" How universities can contribute to building healthy, safe and resilient societies "Held online, September 9-10, 2021

Supported by Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Tokyo

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.

Program

003 - 004

2.

Curricula Vitae

006 - 035

University Representatives

006-028

Guest Speakers

029-033

3.

Closed Presidents' Meeting035 - 037

4.

Academic Conference

039 - 049

Keynote Speech039-048

Presidents' Panel

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5.

Virtual Poster Session for Early-Career Researchers

05 1 - 053

6.

Plenary Session

055 - 1 00

Presentations from the Students' Workshop Groups

055-064

Research Plan Reports from the Working Group Projects

065-098

Summary Report of the 8th Presidents' Conference

099 - 1 00

7.

Joint Statement

1 02 - 1 03

8.

Pre-viewed Materials

9.

List of Participants

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1 07 - 1 08

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
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Program

08 : 30 - 09 : 40

1 5 : 30 - 1 6 : 40

Closed Presidents' Meeting

1 0 : 00 - 1 1 : 20

1 7 : 00 - 1 8 : 20

Academic Conference[Live stream, open to the public]"Building resilient societies following the Great East
Japan Earthquake and COVID-19 pandemic"
Moderator: Vice President Noriko Osumi, Tohoku
University

Opening Remarks- Opening address (President Hideo Ohno, Tohoku
University)- Opening address (Rector Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel,
Heidelberg University)- Greetings (Dr. Klaus Vietze, Minister, Deputy Chiefof Mission, German Embassy Tokyo)

Keynote SpeechProf. Fumihiko Imamura (Director, International
Research Institute of Disaster Science)

Presidents' Panel- Rector Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel, Heidelberg
University- President Nagahiro Minato, Kyoto University- Vice President Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology- President Hideo Ohno, Tohoku University- Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Representativefor International Affairs, University of Göttingen- President Shojiro Nishio, Osaka University

Closing(Vice President Noriko Osumi, Tohoku University)

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Program

08 : 30 - 09 : 50

1 5 : 30 - 1 6 : 50

Virtual Poster Session for Early-Career Researchers(Live Presentations and Q&A)
Moderators:
Dr. Tafrishi Seyed Amir (Specially Appointed AssistantProfessor, School of Engineering, Tohoku University)
Dr. Tomas Kulvicius (Postdoctoral Researcher,
Department for Computational Neuroscience,
University of Göttingen)

1 0 : 00 - 1 2 : 00

1 7 : 00 - 1 9 : 00

Plenary Session
Moderator: Vice President Masahiro Yamaguchi,
Tohoku University

Presentations from the Students' Workshop Groups
Comments from the Presidents
Research Plan Reports from the Working Group Projects
Summary Report of the 8th Presidents' Conference
and Declaration of Joint Statement(Prestdent Hideo Ohno, Tohoku University)

Closing Remarks(Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Representative forInternational Affairs, University of Göttingen, the host
university for the next Conference)004

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR RER. NAT. HABIL.
DR H.C. BERNHARD EITEL
HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY
RECTOR

Personal Information
Born in 1959 in Karlsruhe.

Education
1994

Habilitation, Department of Geography, University of Stuttgart Habilitation
Title: "Kalkreiche Decksedimente und Kalkkrustengenerationen in Namibia:
Zur Frage der Herkunft und Mobilisierung des Calciumcarbonats." ("CalciumRich Cover Beds and Calcrete Generations in Namibia: On the Origin andMobilization of the Calcium Carbonate")

1989

Doctorate, Department of Geography, University of Stuttgart (with Honours)
Dissertation Title: "Morphogenese im südlichen Kraichgau unter besonderer
Berücksichtigung tertiärer und pleistozäner Decksedimente. Ein Beitragzur Landschaftsgeschichte Südwestdeutschlands." ("Morphogenesis in theSouth-ern Kraichgau with Respect to the Tertiary and Pleistocene CoverBeds: A Contri-bution to Landscape History in Southwest Germany")

1980-1986

Staatsexamen, Geography and German, University of Karlsruhe (TH)Academic Career
Since 2001

Full Professorship (C4) of Physical Geography, Director of the Institute ofGeography, Universität Heidelberg, Director of the Institute of Geography ofHeidelberg University

2001

Offered full professorship of Physical Geography, University of Bayreuth(declined)

2000

Offered full professorship (C4) of Physical Geography, University of Göttingen(declined)

1995

Professor (C3) for Physical Geography, University of Passau

1989-1995

Akademischer Rat (Associate Professor), Department of Geography, Universityof Stuttgart

1989

Scientist at the Department of Geography, University of Stuttgart

1986-1989

Scientist at the Department of Geography and Geoecology, University ofKarlsruhe (TH)Functions in Academic Self-Administration

006

Since 2007

Rector of Heidelberg University

2006-2007

Vice Dean for Earth Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

2005-2006

Spokesman of the University Senate

2004-2006

Dean of the Combined Faculties of Natural and Mathematical Sciences andDean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESFunctions in Academic Self-Administration
2002-2004

Vice Dean for Earth Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Since 2001

Director, Institute of Geography

Memberships (Selection)
Since 2021

Member of the Board of Directors of the League of European Research
Universities (LERU)

2018-2020

Chairman of the Baden-Württemberg state Rectors' Conference

Since 2017

Vice Chairman Council Science Media Center Germany (SMC)

2016-2018

Vice Chairman of the Baden-Württemberg state Rectors' Conference

2012-2014

Spokesman of the German U15, a strategic interest group for outstanding
research universities with top medical faculties

2006-2007

Member of the Scienti c Advisory Board for the Research Group (AK) on
Geomorphology (Deutscher AK für Geomorphologie in der DGfG e.V.)

2005

Commission Member of the State of Niedersachsen Commission for the
Evaluation of Research in the Departments of Geography in the State's
Universities

2004-2009

Member of the UNESCO - IGCP 500 Management Group "Westerlies
and Monsoons: Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Dryland
Environments, Hydrology and People"

2004-2007

Committee Member of the Heidelberg Geographic Society (Heidelberger
Geographischen Gesellschaft [HGG])

2002

Steering Committee Member of the GeoUnion (Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung)

2002-2007

Member of the Executive Commission of the International Association of
Geomorphologists (IAG)-Working Group on "Interaction between Fluvial,
Aeolian and Lacustrine Processes in Arid Regions"

2002-2006

Chairman of the Research Group on Geomorphology in the German Society
for Geography

2002-2004

Chairman of the Heidelberg Geographic Society

1994-2002

Member of the Supervisory Board for the Research Group on Geomorphology in
the German Society for GeographyAwards and Distinctions
2021

Awarded with the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star" of the stateof Japan for the many years of commitment to the founding and build-up of
HeKKSaGOn, a German-Japanese university consortium

2019

Awarded with the "Pro Universitate" medal of the Semmelweis University

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESAwards and Distinctions
Budapest for the promotion of scientific exchange and partnership between
the universities of Budapest and Heidelberg
2016

Honored by the Geological Society of America with the "Farouk El-Baz
Award for Desert Research" for pioneering achievements in researching theenvironmental history of deserts

2015

Awarded honorary doctorate by the Comenius University in Bratislava

2011"Ordre des Palmes Académiques" (highest grade) by the French Republic forsignificant contributions to the French higher education system

2010

Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, National Academyof Sciences

2009

Elected as corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI)2008

Member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)

Areas of Research
Geomorphology, Soil Geography, Geoecology, Geoarchaeology, Arid Environments and Dryland
Research, in particular in Europe, the Arctic, Southern Africa, South America, China (Xinjiang).

Selected Publications- Eitel, B., van der Borg, K., Eberle, J. & Megies, H. (2002): Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene
glacial history of northern Andréeland (Northern Spitsbergen/Svalbard Archipelago):
evidence from glacial and uvio-glacial deposits.-Z. Geomorph. N. F. 46: 337–364.
- Eitel, B., Hecht, S., Mächtle, B., Schuhkraft, G.,Kadereit, A., Wagner, G. A., Kromer, B., Unkel, I. &Reindel, M. (2005): Geoarchaeological evidence from desert loess in the Nazca-Palpa region,
southern Peru: Palaeoenvironmental changes and their impact on Pre-Columbian cultures.
– Archaeometry 47: 137–185.
- Eitel, B., Kadereit, A., Blümel, W. D., Hüser, K. Lomax, J. & Hilgers, A. (2006): Fluvial deposits
in the Upper Hoanib river catchment, northwestern Namibia: New evidence of environmental
changes before and after the Last Glacial Maximum at the eastern Namib Desert Margin.–
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 234: 201–222.
- Eitel, B. & Mächtle, B. (2009): Man and environment in the eastern Atacama Desert (SouthernPeru): Holocene climate changes and their impact on Pre-Columbian cultures. In: Reindel, M.
& Wagner, G.A. (ed.): New Technologies for Archaeology, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg,
pp. 17–37.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR.
MARC-PHILIPPE WELLER
HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY
VICE-RECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Education
2008

Habilitation, University of Cologne

2004

Doctorate, Heidelberg University

1995-2002

Law studies, Heidelberg University and University of Montpellier

Academic Career
2019

Visiting Professor, National Taiwan University (NTU)

2018

Visiting Professor, University of Vienna ("Das politische IPR unserer Zeit")

2017

Visiting Professor, Georgetown University in Washington, DC ("Doing business
in Europe")

2017

Visiting Professor, Nancy-Université ("Droit international privé")

2015-2018

Visiting Professor, University of Göteborg ("Comparative Company Law")2014 topresent

Professor of Private Law, Commercial Law, International Private Law, andComparative Law, Heidelberg University

2011-2014

Professor of Private Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, and Comparative
Law, University of Freiburg

2008-2011

Professor of Private Law, International Company Law, and European Business
Law, University of Mannheim

2005-2008

Assistant Professor, Institute for Private International and Comparative Law,
University of Cologne

Academic Administration
2019 topresent

Vice-Rector for International Affairs, Heidelberg University

2014 to		
Director of the Institute for Comparative Law, Conflict of Law, and Internationalpresent
Business Law, Heidelberg University
2011-2014

Director of the Institute for Commercial and Business Law, University ofFreiburg

2008-2011

Director of the Institute of Business Law, University of Mannheim

Scholarships and Awards
2008

Helmut Schippel Award from the German Notary Association for the postdoctoral dissertation (Habilitation)

2005-2008

Grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG)

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Professional Organisations and Publications- Member of German Council for International Private Law (Federal Ministry ofJustice), German Association of Professors of Civil Law, Society of Comparative
Legislation (Paris), German Corporate Lawyers Association (VGR), German Institutefor Art and Law Heidelberg (IFKUR), German-French Lawyers Association (President
since 2016), German Society of International Law (member of expanded Executive
Board), German Lawyers' Day (DJT), German Society for Comparative Law, EuropeanGroup for Private International Law (GEDIP)- Co-editor, "Zeitschrift für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht" [Journal for Business
and Corporate Law] (since 2011)- Co-editor, "Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht" [Journal for European Private Law]
(since 2012)010

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DR. NAGAHIRO MINATO
KYOTO UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT

Education/Career
1975

Bachelor of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan1983

Doctor of Medicine (MD, PhD), Kyoto University, Japan

Research Interests and Experience: Cancer and Immunology

Positions Held
Oct. 2020-Present President, Kyoto University
2017–2020

Provost, Kyoto University

2014–2020

Executive Vice-President for Strategy Coordination, Research, Planning, andHospital Administration, Kyoto University

2010–2014

Dean, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University

1992–2016

Professor, Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of
Medicine, Kyoto University

1990–1992

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School

1980–1990

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School

1977–1980

Research Associate, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

1975–1977

Resident, Chest Disease Research Institute Hospital, Kyoto University

1975

Graduated from the School of Medicine, Kyoto University

Awards, Decorations, and Memberships
2014

JCA-CHAAO Award

2016

The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Award for Drug Research and Development

2018

International Okamoto Award

Board Member, The Japan Association of National Universities (2020-Present)
Member, Central Council for Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) (2018-Present)
President, The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology (2014)
Associate Member, Science Council of Japan (2006-2020)
Member, Council of the Japanese Immunology Society (2006-Present)
Executive Editor, Immunology Letters , the official journal of the Federation of European
Immunology Societies (1998–2010)

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DR. KYOKO INAGAKIKYOTO UNIVERSITYEXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR GENDER EQUALITY, INTERNATIONALAFFAIRS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Education
2009

Ph.D. in Sociology of Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto
University

1981–1983

Doctoral program in Sociology of Education, Graduate School of Education,
Kyoto University

1981

M.A. in Sociology of Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University

1978

B.A. in Education, Faculty of Education, Kyoto University

Employment
Oct. 2020–

Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, Public
Relations, and External Affairs (University Fund Administration and Alumni
Affairs), Kyoto University

Apr. 2017–
Mar. 2020

Dean, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University

Apr. 2016–
Mar. 2020

Director, Faculty Consort for Education, Kyoto University

Apr. 2015–
Mar. 2020

Member of the Education and Research Council, Kyoto University

Apr. 2014–
Mar. 2017

Vice-Dean, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University

Apr. 2005–
Mar. 2021

Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University

Apr. 1998–
Mar. 2005

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University

Oct. 1996–
Mar. 1998

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Kyoto University

Apr. 1988–
Sept. 1996

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Shiga University

Apr. 1985–
Mar. 1988

Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Shiga University

Apr. 1983–
Mar. 1985

Lecturer, Teikyo University Junior College

Professional Memberships (Abbreviated List)
The Japan Society of Educational Sociology, the Japan Sociological Society, KansaiSociological Association, Science Council of Japan, Kyoto City Social Education Committee,
Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation Research Grant Nomination Committee.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. YASUYUKI KONO
KYOTO UNIVERSITY
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY

Education record
Mar. 1981

Bachelor degree, Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

Mar. 1983

Master degree, Graduate School of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

Mar. 1986

Doctor degree, Graduate School of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo

Job record
Apr. 1986Jul. 1987

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Agriculture, The University of
Tokyo

Jul. 1987Aug. 1992

Assistant Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Aug. 1992Aug. 1994

Assistant Professor, Irrigation Management and Engineering Program, Asian
Institute of Technology

Aug. 1994Jul. 1998

Assistant Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Aug. 1998Dec. 2005

Associate Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Dec. 2005Now

Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Apr. 2010Mar. 2014

Vice Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Apr. 2014Mar. 2018

Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Apr. 2018Now

Vice President for international strategy, Kyoto University

May. 2018Oct. 2020

Director, Kyoto University European Center

Nov. 2020Now

Director, Kyoto University North American Center

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR. THOMAS HIRTH
KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KIT)
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR INNOVATION AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Education
He studied chemistry at Universität Karlsruhe, one of the predecessors of the KIT, and thengraduated in Karlsruhe at the Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry.

