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: office@sustainability.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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

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