The University of Tokyo
Go Global Website
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
Venue: Student Plaza, Center for Global Education (GlobE) (1st floor, Faculty of Science Building No. 1 (East Wing)), Hongo Campus, UTokyo
Language: English
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 a special event featuring Melissa Fleming, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
After leading the Global Communications Division at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Ms. Fleming assumed her current role in 2019, where she oversees the UN’s global campaigns, multilingual news services, and public engagement initiatives. She also spearheaded the development of the UN Global Principles for Information Integrity, aimed at fostering healthy information ecosystems. With a rich background in journalism and communications roles across international organizations, Ms. Fleming is also a TED speaker, the author of A Hope More Powerful than the Sea, and the host of the official UN podcast Awake at Night.
This event will take place during her visit to the University of Tokyo. Ms. Melissa Fleming will engage in a dialogue with President Teruo Fujii, Executive Vice President Kaori Hayashi and students. This event is moderated by Vice Director of the Center for Global Education (GlobE), Professor Mari Yoshihara. We invite all UTokyo students join this informative, meaningful, and inspiring event!
Ms. Melissa Fleming’s biography is available here.
Speakers: Ms. Melissa Fleming (United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications), President Teruo Fujii (UTokyo) and Executive Vice President Kaori Hayashi (UTokyo)
Moderator: Professor Mari Yoshihara (Vice Director of the Center for Global Education (GlobE))
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.)
*The registration deadline is Wednesday, May 21. https://forms.office.com/r/cgt05CQAzh
You can log in to the form using your UTokyo account (xxxxxxxxxx@utac.u-tokyo.ac.jp), if authorization is required.
・Please note that no special accommodations will be made regarding course enrollment or other academic matters at the University of Tokyo in relation to this event. Therefore, please participate in the event only if it does not interfere with your academic commitments.
(You can download the pdf file of the poster by clicking the picture above.)