Academic Career
From 1992 to 2007 Thomas Hirth worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical
Technology ICT in Pfinztal, Germany and held various positions. In December 2007, Hirthbecame director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
IGB, Stuttgart.
Since April 2008, he in addition has been professor at the University of Stuttgart and headof the Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP of Stuttgart
University.
From 2012 to 2015, Hirth was vice dean of Faculty 4 Energy-, Process-and Bio-Engineeringof Stuttgart University.
From 2014 to 2019 Thomas Hirth was chairman of the steering committee in the research
program "Bioeconomy Baden-Württemberg".

Position Held
Vice-President for Innovation and International Affairs, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Awards, Decorations, and Memberships
From 2012 to 2015, Hirth was spokesman of the Fraunhofer Group for Life Sciences andMember of the Presidential Council of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
From 2012 to 2020 he was a member of the DFG Process Engineering Review Board.
He is also Chairman of the ProcessNet Steering Committee and Spokesperson for
THINKTANK Industrial Resource Strategies.

Selected Publications
1. F. Derwenskus, F. Weickert, I. Lewandowski, U. Schmid-Staiger, T. Hirth
Economic evaluation of up-and downstream scenarios for the co-production of fucoxanthin
and eicosapentaenoic acid with P. tricornutum using flat-panel airlift photobioreactors withartificial light
Algal Research 51, 1-11 (2020)
2. I. Lewandowski, E. Bahrs, N. Dahmen, T. Hirth, T. Rausch, A. Weidtmann
Biobased value chains for a growing bioeconomy
Global change biology/Bioenergy 11, 4-8 (2019)
3. J. Barz, M. Haupt, C. Oehr, T. Hirth, P. Grimmer
Stability and water wetting behavior of superhydrophobic polyurethane films created by
hot embossing and plasma etching and coating014

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Selected Publications
Plasma processes and polymers 16, (2019)
4. I. Jesswein, S. Uebele, A. Dieterich, S. Keller, T. Hirth, T. Schiestel
Influence of surface properties on the dip coating behavior of hollow fiber membranes
Journal of applied polymer science 135 (2018)
5. R. W. Scholz, T. Hirth Losses and efficiencies-From myths to data: Lessons learned
from sustainable phosphorus management Resources, Conservation and Recycling
105, 211-215 (2015)

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR. HIDEO OHNOTOHOKU UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT

Education
1982

Ph. D of Electronic Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

Professional Experience2018-

The 22nd President of Tohoku University

2016-2018

Director, Center for Spintronics Research Network, Tohoku University

2013-2018

Director, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

2012-2018

Professor, Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems, Tohoku
University

2012-2013

Director, Laboratory of Nanoelectronics and Spintronics, Research Instituteof Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

2010-2018

Principal Investigator, WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research

2010-2018

Director, Center for Spintronics Integrated Systems, Tohoku University

2004-2010

Director, Laboratory of Nanoelectronics and Spintronics, Research Instituteof Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

1995-2018

Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

1994

Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University

1988-1990

Visiting Scientist, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, New York, USA

1983-1994

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Hokkaido
University

1982-1983

Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Hokkaido University

Awards016

2019

JSAP Paper Award

2019

ISCS Welker Award2018

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

2017

MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology

2016

C&C Prize

2016

Leo Esaki Prize

2016

DPS Paper Award

2015

JSAP Compound Semiconductor Electronics Achievement Award

2012

IEEE David Sarnoff Award

2012

JSAP Outstanding Achievement Award

2011

Distinguished Professor, Tohoku University

2011

Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESAwards2009

IEEE Magnetics Society, Distinguished Lecturer

2008

Distinguished Professor, Tohoku University

2006

Honorary Professor, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of
Sciences2005

The 2005 Agilent Technologies Europhysics Prize

2005

Presidential Prize for Research Excellence

2005Japan Academy Prize

2004

Fellow, Institute of Physics

2003

IUPAP Magnetism Prize

1998

IBM Japan Science Award

Research Field
Spintronics
Professor Hideo Ohno received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1982.
He is currently the 22nd President of Tohoku University. He was Director of ResearchInstitute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Director of Center for Spintronics
Integrated System, Tohoku University, Principal Investigator of WPI Advanced Institutefor Materials Research, Tohoku University, Professor of Center for Innovative Integrated
Electronic Systems, Tohoku University and Director of Center for Spintronics Research
Network, Tohoku University. His current research interests include physics and applicationsof spin phenomena in semiconductors and metal-based nanostructures. Professor Ohno
received the IBM Japan Science Award (1998), the IUPAP Magnetism Prize (2003), Japan
Academy Prize (2005), Presidential Prize for Research Excellence, Tohoku University (2005)
and the 2005 Agilent Technologies Europhysics Prize. He has been a fellow of the Instituteof Physics (IOP) since 2004, an honorary professor of Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese
Academy of Sciences since 2006, a fellow of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
since 2007, a fellow of American Physical Society (APS) since 2012 and a fellow of Institute ofElectrical and Electronics Engineers since 2018. IEEE Magnetics Society named him for theDistinguished Lecturer for 2009. He was awarded the Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate(2011), the JSAP Outstanding Achievement Award, IEEE David Sarnoff Award (2012), JSAP
Compound Semiconductor Electronics Achievement Award (2015), DPS Paper Award (2016),
Leo Esaki Prize (2016), C&C Prize (2016), MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology(2017), ISCS Welker Award (2019) and JSAP Paper Award (2019). He was appointed as theDistinguished Professor at Tohoku University.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. TOSHIYA UEKITOHOKU UNIVERSITYEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR GENERAL AFFAIRS,FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Positions Held
Since 2018

Executive Vice President for General Affairs, Financial Affairs andInternational Relations, Tohoku University

2012-2018

Executive Vice President for General Affairs, International Relations, Tohoku
University
Director, Office of President, Tohoku University

2009-2012

Executive Vice President for Financial Affairs, Tohoku University
Director, Tohoku University Library

2008-2009

Executive Vice President for International Affairs and Legal Affairs, Tohoku
University

2006-2008

Executive Vice President for Education and Professional Graduate Schools,
Tohoku University

2004-2006

Dean, Faculty and Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University
Member of the President Election Committee, Tohoku University

2001-2003

Member of the Education and Research Council, Tohoku University

Teaching and Research Career:
Since 2001

Professor of International Law, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University

1999-2000

Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Tohoku University

1996-1997

Visiting Scholar, Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University, U.S.A

1988-1990

Visiting Fellow, Research Centre for International Law, University ofCambridge, UK

1986-1999

Associate Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Tohoku University

1983-1986

Research Associate, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo

Education
1983

B.A. in Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo

Awards and Memberships (Selection)

018

2021-

Executive Council Member, Japan Chapter of the A sian Society ofInternational Law

2020-

President, Japanese Association of World Law

2020-

Treasurer, Japanese Society of International Law

2019-Council Member, International Law Association of Japan (ILA Japan Branch)

2018-2020

Editor in Chief and Chairperson of the Editorial Committee, Japanese Societyof International Law

2016-

Executive Council Member, Japanese Society of International Law

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2014-2017

Chairperson of the Planning Committee, Japanese Association of World Law

2012-2018

Chairperson of the Committee for Young Researchers, Japanese Society ofInternational Law

2006-

Member, Planning Committee, International Law Association of Japan (ILA
Japan Branch)

2005-

Council Member, Japanese Association of World Law

2003-2006

Member of the Editorial Committee, Japanese Society of International Law

2000-2004

Member, International Committee on Accountability of International
Organization, International Law Association (ILA)

2000-2003

Member of the Planning Committee, Japanese Society of International Law

2000-

Council Member, Japanese Society of International Law

1994

27th Adachi Mineichiro Memorial Award

Toshiya Ueki is the Executive Vice President for General Affairs, Financial Affairs andInternational Relations of Tohoku University and is also a Professor of International Law at
the Faculty and Graduate School of Law. Prof. Ueki served as the Dean of the Faculty andGraduate School of Law (2004-2006) and from 2006 he has been an Executive Vice Presidentof Tohoku University.
He has authored or co-authored articles on international law and written many books on
the subject. He has been recognized for his exceptional work in the fields of transnational /international law and for his studies on the theory of international law related to internationalorganizations. For his outstanding academic achievements, he was awarded the 27th
Adachi Mineichiro Memorial Award in 1994. From 1988 to 1990 he was a Visiting Fellow at the
Research Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge, UK, and from 1996
to 1997 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard-Yenching Institute at Harvard University,
USA. Prof. Ueki is a member of a number of distinguished academic societies including theJapanese Society of International Law and the International Law Association, and from May
2020 he is serving as the President of the Japanese Association of World Law.
As EVP of Tohoku University, Prof. Ueki strives to develop Tohoku University's international
relationships, academic affairs, and its global network through active participation ininternational academic consortia and other global activities.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR. NORIKO OSUMITOHOKU UNIVERSITY
VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS ANDPROMOTION OF DIVERSITY

Noriko Osumi is vice president of public relations and the promotion of diversity at Tohoku
University.
A graduate of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Osumi has a Ph.D. in craniofacial
developmental biology. She has been a professor at Tohoku University's School of Medicine
since 1998, working in the field of developmental neuroscience.
Osumi's research interests include development of the brain and model s ofneurodevelopmental disorders to understand underlying neuropathology.
Recently, she has been studying the regulatory mechanisms for transgenerational effectsof paternal aging with regards to offspring behaviour. Handling rodent embryos and imaging
brain cells are the expertise of her lab.
Osumi sits on various governmental committees and has particular interest in those dealing
with ethical issues, grant system development and career paths for young scientists. She
served as a member of Science Council of Japan (2005-2014) and has been assigned as
Associate Fellow of TWAS (2012-) and as Associate Member of EMBO (2018-). She was a
representative of the Japan Science and Technology Agency's CREST project (2005-2010)
and of the KAKENHI Group Grant (2016-2020), supported by the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
As Tohoku University's first female vice president from 2018, Osumi is passionate about
gender equality and diversity, and being a role model for young women in science. She
heads the Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion and is an active memberof Japan's diversity network.
Osumi is a keen reader, and her love of books is also reflected in her work. She currently
serves as director of Tohoku University Libraries. She has contributed to write several
books on brain development, evolution, and disease for public, and also translated threebooks so far, from English into Japanese: "Essential Developmental Biology" by Jonathan
M.W. Slack, "The Birth of the Mind" by Gary Marcus and "Why Aren't More Women in
Science?" a collection of essays edited by Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR.
MASAHIRO YAMAGUCHITOHOKU UNIVERSITY
VICE PRESIDENT FOR EDUCATION REFORM AND
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

Masahiro Yamaguchi is Vice President for Education Reform and Global Engagement, andalso Director of Advance Graduate School, Director of the Global Learning Center andthe Center for Culture and Language Education in the Institute for Excellence in Higher
Education, as well as Director of the International Strategy Office at Tohoku University. He
has played an important role in the internationalization of the university, in particular indesigning the international strategy and international education. He has devoted himself tothe implementation of the Tohoku University's Top Global University Project.
He has been a professor at the Department of Physics in the Graduate School of Sciencesince 2003. His research area is theoretical particle physics and cosmology. He wasawarded the Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize in 1996.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR.
HILTRAUD CASPER-HEHNE
UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN
REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Education and Academic Career
Since 2004

