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The 3rd GPSS-GLI International Symposium
How Can We Build “Kizuna” for Sustainability?An Ecological Perspective
~ Exploring the Frontiers of Sustainability Science 2015 ~
January 19-20, 2015Kashiwa-no-ha Conference Center
Language: English
Registration Fee: None
Organizer
Graduate Program in Sustainability ScienceGlobal Leadership Initiative
The University of Tokyo
Co-organized byIntegrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S),
Todai Institutes for Advanced Study (TODIAS), The University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of TokyoTo
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Background of Symposium
The Graduate Program in Sustainability Science – Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI) started in
2012 and offered a new curriculum leading to master's and doctoral degrees in sustainability science after
being selected for “Programs for Leading Doctoral Schools” under the Ministry of Education Culture, Sports
and Technology (MEXT), Japan. GPSS-GLI not only provides actual training necessary for Pfuture global
leaders to make a profound impact on sustainability science and sustainable development on global,
regional and local scales, but also endeavors to play a key role in developing networks among institutions of
higher education that emphasize sustainability as a core subject of their curricula. Since 2012, the GPSS-GLI
has organized an annual international symposium that discusses key issues related to sustainability education
at the higher education level. In addition to this general perspective, the special focus on “Kizuna” ( 絆 ) was
chosen as the theme of the 2015 symposium.
Underlying Concept 絆
“Kizuna" is a Japanese word meaning ‘linkage' or ‘bond' among people. This word became a
buzzword after the Great East Japan Earthquake because it was the strong “Kizuna” relationship among
people that was praised by people in other parts of Japan and around the world as well. However, we use
this term as the main theme of our 2015 symposium to explore the frontiers of Sustainability Science from an
ecological perspective that has been developed as a science of relationships.
But, why focus on 'Relationships'? Since the issues that the world is facing today are highly complex, dynamic,
and interdependent, conventional approaches of a single discipline or a single field can only provide a
partial solution that often leads to other problems. What Sustainability Science aims at is the development of
new systems for society from a broader perspective that untangles conventional segmentalized approaches
and restructures the new relationships…new “Kizuna” bonds… among various aspects.
Sustainability Science has heretofore endeavored to explore ways of linking these segmentalized
approaches by using such terms as ‘Holistic' or ‘Transboundary'. Holistic approaches have brought about
systemic and comprehensive views on the concerned issues, and have been applied to defining sustainable
goals for society. Transboundary approaches have provided us with respect and thus insight into diversity
and individual values, and they have also contributed to managing decision-making processes. However,
satisfactory outcomes have yet to be achieved because a bridge that connects holistic and transboundary
approaches has been lacking. So, how then can we move forward to overcome segmentalized approaches
and develop true integration of discipline-based or sectorial approaches?
GPSS-GLI believes that ecology can serve as a useful reference since this discipline has been
developed as a science to study the interactions among organisms and their environments. Interspecies
relationships, for example, have long been regarded as ‘predator-prey relationships' or ‘competition'.
However, the new paradigm ‘symbiosis’ has been added, and this new notion has greatly developed its own
discipline. Sustainability Science also endeavors to present a new paradigm of ‘relationships’ that enhances
organic links, or “Kizuna", in our world society.
More precisely, the 2015 GPSS-GLI International Symposium will reconsider the relationships of the
somewhat confrontational paradigm of human and nature, economics and environment, current
generation and future generations, and local benefits and global benefits to shape a vision, and to
approach this task through determining organic linkages in these paradigms.
In this way, the symposium encourages participants to discuss how we can nurture “Kizuna” for
sustainability from an ecological perspective that has been developed as a science of relationships.
