Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development 2005-2009

About This Document
This is the overview report of Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable
Development(HUISD) from 2005 to 2009. This mainly consists of PDF files converted
from the website or the report of the Initiative for Sustainable Develpment.
To keep the records as of when the initiative was made, some pages include out-of-date
information, website links, and contact information which is not valid currently.
This is the English report of HUISD from 2005-2009. It is also available in Japanese
language as well as the annual reports of “Sustainability Weeks” which is a campaign
Hokkaido University launched in 2007 to promote research and education for therealization of a sustainable society.
Also, please understand that it is difficult to answer inquiries about the initiative
details. We hope this document helps you somehow to contribute to achieve asustainable society.

Secretariat of Sustainability Weeks
Hokkaido University
March, 2017

Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development 2005-2009

Contents
1. Overview of Activities
1.1

Overview...............................................................................................................2

2. Pamphlet
2.1

Pamphlet of Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable Development .6(The numbers in the parentheses [ ] below are the page numbers in the pamphlet.)
2.1.1

Objectives of internationalization strategy ........................................ [1]2.1.2 Activities and challenges ....................................................................... [1]2.1.3 Target of International Strategy........................................................... [2]2.1.4 Measures to promote HUISD ................................................................ [3]2.1.5 Expected results ..................................................................................... [5]3. Publicity Materials
3.1

Website of HUISD (Japanese only ) ..............................................................15

3.2“Activity by HUISD” (Hokkaido University Newsletter 7, 2006) ...............17

3.2“Activity by HUISD” (Hokkaido University Newsletter 8, Autumn 2006) 20

1. Overview of Activities

Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development 2005-2009

OverviewStrategy name : Hokkaido University Initiative on Sustainable Development(HUISD)

Strategy period : November, 2005 – March, 2010

Strategy goal : To contribute to sustainable development

Organization and management of HUISD : The Promotion Committee of HUISD- Chairperson : president of Hokkaido University- Administration : Division of International Planning, Research andInternational Academic Department

Objectives : Hokkaido University, aspiring to promote its activities in the fields ofeducation, research and social contribution as an internationally characteristic
university, has set forth the following objectives:- To attract the world’s top university management resources- To contribute to the international society with those resources

Priority areas : Hokkaido University has enough track record and accumulation ofexpertise to respond to international demands in extensive academic fields that
constitute the foundation of sustainability. The representative academic fields
include:- Global warming- Integrated water management- Establishment of a recycle-oriented international community- Stabilized securement of food and forest- Measures against infectious diseases

Activities and challenges: The major activities aiming to contribute to make asustainable society are- Reinforcement of exchanges with universities worldwide- Increase in the number of international students- Strengthening international public relations and overseas networks

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Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development 2005-2009- Promotion of international cooperation
Member of the Promotion Committee of HUISD- Chairperson- Mutsuo Nakamura (President of Hokkaido University)
Nov 2005 - Apr 2007
- Hiroshi Saeki (President of Hokkaido University)
May 2007 – Mar 2010
- Global Manager-

Takeo Hondo (Professor of the Institute of Low Temperature
Science/ Executive & Vice president, May 2007 – Mar 2010)
Nov 2005 – Mar 2010

- Committee Members-

Motoyoshi Ikeda (Professor, Faculty of Environmental Earth
Science) Nov 2005 – Mar 2010-

Mitsuru Osaki (Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture)
Nov 2005 – Mar 2010-

Shunji Kanie (Professor, Faculty of Engineering)Apr 2009 – Mar 2010-

Kosyu Kadota (Director of the Research and International
Academic Department) Nov 2005 – Jan 2006-

Hiroshi Kida (Professor of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine/
Head of the Research Center for Zoonosis Control)
Nov 2005 – Mar 2010-

Mamoru Kobayakawa (Professor of Research Faculty of Mediaand Communication) Nov 2005 –Mar 2009-

Yoshihiro Sekine (Director of the Research and International
Academic Department) Jan 2006 – Mar 2007-