W2 Professor of German as a Foreign Language and Linguistics, De-partment
of Intercultural German Studies, Department of German Phi-lology, University
of Göttingen

2003

Venia Legendi; university teaching credentials for the subject "German as a
Foreign Language (Intercultural German Studies)", Faculty of Lan-guages
and Literature, University of Bayreuth; Post-doctoral degree on the topic:"Everyday intercultural communication between German native speakers andAnglophone US-American foreign language learners. Face work in narrative,
discursive and directive discussions"

1997-2004

Commissioned by the Institute for German Studies, responsible for thedevelopment and implementation of the degree programme "German as a foreignand second language" for students in teachers' training, TU Braunschweig

1996-2004

Deputy Head of Language Centre, Technical University (TU) Braun-schweig,
Germany Department Head "German as a Foreign Language" Academic
Counsellor, Language Centre, TU Braunschweig

1990-1992

Distance Learning Business Administration, Business Academy Bad
Harzburg, Germany

1989-1995

Teacher of special tasks; Head of International Summer Courses, Lan-guage
Centre, TU Braunschweig

1987

Doctorate in linguistics, Institute for German Studies, TU Braunschweig

1986-1988

University Lecturer, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Departmentof German Studies, School of Mechanical Engineering Shanghai, People's
Republic of China

1982

Degree course in German Studies/History and English Literature, Higher
Teaching, TU Braunschweig, 1st state examination

Positions Held
Since 2021

Representative for International Affairs, University of Göttingen2009-2021

Vice-President for International Affairs, University of Göttingen (2009–2011
additionally Vice-President for Research)

Since 2015

Head, "Refugees" Task Force, University of Göttingen2007-2009

Member of the Senate, University of GöttingenAwards and Decorations

022

2010

Distinguished Visiting Professor at Nanjing University, People's Republic of China

2009

Honorary Professor at the Beijing Foreign Studies University, People's Republicof China Appointments to national and international posts, committees, expert
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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESAwards and Decorations
Since 2020

Member of Executive Committee of the European University ENLIGHT

Since 2018

Head of the "Regional Research Team Europe" for the World Humanities
Report in cooperation with UNESCO-CIPSH

2018

Member, Ad-hoc Expert Group "European Universities", EU Commission,
Brussels, Belgium

Since 2018

Chair of the working, group "China Competence in Lower Saxony" of the
Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony

2018-2020

Member, Steering Committee "Global Education", British Council, London, UK

Since 2016

Member, Board, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany

2015-2021

Member, Language Advisory Board, Goethe Institute, Munich, Germany

Since 2015

Member, Advisory Board, Society for Intercultural German Studies, Bayreuth,
Germany

2014-2021

Chair, Board of Trustees, Academic Confucius Institute, Göttingen/Nan-jing/
Beijing2014-2016

Member, Executive Board, COIMBRA Group, Brussels

2014-2019

German Chair, "Intercultural German Studies" Working Group in China, Beijing

2014

Chair, Expert Circle on developing of a China strategy, German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin

2013-2019

Member, Board of Directors, U4 Network; Ghent, Groningen, Uppsala,Göttingen2012-2015

Member, Board, Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) Founding
activities and memberships

2005-2012

Founder and CEO, not-for-profit Institute for Intercultural Communication (IIKe.V.), University of Göttingen

Since 2004

Founder and Director, Institute for German-Chinese Cultural Comparison,
University of Göttingen (since Nov. 2005: German-Chinese Institute forIntercultural German Studies and Culture Comparison)

Selected Publications
Casper-Hehne, Hiltraud/Egron-Polak, Eva/Green, Madeleine/Matei, Liviu/Nokkola, Terhi/Purser, Lewis/Teixeira, Pedro (Hrsg.) (ab März 2019): Internationalisation of Higher
Education. Developments in the European Higher Education Area and Worldwide. DUZAcademic Publisher. Berlin.
Casper-Hehne, Hiltraud/Reiffenrath, Tanja (Hrsg.) (2017): Internationalisierung der Curriculaan Hochschulen. Konzepte, Initiativen, Maßnahmen. W. Bertelsmann Verlag GmbH & Co. KG.
Bielefeld.

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Selected Publications
Casper-Hehne, Hiltraud (2017): Die Rolle der Geisteswissenschaften an der Universität
Göttingen aus der Sicht der Hochschulleitung. In: Schaede, Stephan (Hrsg.): Unvermeidliche
Königsdisziplinen. Zur forschungspolitischen Relevanz des Selbstverständnisses vonGeistes- und Sozialwissenschaften im norddeutschen Raum. Reihe Loccumer ProtokolleBand 79/16. Rehburg-Loccum, 73-87.
Casper-Hehne, Hiltraud/Müller, Andreas (2017): Umbrüche gestalten, zwischen Hochschule,
Schulpraxis und Bildungsadministration. In: Mercator-Institut für Sprachförderung undDeutsch als Zweitsprache (Hrsg.): Blick zurück nach vorn. Perspektiven auf sprachliche
Bildung in Lehrerbildung und Forschung. Erfahrungen aus den geförderten Forschung-und
Entwicklungsprojekten. Köln: Mercator-Institut, 33-35.
The complete list of publications can be found here:
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/591929.html

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR. SHOJIRO NISHIOOSAKA UNIVERSITYPRESIDENT

Education
1980

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Kyoto University

1977

Master of Engineering, Kyoto University

1975

Bachelor of Engineering, Kyoto University

Academic Career/Positions Held
2015present

President, Osaka University

2013-2015

Distinguished Professor, Osaka University

2013-2015

Director, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University

2007-2011

Executive Vice President, Osaka University

2004-2006

Advisor to the President, Osaka University

2003-2007

Dean, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University

2002-2015

Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka
University

2001-2008

Program Director (Information and Networking Area), Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

2000-2003

Founding Director, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University

1998-2002

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

1992-1998

Professor, School of Engineering, Osaka University

1992-1992

Associate Professor, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

1989-1992

Associate Professor, Education Center for Information Processing, Osaka
University

1988-1989

Associate Professor, School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

1988-1988

Visiting Fellow, British Columbia Advanced Systems Institute, Canada

1980-1981

Visiting Research Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada

1980-1988

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Awards, Decorations, and Memberships

Awards and Decorations- Person of Cultural Merits (selected by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology) (2016)- Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award in the information science andtechnology field from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) (2014)

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESAwards and Decorations- Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award from IEICE (2014)- Distinguished Achievement Award from Tateisi (OMRON) Science and Technology
Foundation (2012)- Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Emperor of Japan (2011)- Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award from IPSJ (2011)- Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award from DBSJ (2011)- Distinguished Achievement Award from Funai Foundation for Information Technology(FFIT) (2005)

Memberships- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Computer Society, TechnicalCommittee on Data Engineering, Asian Coordinator: 1992-1997)- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)- Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) (Honorary Member) (member of theboard of trustees: 1999-2000, Vice President: 2012-2013, President 2017-2019)- Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) (Honorary
Member)- Database Society of Japan (DBSJ) (member of the board of trustees and auditors: 20022011, President: 2012-2013)- Japan Federation of Engineering Society (JFES)- Fellow of IEEE (Life Fellow), IPSJ, IEICE, and JFES.
- Science Council of Japan (2006-2020, Chair of Informatics: 2011-2014)

Selected Publications- M. Shirakawa, T. Hara, and S. Nishio: IDF for Word N-grams, ACM Trans. on Information
Systems, Vol. 36, No. 1, Article No. 5, June 2017.
- M. Shirakawa, K. Nakayama, T. Hara, and S. Nishio: Wikipedia-based Semantic Similarity
Measurements for Noisy Short Texts Using Extended Naive Bayes, IEEE Trans. on
Emerging Topics in Computing, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 205-219, June 2015.
- Y. Komai, Y. Sasaki, T. Hara, and S. Nishio: KNN Query Processing in Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 1090-1103, May 2014.
- Y. Okaie, T. Nakano, T. Hara, and S. Nishio: Distributing Nanomachines for Minimizing
Mean Residence Time of Molecular Signals in Bionanosensor Networks, IEEE Sensors
Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 218-227, Jan. 2014.
- T. Yoshihisa and S. Nishio: A Division-Based Broadcasting Method Considering Chanel
Bandwidths for NVoD Services, IEEE Trans. on Broadcasting, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 62-71, Mar. 2013.

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Selected Publications- M. Erdmann, K. Nakayama, T. Hara, and S. Nishio: Improving the Extraction of Bilingual
Terminology from Wikipedia, ACM Trans. on Multimedia Computing, Communications andApplications, Vol. 5, No. 4, Article 31, pp. 31-1-31-17, Oct. 2009.
- K. Harumoto, T. Nakano, S. Fukumura, S. Shimojo, S., and S. Nishio: Effective Web
Browsing through Content Deliver y Adaptation, ACM Transactions on Internet
Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 571-600, Nov. 2005.
- H. Hayashi, T. Hara, and S. Nishio: Updated Data Dissemination for Updating Old Replicas
in Ad Hoc Networks, ACM/Springer Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Journal, Vol. 9,
No. 5, pp. 273-283, Sept. 2005.
- S. Nishio: Opening up New Vistas on Advanced Multimedia Content Processing, New
Generation Computing, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 295-303, Sept. 2000.
- T. Hara, K. Harumoto, M. Tsukamoto, and S. Nishio: Database Migration: A New
Architecture for Transaction Processing in Broadband Networks, IEEE Trans. on
Knowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp.839-854, Sept.-Oct. 1998.
- C.-L. Goh, M. Tsukamoto, and S. Nishio: Knowledge Discovery in Deductive Databaseswith Large Deduction Results: The First Step, IEEE Trans. on Knowledge and Data
Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp.952-956, Dec. 1996.
- J. A. Brzozowski and S. Nishio: On Serializability, Inter. J. of Comput. and Infor. Sciences,Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 387-403, Dec. 1985.
- S. Nishio, T. Ibaraki, H. Miyajima, and T. Hasegawa: Evaluation of the File Redundancy inDistributed Database Systems, IEEE Trans. on Software Eng., Vol. SE-11, No. 2, pp. 199205, Feb. 1985.

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UNIVERSIT Y REPRESENTATIVESPROF. DR. GENTA KAWAHARAOSAKA UNIVERSITYEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Education
1994

Doctor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

1989

Master of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

1987

Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School ofEngineering Science, Osaka University

Academic Career
2005present

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

2001-2005

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

1999-2001

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University

1998-1999

Visiting Scholar, Center for Turbulence Research, NASA-Ames/Stanford
University

1996-1998

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University

1989-1996

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University

Position Held
2017present

Executive Vice President, Osaka University

2015-2017

Executive Advisor to President, Osaka University

2013-2017

Dean, Graduate School of Engineering Science, School of Engineering Science,
Osaka University

2011-2013

Member of University Council, Osaka University

2009-2011

Associate Dean, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

Awards, Decorations, and Memberships
2019

Associate Editor, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, University of Cambridge

2006

RONBUN Prize (Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics)

2002

RYUMON Prize (Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics)

1997

JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers) Medal for Outstanding Paper

1994

JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers) Young Engineers Award

Selected Publications- G. Kawahara, M. Uhlmann, L. van Veen, The Significance of Simple Invariant Solutions in
Turbulent Flows, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 44 (2012), 203-225.
- G. Kawahara, S. Kida, Periodic motion embedded in plane Couette turbulence:
Regeneration cycle and burst, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 449 (2001), 291-300.

