Dates: Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5, 2021
Venue: Online via Zoom (URL will be sent to registered participants)
Language: English and Japanese simultaneous interpretation will be provided during several sessions (#1, #2, #4, #5)
Registration: No charge (Advance registration required)

“Israel Week @UTokyo Komaba Research Campus” consists of a series of webinars on the recent trends and developments in Israel and its impact on Japan-Israel relations. The webinars in this framework will cover a broad range of topics, including the recent normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries,  security risks of digital transformation, policy responses to COVID-19 and the digital healthcare ecosystem, STEM education, Science & Design, and the comparative study of the Abrahamic religions.

 

It aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and inspiration from researchers and experts across different field, and to seek opportunities for collaboration among the participants from academia, NPOs, industry, and public sector. 

 

“Israel Week @UTokyo Komaba Research Campus” is organized by ROLES (RCAST Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies) in cooperation with IIS (the Institute for Industrial Science) of the University of Tokyo and supported by Embassy of Israel in Japan.

1. Online International Symposium #1: Israeli Normalization with Gulf and North Africa Arab States
Date: Monday, March 1, 2021
Time: 16:00-18:00 JST (09:00-11:00 IST (UTC+2))
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2. Online International Symposium #2: STEM & STEAM Education: The First Step Toward International Collaboration 

Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Time: 16:00-17:30 JST (9:00-10:30 IST (UTC+2))
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3. Online International Symposium #3: SCIENCE inspires DESIGN inspires SCIENCE: Mechanism of Emergence 

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Time: 16:00-18:00 JST (9:00-11:00 IST (UTC+2))
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4. Online International Symposium #4: Emergency Preparedness and Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems: Countering COVID-19
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Time: 18:30-20:00 JST (11:30-13:00 IST (UTC+2))
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5. Online International Symposium #5: Managing Security Risks of Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Time: 16:00-17:30 JST (9:00-10:30 IST (UTC+2))
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6. Online Special Lecture: The Comparative Study of the Abrahamic Religions: Heuristic Gains and Cognitive Pitfalls
Date: Friday, March 5, 2021
Time: 16:00-17:30 JST (9:00-10:30 IST (UTC+2))
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Contact Information
Division of Religion and Global Security (Ikeuchi Laboratory) of RCAST, The University of Tokyo, Japan
 office＠me.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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