[With the permission of the UTokyoNY office, we are pleased to include this article here which originally appeared on the UTokyo NY Office website.]
The opening ceremony for the remodeled UTokyoNY and the keynote Address is now scheduled to be held online. The ceremony is being held to give an overview of the office’s activities and achievements over the past six years since its establishment. It will also be the first step to move our activities forward once the Covid-19 has subsided.
The details are given below, we hope you enjoy the event.
Date
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Opening Ceremony (live) 8:00–9:45
Keynote Address (on demand) 9:45–10:30
[Tuesday, August 3, 19:00–21:30 New York time]
Program
| Video introducing UTokyoNY | |
| Opening remarks | Prof. AIHARA Hiroaki Executive Vice President (Social Collaboration) |
| Address by the President of the University of Tokyo | Prof. FUJII Teruo President |
| Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation | |
| Introduction of guests | |
| Toast | |
| Introduction to the UTokyoNY Office | |
| “Why should the University of Tokyo be globalized?” | Prof. HAYASHI Kaori Executive Vice President |
| “History of the establishment and activities of UTokyoNY” | Prof. OKABE Toru Director General of the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo |
| “UTokyoNY activities from now on” | Prof. YAMANASHI Yuji the Dean of the Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Outline of the remodelling project and the Chi no Tana (“Knowledge Shelves”) | Assoc. Prof. KAWAZOE Yoshiyuki Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Closing remarks | Mr. MASUYAMA Masaharu President of the University of the Tokyo, New York Office. Inc. |
| Keynote Address “Defeating COVID-19” | Project Prof. KAWAOKA Yoshihiro Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo |