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DR. KLAUS VIETZEMINISTER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION,GERMAN EMBASSY TOKYO

Born: February 11th, 1963 in Berlin (East)
1984-1989

Studies of Japanology and Economics, Humboldt-University Berlin,

1990-1991

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard-University

1992-1994

Entry into German Foreign Service

1994–1995

EU-ASEAN Coordinator, Foreign Office, Berlin

1995-1999

Consul, German Consulate General, Osaka/Kobe,

1999-2002

Desk Officer, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Foreign Office, Berlin

2002-2004

Delegate to CTBTO, IAEA, German Permanent Mission to the UN in Vienna,

2004-2008

Press Officer, German Embassy Tokyo

2008-2012

Deputy Head of East-Asia Division, China, German Foreign Office, Berlin

2012-2014

Head of Political Department, German Embassy Beijing

2014-2018

Head of Division for Africa, Asia-Pacific, Office of the Federal President

2018-

Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission, German Embassy Tokyo

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PROF. DR. FUMIHIKO IMAMURATOHOKU UNIVERSITYDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
OF DISASTER SCIENCE

Education-1989

Tohoku University, Dr. Eng. in Coastal Engineering-1986

Tohoku University, M. S. Eng. in Coastal Engineering-1984

Tohoku University, B. S. in Civil Engineering

Academic Career- 2014present

Director of International research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS),
Tohoku University-2012-2013

Deputy director of IRIDeS, Tohoku University-2000-2012

Prof., Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku Univ

-1998-2000

Affiliated Faculty, DPRI, Kyoto Univ

-1995-2000

Assoc. Prof, Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku Univ

-1993-1995

Assoc. Prof., SCE, Asian Institute of Technology-1989-1990

Research Associate, Tohoku University

Position Held
-2020

Present Assistant to the PresidentAwards, Decorations, and Memberships- 2003, Descartes Prize Awards Final Nomination, European Commission for Research- 2007, The 2007 Continuing International Contribution Award in Japan Society of Civil Engineering- 2014, 65th NHK Broadcast Culture Award- 2015, MEXT Minister's Commendation Science and Technology Award (Science andTechnology Promotion Division)- 2016, Prime Minister's Commendation for Disaster Prevention Distinguished Persons- 2020, Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering (Paper Award)- 2020, Hamaguchi International Award (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Award)- 2021, MEXT Minister's Commendation for Science and Technology Award (Science andTechnology Promotion Division)- 2021, 47th Broadcast Culture Fund Award- Secretary, TIME-project (Tsunami Inundation Modeling Exchange) supported by IOC andIUGG Tsunami commission, 1993-presen- President of Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science, 2008-2011- http://www.jsnds.org

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Awards, Decorations, and Memberships- Member of study group of the reconstruction design council in response to the great east
Japan earthquake, Cabinet office, 2011-2012

Selected Publications
1. Fumiyasu Makinoshima, Yusuke Oishi, Takashi Yamazaki, Takashi Furumura & Fumihiko
Imamura, Early Forecasting of Tsunami Inundation from Tsunami and Geodetic
Observation Data with Convolutional Neural Networks, Nature Communications, volume
12, Article number: 2253, 2021
2. Kazuhisa Goto, Takashi Ishizawa, Yuichi Ebina,Fumihiko Imamura, ShosukeSato, Keiko
Udo, Ten years after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami: Geological andenvironmental effects and implications for disaster policy changes, Earth-Science
Reviews. 212, 103417. 2020
3. Shuji Seto, Fumihiko Imamura, Classification of tsunami deaths by modifying ICD-10
categories in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake tsunami-A case study in Miyagi prefecture,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 50, November 2020
4. Sugiura, M., Nouchi, R., Honda, A., Sato, S., Abe, T. & Imamura, F.,Survival-oriented
personality factors are associated with various types of social support in an emergency
disaster situation, In: PloS one. 15, 2, p. e0228875, 2020
5. Tang, J., Leelawat, N., Suppasri, A. & Imamura, F., An effect of tsunami to hotel
occupancy: A case of Phuket, Thailand, In: IOP Conference Series: Earth andEnvironmental Science. 273, 1, 012033. 2019
6. Imamura, F., Takakura, H., Matsuzawa, T. & Ito, K., A platform for multidisciplinary
research in disaster science through experiences from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake andTsunami, In: Journal of Disaster Research. 14, 9, p. 1318-1322 5 p., 2019
7. ABDUL MUHARI, MOHAMMAD HEIDARZADEH, HARJO SUSMORO, HARIS D. NUGROHO,ESTU KRISWATI, SUPARTOYO, ANTONIUS B. WIJANARTO, FUMIHIKO IMAMURA, andTARO ARIKAWA, The December 2018 Anak Krakatau Volcano Tsunami as Inferred from
Post-Tsunami Field Surveys and Spectral Analysis, Pure Appl. Geophys, 2019
8. Masashi Watanabe; Kazuhisa Goto; Jeremy D Bricker; Fumihiko Imamura, Areinundation limit and maximum extent of sand useful for differentiating tsunamis
and storms? An example from sediment transport simulations on the Sendai Plain,
Japan, Sedimentary Geology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.12.026 , 2018

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DR. MASAHIKO HAYASHIJAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE(JSPS)DIRECTOR, JSPS BONN OFFICE

Education- March 1986:

Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Tokyo- April 1981March 1986:

Graduate School, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo- April 1977March 1981:

Undergraduate, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo

Professional Career032- October 2018Present:

Director, JSPS Bonn Office-April 2018September 2018:

Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)-April 2015March 2018:

Executive Director, National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)-April 2012March 2018:

Director General, NAOJ

-June 2010March 2012:

Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo-April 2006May 2010:

Director, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ

-April 1998May 2010:

Professor, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ

-April 1994March 1998:

Associate Professor, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ

- February 1987March 1994:

Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo-April 1986January 1987:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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DOROTHEA MAHNKE
DIRECTOR, DAAD OFFICE TOKYODIRECTOR, GERMAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONFORUM TOKYOLINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/in/dorothea-mahnke

ProfileDorothea Mahnke is the director of the Tokyo office of the German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD) and the German Research and Innovation Forum Tokyo. She has worked
as a Coordinator of International Relations in Kumamoto and Ishikawa and in the field ofdevelopment cooperation in Ghana. In 2005 she changed to a start-up company in Germany
before she began as a program manager for alumni programs at the DAAD in 2008. From2010 to 2017 she continued as the head of the unit "GATE-Germany Office and Marketing
Expertise" (GATE-Germany: Consortium for International Higher Education Marketing). She
holds a master degree in Japanese studies as well as a master of public administration inHigher Education Management.
Since 3/2017

Director of the DAAD Office Tokyo and Director of the German Research andInnovation Forum Tokyo

2010-2017

Head of Unit GATE- Germany Office and Marketing Expertise, German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

2014

Master of Public Administration "Higher Education Management", Universityof Speyer

2008-2010

Project Manager, Alumni Programmes, German Academic Exchange Service(DAAD)

2005-2010

Marketing and Public Relations-Manager in a start-up internet company

2005

Diploma in Economic Principles, University of London

2003-2005

Development Assistant of the German Development Service in Accra, Ghana

1999-2002

Coordinator for International Relations, JET-Programme in Kumamoto and
Unoke

1999

Master in Japanese Studies, University of Bochum

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MEETINGCLOSED PRESIDENTS' MEETINGAGENDA
September 9, 2021

Chair: Prof. Dr. Hideo Ohno, President, Tohoku University
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JP

Contents

08:30

15: 3 0

Greetings from President Hideo Ohno, Tohoku University

08:35

15:35

Short self-introduction by the HeKKSaGOn university representatives

08:50

15:5 0Open discussion and exchange of opinions

0 9 :1 0

16:10

Adoption of the Joint Statement

09:35

16:35

Group photo

09:40

16: 4 0

Closing

Participants (University Representatives)
Heidelberg University:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel, Rector
Prof. Dr. Marc-Philippe Weller, Vice-Rector for International Affairs
Kyoto University:
Dr. Nagahiro Minato, President
Dr. Kyoko Inagaki, Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, Public
Relations, and External Affairs
Prof. Yasuyuki Kono, Vice-President for International strategy; Director, Kyoto University
North American Center
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth, Vice President for Innovation and International Affairs
Tohoku University:
Prof. Dr. Hideo Ohno, President
Prof. Toshiya Ueki, Excecutive Vice President for General Affairs, Financial Affairs andInternational Relations
University of Göttingen:Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Representative for International Affairs

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Osaka University:
Prof. Dr. Shojiro Nishio, President
Prof. Dr. Genta Kawahara, Exective Vice President

Observers
Heidelberg University:
Dr. H. Joachim Gerke, Head of International Relations Division
Oliver Piller, Coordinator, Cooperation Asia (except China, Taiwan), International Relations Division
Sabine Schenk, Heidelberg Univesity Office, Kyoto
Kyoto University:
Prof. Mika Yokoyama, Deputy Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality and International
Affairs; Director, Kyoto University European Center
Chiyoko Kanno, URA (University Research Administrator), KURA; Deputy Director, Kyoto
University European Center
Mitsumasa Mabuchi, Director, International Affairs Division
Daisuke Kitoba, Deputy Director, International Affairs Division
Ayako Tobita, International Relations Manager, International Affairs Division
Ainslie Kerr, Administrative Staff, International Affairs Division
Kyohei Ogawa, Administrative Staff, International Affairs Division
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology:
Dr. Klaus Rümmele, Head, International Affairs
Oliver Schmidt, Head, International Cooperation and Projects
Tohoku University:
Prof. Taeko Misumi, Specially Appointed Associate Professor/Coordinator, Office forInternational Initiatives
Aya Saito, Director, Global Engagement Division
Hirohisa Miyamoto, Deputy Director, Global Engagement Division
Kei Sato, Section Chief, Global Engagement Division
Moto Kobayashi, International Program Coordinator, Global Engagement Division
University of Göttingen:
Dr. Tanja Falkowski, Head of International Relations; Deputy Director of the International OfficeOsaka University:
Prof. Dr. Mayumi Ishikawa, Executive Assistant to the President; Professor, Center for
Global Initiatives

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Yoko Kimoto, Head, International Affairs Division
Masahito Kawazoe, Assistant Head, International Affairs Division
Maiko Yamaguchi, Chief, International Affairs Division
Haruna Fukui, Deputy Chief, International Affairs Division

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Keynote Speech
HeKKSaGOn University Alliance
The 8th German-Japanese University Presidents’ Conference“How universities can contribute to building healthy,safe and resilient societies”
KEYNOTE SPEECH;

The role of universities in building a disaster resilient
society: Overviews of the 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake and tsunami
Fumihiko Imamura, IRIDeS Tohoku Univ.
• "Triple Disaster": Secondary Effects and the Limits of Hazard Maps
• A New way of countermeasures for all hazards : Sharing experience and enhancement
the resilience system• Transforming Risk into Expertise:
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Main Messages from the lessons learned
from the 2011 GEJE
• Disaster Information/knowledge should save lives• Resilience system should save community• Resilience is the ability to anticipate, respond and adapt to
unexpected disruptions(ISO 22316 )• A need to strengthen disaster preparedness for response, takeaction in anticipation of events, and ensure capacities are inplace for effective response and recovery at all levels.
• The recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction phase is a
critical points to Build Back Better. (Sendai F DRR,2015)2

PART1䠗
21st century intensifying natural disasters
giant earthquake and tsunami; 2004 Indian
ocean tsunami and the 2011 Great East
Japan Earthquake/tsunami
3

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Giant earthquakes followed by tsunamis over 100 years
2011East Japan
MW9.0

2004 Sumatra &Indian Ocean
tsunamiMW9.䠍
2011East
Japan
MW9.0

2010 Chile

2021 NZ

Satake, 20104

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused 230,000 casualties and shook the world.
After this, the tsunami warning system was started in the Indian Ocean.
German and Japanese victims are 560 and 44.

5Unfolding the 3.11 event: Triple Tragedy and Damages• Triple Disasters: ONE – The Earthquake– Time: March 11, 2011, 14:46 JT– Scale: Mw 9.0(4th largest in the world
since 1900 (USGS))– In 5 days: 2 additional
Mw 5+ earthquakes(black X)– aftershocks continues• 2021 FEB Fukushima M7.3
• 2021 March Miyagi M6.9
• 2021 May Miyagi M6.8

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immediately after – all around coastal
Japan– Time reaching the coast:less than 20-30 min– 7 tsunamis in the first 6 hrs after
the main-shock, continue for 2 daysNHK– According to the information:

Highest wave recorded: 9.3m
Highest run up-height : 35 m
 Farthest inland reached: 8km

7Reuters/Mainichi Shimbun

8

Tsunami Warning (JMA,2010) Non-structural measure
Time Sequence to Issue Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning
Earthquake Early Warning
TsunamiWarning
Tsunami Information(Estimated Tsunami Heights andArrival Times)

Seismic Intensity
Information

Earthquake Information(Hypocenter and Magnitude )Earthquake and Seismic
Intensity Information
Tsunami Information(Observed Tsunami Heights andArrival Times)

Seismic Intensity
Information at eachSite

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March 11 at 14:46 M9.0

updatedupdatedupdatedJMA Tsunami information updated on 11 March 2011
1st issue only 3 min. after the Eq. but too underestimated tolet people evacuate
Rapid information is less accurate. Also, over time, accuracy
will improve but not in time for evacuation; trade-off
Tsunami recorded offshore in real time

updated10

Improvement of earthquake/tsunami observation in real time

- More stations to detect tsunamis shortly
Hokkkaido

Iwate
Miyagi Sendai
Fukushima11
http://www.bosai.go.jp/inline/tsunami/tsunami01.html

Because there are only a limited number of places where many sensors can be installed.