Kazuhiko Hayashi (Director of the Research and International
Academic Department) Apr 2007 – Mar 2010-

Naoyuki Funamizu (Professor of Faculty of Engineering)Apr 2008 – Mar 2010-

Fumikazu Yoshida (Professor of Faculty of Economics)
Nov 2005 – Mar 2010-

Yoshimasa Watanabe (Professor of Faculty of Engineering)3

Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development 2005-2009

Nov 2005 – Mar 2008


Points worth special mention :---Hokkaido University’s strategy for internationalization based on the
Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable Development (HUISD) was
selected for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology’s Strategic Fund for Establishing International Headquarters
in Universities in FY 2005 (as one of the 20 projects selected from among 65
applications). It was implemented with a financial assistance of 115.75
million yen over the five-year period until FY 2009.
To ensure the sound implementation of the strategy, a global manager andproject planners were appointed.
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Global Manager: Takeo Hondo (Repeat)-

Project Planners:-

Riyuki Takemura (Jan 2006 – Mar 2010)-

Masatomo Toyoda (Apr 2006 – Dec 2007)

Based on the strategy, a range of international activities related tosustainability were launched. These include the Sustainability Weeks(since 2007); the G8 University Summit, held in 2008 under the theme ofglobal sustainability; and collaborative education consortium programswith overseas universities, such as the Promotion of Sustainability in
Postgraduate Education and Research network (ProSPER.Net) and theAlternative University Appraisal (AUA) project.

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3. Publicity Materials

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HUISD PORTAL SITE サステナポータルサイト | 「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部

北海道大学は、「持続可能な開発」に関連する研究と教育の高度化を図り、その成果を活用し国際社会に貢献するため、総長を本部長とする「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部を2005年に設置しました。

「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部の発展
当本部の活動が拡大した結果その機能は、2010年に新しく設置された国際本部ならびにサステイナブル・キャンパス推進
本部に引き継がれ、さらに発展をしています。それにより、サステナビリティ・ウィーク事業やサステイナブル・キャンパス活動をはじめ、北海道大学の教育・研究・経営・社会貢献活動のあらゆる面において持続可能な社会の実現に向けた取り組
みが進められています。

北海道大学「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部
英名を “Hokkaido University Initiative on Sustainable Development”、通称：HUISD／ヒューイスドと呼びます。
2005年度～2009年度におけるHUISDの概要は以下の通りです。

活動
持続可能な社会の実現を目指し、
1. 海外の大学や研究機関との一層の連携を図り研究や教育を促進します
2. 知見・経験を活用して国際協力を推進します3. 知見・経験の還元を意識した海外向け広報を行います
4. 上記の活動を行う教員を組織的に支援します

重点領域
北海道大学は豊富な実績のある５つの代表的な学問領域において、持続可能な社会の実現に向けた研究・教育に取り組
み、その成果を「持続可能性」に関わる国際的な課題の解決に活用します。
地球温暖化
水の統合的管理
循環型社会の構築
食糧・森林の安定的確保
感染症対策「持続可能な開発」国際戦略推進委員会
当本部の事業を担う委員会のメンバーは以下の通りです。

議長
中村 睦男 （北海道大学 総長）2005年11月-2007年4月
佐伯 浩 （北海道大学 総長） 2007年5月-2010年3月

グローバルマネージャー
本堂 武夫 （低温科学研究所 教授） 2005年11月-2010年3月

委員
池田元美 （地球環境科学研究院 教授）2005年11月-2010年3月
大崎 満 （農学研究院 教授） 2005年11月-2010年3月
蟹江 俊仁（工学研究科 教授） 2009年4月-2010年3月
門田 公秀 （学術国際部 部長） 2005年11月-2006年1月
喜田 宏獣（獣医学研究科 教授・人獣共通感染症リサーチセンター長）2005年11月-2010年3月

http://sustain.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/jp/activity/536

