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At Hokkaido University, with respect for human rights, we have established the "Hokkaido University Diversity & Inclusion Promotion Declaration" with the aim of promoting understanding among our members of the university community and communicating our commitment to the international community regarding the philosophy of "diversity and inclusion," which is essential for a university that is both a foundation of human society and a means of "contributing to solving global challenges."
To commemorate this, we will be holding a series of lectures on "gender, sexuality, ethnic coexistence, and universal design," which are important themes for promoting diversity and inclusion in universities.
Through lectures from experts on each topic and dialogues between speakers and commentators, we aim to understand the current situation and think together with participants about solutions to the challenges.

Summary

Program

Opening ceremony

First Commemorative Lecture: Universities and Ethnicity

*The speaker will participate online, while the interviewer and moderator will participate from the Academic Exchange Hall.

Second Commemorative Lecture: Universities and Universal Campus Design

Third Commemorative Lecture: Universities and Sexuality

4th Anniversary Lecture: Universities and Gender

Closing session

If you wish to watch, please register using the form below. After receiving your registration, we will send you the Zoom webinar viewing URL.
*Applications are now closed.

Important notes regarding your participation

• For those wishing to attend in person: While we will be taking thorough infection control measures at the venue, we ask for your cooperation in wearing a mask, having your temperature checked upon entry, and disinfecting your hands.
• This seminar will use the video conferencing system "Zoom." Participation requires a device such as a PC or tablet and a stable internet connection.
• The required operating environment for attending the lecture isZoom Homepage .
• Is Zoom available?Zoom test siteTherefore, we recommend that you check your PC and network settings in advance.

Introduction of speakers and audience members (in order of seminar date)

Ousbi Sako, President of Kyoto Seika University

Born in the Republic of Mali. Studied at Beijing Language and Culture University and Nanjing Southeast University through a government program. In 1990, experienced a short-term homestay in Tokyo and was surprised by the downtown culture, which was similar to that of Mali. Came to Japan in 1991 and completed the doctoral program in Architecture at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1999. Holds a PhD in Engineering. Specializes in spatial anthropology. Conducts research on the relationship between society and architecture from various angles, including "Kyoto townhouse regeneration" and "community regeneration." After serving as a faculty member and dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Kyoto Seika University, assumed his current position in April 2018.

Koji Yuki, Representative of the Ainu Art Project

Born in Harutori, Kushiro City in 1964. Founded the "Ainu Art Project" creative group in 2000. Director of International Culture at the Sapporo Ainu Association, and Vice-Representative of the "Aotearoa Ainu Mosir Exchange Program." Woodblock printmaker, woodcarver, contemporary artist, musician, animated film "The Fox of Shichigorozawa" on environmental issues, illustrator for Asahi Publishing's "Towatowato," and storyteller of myths at the Louvre Museum in France (2011).

Asuka Yamada, Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Future Science, Tokyo Denki University

Her specialties include architectural planning and environmental action in the fields of healthcare and welfare, and she researches how architecture can support people's lives. Her major awards include the Architectural Institute of Japan Encouragement Award, the Architectural Institute of Japan Award (2018) for "A Series of Studies on User-Centered Architectural Planning in Healthcare and Welfare Facilities - Spanning Environmental Action, Facility Planning, Systems, and the Urban Environment," the Kanto Education Association Achievement Award, and the Kids Design Award.

Takao Koshino Associate Professor, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering

His areas of expertise include campus planning, urban planning, urban design, and architectural planning. His major publications include "'Houses in the District' and 'Plazas with Roofs'" (2018, Kajima Publishing Co., Ltd.), which won the Architectural Institute of Japan Publication Award in 2021, and "Creating a Campus Like a Town, Using the Town Like a Campus" (2020). His major works include Higashikawa Town Higashikawa Elementary School + Community Exchange Center (Public Architecture Award of Excellence, 2020). He is the Vice Representative Secretary of the Sustainable Campus Promotion Council CAS-Net JAPAN.

Miho Mitsunari, Professor at Nara Women's University

2016–2020: Vice President, Nara Women's University
2017–2020: Vice President, Science Council of Japan
(Degree) Doctorate (Law)
(Specialization) Gender jurisprudence, gender history, comparative legal and cultural studies
(Recent book)
Miho Mitsunari (ed.), *History and Law Surrounding Homosexuality: Sexuality as Dignity*, Akashi Shoten, 2015.
Miho Mitsunari (ed.), "Employment and Labor for LGBTI Individuals: Considering the Difficulties Faced by Those Involved and How to Resolve Them," Koyo Shobo, 2019.
Miho Mitsunari (ed.), "Connecting Education and LGBTI: Reflections from Schools and Universities," Seikyusha, 2017.

Ken Suzuki, Professor of Law at Meiji University, Professor Emeritus at Hokkaido University

Specializing in Chinese and Taiwanese law. Recent publications include "Taiwan's Same-Sex Marriage Law: Why Taiwan Was the First in Asia." Participated in the LGBTQ+ rights movement since her graduate studies at Hokkaido University, and has organized the Rainbow March Sapporo since 1996. Currently serves as a coordinator for the Association for Demanding Partnership Systems from Local Governments and as an advisor to the Hokkaido LGBT Network.

Mari Osawa, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

Her area of ​​expertise is comparative gender analysis of social policy. Within the university, she has served as Assistant to the President (2000), Vice Chairperson of the Harassment Prevention Committee, Chairperson of the Expert Committee on the Formulation of the Basic Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Director of the Office for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Director of the Institute for Social Science, and Executive Vice President of the University. Outside the university, she has been a member of the Council for Gender Equality (Expert) (1995-2000), Chairperson of the Expert Committee on Impact Surveys of the Council for Gender Equality (2001-2004), and Associate Member of the Science Council of Japan (2005-present).

Atsuko Miwa, Co-Representative Director, SDGs Civil Society Network

She has been involved in supporting the implementation of various programs and conducting research in the fields of gender, development, human rights, and humanitarian assistance at organizations such as the Foreign Affairs Department of the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Asia-Pacific Regional Office of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (now UN Women), and the World Human Rights Research Center. She is the Director of the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center. She holds a Master's degree in Gender and Development from the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex.

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