Plenary Session

Closing

52. The Presidents of G8 member nations expressed their appreciation for the participation and invaluable contributions of the invited universities at the G8 University Summit.

53. The participants acknowledged and expressed their appreciation for the work of the Organising Committee of Japanese universities, in providing a valuable opportunity for the Presidents of leading universities to share their views on sustainability on the occasion of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit. They also expressed their high expectations that universities all over the world would endorse the declaration and take actions appropriate to their respective countries and regions.

54. President Saeki of Hokkaido University expressed his gratitude to all participants for visiting Hokkaido and the city of Sapporo, on behalf of the local citizens and institutions.

55. President Komiyama reiterated that the output of the Summit should be an important input into the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit and mentioned that he would hand the Declaration to Prime Minister Fukuda of Japan, who will chair the Toyako Summit Meeting.

Appendices

A. List of the Participants
B. Sapporo Sustainability Declaration