FY 2023
2023 TSMC-UTokyo Semiconductor Technology Research Symposia
| Date | July 27-28, 2023 |
| Venue | Online |
| Overview | TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) and UTokyo (University of Tokyo) have entered into an alliance to pursue organization-wide collaboration in advanced semiconductor technology research, including design, devices, processes, and materials. Under this alliance, several Joint Development Projects (JDPs) have been initiated since 2021. In 2023, TSMC and UTokyo signed an MOU to enhance the collaboration. The two-day symposia will introduce published research outcomes and potential areas for future collaborations. Symposium Poster |
| Registration | Registration Form *Eligible applicants: TSMC employees and UTokyo professors/staffs/students |
| Contact | Secretariat of TSMC-UTokyo Symposium 2023 tsmc-ut-2023-group[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Please replace [at] with @ in the e-mail address. |
Learning History in Times of Difficulty Academia × Business Vol. 05 Information Literacy and the Battle of Nagashino (1575) in Memory
| Date | July 26, 2023 |
| Venue | Conference Room, Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall) 2F, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo/ Online |
| Overview | This series has been hosted as a collaboration between the Historians’ Workshop and Warm Heart Cool Head Ltd. since October 2022. For the fifth instalment, Professor Hiraku Kaneko (Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo) will give a lecture titled “Information Literacy and the Battle of Nagashino (1575) in Memory”, followed by a discussion with the guest speaker Ryuichiro Takeshita (Executive Officer and Global Editor-in-Chief at PIVOT Ltd.), who specializes in cutting edge media and social issues. The discussants will explore what we can do so as to not get overwhelmed by the sea of information that surrounds us today. Symposium Poster Related link (Japanese Language Only) |
| Registration | Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) |
| Contact | the Historians’ Workshop (Contact: Ishihara) kaeishihara[at]e.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Please replace [at] with @ in the e-mail address. |
What is hard to see? What is visible? What is invisible?
| Date | July 16, 2023 |
| Venue | SHIBUYA QWS SCRAMBLE HALL / Online |
| Overview | We become blind or lose sight for a variety of reasons, such as being born with a visual impairment, being sick, or growing old. But what is it like? What exactly does it mean to be "visible"? At this event, you can experience the world of visually impaired persons in virtual reality. You will meet guide dogs which help people who are blind or have difficulty seeing. We will think about your feelings of "visible, invisible, difficult to see" while having a philosophical dialogue. Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only) |
| Registration | Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) |
| Contact | External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp *Please replace [at] with @ in the e-mail address. |
World Environment Day “The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Plastic: Global Perspectives”
| Date | June 5, 2023 |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Overview | Plastic is essential for so many of the things we value in today's world. But excessive and unplanned use of plastic worsens the conditions driving climate change and threatens the land, the seas, and the lives of animals and humans. Speakers on this panel will highlight issues including the chemical challenges plastic poses for the environment; the lives of waste-pickers who minimize the harm caused by discarded plastic; the science and economics confronting small-scale, local reuse of plastic; government mechanisms to coordinate the containment of plastic; and the dangers to animals and humans of micro-plastics in diverse forms. Symposium Poster Related link |
| Registration | Registration Form |
| Contact | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo tokyo.college.event[at]tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Screening and Roundtable Discussion of the Documentary Film “Cyber Everything” : What are the human conditions in cyberspace?
| Date | May 10, 2023 |
| Venue | SHIBUYA QWS SCRAMBLE HALL |
| Overview | “Cyber Everything,” a 2022 film by Shimon Dotan (NYU professor and award-winning filmmaker), defines "cyber" as "the unseen organizing principle at the core of the modern human condition, and it has reconfigured power structures and human interaction around the world.” The roundtable discussion will consider the human conditions in cyberspace with the following speakers. The speakers are director Shimon Dotan, Markus Gabriel (one of the lead actors), Katsuhiko Hibino, President of Tokyo University of the Arts, and Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo, with Takahiro Nakajima serving as moderator. Netaya Anbar will also present comments. Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only) |
| Registration | Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) |
| Contact | External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Tokyo College Lecture: Cancer research - Inspiration from the Nobel Prizes
| Date | April 22, 2023 |
| Venue | Sanjo Conference Hall (Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo) |
| Overview | During the last 122 years, almost 1000 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Laureates and their great achievements are a tremendous source of inspiration, including for cancer research aiming at understanding why and how we get cancer, and how it can be treated, which is the theme of the presentation. Symposium Poster |
| Registration | Registration Form |
| Contact | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo tokyo.college.event[at]tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
Considering the Path toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Japan
| Date | April 19, 2023 |
| Venue | TOKYO MIDTOWN YAESU CONFERENCE Main Conference Room (4F) and Zoom Webiner |
| Overview | With global warming steadily progressing, countries around the world, including Japan, have been moving toward the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. However, the current measures alone will not achieve the goal, and there are calls for further strengthening of countermeasures. This symposium will look at the current situation and challenges from the perspectives of policy, technology development, and finance, and will provide an opportunity to consider what is needed to achieve carbon neutrality in Japan. Symposium Poster (Japanese Language Only) |
| Registration | Registration Form (Japanese Language Only) |
| Contact | External Relations Promotion Group, The University of Tokyo shakairenkeika.adm[at]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