Applying a new way; Rapid tsunami prediction based on AI

AI

Input

inference
Learn
Coastal tsunami

Simulation
Data
Kawasaki
City
Time

Time

Wave heightTime

Offshore
Observation

Wave height

Real
data

Wave height

Wave height

Offshore Tsunami Observation

Time

Quake Early Prediction Update Update Update 嵣嵣嵣嵣嵣嵣 Update Tsunami
Regionally-customized
Warning
ArrivalPredictions

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THREE – Nuclear Power Plant Failure– One of the worst nuclear
incident, triggered by theearthquake and tsunami– Temporarily assessed as level 7
on IAEA– Decommissioning work
continues

13

Digital Globe via WikiNHK

PART2䠗
Post-earthquake response of Tohoku
university and establishment of IRIDeS
aiming to build a resilience society
14

New Institute for Disaster Reconstruction andRegeneration Research Started in Tohoku University
Eight Projects䠗1.IRIDeS, 2.Community Health,3.Environmental Energy,
4.ICT,5.Marine Science,6.Nuclear Decommissioning,7.Industrial
Restoration support, 8.Industry-academia collaboration
Reconstruction action 100+ ; more than 100 various voluntary projects

15

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Institute for Disaster Reconstruction & Regeneration Researchᮾ໭኱Ꮫ⅏ᐖ᚟⯆᪂⏕◊✲ᶵᵓ Established April 2011

MissionMission 1: Contributing to post-disaster reconstruction and regional regeneration
Mission 2: Multidisciplinary center of excellence for post-disaster recovery
Mission 3: Cross-disciplinary research organization to conduct problem-solving projects
Director

EVP for Earthquake Disaster
Reconstruction‫ ٴ‬Tohoku University Priority Projects
1. International Research Project on Disaster Science
2. Project for the Reconstruction of Community Health Care

Steering Committee
Planning and Promotion Office(Director)
z Planning & Promotionz Community communicationz Public relationsz Progress managementz Organizing symposiaz Overall coordination

3. Project for Environmental Energy

Eight
Projects

4. ICT Reconstruction Project
5. Tohoku Marine Science Project
6. Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration
Project
7. Regional Industries Restoration Support Project
8. Industry-Academia Collaboration Development Project for
Reconstruction‫ ٴ‬Tohoku University Member’s Projects
Reconstruction Action 100

IRIDeS: A new institution in a disaster stricken area
7 divisions and 37 fields

3. Human/Scocial
Supportology

Spread/extending

Emergency Operation

2. Hazard/disaster
reduction study
Generation

1. Disaster
SciencePrevention/preparedness

4. Disaster Medical

Interdisciplinary
7 divisions
37 fields

Rescue/saving life

5.Recovery/Reconstruction
Recovery/reconstruction

6.Tradition/ archives• Mission– Establish “practical” disaster management studies• Identify and theorize disaster-related phenomenon in each stage/phase ofdisaster cycle
Disaster• Establish an area of
disaster management
Preparedness
study that supports
Disaster(Futuredisaster
impactsbuilding societies
mitigation)
Disastermore resilient todisasters
Cycle• InternationallyRehabilitation
Emergency
anddriven research/
response
Reconstruction
educational activities

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The 8th German-Japanese University Presidents' Conference
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on Resilience curve
Activity/
performance

DisasterDisaster

Recovery&Re
constrcution

https://www.rmsi.com/blog

Positive spiral;

Disaster Risk Reduction

Sustainable development

Preparedness

Build Back Better
Effective Response

Negative spiral;

Non-sustainable development
Response
Build back better and disaster risk reduction make the community more resilientTime

PART3䠗
Movements of world society and the United
Nations for 2030
Three major agendas including Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for
BUILD BACK BETTER
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Millennuim
Development Goals

Disaster Risk Reduction

Hyodo
Yokohama
Sendai

Climate change

The 8th German-Japanese University Presidents' Conference
Academic Conference － Keynote Speech045Global Agendas Adopted at the United Nations in 2015
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030¾ Sendai, March 18 - UNDRR adopted by 187 countries¾ 4 priorities¾ 7 global targets and 38 indicators
Sustainable Development Goals¾ New York, September - UN Summit adopted by 193 countries¾ 17 goals and 169 indicators¾ 2016-2030¾ Leave no one behind/Transformation
Paris Agreement¾ Paris, December 12) - UNFCCC adopted by 195 countries¾ Calling for keeping a global temperature rise this century to well
below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels¾ From 2020

The Four Priorities for Action from Sendai F for DRR• Priority 1. Understanding disaster risk
• Disaster risk management should be based on an understandingof disaster risk in all its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity,
exposure of persons and assets, hazard characteristics and theenvironment.
• Such knowledge can be used for risk assessment, prevention,
mitigation, preparedness and response.

23

The Four Priorities for Action from Sendai F for DRR• Priority 4. “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation andreconstruction• The growth of disaster risk means there is a need to strengthen
disaster preparedness for response, take action in anticipation of
events, and ensure capacities are in place for effective response
and recovery at all levels. The recovery, rehabilitation andreconstruction phase is a critical opportunity to build back better.

24

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Restoration of damaged
residential areas

New residential area

Restoration of a wastewater treatment plant

Disaster reconstruction
municipal housing

Tozai Subway Line

Evacuation stairs

Prohibited area

Coastal embankment

Elevated roads
Farmland reclamation

25

Future issues; Health in DRR framework
Disaster Risk should include;
Natural, human-made one, andPandemic such as COVID-19

NatureNaturaldisaster/HumanmadedisasterSociety

Individual

No. of words
in documents"health""disaster"

350

314

280

300

Key of mitigation/reduction of All
disaster is health, culture and rules
Sendai Framework described for the firsttime that disaster affects health of thepeople.

250
200

153

150

healthSFDRR aims to reduce “disasters losses
with a significant economic, social, health,cultural and environmental impact”

100
50
0

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3

0

Yokohama Strategy Hyogo Framework Sendai Framework
1995
for Action 2005
for Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015

Egawa (2018) J Disaster Res 13(6): 1049-1061

New Plan; 10 Years After the Earthquake:

From Disaster Recovery Toward a Green Future in Times of COVID
We will utilize our knowledge and experience from the earthquakeand support communities in times of COVID to create a green, prosperous future for everybody
2011
3.11

2015ফ

‫ٴ‬2015.03 Sendai Framework for

Global Situation

3.11 Disaster3 International Priority
AgendasDisaster Risk Reduction‫ٴ‬2015.09 SDGs

• Green Recovery‫ٴ‬2015.12 COP21 Paris Agreement• Creating a Carbonfree Society‫ٴ‬2015.03 3rd UN Conference on

Disaster Risk Reduction• Realizing SDGs
• New Regional
Development‫ٴ‬2017.11 1st World BOSAI Forum‫ٴ‬2019.11 2nd World BOSAI Forum
2011䠉
2014
䠉䠉
䠉2014
2011

Tohoku University’s Actions‫ٴ‬2011.04

2015 䠉 䠉 䠉 䠉 2018

2019

2020

Institute for Disaster Reconstruction &Regeneration, Reconstruction Actions
Advancing priority projects for recovery‫ٴ‬2015.07

COVID-19 Crisis• Economic recovery

Starting “Research with Social
Impact”
Cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary
research to solve important societal
issues

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䠉

䠉

2030

2021.04

Green Goals Initiative
Creating a path toward a sustainable, resilient future by solving environmental and societal
issues such as risk reduction of natural disasters or fighting diseases
Green Technology

Social Innovation & Inclusion

Recovery & Resilience

Carbon neutral, climate change
predictions
green materials, recycling
resources ‫؞؞؞‬

Regional revitalization, creatingsocial value, support & solving
problems of communities ‫؞؞؞‬Disaster Science, nuclear
decontamination, fighting infectious
diseases, next-gen medicine,resilient ICT‫؞؞؞‬27

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Conclusions• We can’t response more than prepared.
• Disaster prevention/preparedness can certainly reduce thedamage, but it cannot be reduced to zero.
• Appropriate disaster Information/knowledge should save lives.
• Judgment and response are required under uncertain
circumstances.
• For this, it is necessary to build a resilient society.
– Resilience is the ability to anticipate, respond and adapt to
unexpected disruptions(ISO 22316 ) including any kind of RISK
such as the COVID-19.

• Resilience system at all phase for disaster management
cycle should save community.

28

048

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Topic 1：
 When society is faced with a difficult situation such as alarge‐scale disaster or a new coronavirus pandemic in the
future, what role will universities be expected to play?
 What kind of approaches/strategies/initiatives do you think
are necessary for universities to contribute to the creation ofa resilient society?
Please specify the key concept in one or two words, and briefly
explain the reason.

Topic 2：HeKKSaGOn is an alliance of six leading universities in Japan andGermany. Looking towards the future, what do you think will be
the significance and strength of the cooperation andcollaboration between Japan and Germany in terms ofeducation and research?

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VIRTUAL POSTER SESSION
FOR EARLY - CAREERRESEARCHERSVIRTUAL POSTER SESSION FOREARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS

PROGRAM

Friday, September 10, 2021

08 : 30 - 09 : 50 (DE) / 15 : 30 - 16 : 50 (JP)DE

JP

Contents

08 : 30 - 08 : 33

1 5 : 30 - 1 5 : 33

Opening
Moderators:- Dr. Tafrishi Seyed Amir (Specially Appointed AssistantProfessor, School of Engineering, Tohoku University)- Dr. Tomas Kulvicius (Postdoctoral Researcher,
Department for Computational Neuroscience,
University of Göttingen)

08 : 33 - 09 : 45

1 5 : 33 - 1 6 : 45

Poster Presentations and Q&A* A5-min slot (3-min presentation and 2-min Q&A) for
each presenter

08 : 33 - 08 : 38

1 5 : 33 - 1 5 : 38

08 : 38 - 08 : 43

1 5 : 38 - 1 5 : 43

08 : 43 - 08 : 48

1 5 : 43 - 1 5 : 48

08 : 48 - 08 : 53

1 5 : 48 - 1 5 : 53

* Refer to the eight HeKKSaGOn Working Group (Project
1 to Project 8) project's titles listed at the end of thisProgram.
- Tafrishi Seyed Amir [ Project 4 ](Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, School ofEngineering, Tohoku University)"Moonshot R & D Initiatives in Japan & Adaptable
Robots in Future Societies"- Akihisa Yamamoto [ Project 1 ](Assistant Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies,
Kyoto University)"A Decade of My Scientific Activity with HeKKSaGOn"- Moritz Tremmel [ Project 1 ](PhD student, Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology)"Entering the working group 'Next-Generation
Biomedical Sciences-Fusion of Molecular Engineering,
Imaging and Modeling' "- Yuwei Liu [ Project 2 ](Ph.D. student, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka
University)"Comparison of the Therapeutic Effects of [211 At]
NaAt and [131 I] NaI in an NIS-expressing Thyroid
Cancer Mouse Model"

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DE

JP

Contents

08 : 53 - 08 : 58

1 5 : 53 - 1 5 : 58

08 : 58 - 09 : 03

1 5 : 58 - 1 6 : 03

09 : 03 - 09 : 08

1 6 : 03 - 1 6 : 08

- Vani Novita Alviani [Project 3](Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environmental
Studies, Tohoku University)"Geothermal hot spring utilization to hydrogen energy"- Hiroya Kawai [Project 5](PhD student, Graduate School of Information Sciences,
Tohoku University)"Understanding and Visualizing Deep Face Recognition"- Philipp Lösel [Project 5](Research Associate, Data Mining and Uncertainty
Quantification, Heidelberg University)"Large-scale Analysis of The Honey Bee Brain Using
Micro-CT Imaging and Deep Learning"(Short Break)052

09 : 1 0 - 09 : 1 5

16:10-16:15

09 : 1 5 - 09 : 20

1 6 : 1 5 - 1 6 : 20

09 : 20 - 09 : 25

1 6 : 20 - 1 6 : 25

09 : 25 - 09 : 30

1 6 : 25 - 1 6 : 30

09 : 30 - 09 : 35

1 6 : 30 - 1 6 : 35

09 : 35 - 09 : 40

1 6 : 35 - 1 6 : 40

The 8th German-Japanese University Presidents' Conference
Virtual Poster Session for Early-Career Researchers- Tomas Kulvicius [Project 4](Postdoctoral Researcher, Department for Computational
Neuroscience, University of Göttingen)"Using Robotics and Machine Learning Methods for
Improved Diagnostics of Movement Disorders in
Adults and Young Children"- Shinichiro Kobayashi [Project 6](PhD student, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)"Symmetry and eigenvalues of graphs"- Benjamin Eltzner [Project 6](Researcher, Institute for Mathematical Stochastics,
University of Göttingen)"Data Space Geometry Leading to Smeary
Asymptotic Rates"- Sebastian Maslow [Project 7](PhD Student Heidelberg University)"Crisis Narratives, North Korea and the Transformationof Japan’s Postwar Security System"- Momoka Asano [Project 7](MA student, Heidelberg-Kyoto Joint M.A. Degreein Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University &Kyoto University)"The Image of God Who Is Hidden, Who Is Trampled"- Takuma Melber [Project 8](Lecturer, Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural
Studies(HCTS), Heidelberg University)"From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima and Nagasaki:
Commemorative culture and legacies of World War II in
the relationship of Japan and the United States of America"

DE

JP

Contents

09 : 40 - 09 : 45

1 6 : 40 - 1 6 : 45

- Nobuyuki Nakamura [Project 8](Specially Appointed Researcher, Osaka Schoolof International Public Policy, Osaka University)"Debating Conflicting World Orders: The JapanAmerica Student Conference during theTranswar Period"