Professor Mino, coordinator of
GPSS-GLI making a speach
at The 2nd GPSS-GLI symposium
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GPSS-GLI is located in the Environmental
Building, Kashiwa Campus,
The University of Tokyo
Day 1: January 19th, 2015
9:00 Door Open
Lunch Break 12:00-13:30
Afternoon 2 (16:45-18:00)
Virtual Poster SessionPresenters:Shirley-Ann Augustin-Behravesh, Arizona State University
Shogo Kudo, PhD student, GPSS-GLI Gideon Baffoe, PhD student, GPSS-GLI
Chad Stephen, Boda, Lund University
Omaya Ahmad, Arizona State University
Coordinator:Nael Aoun, PhD student, GPSS-GLI
Mahdi Ikhalil, PhD student, GPSS-GLI Language:English *no iterpretation available
Registration: Registration Fee: NonePlease reigister to participate. http://www.sustainability.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/events/1984.html
Contact GPSS-GLI Office, The University of Tokyo Rm. 332, Environmental Studies Building,5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City, Chiba, 277-8563Tel: 04-7136-4877 Fax: 04-7136-4878E-mail: [email protected]
Day 2: January 20th, 2015
9:00 Door Open
Lunch Break 12:00-13:30
Room 1
Morning (9:30-12:00)
Pararell Sessions (Workshops)
WS1: Comparison and Evaluation of Education System: Presenters:Dzulkifli A Razak, President, International Association of
Universities (IAU)
John Fien, Professor and Executive Director, Swinburne Leadership Institute
Pim Martens, Professor, Maastricht University
Yuto Kitamura, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Coordinator: Zainal A Sanusi,
Project Associate Professor, GPSS-GLI
WS2: Collaborative Research Program:Presenters:David Mungai, Professor, University of Nairobi
Labode Popoola, Professor, University of Ibadan
Divine Fuh, Lecturer, University of Cape Town
Orleans Mfune, Lecturer, University of Zambia
Sher Jamal Khan, Associate Professor, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Pampang Parikesit, Professor, Padjadjaran University
Sohee Minsun Kim, Assistant Professor, Asian Institute of Technology
Nguyen Tai Tue, VNU University of Science
Mai Trong Nhuan, Former President, Vietnam National University
Eve Annecke, Director of the Sustainability Institute, South Africa
Miguel Esteban, Project Associate Professor, GPSS-GLI
Coordinator: Emmanuel Mutisya,
Project Researcher, GPSS-GLI
Afternoon (13:30-16:00)
Plenary 2
Invited Speech: Mai Trong Nhuan, Former President, Vietnam National University, "Sustainability Research & Education in Vietnam: Opportunities, Challenges and Perspectives" Dzulkifli A Razak, President, International Association of Universities (IAU), "Understanding the Sustainable Paradigm and How to Execute It: A Malaysian Experienc"
Wrap-upSession coordinators
Shinichiro Ohgaki, Professor Emeritus; The University of Tokyo, President of Japan Water Research Center
Makoto Yokohari, Professor, The University of TokyoGraduate School of Engineering
Takashi Mino, Professor, Coordinator, GPSS-GLI
MC:Hirotaka Matsuda,
Project Associate Professor, GPSS-GLI
Coordinator: Takashi Mino,
Professor, Coordinator, GPSS-GLI
Room 5
Room 5
Afternoon 2 (16:00-17:30) Kashiwanoha Smart City Tour * optional
Morning (9:30-12:00)
Plenary 1
Welcome Address and Opening Remarks: Junichi Hamada, President, The University of Tokyo
Mizue Shiomi, Director of University Promotion Division,Higher Education BureauMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Nobuo Takeda, Dean, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Takashi Mino, Professor, Coordinator, GPSS-GLI
About the SymposiumMakoto Yokohari, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Keynote Lecture: René Castro Salazar, Ex-Minister for Environment, Energy and Telecommunications, Costa Rica, "BETTER SHARED EFFORTS: Kizuma approach for Climate Change"
Janos Pasztor, Acting Executive Director, Conservation, WWF International, "Kizuna for Post-2015 Development"
Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Director and Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study (TODIAS), The University of Tokyo; Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University, "The Importance of Natural and Social Capital in Satoyama and Satoumi Landscapes: Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake"
MC:Miguel Esteban,
Project Associate Professor, GPSS-GLI
Coordinator:Makoto Yokohari,
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering,The University of Tokyo
Afternoon 1 (13:30-16:30)
Pararell Sessions (Roundtable)
RT1: Sustainability ConceptSpeakers: Mayumi Fukunaga, Associate Professor, Osaka Prefectural University
Mark Swilling, Academic Director of the Sustainability Institute, South Africa
Hiroshi Marui, Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
Patrick Eagan, Professor, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zainal A Sanusi, Project Associate Professor, GPSS-GLI
Coordinator:Motoharu Onuki,
Associate Professor, GPSS-GLI
Makiko Sekiyama,Project Assistant Professor, GPSS-GLI
RT2: Stakeholder Collaboration for Education and Research on Sustainability ScienceSpeakers:
Kentaro Ichiki, Creative Director, HAKUHODO Inc. / Editor in Chief, "WHERE ART and SCIENCE FALL IN LOVE"
Nobuko Asakai, Managing Director, Strategy & Sustainability Japan Lead, Accenture
Sadayoshi Tobai, Director of Conservation, WWF Japan
Mariko Kinai, Deputy National Director/Director, Strategy & Planning Department, World Vision Japan
Mio Kamitani, Secretariat General, Oraga Otsuchi Yume Hiroba
Greg Trencher, Assistant Professor, Clark University
Coordinator:Janos Pasztor,
Acting Executive Director, ConservationWWF International
Masafumi Nagao, Project Professor, GPSS-GLI
RT3: Creating Value through Biodiversity ConservationSpeakers:Yoshitake Hayashi, Officer, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Robert Brown, Professor, University of Guelph
Joanne Khew Yu Ting, PhD student, GPSS-GLIGFE Costa Rica team, GPSS-GLI
Coordinator: Toshinori Tanaka,
Project Assistant Professor, GPSS-GLI
Room 5
Room 5 Reception 18:30-20:00 By invitation only
Oak Village Kashiwanoha
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3