Opening Ceremony for the Remodelled University of Tokyo New York Office (UTokyoNY)

The opening ceremony for the remodelled UTokyoNY and the keynote Address is now scheduled to be held on online.
The ceremony is being held to give an overview of the office’s activities and achievements over the past six years since its establishment. It will also be the first step to move our activities forward once the Covid-19 has subsided.


The details are given below we hope you enjoy the event.

Date

Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Opening Ceremony (live) 8:00–9:45
Keynote Address (on demand) 9:45–10:30
[Tuesday, August 3, 19:00–21:30 New York time]

Program

Video introducing UTokyoNY
Opening remarks Prof. AIHARA Hiroaki
Executive Vice President(Social Collaboration)
Address by the President of the University of Tokyo Prof. FUJII Teruo
President
Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation
Introduction of guests
Toast
Introduction to the UTokyoNY Office
“Why should the University of Tokyo be globalized?” Prof. HAYASHI Kaori
Executive Vice President
“History of the establishment and activities of UTokyoNY” Prof. OKABE Toru
Director General of the Institute of Industrial Science,
The University of Tokyo
“UTokyoNY activities from now on” Prof. YAMANASHI Yuji
the Dean of the Institute of Medical Science,
The University of Tokyo
Outline of the remodelling project and the Chi no Tana (“Knowledge Shelves”) Assoc. Prof. KAWAZOE Yoshiyuki
Institute of Industrial Science,
The University of Tokyo
Closing remarks Mr. MASUYAMA Masaharu
President of the University of the Tokyo,
New York Office. Inc.
Keynote Address
“Defeating COVID-19”
Project Prof. KAWAOKA Yoshihiro
Institute of Medical Science,
The University of Tokyo

Format

Zoom webinar
Please register through the following link
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PZsvn1gHRAydQkfM2rnNIQ

Language

Japanese/English

Fee

free

Contact

nyo.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp