On September 4, 2024 MIRAI will organize a digital kick-off event to celebrate the start of MIRAI third phase between 2024-2026. This digital event is open to the public and strongly welcome from all MIRAI member universities in Sweden and Japan as well as other universities, industry, research funding agencies, governmental sectors.
During this event, MIRAI will introduce our core activities called “Global Challenges”. MIRAI selects four “Global Challenges” based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and provides researchers and students with advanced opportunities for transnational and transdisciplinary engagement. MIRAI also provides them with a wide range of opportunities for interactions with stakeholders outside the university of their own affiliation, which include entrepreneurs and company representatives.
Challenge 1: Health and an ageing population (Part of SDG 3)
Challenge 2: Climate adaption, disaster and risk management and prevention (Part of SDG 13)
Challenge 3: Resilient cities and communities – policies, strategies, local government and urban planning (Part of SDG 11)
Challenge 4: Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage: renewable energy, solar energy conversion, electrification, sustainable processes and use of resources (Part of SDG 7)
The preliminary program and registration form are now open, and an updated program is coming soon.
Through this MIRAI third phase, we aspire to make this partnership in a more sustainable structure to better enable long-term engagement. Let us work together and make MIRAI a more strong collaboration platform!
Program
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
09:00-11:00 CEST / 16:00-18:00 JST
- Opening Remarks
- Congratulatory Messages
Embassy of Japan in Sweden: Masaki Noke, Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sweden
Embassy of Sweden in Japan: Viktoria Li, Swedish Ambassador to Japan - Keynote Lectures
- a) Title TBA
Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden - b) “Decarbonizing operations implemented by ANA flight crews”
Taku Kawamura, Manager Corporate Sustainability / B777 Captain
ANA HOLDINGS INC., Japan
- a) Title TBA
- Short Introduction on Global Challenges
- Health and an ageing population
Speaker: Eleonor Kristoffersson (Örebro University) & Yoshihisa Hirakawa (Nagoya University) - Climate Adaptation, Disaster and Risk Management and Prevention
Takako Izumi (Tohoku University) & Pierre De Wit (University of Gothenburg) - Resilient cities and communities
Speaker: Irina Mancheva (Umeå University) & Alexander Ryota Keeley (Kyushu University) - Materials for MIRAI
Speaker: Feng Gao (Linköping University) & Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita (Sophia University)
- Health and an ageing population
- Closing Remarks
Registration
https://kyushu-u-ac-jp-global.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WfXzYZ5IQLi423P5ksE17w
*Upon registration, please make sure to read the following Terms & Conditions and fill out the online registration form.
- Personal Data Collection and Privacy Policy
Based on your consent, your personal data for application shall be managed with care and be used exclusivelyfor the purpose of registration for this event. Please refer to the below link to access to the privacy policy of Kyushu University which in one of the co-organizers of this event.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/website/privacypolicy/conferenceparticipants
- Recordings of Photos, Videos by the Organizer
For the purpose of keeping record and PR, the event will be recorded in the form of video and/or photo.
The recorded video/photo might be used for our promotional materials including our website.