institute of Science Tokyo)
Working Group on SDGs Curriculum
- Kyoto Hidaka (Professor, The University of Kitakyushu)
15:10 Break
15:30 Session 2: Presentations and Panel Session Featuring Students from SDG–UP Member Universities “Building a Sustainable Society for the Next Generation: Challenges from Students”
Facilitator: Shunichi Murata (SDG–UP Advisor; Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University; Former UNDP Representative in Japan)
- Asana Nakamura (Kwansei Gakuin University)
- Maho Ogawa (The University of Kitakyushu)
- Mako Kagawa (The University of Kitakyushu)
- Nachika Kadowaki (Nara University of Education)
- Kotone Murakami (Notre Dame Seishin University)
- Rise Yamamoto (Notre Dame Seishin University)
16:30 Closing Remarks
Background
UNU SDG–Universities Platform (SDG–UP) was established in 2020 with the aim of strengthening collaboration among Japanese universities and various stakeholders to promote research and educational activities advancing the SDGs, enhancing the presence of Japanese universities in the international community, and contributing to the sustainable development of Japan and the world.
