4. Parallel Session B: June 30, 13:00 – 17:30
Theme: Knowledge Innovation towards Global Sustainability and Education
Sub-themes:
・Knowledge Innovation as a Trigger for Social Reform
・For Global Sustainability of the Next Generations – Education
With its chair (President Yuichiro Anzai of Keio University) and vice-chair (Rector Francesco Profumo of Politecnico di Torino) at the helm, Parallel Session B was held on the theme of ‘Knowledge Innovation towards Global Sustainability and Education’. The representatives listed below made presentations, which were followed by comments and question-and-answer sessions.
A total of eight representatives (below) made presentations in the first and second halves of the session.
President Kazuo Oike,
Kyoto University
President Georges Molinié,
Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Pro-Rector Mary Ritter,
Imperial College London
Chancellor Gene D. Block,
University of California, Los Angeles
President Katsuhiko Shirai,
Waseda University
Vice-Chancellor and President Ian Chubb,
The Australian National University
Prof. Carlos Clemente Cerri,
University of São Paulo
Vice President Weihe Xie,
Tsinghua University
Following the presentations, the three representatives listed below made comments.
President Shin-ichi Hirano,
Nagoya University
President Kiyokazu Washida,
Osaka University
President Eiji Hatta,
Doshisha University
- Sponsored by MEXT
(Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science
and Technology-Japan)
