Joint-Lecture of UT-VJU“Urban Studies in the Post-Pandemic Era”
January 4, 2022
International Institute for Next Urban Planning, Design and Management, The University of TokyoVietnam-Japan University[Aims and Scope]•The lecture is held as a part of activities by International Institute for Next Urban Planning, Design andManagement at UT, which was established in April 2021 (http://iinu.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) at UTokyo, inconjunction with Vietnam-Japan University.

•This is an introductory lecture about possible future cities, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

•The lecture introduces and discusses about how and what cities would change after the pandemic, mainly interms of:
1. Climate Change and Natural Disaster,
2. Economics of Urban Agglomeration and Remotization, and3. Possible Future Urban Policies.

[Participants]•

Students of UT (mainly from Civil, Architecture and Urban Dept.)•

Students of VJU (Vietnam-Japan University, mainly from MIE, MCC, MEE and MPP)

[Time for the Class]•Total 7 lectures (online).

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18:45-20:30 in Japan Standard Time (16:45-18:30 in Vietnam Standard Time)[Evaluation]•Group presentation results and individual report assignment for each part.

[Course Registration: By December 12, 2021]•Submit your information to: https://forms.gle/Ef6C4nNadB86R5hq7[Credit: Only for UT Students about course registration]•One credit will be given to UT students.

•The students in Dept. of Civil Engineering may register to “Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering VI”.

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The students in Dept. of Urban Engineering may register to “Environmental Field Exercise I (E) (3716-132)”.

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The students in other departments (including the students in Dept. of Architecture may register to either ofthese two courses.

[Class Schedule]
No.

DateTopic

Lecturers

Introduction
Collect information in their living cities from a viewpoint of the class scope
114 Dec.

Guidance and Ice-breaking
Discussion[UT] Prof. FUKUDA Daisuke @ Civil
https://researchmap.jp/fukudai?lang=en[VJU] Assoc. Prof. TAKEDA Shinichi @ MIE
https://vju.ac.vn/dr-phan-le-binh-sde81.html

Cities in Crisis
Impact of COVID-19 on various urban activities and environment
Possible urban natural disaster and urban sustainability issues
216 Dec.

Impacts of Pandemic on Cities[VJU] Dr. NGUYEN Thi An Hang @ MEE
https://vju.ac.vn/dr-anhang-sde78.html[UT] Assoc. Prof. OGUMA Kumiko @ Urban
http://www.urbanwater.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/oguma/en/

320 Dec.

Natural Disaster and Urban
Sustainability[VJU] Dr. NGUYEN Van Quang @ MCCD
https://vju.ac.vn/dr-nguyen-van-quang-sde152.html[UT] Prof. TAJIMA Yoshimitsu @ Civil
http://coastal.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/member_staff/tajima/

Economics of Urban Agglomeration and Remotization
Possible change due to pandemic on university education, especially about remote learning
Technological innovation for accelerating urban DX
47 Jan.

Potential of Remote Learning in
University Education[VJU] Vice Rector, Assoc. Prof. NGUYEN Hoang Oanh
https://vju.ac.vn/dr-nguyen-hoang-oanh-sde114.html[UT] Vice President, Prof. ASAMI Yasushi @ Urban
http://ua.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/yasami/asami-j.html

518 Jan.

Digital Transformation in Cities[VN] Dr. LE Van Trung (HCMC Univ. of Technology)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Trung-Van-2[UT] Director of IINU,
Adjunct Prof. OZAWA Kazumasa @ Civil
https://ken-mgt.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/members/kazumasa-ozawa/

Possible Future Urban Policies
Urban sustainability management
New urban transport policy measure in urban and sub-urban areas
622 Jan.

Urban Sustainability[VN] Dr. LUU Duc Minh (Vietnam Ministry of Construction)[UT] Assoc. Prof. KIKUMOTO Hideki @ Arch. & IIS
http://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~kkmt/

71 Feb.

New Urban Mobility Service inCities[VN] Dr. PHAN Le Binh @ JICA
https://vju.ac.vn/dr-phan-le-binh-sde81.html[UT] Prof. FUKUDA Daisuke @ Civil
https://researchmap.jp/fukudai?lang=en[Typical Timeline during Each Class]
1. Two or more lecturers will join at one class.
•Presentation by each lecturer (15min. for each)

2. Discussion among the lectures about the presentations.
•Discuss about relevant topics among the lectures (20min.)[Break Time (10min.)]
3. Open some breakout rooms in the zoom and students are randomly assigned to each room (5-6person/room?)and then discuss about the relevant topics. (20min.)
4. All together at the main room and the representative of each breakout room will present their discussion
result briefly (30min.)[Contact]
Prof. Daisuke Fukuda (fukuda@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) @ Civil Eng. UT.
Prof. Yasuyoshi Akashi (akashi@arch1.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) @ Architecture. UT.
Assoc. Prof. Ikuro Kasuga (kasuga@env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) @ Urban Eng. UT.
Assoc. Prof. Shinichi Takeda (takeda.s@vju.ac.vn) @ MIE. VJU.