The Fifth Symposium

The Fifth Symposium of Japan-India Exchange Platform Program

Inter-University Exchange Project Platform Building Program (India)

The Plans and Prospects about Exchanges Between Japan and India by the FY2022 Universities
Selected to the “Inter-University Exchange Project Platform Building Program (India)” Supported by MEXT

New universities were selected in FY2022 to the project, “Inter-University Exchange Project Platform Building Program (India)”, supported by MEXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan). In this symposium the new selected universities will give presentations on their plans and prospects about exchanges between Japan and India as well as having the audience think about the exchanges managed by universities.

Date	2023.1.31 Tue
Time	13:00-15:30 JST / 9:30-12:00 IST
Venue	Zoom Webinar
Contents	Keynote speech, presentations, discussion
Language	Japanese & English (simultaneous interpretation available)
Charge	Free
Registration	Required
Organizer	JIEPP (Japan-India Exchange Platform Program) from the University of Tokyo
Contact	JIEPP Secretariat, International Projects Promotion Group, Research Promotion Department, The University of Tokyo Mail:

It has ended.

Program

09:30-09:40 IST / 13:00-13:10 JST
Opening remarks: Prof. Kaori Hayashi (Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo)

Congratulatory remarks

His Excellency Mr. Sibi George (Ambassador-Designate of India to Japan)
Ms. Michi Yoshioka (Deputy Director, Higher Education Bureau, Policy Division, Office for International Planning, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

09:40-10:10 IST / 13:40-14:40 JST

Keynote speech

Prof. Gautam Biswas
（J C Bose National Fellow and Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur)

10:10-11:10 IST / 13:40-14:40 JST

Presentations on the plans and prospects of the Inter-University Exchange Project (India)

Niigata University
- Prof. M.Satish-Kumar (Vice-President (Research) and Professor in Geology, Faculty of Sceince; Coordinator of Inter-University Exchange project "S-EARTH" on Filed Science Research in Indo-Pacific region)
Yokohama National University
- Professor Emeritus Atsushi Suzuki (Coordinator, Yokohama International Education Program for Leading Sustainability Transformation towards a Resilient Society with Industry-Government-Academia Network (YOKOHAMA-SXIP) )
Gifu University
- Prof. Hiroyuki Koyama (PhD, Head of Glocalization Promotion Division, GU-GLOCAL)
Kansai University of International Studies
- Prof. Shingo Ashizawa (the Vice President)

11:10-11:50 IST / 14:40-15:20 JST

Overall discussion by four Universities as noted above

The Moderator
- Prof. Yukari Nagai (Vice-President, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Trustee for International Affairs and Research, Vice-President)

11:50-12:00 IST / 15:20-15:30 JST

Closing remarks

The University of Tokyo
- Prof. Satoshi Watanabe
  (Special Advisor to the President, and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

Speakers

Prof. Gautam Biswas

J C Bose National Fellow and Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Prof. M.Satish-Kumar

Vice-President (Research) and Professor in Geology, Faculty of Sceince; Coordinator of Inter-University Exchange project "S-EARTH" on Filed Science Research in Indo-Pacific region

Professor Emeritus Atsushi Suzuki

Coordinator, Yokohama International Education Program for Leading Sustainability Transformation towards a Resilient Society with Industry-Government-Academia Network (YOKOHAMA-SXIP)