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HUISD PORTAL SITE サステナポータルサイト | 「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部
小早川 護（メディア・コミュニケーション研究院 教授） 2005年11月-2009年3月
関根 仁博 （学術国際部・部長） 2006年1月-2007年3月
林 和彦 （学術国際部・部長） 2007年4月-2010年3月
船水 尚行（工学研究科 教授） 2008年4月-2010年3月
吉田 文和（経済学研究科 教授）2005年11月-2010年3月
渡辺義公 （工学研究科 教授）2005年11月-2008年3月

HUISDの実績
当サステナポータルサイト（HUISD Portal Site）の中で公開しています。
▼「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部のページ
http://sustain.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/jp/activity/category/hu/hd

問い合わせ
北海道大学 国際本部
▼HUISD 問い合わせフォーム
https://sustain.oia.hokudai.ac.jp/q_jp/

北海道大学の組織「持続可能な開発」国際戦略本部

カテゴリ

設立・開始・採択

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Activity by HUISD

Activity by HUISD*

Hokkaido University Sustainability Science Forum“Future of Humanity and Global Environment”

International Symposium on Sustainable Development*About HUISD
Aspiring to become a more international
university, Hokkaido University launched
the new “Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development (HUISD)”
project: in 2005. The headquarters responsible for this project was established, with the expectation of strengthening
the foundation for HU’s internationalization policy to be fulfilled in five years’time by March 2009 (FY 2008).
(→ See page 3)

Hokkaido University Newsletter

Hokkaido University initiates a symposium in summer 2006 to contribute therealization of sustainable development. We invite speakers over the world andcreate a platform on which researchers and educators, from various disciplines, gather and discuss our future.
Human beings are currently facing a variety of crises, e.g. deterioration of
the global environment, energy shortages, food shortages and global warming. All of these crises concern the survival of human beings and the sustainability of human society.
Hokkaido University has enough track record and accumulation ofexpertise to respond to international demands in extensive academic fields
that constitute the foundation of sustainability. The representative academic
fields are “Global Warming,” “Integrated Water Management,” “Establishmentof a Recycle-oriented International Community,” “Stabilized Securement ofFood and Forest” and “Measures Against Zoonosis.” These fields requirecompetence in research, education and international cooperation. We arehonored to host an international symposium on “sustainable development”
with our initiatives in these areas. We hope this symposium will promoteinternational collaboration in both education and research by transcending
academic, national and regional boundaries.
For further information:
http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/symposium.html
http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/en/symposium.html– From the Forests and Sea in the North –Hokkaido University and the Asahi Shimbun Company, which is one of the biggest news distributing companies, willhold a two-day forum in summer 2006. This forum is aiming to provide opportunity for people to think about Sustainable Development. Research projects in Hokkaido University have been bringing to the fore the fact that nature’s
potential holds the key to realizing sustainable development. The forum aims to highlight the roles that the naturalenvironment and people of Hokkaido can play for sustainability of the earth. Many famous individuals closely associated with Hokkaido, such as Mamoru Mohri (an astronaut graduated from Hokkaido University), So Kuramoto(Screenwriter living in Hokkaido), as well as Professors of Hokkaido University will discuss our sustainable future.

●August 5 (Saturday) in Tokyo – Yurakucho Asahi Hall
HU presentation “Sustainability that is explored through environmental technology”
Introducing recent world trends in environmental technology & the latest research results from HU in an easily
comprehensible manner
Keynote speaker: Motoyuki Suzuki (President of the Central Environment Council)
Symposium“Future of Humanity and Global Environment” – From the Forests and Sea in the North –Introducing the roles that the nature of northern regions, such as Hokkaido and Okhotsk, play in global environment in an easy-to-understand manner
Keynote speaker: So Kuramoto (screenwriter)●August 6 (Sunday) in Sapporo – Hokkaido University Conference Hall
Forum

“Future of Humanity and Global Environment” – In the Northern Area of Japan –Exploring collaborative ways for researchers and citizens loving Hokkaido to tackle the sustainability crisis in thenorthern area of Japan.
Keynote speaker: Mamoru Mohri (astronaut)

