Osaka University Anniversary Lecture Series
Announcing a special lecture series to commemorate the 90th anniversary of
Osaka University and 100th anniversary of Osaka University of Foreign Studies.

Day 1
Day 2-4

Program Outline
Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
Featured Lectures by OU Distinguished Professors*
Hiroshi ISHIGURO

Live*/ On demand
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science
Interactive robots and our future society (2021/5/10)(Web Information) https://eng.irl.sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/home

On demand
Director, Center for Innovation and Neural Networks
A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart created bybrain information

Toshio YANAGIDA(Web Information) https://cinet.jp/english/director-of-cinet/

Takuo DOME

On demand

Director, Social Solution Initiative
Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy fromthe viewpoint of economic thoughts(Web Information) https://www.ssi.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/

Day 5-7

Eleven Thematic Lecture Streams (3 lectures per stream)*

Day 8Student Discussion Session*Lectures vary by course stream

Program

All lectures are offered online to undergraduate and graduate students at
Osaka University partner universities. A transcript and certificate will be issued
upon successful completion of the program. While most courses will be
streamed real time, videos on demand will be available for viewing to accountfor time differences. Students may only choose one of 11 courses to complete.

Program period

The entire program will be delivered between May and July 2021.
Each lecture is ninety minutes long.

Program fee

Free of charge. 1 credit.
Applications should be submitted to the exchange coordinator of your home university.

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Course List
Common theme: Solutions to Societal Issues

Couse Name

Course Affiliation

Language.

Capa

Course Term

city

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

SDGs Ⅰ: Chemical Approaches for
Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)

School ofEngineering

EnglishSDGs Ⅱ: SDGs and Asia PacificRegionCenter for Global
Initiatives

EnglishSDGs Ⅲ: Aligning the Sustainable
Development Goals and Climate
Science

Center for the
Study of Co*
DesignEnglishNatural Sciences Ⅰ: Material, Bio,and Synthetic Chemistry

School of Science

EnglishNatural Sciences Ⅱ : Quantum
Information Science

School ofEngineering
ScienceEnglishNatural Sciences Ⅲ: Science andSociety in Nanoscience andNanotechnology as Manufacturing
Core
Natural Sciences Ⅳ : Advanced
Biotechnology and Industry

Institute for
NanoScience
DesignEnglishInternational
Center for
Biotechnology

EnglishHumanities and Social Sciences Ⅰ:
UNESCO Chair in Global Health and
Education

School of Human
Sciences

EnglishHumanities and Social Sciences Ⅱ :Digital Transformation (DX) andModern Society

School of Law

English/ *Humanities and Social Sciences Ⅲ :Halal Science

Center for Global
Initiatives

EnglishMedical and Life Sciences Ⅰ:
Medical Science

Faculty of
Medicine

English100

Spring-Summer

Country/

Grading

RegionPolicyAll

PassFail(2021.05-2021.08)

100

Spring-Summer

All

Grading(2021.05-2021.08)

100

Spring-SummerAll

Spring-SummerAll

Spring-Summer

All

120

Spring-Summer

ASEAN

Letter(2021.05-2021.08)

Only

Grading

Spring-Summer

Asia Only

LetterGrading(2021.05-2021.08)

100

Spring-Summer

All

Japanese

Spring-Summer

All

100

PassFail(2021.05-2021.08)

100

PassFail(2021.05-2021.08)

100

PassFail(2021.05-2021.08)

100

PassFail(2021.05-2021.08)

100

PassFail(2021.05-2021.08)

100

LetterSpring-Summer

ASEAN

Letter(2021.05-2021.08)

Only

Grading

Spring-Summer

All

Pass-

(2021.05-2021.08)

FailStudents may choose the top 3 of the eleven courses they wish to take, and will only be chosen for 1of those courses. Students are not guaranteed to take their top choice.
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Chemical Approaches for Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)

Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the School of Engineering
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10
Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
Live*/ On demand
2021/6
Lecture (5)Nanometal Catalyst: A Modern Alchemy
Prof. Hidehiro SAKURAI
2021/6
Lecture (6)Live*/ On demand
Molecular Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis
Distinguished Prof. Shigeyuki MASAOKA
2021/6
Lecture (7)Live*/ On demand
Bioplastics
Prof. Hiroshi UYAMA
2021/6
Discussion

Lecture (8)Live*/ On demandProf. Hidehiro SAKURAI(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
EN: eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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SDGs and Asia Pacific Region
Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the Center for Global Initiatives
On demand
2021/5 Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
Live*/ On demand
2021/5
Lecture (2) 18:30-20:00
Anthropocene: from poverty to climate change
Associate Prof. Yoshinori SUMIMURA
Live*/ On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3) 18:30-20:00
Appropriate technology: good health and clean
Associate Prof.
Associate Prof.
water
Yoshinori SUMIMURA, Yousuke SHIMAZONO