09 : 45 - 09 : 50

1 6 : 45 - 1 6 : 50

Closing

Eight HeKKSaGOn Working Group Projects
Project title

Lead coordinator

Project 1

Next-Generation Biomedical SciencesFusion of Molecular Engineering, Imaging,and ModelingProf. Dr. Motomu Tanaka,
Heidelberg University

Project 2

Quantum Innovation by Interdisciplinary
Medical Research

Prof. Dr. Takashi Nakano,
Osaka University

Project 3

Mineral and energy resource systems forresilient, sustainable societies

Prof. Dr. Kazuyo Matsubae,
Tohoku University

Project 4

Robotics for Health, Well-being, Safe andResilient Societies

Prof. Dr. Kazuya Yoshida,
Tohoku University

Project 5

HeKKSaGOnConference and Summer School: Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour,"The Digital World: Data Science, Artificial
University of GöttingenIntelligence, and Robotics"

Project 6

Mathematics at the Interface of Science andTechnology

Prof. Dr. Wilderich Tuschmann,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Project 7

Asian and Transcultural Studies: The Next
Generation

Prof. Dr. Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano,
Kyoto University

Project 8

Recreating Global History from Asian
Perspectives: The Twentieth-Century World in
Turmoil

Prof. Dr. Shigeru Akita,
Osaka University

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PLENARY SESSION- Presentations from theStudents' Workshop Groups

055-064- Research Plan Reports from theWorking Group Projects
065-098- Summary Report of the
8th Presidents' Conference099-100

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STUDENTS' WORKSHOP GROUPSGROUP A
University

Name

Faculty / Department

Year of Study

Tohoku University

Ziguo Lan

School of Medicine

M1

Osaka University

Yukie Kawakatsu

School of Letters

B3

Heidelberg
University

Fiona Modigell

Institute of Japanese Studies

B2

Kyoto University/
Heidelberg
University

Elena Panter

Graduate School of Letters/Joint
Degree Master in Transcultural
Studies

M2

Faculty / Department

Year of StudyGROUP B
University

Name

Tohoku University

Chisato Tanaka

School of Medicine

B3

Tohoku University

Misai Shoji

School of Economics

B4

Osaka University

Kejriwal Tanvi

School of Human Science

B3

Osaka University

Miho Kaneko

School of Foreign Studies

B1

Heidelberg
University

Jörg Holsten

Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

M2

University of
Göttingen

Kevin Kepa

Graduate School of Letters

B3

Name

Faculty / Department

GROUP C
University

Year of Study

Tohoku University

Yang Xiao

Graduate School of Law

D1

Tohoku University

Haruo Ogawa

School of Economics

B4

Osaka University

Mao Sudo

School of Engineering

B3

Heidelberg
University

Paula Wippermann Psychology

B3

University of
Göttingen

Lucas Spanaus

B2

Medical School

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GROUP CHeKKSaGOn:
8th German-Japanese University
Presidents’ Conference
Yang Xiao
Haruo Ogawa
Mao Sudo
Paula Wippermann
Lucas Spanaus

Our Team(Tohoku University㸧(Tohoku University㸧
(Osaka University㸧
(Heidelberg University㸧
(Gottingen University㸧

BackgroundImpact of the pandemic (advantage )-online teaching system is developing
easy to collaborate with students across grades/countries

Existing problem within universities-

hard to talk about interesting themes and shareknowledge from one’s majordifficult to participate in academic conferences as students

Theme

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knowledge exchange

sharing interesting facts

Target Group

Periodall students (regardless of major/semester)
basic level of English required
unlimited number of participants
divided into 10 people groups (diverse)

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once a week for 2 months(8 sessions)length of session 1 hourNature of Activities-

live online group sessions-

short presentations from participants about topic of choice
everyone presents 2 times (1 scientific, 1 culture)-small break out sessions to talk about input
moderator for each session

Learning Goals
exchange of cultural knowledge and experiences
training of scientific communication, presentation and language skills
evaluation: small survey or reflection talk at the end

Outcomeintroduction into new topics and fields of research with new perspectives
meeting and getting to know new people

Benefits for Universities-

strengthening of friendships between universities-

offering students the opportunity of international interaction
possible start of collaborations (internationalization of universities)-

enhances knowledge exchange between students
can cultivate individual students’ knowledge so that they can makeinnovations or launch new projects

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Summary
Activity㸸”Knowledge Exchange”

Background㸸 ࣭Use advantages of pandemic
situation
universities

࣭Solve existing problems ofGoals㸸
࣭Exchange of knowledge andexperience㸦presentation, language, communication)

࣭Improve variety of skills

Outcomes㸸 ࣭Get new knowledge andperspectives
Benefits for Universities 㸸࣭Stronger
friendships

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࣭Meet new people

NewPLENARY SESSIONRESEARCH PLAN REPORTS
FROM THE WORKING GROUPPROJECTS
Project title

Lead coordinator

Project 1

Next-Generation Biomedical SciencesFusion of Molecular Engineering, Imaging, andModeling

Prof. Dr. Motomu Tanaka,
Heidelberg University

Project 2

Quantum Innovation by Interdisciplinary
Medical Research

Prof. Dr. Takashi Nakano,
Osaka University

Project 3

Mineral and energy resource systems forresilient, sustainable societies

Prof. Dr. Kazuyo Matsubae,
Tohoku University

Project 4

Robotics for Health, Well-being, Safe andResilient Societies

Prof. Dr. Kazuya Yoshida,
Tohoku University

Project 5

HeKKSaGOn Conference and Summer School:"The Digital World: Data Science, Artificial
Intelligence, and Robotics"

Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour,
University of Göttingen

Project 6

Mathematics at the Interface of Science andTechnology

Prof. Dr. Wilderich Tuschmann,Karlsruhe Institute ofTechnology

Project 7

Asian and Transcultural Studies: The Next
Generation

Prof. Dr. Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano,
Kyoto University

Project 8

Recreating Global History from Asian
Perspectives: The Twentieth-Century World in
Turmoil

Prof. Dr. Shigeru Akita,
Osaka University

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PROJECT 1

WG1: Next-Generation Biomedical Sciences- Fusion of Molecular Engineering, Imaging, and Modeling Lead Coordinator
Motomu Tanaka (Biophysics)
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University
Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University
Coordinators
Martin Bastmeyer (Neurobiology)
Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hiroshi Suito (Mathematics)
Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University

Our former WG 1 “Life and Natural Science Fusion” (2010 – 2020)

Thanks to serious and continuous commitments by the WG members (Martin!), it was
not only a great scientific success (many joint publications) but also a big fun.

HeKKSaGOn Meeting in Heidelberg (2019)
Hosted undergrad/grad students,
invited new/junior colleagues, andstarted the discussion for future

Call for New WGs (2020): Discussion among Coordinators
We agreed to create an international hub of outstanding
researchers, who can work together to:• pioneer new biomedical researches under 3 pillars• nurture next generation through top-level research, and• strengthen our HeKKSaGOn partnership066

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New Three Pillars & Key Players (Just a Few)

E. Blasco (Chem)

Y. Takashima (Chem) F. Tamanoi (Nano)

H. Suito (Math)

Molecular Engineering

J. Korvink (Eng)Modeling

K. Svadlenka (Math)Imaging / Analyzing in vitro & in vivo
U. Schwarz (Phys)
Y. Saijo (Eng)A. Yamamoto (Phys)

H. Yoshikawa (Phys)
ex-Postdoc in HD

M. Bastmeyer (Bio)H. Seno (Med)ex-HeKKSaGOn student 2012

Showcase Research Resulting in a Publication
Mechanical manipulation of single cells with supramolecularhydrogels integrated into printed 3D microscaffolds
M. Bastmeyer (Leader)
M. Wegener
E. Blasco
M. Tanaka
Y. Takashima
M. Nakahata (ex-HeKKSaGOn student 2013)
Hippler, ...Nakahata, Takashima,.., Blasco, Wegener*, Tanaka* & Bastmeyer*, Science Advances (2020)
Showcasing how the engineering ofmolecular systems provides with a novel toolin biomedical science.

Showcase Research by Students
Students

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Assistant Professor
Biophysics (Poster)ex-HeKKSaGOn student
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Medical Director
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Bachelor Student
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cancelled, now in KUIASǻW>PLQ@

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PhD student
Biology (Poster)Internship in Kyoto(2019)

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Moritz will stay for 3 months in Kyoto, supported by
DAAD-Kyoto Programm (Bastmeyer/Tanaka).

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WorkshopshoopʰMedicine and Numerical Analysissʱ

Sept. 18 and 19
2020 (Zoom)

Welcome Remarks
Prof. N. Minato
President (Med)Prof. S. Mori

> 200 participants

KUIAS (Math)

Speakers
COPD
Left: H. Suito (Math)Right: J. Tominaga (Med)Organizers

M. Tanaka

Director General

T. Hatsuda

CancerLeft: H. Seno (Med)Right: A. Yamamoto (Phys)

T. Sakajo

Networking / Molecular Engineering
German Excellence Cluster “3D Matter Made to Order”
Blasco, Tanaka, Bastmeyer & Wegener
MEXT Innovative Area “Aquatic Functional Materials”
Nakahata, Yamamoto, Tanaka & Takashima
As the goals and strongholds of two centers are fullycomplementary, Tanaka acted as the organizer.
Unfortunately, the meeting was cancelled in the lastminutes due to corona pandemic.
Once the situation permits, we are ready to revive thecenter-to-center cooperation.
Hiroshi: potential link to AIMR?

Thanks to -Our Presidents and Vice Presidents for International Affairs
for your understanding and continuous support.
Our WG Members (past, present and future)
for all your commitments and great time we share.
Offices of International Affairs, Research Administration• Heidelberg: Dr. J. Gerke, O. Piller, S. Schenck (Kyoto Office)• KIT: O. Schmidt• Kyoto: C. Kanno, T. Sonobe
for your patience (!), and support.
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PROJECT 2HeKKSaGOn WG report“Quantum Innovation by
Interdisciplinary Medical Research”
Tadashi Watabe1 / Takashi Nakano2
Graduate School of Medicine1,
Research Center for Nuclear Physics2
Osaka University

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CollaborativeclinicalresearchwithHeidelbergUniversity
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6Projectresearchplanfor2021• Onlinemeetingforcontinuingbasicresearch
ineachinstitutionandextendtotheinternationalcollaborativeresearch.
• Thegoalistomakeapossiblecollaboration
planinthefieldofnuclearmedicinewithHeKKSaGOn alliancemembers,basedon
theirexperienceincludingyoungresearchers.
• Milestone1) Determinationofthepossible
collaborationplanforgroupworkingineach
speciality
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fundingtostartthecollaborativeresearch• Mutualexchangevisitscanbeplannedif
Coronavirusallowsustodoso,mainlyby
youngstudents,doctorsandscientistsfor
directdiscussionforthecollaborationresearch.
• Milestone2) Submissionofinternational
researchgrantsineachspeciality bygroup
discussionandmutualexchange
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Greenhydrogenproductiontechnologiess and
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PROJECT 4
8th HeKKSaGOn Presidents’ Conference
organized by Tohoku University
September 9-10, 2021

Robotics for Health, Well-being,
Safe and Resilient Societies
HeKKSaGOn Robotics Working Group
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
Tohoku University, Japan
Kazuya Yoshida

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Safe and Resilient Societies

Robotics WG Members
Coordinators:
Prof. Kazuya Yoshida, Tohoku University
Prof. Tamim Asfour, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Participating scholars:Prof. Franziska Mathis-Ullrich, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Prof. Gerhard Neumann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Prof. Rüdiger Dillmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Prof. Florentin Wörgötter, University of Göttingen
Dr. Alexander Schubert, Heidelberg University
Prof. Katja Mombaur, University of Waterloo (Canada)/ Heidelberg University
Prof. Fumitoshi Matsuno, Kyoto University
Prof. Takayuki Kanda, Kyoto University
Assoc. Prof. Shinya Aoi, Kyoto University
Assoc. Prof. Takahiro Endo, Kyoto University
Prof. Koh Hosoda, Osaka University
Prof. Satoshi Tadokoro, Tohoku University
Prof. Yasuhisa Hirata, Tohoku University

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Safe and Resilient Societies

Population aging, natural disasters, severe weather, andthe COVID-19 pandemic are priority issues of our society

Essential Workers in the NEW NORMAL
under the pandemic

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Safe and Resilient Societies

Robotics and AI are crucial for Health, Well-being, Safeand Resilient Societies
1. Robots will interact and collaborate with humans
2. Robots will assist humans and predict consequences of actions
3. Robots will work in complex and challenging environments

Robots have to workin Real-World!