Hokkaido University International Symposium on Sustainable Development
Date: August 7 (Mon.) – 9 (Wed.), 2006
Venue: Hokkaido University Conference Hall
Expected number of attendants: 300 (including those who from our partner universities)▲Asahi Shimbun (22 & 24/06/2006)▲Analyzing properties of pathogenic microbes
and resulting vaccines▲Asahi Shimbun (16/06/2006)

For further information: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/en/taiwa.html▲Sea of Okhotsk covered by sea ice

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Activity by HUISD

Activity by HUISD*

Hokkaido University Sustainability Science Forum“Future of Humanity and Global Environment”

International Symposium on Sustainable Development*About HUISD
Aspiring to become a more international
university, Hokkaido University launched
the new “Hokkaido University Initiative
for Sustainable Development (HUISD)”
project: in 2005. The headquarters responsible for this project was established, with the expectation of strengthening
the foundation for HU’s internationalization policy to be fulfilled in five years’time by March 2009 (FY 2008).
(→ See page 3)

Hokkaido University initiates a symposium in summer 2006 to contribute therealization of sustainable development. We invite speakers over the world andcreate a platform on which researchers and educators, from various disciplines, gather and discuss our future.
Human beings are currently facing a variety of crises, e.g. deterioration of
the global environment, energy shortages, food shortages and global warming. All of these crises concern the survival of human beings and the sustainability of human society.
Hokkaido University has enough track record and accumulation ofexpertise to respond to international demands in extensive academic fields
that constitute the foundation of sustainability. The representative academic
fields are “Global Warming,” “Integrated Water Management,” “Establishmentof a Recycle-oriented International Community,” “Stabilized Securement ofFood and Forest” and “Measures Against Zoonosis.” These fields requirecompetence in research, education and international cooperation. We arehonored to host an international symposium on “sustainable development”
with our initiatives in these areas. We hope this symposium will promoteinternational collaboration in both education and research by transcending
academic, national and regional boundaries.
For further information:
http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/symposium.html
http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/en/symposium.html

Hokkaido University International Symposium on Sustainable Development
Date: August 7 (Mon.) – 9 (Wed.), 2006
Venue: Hokkaido University Conference Hall
Expected number of attendants: 300 (including those who from our partner universities)

Hokkaido University Newsletter– From the Forests and Sea in the North –Hokkaido University and the Asahi Shimbun Company, which is one of the biggest news distributing companies, willhold a two-day forum in summer 2006. This forum is aiming to provide opportunity for people to think about Sustainable Development. Research projects in Hokkaido University have been bringing to the fore the fact that nature’s
potential holds the key to realizing sustainable development. The forum aims to highlight the roles that the naturalenvironment and people of Hokkaido can play for sustainability of the earth. Many famous individuals closely associated with Hokkaido, such as Mamoru Mohri (an astronaut graduated from Hokkaido University), So Kuramoto(Screenwriter living in Hokkaido), as well as Professors of Hokkaido University will discuss our sustainable future.

●August 5 (Saturday) in Tokyo – Yurakucho Asahi Hall
HU presentation “Sustainability that is explored through environmental technology”
Introducing recent world trends in environmental technology & the latest research results from HU in an easily
comprehensible manner
Keynote speaker: Motoyuki Suzuki (President of the Central Environment Council)
Symposium“Future of Humanity and Global Environment” – From the Forests and Sea in the North –Introducing the roles that the nature of northern regions, such as Hokkaido and Okhotsk, play in global environment in an easy-to-understand manner
Keynote speaker: So Kuramoto (screenwriter)●August 6 (Sunday) in Sapporo – Hokkaido University Conference Hall
Forum

