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Inter -Graduate School Program for Sustainable Development and Survivable Societies
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GSS Symposium 2017

Program at a Glance
Inamori Foundation Memorial Hall

Message fromGSS Program Coordinator and Unit DirectorW

elcome to the GSS Symposium 2017 at Inamori

students who completed this Program, and 75 students

Foundation Memorial Hall, Kyoto University

are currently with this GSS program. A wide variety ofon October 6-7, 2017. Since this year is the last year of

their educational backgrounds is a unique point of thethe GSS program under the support of the Ministry ofGSS program, as they come from nine graduate schools

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

and three research institutes of Kyoto University:(MEXT), we set the symposium theme as “Lessons

Graduate Schools of Education, Economics, Medicine,Learned and Future Endeavors” to review our GSS

Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Asia and Africa Area

program activity and future prospect of the interdisciplinary

Studies (ASAFAS), Informatics, and Global Environmental

graduate school education program. For this symposiumStudies; and Research Institute for Sustainable

we invite the GSS International/Industry Advisers as

Humanosphere (RISH), Disaster Prevention Researchspeakers to gain insights into emerging industrial

Institute (DPRI), and Center for Southeast Asian Studies

perspectives for fostering human resources as future(CSEAS).

global leaders.

We are looking forward to the constructive discussions

The Program has provided GSS students with five-years

on the symposium through different perspectives acrosslearning opportunities such as field training, internship,disciplines. We appreciate all the cooperation provided

interdisciplinary seminars, international academic

for this symposium and GSS program by advisors, GSS

exchange, industry-university collaborative project andprofessors and staffs, and the joining Graduate Schools

international cooperation project. We already have 11and Research Institutes of Kyoto University.

Day I: Friday, October 6th, 2017
TimeSession

Room

9 : 00Registration

9 : 30 - 9 : 35

Opening Remark

Main Hall

9 : 35 - 10 : 30

Inaugural Session

Main Hall

10 : 30 - 12 : 00

Session I：Engagement in the GSS Program: Reflections by the Respective
Graduate Schools and Institutes

Main Hall

12 : 00 - 13 : 30

Poster & Lunch

13 : 30 - 15 : 00

Session II (Student Session) : Contribution of GSS to Future Career
Perspectives : Individual Experiences Shared by Students

15 : 00 - 15 : 30

Poster & Break

15 : 30 - 17 : 00

Session III: Fostering Human Resources as Future Global Leaders
through University and Industry Collaboration

17 : 00 -Poster

17 : 30 -Evening Reception

Main Hall

Main Hall

Main HallDay II: Saturday, October 7th, 2017
Time01GSS Symposium 2017

Kaoru Takara

Masato Shiotani

GSS Program Coordinator(Professor of DPRI)

Unit Director(Professor of RISH)

SessionRoom9 : 30Registration

10 : 00 - 11 : 30

Session IV (Student Session): Expanding, Deepening and Achieving
Research Goals through GSS

11 : 30 - 13 : 00

Poster & Lunch

13 : 00 - 14 : 30

Session V: Review of GSS Operations by the Executive Board

14 : 30 - 15 : 30

Poster & Break

15 : 30 - 17 : 00

Plenary Session: Lessons Learned and Future Endeavors

Main Hall

17 : 00 - 17 : 20

Special Address by Hans van Ginkel, Honorary Professor,
Human Geography and Planning, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Main Hall

17 : 20 - 17 : 40

Symposium Statement and Closing RemarksMain Hall

Main Hall

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