Keio University

Announcement of the Global Environmental System Leaders Program International Symposium 2013

Publish: January 16, 2013
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies/Faculty of Policy Management/Graduate School of Media and Governance

2013.01.16

The Graduate School of Media and Governance will hold an international symposium for its "Global Environmental System Leaders Program (GESL)." This symposium will feature in-depth discussions on building systems with international partners and affiliated institutions to establish international education and research networks and implement international training. These efforts are aimed at achieving the GESL program's objective of fostering global environmental system professionals. The details of the symposium are as follows.

1. Symposium Title: "GESL International Symposium 2013"

2. Subtitle:    - Global Environmental System Leaders Development through International Collaborative Education and Research -

3. Purpose: This is the second international symposium aimed at establishing Keio University as an international hub for fostering environmental system leaders and creating an international training environment with overseas partner and affiliated institutions.

4. Dates: Monday, February 25, and Tuesday, February 26, 2013

5. Venue: North Hall and South Building 4F Conference Room, Mita Campus, Keio University

6. Organizer: Global Environmental System Leaders Program, Graduate Schools of Keio University (Graduate School of Media and Governance / Graduate School of Science and Technology)

7. Affiliations of Scheduled International Researchers:

Princeton University (USA), University of Cambridge (UK), Tampere University of Technology (Finland), University of Hawaii (USA), Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) (USA), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) (Thailand), Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya (EEPIS) (Indonesia), Vietnam National University, Hanoi - University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET), University of Nebraska (USA), Charles University (Czech Republic), etc.

8. Registration: Please register from the sites below.

GESL Symposium Program (English)

http://gesl.sfc.keio.ac.jp/en/symposium.html

GESL Symposium Program (Japanese)

http://gesl.sfc.keio.ac.jp/symposium.html

9. For inquiries and further details about GESL, please visit the GESL website .

Symposium Program

Monday, February 25, 2013

9:00–10:00      Registration (Venue: South Building Conference Room)

10:00–12:00    Open Seminar by Young International Researchers (Venue: South Building Conference Room)

12:00–13:00    Registration (Venue: North Hall)

13:00–13:30    Opening (Venue: North Hall)

13:20–14:10    Session 1 (Vision and Mission of GESL)

14:10–14:30    Break

14:30–15:30    Session 2 (Career Development through International Collaborative Research Supervision (I))

14:10–14:45    Break

15:45–17:45    Session 3 (Career Development through International Collaborative Research Supervision (II))

18:00–20:00    Reception (Venue: North Building Faculty Club, Fee required)

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

9:00–9:30        Registration (Venue: North Hall)

9:30–11:00  Session 4 (Approaches and Possibilities for International Collaborative Research Supervision in Doctoral Education for Global Environmental Policy)

11:00–11:15    Break

11:15–12:45    Session 5 (Approaches and Possibilities for International Collaborative Research Supervision in Doctoral Education for Energy Management)

12:45–14:00    Lunch Break

14:00–15:30    Session 6 (Panel Session by External Evaluation Committee Members and GESL Faculty)

15:30–15:45    Break

15:45–17:40    Interactive Poster Session by Students

17:40–18:00    Closing

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We look forward to your participation.

Posted by: GESL Office