2021/5

Lecture (4)On demand

Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
Live*/ On demand
2021/6
Lecture (5) 18:30-20:00
Multidisciplinary collaboration: sustainable cities
and energy Associate Prof. Yoshinori SUMIMURA
Live*/ On demand
2021/6
Lecture (6) 18:30-20:00
Regional partnership: food and bio-diversity
Associate Prof. Yoshinori SUMIMURA Specially Appointed Prof. Masahiro TAWA

2021/6
Lecture (7) 18:30-20:00
Career and SDGs

Live*/ On demand

Associate Prof. Yoshinori SUMIMURA Specially Appointed Prof. Quamrul HASAN

2021/6
Lecture (8) 18:30-20:00
Live*/ On demand
Discussion & Introduction w/int’l students
All Professors(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
GI: ccc.osaka-u.ac.jp/cgin/en*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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Aligning the Sustainable Development
Goals and Climate Science

Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the Center for the Study of Co* Design
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10 Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

2021/6

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
Lecture (5) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand

Understanding Accelerated Decarbonisation of theSpecially Appointed Prof.
Economy: Role of the SDGs

2021/6

Brendan BARRETT

Lecture (6) 18:30-20:00

Live*/ On demand

Climate Science in the Context of the SDGs: What toUniv. College London Prof.
expect in the next decade?

TBC

Live*/ On demand
Net-Zero Carbon Energy Transition in the Context of SDG7:
Univ. of Groningen Prof.
What can we achieve in the next years?

2021/6

Lecture (7) 18:30-20:00

TBC

2021/6
Lecture (8) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demandSpecially Appointed Prof.
Group Discussions
Brendan BARRETT(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
CSCD: cscd.osaka-u.ac.jp/co/english*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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ONLINE

Material, Bio, and Synthetic Chemistry
Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the School of Science
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event

2021/5/10
Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
2021/5/18
Lecture (5) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demand
Cutting Edge of Catalysis: Bond Activation
Prof. Naoto CHATANI
2021/6/1
Lecture (6) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demand
Sugar and immunity
Prof. Koichi FUKASE
2021/6/15
Lecture (7) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demand

Functions required for next-generation supramolecular materials
and their development trends Prof. Yoshinori TAKASHIMA

2021/6/29
Discussion

Lecture (8) 16:50-18:20

Live*/ On demandProf. Takashi KUBO(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
SCI: sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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Quantum Information Science

For more information

Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the School of Engineering Science
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10 Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live* / On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
2021/5
Lecture (4)On demand
Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
2021/6/22
Lecture (5) 16:50-18:20 Live* / On demand
Invitation to Quantum Information
Prof. Masahiro KITAGAWA
Quantum Sensing
Prof. Takashi MUKAIYAMA
2021/6/29
Lecture (6) 16:50-18:20 Live* / On demand
Quantum Computing
Prof. Keisuke FUJII
2021/7/6
Lecture (7) 16:50-18:20 Live* / On demand
Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Network
Prof. Takashi YAMAMOTO
2021/7/13
Lecture (8) 16:50-18:20 Live* / On demand
QIS-ES for SDGs Discussion
Assistant Prof. Kosuke MITARAI(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
QIQB: qiqb.otri.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
ES: es.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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Science and Society in Nanoscience andNanotechnology as Manufacturing Core
Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the Institute for NanoScience Design
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10
Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
2021/6/2
Lecture (5) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demand
Photoscience in nanoscience and nanoengineering
Specially Appointed Prof. Tadashi ITOH
2021/6/9
Lecture (6) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demand
Visualization of chemical reaction process causedby solid nano-catalyst Specially Appointed Prof. Seiji TAKEDA
2021/6/16
Lecture (7) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demand
Sensors and actuators with micro/nano solid
structure
Guest Prof. Masanori OKUYAMA
2021/6/23
Lecture (8) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandStudent Discussion Prof. ITOH,TAKEDA,OKUYAMA(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
Nano: insd.osaka-u.ac.jp/index_e.html*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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Advanced Biotechnology and Industry
Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the International Center for Biotechnology
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5
Lecture (2) 18:30-20:00
Live*/ On demand
Fermentation technology in Japan
Prof. Kazuhito FUJIYAMA Prof. Kohsuke HONDA
2021/5
Lecture (3) 18:30-20:00
Live*/ On demand

Successful Research Outputs from Academia-Industry
Partnership Specially Appointed Prof. Quamrul HASAN