“Future of Humanity and Global Environment” – In the Northern Area of Japan –Exploring collaborative ways for researchers and citizens loving Hokkaido to tackle the sustainability crisis in thenorthern area of Japan.
Keynote speaker: Mamoru Mohri (astronaut)▲Asahi Shimbun (22 & 24/06/2006)▲Analyzing properties of pathogenic microbes
and resulting vaccines▲Sea of Okhotsk covered by sea ice▲Asahi Shimbun (16/06/2006)

For further information: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/en/taiwa.html
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From HUISD Secretariat: What HUISD Tries to Achieve

Hokkaido University Beijing Office OpenHokkaido University Initiative on Sustainable Development (HUISD) was established in November 2005. Professor Takeo Hondo at the Institute of Low
Temperature Science has been appointed as Global Manager, and two Project Planners responsible for practical business have been appointed fromoutside the university (Riyuki Takemura and Masatomo Toyoda). This teamwill promote internationalization of Hokkaido University in cooperation withthe other members of the International Affairs Division.
The single phrase “internationalization of universities” actually involves
extensive areas and diverse approaches. Our first target is to strengthen ourpresence in the area of Sustainable Development (SD). We intend to implement strategies concerning research, education and social contribution, by
focusing on enhancements of functions in the following four areas:(1) international research partnership(2) international education partnership;(3) international cooperation, public relations and brand equity; and(4) comprehensive support (services) for international exchanges.

Hokkaido University Newsletter

We opened our Beijing Office on April 1 as our first university-wide liaison
office overseas. The Opening Ceremony was held on May 8 in a large conference room in Resource Building, which is also home to the office, and attended by more than 150 people, including President Nakamura, Vice-President Saeki, Vice-President Kishinami, Dr. Suwa, Dean of the Graduate
School of Agriculture, Mr. Suzuki, Director of the Beijing Office and nineteenother HU representatives in addition to representatives from the Embassy ofJapan in China, Japanese academic institutions and companies in Beijing,
our partner institutions, alumni and so forth. Compared with previous opening ceremonies for the overseas offices of other Japanese universities, ours
can only be said to have been an unprecedented and grand event.
The Beijing Office was established with the aim of collecting and provid▲President Nakamura, deliveringa speech at the Opening Ceremony▲HUISD official pamphlet

ing information that is intended to promote student and researcher exchang-

es between HU and Chinese universities and institutions, support the Hokkaido
University Alumni Association’s activities and facilitate industry-academia collaborative efforts that involve universities and other institutions in China. Lo-

We are expected to create a model for the university’s internationalization in the SD area by March 2010. The
model is to lead subsequent projects in other areas.
The details and our official pamphlet are available at: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/
Our challenge in 2006 is to host a science forum for citizens and an international symposium as specified.
(See page 1 & 2)

cated in a building that is adjacent to Peking University in Zhongguancun, an
area of Beijing that is characterized by a concentration of universities and otheracademic institutions, the office also features functional facilities, such as conference rooms of various sizes that we share with other associations and business offices in the building.
This office serves as HU’s “window of international exchanges” that is
opened to China, and exchanges within a variety of fields in China are expected to become increasingly dynamic through this window.
▲Building where the Beijing Office
is located▲Preview of the Beijing Office▲Members of HUISD

19▲Press conference in Beijing

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Completion of the International Student Center’s
Intensive Japanese Language Course,
Japanese Language and Culture Studies Program andHokkaido University Short-Term Exchange Program (HUSTEP)

Page 2

Hokkaido University Newsletter

Activity by HUISD*
The Hokudai Network for Global Sustainability Derived fromSD Symposium in Summer 2006
The Hokkaido University International Symposium on Sustaina-

