Talk event with Mr. Ben Nelson (Founder of Minerva) and President Teruo Fujii

Event title

Dialogue at UTokyo GlobE ＃6 Guest Speaker: Mr. Ben Nelson, Dialogue with President, Teruo Fujii Moderated by Vice President and Director of the Center for Global Education, Yujin Yaguchi

Event information

Date: Friday, February 16, 2024, 13:30 – 14:30 
Venue: Daiwa House Ishibashi Nobuo Memorial Hall, Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Building, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies 3rd floor, Hongo Campus, UTokyo
Language: English

Overview

The University of Tokyo attaches great importance to global education and encourages students to study abroad and participate in international activities. This time, we are planning an exciting event with Mr. Ben Nelson, the founder of Minerva University, a successful entrepreneur who made his mark in the startup scene, and who is also dedicated to innovative reform in higher education. This event will take place during his visit to the University of Tokyo. Mr. Ben Nelson will deliver a lecture and engage in a dialogue with President Teruo Fujii and students, focusing on the future of start-ups and universities in contemporary society. This event is moderated by Vice President of UTokyo and Director of the Center for Global Education(GlobE), Professor Yujin Yaguchi. We invite all UTokyo students join this informative, meaningful, and inspiring event!

Speakers: Mr. Ben Nelson (Founder of Minerva University), President Teruo Fujii (UTokyo)
Moderator: Professor Yujin Yaguchi (Vice President of UTokyo, Director of the Center for Global Education (GlobE))

Registration form

Target: Maximum 100 students, faculty, or administrative staff. (If there are too many applications, they will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.)
https://forms.office.com/r/pxt2UR6BYd
You can log in to the form using your UTokyo account (xxxxxxxxxx@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp), if authorization is required.

Notes

・Before applying, applicants must make sure that the event does not interfere with their UTokyo courses since no considerations will be made to attend the event. Applicants are responsible for the scheduling and their study plan.
・Absences from the University’s courses to participate in the event will not be approved. Therefore, students must confirm that their course schedule does not conflict with the event.

Poster

(You can download the pdf file of the poster by clicking the picture above.)