2021/5

Lecture (4)On demand

Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
2021/6
Lecture (5) 18:30-20:00
Live*/ On demand
Crop development by genome editing
Prof. Toshiya MURANAKA
Live*/ On demand
2021/6
Lecture (6) 18:30-20:00
Singularity created by fluorescent/bioluminescentprotein technologies

Distinguished Prof. Takeharu NAGAI
2021/7
Lecture (7) 18:30-20:00
Live*/ On demand
Imaging mass-spectrometry
Associate Prof. Shuichi SHIMMA
2021/7

Lecture (8) 18:30-20:00

Live*/ On demand

Discussion on strategies for co-creation and co-operation of
BIO-circular societyProf. FUJIYAMA Prof. HONDA(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
ICB: icb.osaka-u.ac.jp/index_e.html*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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UNESCO Chair in Global
Health and Education

ONLINE

Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the School of Human Sciences
2021/5
Lecture (1)On demand
Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10
Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

2021/6

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
Live*/ On demand
Lecture (5)Introduction of OU UNESCO Chair in Global HealthProf. Beverley Anne YAMAMOTO
and Education
Assistant Prof. Rie OGASAWARA
Live*/ On demand
Lecture (6)2021/6AI Health Care and Stakeholder Involvement

Prof. Beverley Anne YAMAMOTO Doctoral Stu. Amelia KATIRAI

2021/6
Lecture (7) Live*/ On demand
Planetary Health and Ageing
Associate Prof. Mohacsi GERGELY Associate Prof. Yumi KIMURA

2021/6
Discussion

Lecture (8)Live*/ On demandProf. Beverley Anne YAMAMOTO(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
HUS: hus.osaka-u.ac.jp/en*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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Digital Transformation (DX)and Modern Society

Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the School of Law
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10
Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

2021/6/2

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
Lecture (5)Live*/ On demand

Platform competition (introduction)プラットフォーム 競争(序論)(in Japanese) Distinguished Prof. Noriaki MATSUSHIMA

Live*/ On demand
2021/6/9
Lecture (6)Platform competition (Law) プラットフォーム 競争(法規制)Prof. Kuninobu TAKEDA(in Japanese)
Live*/ On demand
2021/6/16
Lecture (7)Intellectual Property Law 知的財産法
Prof. Shigeki CHAEN(in Japanese)
2021/6/23
Lecture (8)Live*/ On demand
Discussion 議論(in Japanese)
Prof. Mari NAGATA*JLPT N2 or equivalent required(Web Information)
OU : osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
LAW: law.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/*This lecture will also be streamed live.

Osaka University Anniversary Lecture Series 10

Halal Science

ONLINE

Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the Center for Global Initiatives
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/19 Lecture (2) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand
Halal Science and Technology
Specially Appointed Prof. Quamrul HASAN
2021/5/25 Lecture (3) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand
Application of science and technology to Halal
Specially Appointed Prof. Eiichi TAMIYA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
2021/6/1
Lecture (5) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand
Halal and Society
Associate Prof. Yoshinori SUMIMURA
2021/6/2
Lecture (6) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand
Halal Industry
Specially Appointed Prof. Quamrul HASAN
2021/6/8
Lecture (7) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand
Halal and Career

Associate Prof. Yoshinori SUMIMURA, Specially Appointed Prof. Quamrul HASAN

2021/6/9
Lecture (8) 18:30-20:00 Live*/ On demand
Discussion & Introduction w/int’l students

ALL Professors(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
GI: ccc.osaka-u.ac.jp/cgin/en*This lecture will also be streamed live.

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Medical Science
Lectures by World Leading Researchersof the Faculty of Medicine
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (1)Osaka University 90th and Osaka University ofForeign Studies 100th Anniversary Event
2021/5/10
Lecture (2) 16:50-18:20 Live*/ On demandInteractive robots and our future society
Distinguished Prof. Hiroshi ISHIGURO
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (3)A cyber world connecting the heart-to-heart
created by brain information
Distinguished Prof. Toshio YANAGIDA
On demand
2021/5
Lecture (4)Aiming for a sustainable society rooted in sympathy
from the viewpoint of economic thoughts

Distinguished Prof. Takuo DOME
On demand
2021/6
Lecture (5)Public Health (tentative)
Prof. Hiroyasu ISO
On demand
2021/6
Lecture (6)Immunology (tentative)
Distinguished Prof. Atsushi KUMANOGOH
2021/6
Lecture (7)On demand
Diagnostic Pathology
Prof. Eiichi MORIILive*/ On demand
2021/7
Lecture (8)Discussion
Prof. Sachihiko KONDO(Web Information)
OU: osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
MED: med.osaka-u.ac.jp/eng/*This lecture will also be streamed live.