2015 National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Seminar on Educational Facilities ResearchLike Japan, Switzerland is a small country with few natural resources, but ranks among the economic powers of the world. Swiss has done well and ranks high in the OECD-PISA(Programme forInternational Student Assessment). In Switzerland, the municipalities have autonomy over education so they can make educational policies that match the community. School architecture is valued asa symbolic facility to carry on tradition and support the community and gathering local power to “create schools as the core for the community” is a tradition in Switzerland. In the 150th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between Switzerland and Japan, this year’s Seminar on Educational Facilities Research will be held under the theme “Creating Schools as the Core for the Community - School
Architecture in Japan and Switzerland -”, aiming for a new perspective for Japan’s future school architecture, to learn from Swiss experience and exchange of research between both countries, throughcoordination with relative organizations and inviting experts from both countries.

Urs Maurer

Educational Facility Planner ,ArchiLecture & LearnScaping
President, Netzwerk Bildung &Architektur
Title: Language of School
Architecture in Switzerland

Admission Free
Registration Required

Gion A. Caminada

Satoru Nagasawa

Title: Schools-Architecture of the Community-Title: Creating Schools that Connect theMinds and Support the Community

Professor, ETH Zürich,Architect

Visiting Fellow, NIER
Professor Emeritus, Toyo University

Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology
Auditorium No.2

2015.1.21◆ Access◆ Date2015 January 21 (Wed) 13:30～17:00
Doors open 13:00◆ Venue

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Auditorium No.2
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
former Government Building of Ministry of Education 6F※We will stop accepting applications when we reach the maximum capacity.

◆ HostNational Institute for Educational Policy Research◆ Co-host Research Center for Educational Facilities-Tokyo Institute of Technology◆ Support Embassy of Switzerland
Architectural Institute of JapanFor the details such as how to register, deadlines, etc, please visit the URL below.

http://www.nier.go.jp/EnglishForInquiry

Registration Bureau: OMC Inc.
TEL:+81-3-5352-0120 Email: facilitysympo26@omc.co.jp

Host:Co-host: Research Center for Educational Facilities-Tokyo Institute of Technology

Support: Embassy of Switzerland
Architectural Institute of Japan

Japanese-German
SimultaneousInterpretation Provided

2015 National Institute of Educational Policy Research, Seminar on Educational Facilities Research

Creating Schools
2015.1.21(Wed)as the Core for the Community 13:30-17:00
MEXT Auditorium 2
School Architecture in Japan and Switzerland
ProgramJapanese- German Simultaneous Translation

Admission Free (Registration and Entry pass Required)■ Opening Remarks(13:30～13:35)
Tatsuya Otsuki/ Director-General,
National Institute for Educational Policy Research■ Remarks fromthe Embassy ofSwitzerland(13:35～13:40)■ Speech1(13:40～14:25)“Languages of School Architecture in Switzerland”
Urs Maurer/ Educational Facility Planner, ArchiLecture & LearnScaping
President, Netzwerk Bildung & Architektur■ Speech2(14:25～15:10)“Schools – Architecture of the Community”
Gion A. Caminada/ Professor, ETH Zürich
Architect

Dr. Urs Maurer

Prof. Gion A. Caminada- Break (10 minutes) ■ Speech3(15:20～16:05)“Creating Schools that
Connect the Minds and Support the Community”
Satoru Nagasawa/ Visiting Fellow, NIER
Professor Emeritus, Toyo University■ Panel Discussion
Q&A(16:10～16:55)
Coordinator: Isami Kinoshita/ Professor, Environmental Science andLandscape Architecture Course, Chiba University■ Closing address(16:55～16:30)

How to register :Mr. Satoru Nagasawa

Prof. Isami Kinoshita
for inquiry TEL: +81-3-5362-0120 Email: facilitysympo26@omc.jp

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