Kyushu University has announced its third annual Kyushu U Connect event. This year’s topic is “How Can Diversity Guide Our Science and Society?” Each year, the Kyushu University Public Relations Office organizes a series of lectures under a common theme to connect the university with the local community. The event focuses on proactive dialogue and discussion and is bilingual in English and Japanese.
This year’s theme is “Diversity,” and the event will be held at the Fukuoka City Museum Lecture Hall. In the first part of the event, three professors and a student group from Kyushu University will present their respective topics. The second part of the event will feature a free-roaming group discussion where participants can move around the venue and discuss with the presenter of their choice.
Presentations
1. “The Problem of the Concept of Race and Racism in Japan”
Specially Appointed Researcher Noriko Seguchi (Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies)
2. “Human Diversity from a Genomic Perspective”
Professor Mikita Suyama (Research Center for Systems Immunology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation)
3. “Towards Religious Diversity and Multiculturalism”
Associate Professor Hiroko Kinoshita (The International Student Center)
4. “Biodiversity and Us: Insect Lives Matter”
Student Theater Group “Italento”
For full details and registration, please visit:
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/470
• 7/7 (Sun.)
• 13:00~16:30 (doors open at 12:00)
• Free entry for 120 people (first-come, first-served; advance application required)
• Fukuoka City Museum Lecture Hall
• 3-1-1, Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka
• https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/470