Robotics for Health, Well-being,
Safe and Resilient Societies

Our goal is to research & develop Robot-AI systems
to improve the quality of our everyday life
ROBOTICS & AI emphasizes– the interaction between cognitive abilities and intelligent bodies– perception-action coupling for intelligent behavior

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Safe and Resilient Societies

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Topics for our collaboration (2)Robotics for Health, Well-being,
Safe and Resilient Societies

Topics for our collaboration (3)Robotics for Health, Well-being,
Safe and Resilient Societies

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Topics for our collaboration (5)Poster presentations by early-career researchers:z “Using Robotics and Machine Learning Methods for Improved Diagnostics
of Movement Disorders in Adults and Young Children”
Tomas Kulvicius, University of Göttingenz “Moonshot R&D Initiatives in Japan & Adaptable Robots in Future
Societies” Seyed Amir Tafrishi, Tohoku University

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Safe and Resilient Societies

Past and future collaborative activities• Tohoku University Engineering Summer Program on Robotics– Participation from KIT (2015, 2017, 2019)– Participation from Göttingen (2018)• Undergraduate student from KIT at Kyoto University• Meeting at ICRA, May 2019, Montreal, Canada• SWARM conference 2019
(Organizer: Kyoto Univ; PC: from all other universities)• Workshop “Robotics and AI”/Presidents’ conference, Sep 2019, Heidelberg• Online Workshop “Robotics for Health, Well-being, Safe and Resilient Societies,”
Mar 29, 2021
• DARS-SWARM conference 2021
(Organizer: Kyoto Univ; AdCom and PC: from other universities), June 2021
• Presidents’ conference, Sep 9-10, 2021
• Online Workshops and WG meetings at Presidents’ conferences are plannedfor every upcoming year

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Safe and Resilient Societies

Online Workshop on Mar 29, 2021

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September 2019 in Heidelberg

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HeKKSaGOn
Project Report of Robotics Working Group
September 2021
Approved Project Title:
Robotics for Health, Well-being, Safe and Resilient Societies
Lead coordinators
Name: Kazuya Yoshida
Position: Professor
Institution: Tohoku University
Department, Faculty: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Aerospace
Engineering
Name: Tamim Asfour
Position: Professor
Institution: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Department, Faculty: Department of Informatics, Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics
Participating scholars / scientists
Name: Franziska Mathis-Ullrich
Position: Junior Professor
Institution: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Department, Faculty: Department of Informatics, Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics
Name: Gerhard Neumann
Position: Professor
Institution: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Department, Faculty: Department of Informatics, Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics
Name: Rüdiger Dillmann
Position: Professor
Institution: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Department, Faculty: Department of Informatics, Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics
Name: Florentin Wörgötter
Position: Professor
Institution: University of GöttingenInst. Physics 3, Department: Comp. Neuroscience and Robotics
Name: Alexander Schubert
Position: Scientific Manager
Institution: Heidelberg University

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Department, Faculty: Heidelberg Center for Motion Research
Name: Katja Mombaur
Position: Professor
Institution: University of Waterloo (Canada)
Department, Faculty: CERC Chair in Human-Centred Robotics and Machine Intelligence[Note that Prof. Katja Mombaur was Head of Optimization, Robotics and Biomechanics Chair
at Institute of Computer Engineering of Heidelberg University and moved to University ofWaterloo, recently. She and her students in Heidelberg will continuously participate in the
proposed HeKKSaGOn project.]
Name: Fumitoshi Matsuno
Position: Professor
Institution: Kyoto University
Department, Faculty: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science
Name: Takayuki Kanda
Position: Professor
Institution: Kyoto University
Department, Faculty: Department of Social Informatics
Name: Shinya Aoi
Position: Associate Professor
Institution: Kyoto University
Department, Faculty: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Name: Takahiro Endo
Position: Associate Professor
Institution: Kyoto University
Department, Faculty: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science
Name: Koh Hosoda
Position: Professor
Institution: Osaka University
Department, Faculty: Graduate School of Engineering Science
Name: Satoshi Tadokoro
Position: Professor
Institution: Tohoku University
Department, Faculty: Graduate School of Information Sciences
Name: Yasuhisa Hirata
Position: Professor
Institution: Tohoku University
Department, Faculty: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Robotics

1. Introduction of the project
Robotics is an interdisciplinary research area that involves mechanics, electronics,
computer science, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence and even more. It is a key
technology for health, well-being, safe and resilient society, by expanding our ability andchanging our lifestyle.
The development of the intuitive and efficient human-machine interfaces has enabled avariety of applications. One is the robots that snuggle up with humans to provide assistancefor handicapped persons and care for the elderly generation. Advancement of robotics
combined with biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence and neuroscience improves the2082

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quality of life. Another application is remotely-operated robots for hazardous operations at
locations that are difficult and/or dangerous to access such as mining, construction,
contaminated sites, disaster response, and space exploration. The capability to present a
sense of realism and execute appropriate actions beyond distance and time develops a new
teleoperation ability. An extreme application in this direction is outer space exploration thatwill expand the boundary of our scientific knowledge and our habitable zones in the future.
The recent rapid progress of AI and machine learning technologies bring synergies torobotics to create higher-level of motion intelligence in these applications.
Today, we are facing difficult challenges of natural disasters and emerging deceases. In
particular, COVID-19 imposes a new normal lifestyle to prevent the infection to the virus bykeeping enough distances. The robotics that enables substantial snuggling-up interaction atlarge physical distance will also contribute in such situations.
In the project, we have an online workshop and an in-person workshop every year tofacilitate the discussions among the participating researchers from the six HeKKSaGOn
Universities, to promote substantial collaborations using possible Germany-Japan funding
schemes and to accelerate the exchange of young researchers such as PhD students andPostdoc fellows.
2. Contribution of Robotics and AI to the sustainable development of society
Robotics is crucial for one of the HeKKSaGOn priority areas, that is health, well-being,safe and resilient society, as it provides cutting-edge technologies and solutions toenhance human abilities and address changes in our lifestyle.
The development of intuitive and efficient human-machine interfaces has enabled avariety of applications. One is the robots that snuggle up with humans to provide assistancefor handicapped persons and care for the elderly generation. The advancement of robotics
combined with biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence and neuroscience improves thequality of life. Another application is remotely-operated robots for hazardous operations at
locations that are difficult and/or dangerous to access, such as mining, construction,
contaminated sites, disaster response, and space exploration.
The recent rapid progress of AI and machine learning technologies bring synergies torobotics to create higher-level of motion intelligence in these applications. Robotics and AI
technology and their applications can offer solutions to the problems that our society is facing,such as assisting handicapped persons, caring for elderly generations, medical treatments
and disaster responses.
In addition, we are facing more and more difficult challenges of natural disasters andemerging diseases. In particular, COVID-19 imposes a new normal lifestyle to prevent theinfection of the virus by keeping enough distances. A number of questions have been raisedand discussed on how we can maintain the essential works for making our societysustainable. Robotics and AI will offer substantial solutions to these problems by enabling
physical actions from a distance in smart, comfortable and intuitive ways.
3. History and on-going discussions in the Robotics Working Group
From the beginning of the HeKKSaGOn Conference, the Robotics Working Group has
been actively discussing up-to-date issues for the challenges and opportunities in the 21stCentury among the robotics professors from the six universities. In the recent conference in
Heidelberg in October 2019, we had focused discussions on Robotics and AI.
Today’s AI technology achieves superhuman performance in computer vision andspeech, medical diagnosis and games. This has been done along with the progress ofadvanced computing architectures to handle a large amount of data, machine learning (DeepLearning) and new hardware (sensors, computers, few robots.) But a recent discussion withrepresentatives from industry has shown that industry is increasingly troubled about modern
AI due to the lack of proven robustness, standardization and transparency of the technology
for the developers and users. After the discussion in Heidelberg, we agreed as an answer tothe key questions in Robotics and AI that we should move toward the research anddevelopment of robot systems for real-world applications with the enhanced features of safe,
secure and trustworthy with social acceptance, as well as ethical and legal aspects.

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Our project aims to facilitate the discussions among the participating researchers topromote substantial collaborations using possible Germany-Japan funding schemes andaccelerate the exchange of young researchers such as PhD students and Postdoc fellows.
Seeking external funding opportunities and implementing substantial collaborations, andyoung researchers' involvement are crucial and will result in sustainable growth.
4. Chronological list of our collaborative activities in Robotics WG
y Tohoku University Engineering Summer Program on Robotics– Participation from KIT (2015, 2017, 2019)– Participation from Göttingen (2018)y Undergraduate student from KIT at Kyoto University
y Meeting at ICRA, May 2019, Montreal, Canaday SWARM conference 2019
(Organizer: Kyoto Univ; PC: from all other universities)y Workshop “Robotics and AI”/Presidents’ conference, Sep 2019, Heidelberg
y Online Workshop “Robotics for Health, Well-being, Safe and Resilient Societies,”
Mar 29, 2021
y DARS-SWARM conference 2021
(Organizer: Kyoto Univ; AdCom and PC: from all other universities), Jun 1-4, 2021
y Presidents’ conference, Sep 9-10, 2021

y Online Workshops and WG meetings at Presidents’ conferences are plannedfor every upcoming year
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Working Group

Producing Transcultural People--Educational Cooperation-HeKKSaGOn, September 10, 2021
Harald Fuess

Transcultural Group Coordinators at each University

Sachsenmaier,GöttingenOno, Tohoku

Wada, Kyoto
Fuess, Heidelberg

Yoshida, Osaka

Past Achievements:
New Structures of Cooperation in Graduate Education
M.A. in Transcultural Studies since 2011 (Heidelberg): 125 students from 34
nations; Joint M.A. Degree with Kyoto University (full quota of 20 students),
model for Erasmus Mundus in Global Markets for Glasgow-GöttingenKyoto.
PhD Double Degree Program with Tohoku University (Law/Letters) model for
Joint PhD GS Asia/Transcultural Heidelberg/Ca. Foscari University in
Venice.
Visiting Professorships: Toshiba Foundation, DAAD Visiting Professorships
and GS Int. Japanese Studies (20 professors for 1-3 months in last 5 years).
2021/2022 Profs: Kawaguchi/Tohoku and Takezawa/Kyoto, Hirata/Osaka
Joint online teaching Heidelberg-Osaka with Arokay-Iikura GSL (WiSe 2021)
Joint M.A. Degree online teaching (Fuess SoSe 2021)
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Continuous External Funding Stream about two million euro for mobility measuresfrom Heidelberg to Japanese HeKKSaGOn Humanities units
Last DAAD grants for Osaka (ISAP/Arokay) and Kyoto (ISAP/Fuess) totaling over
500.000 euro 2019-2023, received/applied for 600.000 euro for 2019-21/2022-2026
Japanese side support: tuition waiver, university housing and monkasho scholarships

 Doctoral and postdoctoral exchange up to a total of 15
people per year (6-24 months), minimum 3 per university
 B.A. undergraduate exchange needs more coherent English-language offeringsand pairing but contract expansion still recommended to 10 people per university

HeKKSaGOn Multilateral Learning of Bilateral Best PracticeCurrent Multilateral Activities:
Transcultural Encounters Conference
New Normal Lifestyles during/post-COVID-19: from Crisis to Opportunity
The 14th Next-Generation Global Workshop"New Normal Lifestyles during/post-COVID-19: from Crisis to Opportunity"
Date: 25 -26 September 2021
Venue: The Workshop will be held online

Day 1(Online)September 25 (SAT)

All times in Japan Standard Time (UTC +9)
Session A ZOOM LINK (TBA)

Next Generation
Two Day Workshop
for

12:00-12:25
Presentation 1

12:25-12:50
Presentation 2

12:50-13:15
Presentation 3

Chaired by Lu Yang (Kyoto University, Japan)

12:00-12:25
Presentation
1
Chaired by Abolfazl Ahangariahangarkolaei (The University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong)

1
Yiming Wang (Kyoto University, Japan)

5
Alain Noindonmon Hien (Tohoku University, Japan)(Organized by Kyoto U.)

12:25-12:50
On Education Inequality in Burkina Faso:
Presentation 2
Additional Evidence from the COVID-19 Containment Measures

The Role of Government in Ecological Agricultural Development in China:
Changing from State-driven to State-coordinated6
Renee Grace Tila (Kyoto University, Japan)2
Jialu Lei (Beijing Foreign Studies University, China)
3
Wakana Tateishi (Kyoto University, Japan)

The Influence of Nature Conservation on the Vegetation of Mountain Meadows“Ohanabatake”
in Mt. Ibuki.