The Closing Ceremony for students who completed the International Student Center’s Intensive Japanese Lan-ble Development was the first multidisciplinary international

guage Course, Japanese Language and Culture Studies Program and Hokkaido University Short-Term Exchange

meeting of its kind, bringing together educators of higher educa-

Program (HUSTEP) was held at the Clark Memorial Student Center at 4:00 p.m. on August 4 (Fri.).
The Intensive Japanese Language Course is a six-month training course designed to enable international students recommended by their respective embassies to develop their understanding and proficiency in Japanese before they enroll at graduate schools. Twenty-one students from 19 countries who began the course in April 2006
completed the course on this day. Seventeen of them will enroll in HU’s graduate schools and the remaining four inother universities in October.
The two HU researchers who took the course were also present at the Closing Ceremony of the Intensive Japanese Language Course.
The Japanese Language and Culture Studies Program refers to a one-year training course intended to teach theJapanese language and culture as well as the state of affairs in Japan to undergraduate international students whoare enrolled in departments that provide education concerning the Japanese language and culture in their respective countries. Eighteen students from 12 countries who took the course in October 2005 completed the course.
They are the 25th-term graduates from this course.
Established in October 1997, the HUSTEP aims to provide international students from Exchange Agreement Students with an opportunity to study courses offered in English. Thirty-one students from 21 Exchange Agreement
Schools who enrolled in October 2005 attended the Closing Ceremony.
During the Closing Ceremony, each student received his or her completion certificate from Dr. Takeshi Kishinami,
Director of the International Student Center, under the watchful eyes of guests and instructors, which was then followed by the Director’s congratulatory speech. The Ceremony was a memorable event for the students.
After the Closing Ceremony, a celebration was held at the lounge of the International Student Center. With thetoast proposed by Dr. Okada, Dean of the School of Law, students began conversing with their instructors andguests. During the party, international students who represented their respective courses enlivened the atmosphereby sharing their memories of pleasant campus life, including their Japanese language lessons. With a pep talk fromDr. Koshiba, Dean of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the celebration was brought to aclose and the students reluctantly parted with their teachers and friends.

tional institutes and researchers together to share their views on▲Intensive Japanese Language Course
trainees▲Japanese Language and Culture Studies
Program trainees▲Hokkaido University Short-Term
Exchange Program (HUSTEP) students

sustainable development of the world. Around 950 educatorsand researchers from 19 different countries and regions, repre-*About HUISD
Aspiring to become a more international university,
Hokkaido University launched the new “Hokkaido University Initiative for Sustainable Development (HUISD)”
project in 2005. A headquarter responsible for thisproject was established, with the expectation ofstrengthening the foundation for HU’s internationalization policy to be fulfilled in five years’ time by March2009 (FY 2008).

senting fields as diverse as Earth Science, Ecology, Veterinary,Engineering, Political Science, Education and more, gathered forthree days in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on August 7-9, 2006.
The Symposium ended with proposals made for the creationof a network, named, the “Hokudai Network for Global Sustainability.” (‘Hokudai’ is a very popular nickname for HU in Japan.)
The purpose of the Network is to accelerate education and research on Sustainable Development by sharing ideas and information through the internet, therefore increasing exposure of its
methods and increasing opportunities for collaborative activities.
The information will be available soon at the following website.

▲Panel discussion

Hokudai Network for Global Network: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/huisd/en/Partner Universities’ contribution to Symposium
Thirteen partner universities sent their faculty members to the
Hokkaido University International Symposium on Sustainable
Development with eight of them making posters and fliers to assist their respective institution. Their contribution made the symposium fruitful in academic terms, and enhanced our students’interests on exchange programs between partner schools.
Many Thanks to:(Alphabetical order)

Chonbuk National University (The Republic of Korea)
Chungnam National University (The Republic of Korea)
Institute National Polytechnique de Grenoble (The Republic of France)
Nankai University (The People’s Republic of China)
Portland State University (U.S.A)
Pukyong National University (The Republic of Korea)
Seoul National University (The Republic of Korea)
The University of Adelaide (Australia)
The University of Alberta (Canada)
The University of Auckland (New Zealand)
Université Joseph Fourier (The Republic of France)
University of Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
University of Hawai’i (U.S.A.)
University of Massachusetts (U.S.A.)
University of Science and Technology Beijing (The People’s Republic of China)
Yeungnam University (The Republic of Korea)▲Poster session▲Partner university introduction corner20

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