Japan-Russia Scientific Forum
Online Workshop “Language and cultures of ethnic minorities
in higher education in Russia and Hokkaido”
Date and time:

15 September 2021 (Wed), 15:00-17:50 (Japan time) /9:00-11:50 (Moscow time)

Organizers:
Hokkaido University; Moscow State University; Association of Institutions ofHigher Education of Russian Federation and Japan
Co-organizers:
North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk; Research Faculty of Media andCommunication; Graduate School of Education (Hokkaido University)
Target audience:
Arctic countries.

scholars, students and practitioners from Russia, Japan and other Arctic and non-Format:

online (via Zoom)

Languages:

English, Russian and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)

Outline:This workshop is one of the 4 sessions of the Japan-Russia Scientific Forum heldwith the aim of promoting Japan-Russia academic collaboration for the achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). It draws on the results of the following seminars which were co-organizedby the Japanese participants of the specialized section “SDGs: Environment, Resource Development
and Multicultural Education” and their Russian counterparts:
1. “Cold Lands Seminar. Session 4: Humanities (education for sustainable development andrepresentation of indigenous peoples)” held on 27 September 2019 in conjunction with the Cold Land
Seminar/Northern Sustainable Development Forum, 2019.
2. “Indigenous Media: Development Strategies” held on 29 September 2020 in conjunction with theCold Land Seminar/Northern Sustainable Development Forum, 2020.
3. Online workshop “Indigenous Peoples of Asia-Pacific and Far East of Russia: Cultural Identity andMedia” held on 12 February 2021.
These seminars and the current workshop share the common purpose to strengthen cooperation
between Japanese and Russian universities to achieve the SDGs and contribute to the development ofindigenous culture, and to involve indigenous peoples in the discussion of implementation of the SDGs.
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The seminars were attended by representatives of indigenous communities, as well as professors andresearchers from the world’s education centers, who train professionals, including members of ethnic
minority groups, in indigenous cultures and languages. In Russia, such centers include NEFU(Yakutsk) and the Institute of the Peoples of the North of Herzen State Pedagogical University ofRussia (St. Petersburg), and in Japan the largest center is Hokkaido University.
This workshop will examine the current state and opportunities for the development of indigenous
education in higher education in both countries, particularly the extent to which existing educationalmodels contribute to the development of indigenous language education and research and SDGs ingeneral.
How to register: Please register via the following link by September 10 (Once you have registered,access details will be sent to you):https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcufumgrDwrHd0BQeZTJaJazVcjH_Gyo9VE
Contacts: For inquiries on substantive matters please contact Lena Sidorova (North-Eastern FederalUniversity in Yakutsk)
lenasida@mail.ru
For inquiries on organizational issues you may also contact Marina Lomaeva (Hokkaido University
Division of International Relations)m.v.lomaeva@oia.hokudai.ac.jp
Draft program (as of 19 August 2021)
TimeProgram

15:00-15:10

Opening remarks (10 min.)Moderators: Lena Sidorova (North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk),
Jeffry Gayman (Hokkaido University)

15:10-15:40

Presentation 1: Jeffry Gayman (Research Faculty of Media and Communication
and Graduate School of Education, Hokkaido University) “Support of Languages
and culture of Ainu people in higher education of Hokkaido” (30 min.)15:40-15:50

Commentary 1: Hirofumi Kato (Director of the Center for Ainu and IndigenousStudies, Hokkaido University) (10 min.)

15:50-16:20

Presentation 2: Alexander Petrov (Herzen State Pedagogical University ofRussia) “Languages and culture of northern minorities in higher education ofRussia” (TBC) (30 min.)16:20-16:30

Commentary 2: Varvara Beloliubskaya (North-Eastern Federal University in
Yakutsk) (10 min.)16:30-16:50

Presentation 3: Viktor Karlov (Lomonosov Moscow State University) “Studies ofthe Peoples of Siberia in the Academic and Research Work of the Ethnology
Department of the Faculty of History of Lomonosov Moscow State University(expeditions and their results)” (20 min.)2

16:50-17:10

Presentation 4: Sergei Tatevosov (Lomonosov Moscow State University)“Studies in linguistic and cultural diversity at Lomonosov Moscow Stateprospects,
University:challenges”
achievements,(20 min.)17:10-17:40

Q&A (30 min.)17:40-17:50

Closing remarks (10 min.)3