14:25-14:50
Presentation 2

Session 2B
Education

13
Meghna Khurania (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

9
Gemei Jiang (Kyoto University, Japan)

Student’s Choice for Vocational Education and Labour Market Aspirations:
15:15-15:40
A Study of Select ITIs in Delhi
Presentation 4

Nurse as National Heroine: Female Heroism during Covid-19 in China

10
Prasenjit Bose (University of Delhi, India)

15:40-16:05
Presentation 4
16:05-16:35
Comments and discussion

14

16
Hardik Dua (Delhi School of Economics, India)

28
Yi-lin Tsai (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

Revealing Vulnerabilities of Children in Poverty:
The Limitation of Face-to-Face Support Activities under the COVID-19

Risk Society on Facebook during the Outbreak Epidemic in Taiwan

25
Gaia Varone (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)

29
Bingyi Zhang (Beijing Normal University, China)

SDGs and Emergency Online Learning Spaces:
Critical Dialogue as a Way to Develop Social Responsibility in the “New Normal”

From Hair Loss to Scars: Social Media Presentation and Feedback on Women's Bodies in
the Prevention and Control of the COVID-19

30
Shoko Nishida (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)

26
Tori Homma (Kyoto University, Japan)

Working in Japanese Where You are Right Now:
Internship Program at Ca' Foscari University as a Case Study

Immigration Law Creating Uncertainty in Education and Future of Children

Michèle Forte(University of Strasbourg)

Björn-Ole Kamm
(Kyoto University)

Break

Session 5A
Intimacy and Family

Session 5B
Post-Covid World (II)

Chaired by Zixuan Zhang (Kyoto University, Japan)

Memorizing No More: Redefining “Education” in Cities

Sandra SCHAAL(Strasbourg University)

Marcella Mariotti(Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

16:25-16:50
Presentation 1

Break
17:15-17:40
Presentation 3

Round Table Session

Digital Communication Ethics found in Indonesian Young Communication Scholars’
Writings:
A Theoretical Explication

24
Yota Watanabe (Tohoku University, Japan)

15
16:10-16:25
Margherita Melotti (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)

16:50-17:15
Presentation 2

16:50-18:20

Session 4B
Social Media and Communication

Chaired by Gemei Jiang (Kyoto University, Japan)

27
Hendar Putranto (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

23
Amita Shova Tuladhar (Lumbini Buddhist University, Nepal
Online Learning of Buddhism during/post-COVID in the Kathmandu Valley

Peingamla Ramror (University of Delhi, India) 15:40-16:10
discussion
A Sociological Enquiry on the Interface between Education andComments
Customaryand
Law
in theContext of Naga Women

12
Yunyan Li (University of Bristol, UK)

Kobayashi Mai(Kyoto University)

Break

Learning Japanese Sign Language as a Foreign Language:
The Impact of Online Tools in Creating Equal Learning Opportunities for Deaf Students

Women's Everyday Experiences in Modernised China--One Country, Multiple Stories

16:35-16:50

I shop, therefore who am I?

22
Saranya (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

Session 4A
Education during Pandamic

14:00-14:25
Presentation 1

14:50-15:15
Chaired by Gaia Varone (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)
Presentation 3

Redefining Socially Normative Men and Their Overall Social Functioning:
Opportunities & Challenges due to Covid-19 Pandemic

21
Giorgia Serpani (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy)

India’s Unsung Corona Warriors: Challenges and Prospects for ASHA Workers

Chaired by Hardik Dua (Delhi School of Economics, India)

Yen-Fen Tseng(National Taiwan University)

Session 2A
Gender11
Zixuan Zhang (Kyoto University, Japan)

18
Lu Yang (Kyoto University, Japan)

Alternative Rural Sustainable Development Approach:
A Case Study of Social Innovation Initiative, 'Time for Agri'

Thai Undocumented Workers in South Korea:
Migration Patterns, and Causes of Migration

Motherhood of New Middle-Class Women in Elementary and Junior High SchoolChildren's Afterschool Education --Women in Nanjing and Shanghai as Survey Object--

Modernity and the Question of Banality of Crisis: Arendt, Shariati, and the Human
Condition

19

Break

Chaired by Rizqi Amalia (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

15:15-15:40
Presentation 3

20
Abolfazl Ahangariahangarkolaei (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Learning from the Management of Child-friendly Integrated Public Space in the Midst of
COVID-19 Pandemic (Case Study of Rusun Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, Indonesia)

8
Pakorn Phalapong (National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)

Asato Wako
(Kyoto University)

14:50-15:15
Presentation 2

Chaired by Pakorn Phalapong (National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan)

17
Paulus Bagus Sugiyono (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Accumulation by Dispossession in Urban Development New in Tangerang:
A Case Study of Alam Sutera
13:45-14:00

Governance of Thematic Kampungs into Tourist Destinations by the Tangerang City
Government

14:25-14:50
Presentation 1

Session 3B
Post-Covid World (I)Chaired by Rani Titis Sukowati (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

Sumedha Priyadarshini & Parul Dubey (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai,
12:50-13:15
Quitting the Race to the Bottom? Small Farmer Empowerment in Alternative Banana
India)
Presentation 3
TradeRe-imagining Sustainability in the Post-Covid World: A Case Study of Jamshedpur and Gurugram,India
in the Philippines
Raphaella Dwianto
13:15-13:45
7(Universitas Indonesia)
Destario Sagita Fahmi (Universitas Indonesia, Comments
Indonesia)and discussion

4
Rani Titis Sukowati (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

14:10-14:25

September 26 (SUN)All times in Japan Standard Time (UTC +9)

Session 1B
Inequality and Poverty

The Characteristics of Japanese Democratic Politics from the Perspective of the Second
Modernity——An Investigation Centered on Civil Society Participation

13:40-14:10
Comments and discussion

25-26 Sept 2021

Day 2

Session 3A
Urban and Rural Development

Session 1A
Governance and Public Policy

13:15-13:40
Presentation 4

Graduate Students

Session B ZOOM LINK (TBA)

Opening Remarks: Yasuyuki Kono (Kyoto University) (TBC)
Emiko Ochiai (Kyoto University)

11:40-12:00

17:40-18:05
Presentation 4

Chaired by Prasenjit Bose (University of Delhi, India)

31
Rizqi Amalia (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)

35
Sampurna Das (University of Delhi, India)

Definition of Family Amongst Millennial Women in Jakarta (A Study of Six Urban
Millennial Women)

Covid-19 Food Relief Packages and Imaginings of the Indian State32
Yen-hsuan Huang (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

36
Marjorie Ablanido Maido (Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary)

Gender Politics in Transnational Families:
Practices of Long Distance Intimacy among Chinese Students in Taiwan

The Community Pantry: Reliving the Filipino Spirit of Bayanihan

33
Binit Gurung (University of Delhi, India)

37
Suhyun Lee (Heidelberg University, Germany)

Understanding Socio-economics of Intimacy in the times of Dating apps in South Asia

34
Zilu Wang (University of Bristol, UK)

Parental Involvement in Online Mathematic Homework: A Study of Chinese Primary
School Students in Covid-19 Outbreak

18:05-18:35
Comments and discussion

38
Daniel Lombard (University of Bristol, UK)

Negotiating the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Perspective of Care Workers and Managers
Supporting Older People in England

Gan Su Wan(Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman)

Pekka Korhonen(University of Jyväskylä)

Break

18:35-18:50

18:50-19:30

Alternative or “New Normal”: Shifting Trend of K-pop Concerts in COVID-19 Time

Wrap up Session

Future Multilateral Activities:
Transcultural Encounters Workshop Series
Global Asian and Transcultural Studies (GATS)
History, Society, and Culture2022 Workshop at Heidelberg University (Gender and Culture)
Lead: Professor Emiko Ochiai and Professor Ute Hüsken
2023 Workshop at Osaka University (Global History and Memory)
Lead: Professor Shigeru Akita and Professor Dominic Sachsenmaier
2024 Workshop at Heidelberg University (Cultural Heritage and “Asia”)
Lead: Professor Christiane Brosius and Professor Kaoru Nakao
2025 Workshop at Kyoto University (Visual Media and Popular Culture)
Lead: Professor Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano and Professor Barbara Mittler
2026 Workshop at Tohoku University (Literature, Language and Religion)
Lead: Professor Judit Arokay and Professor Naomi Koda

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Japanese Universities hiring from Germany

Tenured Faculty Members from Heidelberg at Kyoto University
Kamm
GS Letters

KnaudtHumanities RI

Ivings
GS Economics

Tohoku and Osaka University Job Offers
Hedinger
Tohoku Letters

Moniz-Bandeira
Tohoku Law

Klautau
Tohoku Int. Culture

Full Prof. Heé,
Osaka History

German HeKKSaGOn Universities hiring form JapanWe need more transcultural Japanese!!!

Yamamoto
Heidelberg, HCTS
(B.A. Tokyo University & Ph.D. London School of Economics)

Transcultural Education

Challenging Policies of Closure

Covid & Climate Change
Harald Fuess
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The theme of the 8th HeKKSaGOn German-Japanese University Presidents' Conference is"How universities can contribute to building healthy, safe and resilient societies." This theme
reflects our collective and individual experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has
not only threatened our health and well-being, but has also caused great socio-economic
disruption to our global society. In this time of crisis, we, the leaders of the HeKKSaGOn
universities, reaffirm our belief that the knowledge produced by higher education institutions
is important in seeking solutions to global challenges, and we agree to work together toimplement the following:
Premises
1 . Lead the advancement of multidisciplinary research and the dissemination and transfer
of knowledge to address and solve global issues in health, safety and resilience, with afocus on areas of existing academic collaboration.
2. Advance our engagement with local and global communities to help achieve the UN
Sustainable Development Goals through collaboration with each other and with otherparties in research, education, and transfer/social engagement.
3. Make the best use of existing and emerging technologies and methods of digitalization
to exchange and disseminate knowledge in research, education, and transfer/social
engagement, in addition to conducting these activities in the traditional in-person
manner.
4. Enhance organizational preparedness with respect to multi-hazards such as natural
disasters and pandemics to allow universities to continue conducting research andproviding education.

The HeKKSaGOn Alliance intends to pursue the above premises through the following
actions:- Invite both early-career and senior researchers to participate in the defined priority areasof research and education as well as on the working group projects of the HeKKSaGOn
Alliance to provide them with the opportunity to jointly contribute to solving the global
challenges for the future.
- Promote further opportunities for early-career researchers to engage in collaborations
and encourage them in particular to share their ideas for shaping the post COVID-19 era,taking into consideration their respective institutional strengths.
- 		Enable students to supplement their academic qualifications with the opportunity toexperience intercultural exchanges that allows them to grasp global challenges anddevelop innovative approaches to solving them.
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programs in order to maintain a stable environment in which the member universities
have opportunities to engage in advanced research and education development.
- Jointly disseminate outstanding research outcomes and best practices that are the resultof HeKKSaGOn activities related to globally challenging issues, especially those in thefields of health, safety and resilience, to academic communities and civil societies.
- Make every effort to resume in-person academic exchange among its members at theearliest date possible, and share the latest information on COVID-19 prevention measuresat the member universities with the assistance of the HeKKSaGOn liaison offices in Kyoto
and Heidelberg.
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presented "Trends in Japanese-German Academic
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Dr. Masahiko Hayashi

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Office Tokyo
Dorothea Mahnke

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY
Eitel

Bernhard

RectorGerke

H. Joachim

Head of International Relations Division

PillerOliverCoordinator, Cooperation Asia (except China,
Taiwan), International Relations Division

SchenkSabineHeidelberg Univesity Office, Kyoto

Weller

Marc-Philippe

Professor, Vice-Rector for International Affairs

KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Inagaki

Kyoko

Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality,
International Affairs, Public Relations, and External
Affairs

Kanno

Chiyoko

URA (University Research Administrator), KURA;
Deputy Director, Kyoto University European Center

Kerr

Ainslie

Administrative Staff, International Affairs Division

KitobaDaisuke

Deputy Director, International Affairs Division

Kono

Yasuyuki

Professor, Vice-President for International strategy;
Director, Kyoto University North American Center

Mabuchi

Mitsumasa

Director, International Affairs Division

MinatoNagahiro

President

Ogawa

KyoheiAdministrative Staff, International Affairs Division

TobitaAyako

International Relations Manager, International
Affairs Division

Yokoyama

Mika

Professor, Deputy Executive Vice-President for
Gender Equality and International Affairs; Director,
Kyoto University European Center

KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
HirthThomasVice President for Innovation and International
Affairs

RümmeleKlaus

Head, International Affairs

Schmidt

OliverHead, International Cooperation and Projects

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TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
ImamuraFumihiko

Director, International Research Institute of Disaster
Science

Kobayashi

Moto

International Program Coordinator, Global
Engagement Division

Misumi

Taeko

Specially Appointed Associate Professor/
Coordinator, Office for International Initiatives

Miyamoto

Hirohisa

Deputy Director, Global Engagement Division

Ohno

Hideo

President

Osumi

NorikoProfessor, Vice-President for Public Relations andPromotion of Diversity

Saito

Aya

Director, Global Engagement Division

Sato

Kei

Section Chief, Global Engagement Division

Ueki

Toshiya

Professor, Excecutive Vice President for General
Affairs, Financial Affairs and International Relations

Yamaguchi

Masahiro

Professor, Vice-President for Education Reformand Global Engagement

UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN
Casper-Hehne

Hiltraud

Representative for International Affairs

Falkowski

Tanja

Head of International Relations; Deputy Director of
the International Office

OSAKA UNIVERSITY

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Fukui

HarunaDeputy Chief, International Affairs Division

Ishikawa

Mayumi

Executive Assistant to the President;
Professor, Center for Global Initiatives

Kawahara

Genta

Professor, Exective Vice President

Kawazoe

Masahito

Assistant Head, International Affairs Division

KimotoYoko

Head, International Affairs Division

NishioShojiroPresident

Yamaguchi

Maiko

Chief, International Affairs Division

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