Talk event with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs (University Professor of Columbia University) and President Teruo Fujii

Event title

Dialogue at UTokyo GlobE ＃2 Guest Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Sachs (Lecture Title: “The New Politics of Sustainable Development”) Dialogue with President, Teruo Fujii Moderated by Executive Vice President, Naoko Ishii

Event information

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023, 19:00 – 20:00 ※Date Changed to Fri 28 July from Thu 27 July※
Venue: Fukutake Hall Learning Theater, 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 Professor, Jeffrey Sachs University Professor, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, who will be visiting the University of Tokyo. Professor Sachs delivers a lecture and engage in a dialogue with President Teruo Fujii and students, focusing on the global challenges faced by the world and the roles that Japan and the University of Tokyo should play. This event is moderated by Executive Vice President of UTokyo, Naoko Ishii. Come join this informative, meaningful, and inspiring event for all of UTokyo students!

“The New Politics of Sustainable Development”
Achieving sustainable development requires new strategies for national policy making and international cooperation. Public investments must be increased around the world and new long-term planning and financing mechanisms will be necessary to support the increase in public investments. Cooperation with neighboring countries and globally are more urgent than ever. All countries must make concerted efforts to reduce geopolitical tensions and military spending, with today’s military spending redirected towards sustainable development.

Speakers: Prof. Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia University), Prof. Teruo Fujii (President of UTokyo)
Moderator: Prof. Naoko Ishii (Executive Vice President of UTokyo)

Registration form

Target: Maximum 100 students. (If there are too many applications, they will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.)
※Registration closed earlier than planned due to the large number of registrations received.※
https://forms.office.com/r/WbXMaqWecX

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.)