News & Events
2023/10/27
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
A symposium commemorating the publication of “Considering the Earth Charter,” as the Origin of SDGs was held

2023/10/20
NEWS
SDGs, UNESCO Chair
Vice President Prof. YOKOI Atsufumi was invited to the 42nd annual Peace BAR Festival

2023/06/30
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder YOKOI Atsufumi Awarded a Decoration from France

2023/06/29
EVENT
[Webinar on June 29, 2023 ] Earth Charter+23 – Emerging efforts towards planetary well-being and ecological civilizations

2023/03/31
NEWS
UNCTAD
Senior Vice President Atsufumi Yokoi presented at the Main Session of the 26th CSTD Annual Meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

2023/03/31
NEWS
President Hirofumi Makino and Senior Vice President Atsufumi Yokoi Met with the Founders of One Young World (OYW)

2023/03/20
NEWS
ESD
Honorary doctorate awarded to Her Royal Highness Princes Abze Djigma from Burkina Faso

2023/02/07
NEWS
UNCTAD
Director of the Technology and Logistics at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) visited Okayama University

2023/01/30
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme: Fifth batch of young female researchers visit President Makino

2022/12/27
EVENT
ESD, UNCTAD
[January 31: Call for Participants] UNCTAD-Okayama University Special Lecture on Technology and SDGs

2022/12/15
NEWS
Earth Charter
Okayama University cooperated and participated in the Earth Charter Conference held at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace, and President MAKINO Hirofumi was invited to attend the conference.

2022/12/15
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme: Fourth batch of young female researchers visit President Makino

2022/11/21
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
YOKOI Atsufumi, Senior Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder, participated as a panelist at the 30th Anniversary Conference of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme held at UNESCO Paris Headquarters

2022/11/18
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme: Second batch of young female researchers visit President MAKINO

2022/11/18
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Visit the University of Bath, UK., to Build Inter-University Collaboration for the One Young World Summit

2022/11/11
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme Young Female Researchers Visit President MAKINO

2022/11/09
EVENT
[Webinar on November 8, 2022 ] Re-thinking Education for the current times.

2022/10/06
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Okayama University Senior Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder YOKOI Atsufumi Attends the Transforming Education Summit During the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

2022/09/26
NEWS
Sharing the Next Generation’s Dreams with the World at One Young World 2022 Hive in Okayama, Japan

2022/06/01
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Okayama University Senior Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder YOKOI Atsufumi Invited to Participate in the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022

2022/05/30
NEWS
Senior Vice President YOKOI Atsufumi elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)

2022/04/20
EVENT
[Earth Day Webinar on April 22, 2022 ] Planetary Well-being in a time of global crisis: ethical perspectives from the Earth Charter

2022/04/19
EVENT
Call for Participation: Youth Engagement Program (SOTG 2022) Application deadline: June 3, 2022

2022/04/08
NEWS
UNCTAD
Okayama University Executive Director Participates in the United 25th session of Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development Held in Geneva

2022/03/04
None
Statement from President MAKINO Hirofumi of Okayama University on the Tense Situation around the World

2022/01/27
NEWS
Website Launch: Okayama University One Young World

2021/12/27
None
UNCTAD
Okayama University and UNCTAD concluded a MoU for STI for SDGs

2021/12/27
None
Okayama University One Young World

2021/12/13
NEWS
ESD
Okayama University Participates in the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network University Presidents Meeting for Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region

2021/09/13
NEWS
Okayama University Concludes Comprehensive Tripartite Agreement with JETRO and FOCCI to Strengthen Industry-Government-Academia Internationalization and Cooperation

2021/08/30
EVENT
UNCTAD
Okayama University and UNCTAD Hold Online Presentation Session for Research Results of “Young Female Scientist Programme in Japan”

2021/08/27
EVENT
Signing Ceremony Held to Celebrate the Memorandum of Understanding between Okayama University and University for Peace

2021/07/28
NEWS
Two Okayama University Students Participate in One Young World Summit 2021 Munich as Members of the Japanese Delegation

2021/07/13
EVENT
Okayama University Student Representatives Attend the One Young World 2021 Japan Delegate Send-Off Party Held at BMW Tokyo Bay in Odaiba, Tokyo

2021/06/17
NEWS
Collaborative Exhibition at AEON MALL Okayama Featuring WE HAVE A DREAM and Okayama University

2021/06/14
EVENT
Okayama University Holds Opening Ceremony for US Department of State’s Online Summer Critical Language Scholarship Program

2021/06/11
EVENT
UNESCO Chair
Create a Homepage in Only 3 Hours! Okayama University UNESCO Chair Holds 2nd Lecture of 2021 Special Lecture Series Introducing Cutting-Edge No-code Technology

2021/06/04
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Okayama University UNESCO Chair Speaks at UNESCO World Conference on ESD

2021/04/22
NEWS
Okayama University ranks within top 200 universities in the world and is named one of the top universities in Japan in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021

2021/04/21
EVENT
ESD, UNESCO Chair
Anyone Can Make an App! Okayama University UNESCO Chair Holds 2021 Special Lecture Introducing Cutting-Edge No-code Tools

2021/04/20
NEWS
Earth Charter
Program Coordinator at UPEACE Pays Courtesy Call to President Makino

2021/04/07
NEWS
New Website Launch: Okayama University Global Engagement Office

2021/02/01
EVENT
ESD, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University Participates in Online International Conference to Discuss Educational Approaches in an Era of Global Uncertainties in Collaboration with York University and UNESCO-Affiliated Organizations

2020/12/24
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder YOKOI Atsufumi receives

2020/11/25
None
Online Closing Ceremony for the U.S. Department of State Autumn Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

2020/11/19
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
Vice President Yokoi Speaks at Virtual Event Held by Prestigious Scientific Journal Nature

2020/11/13
EVENT
UNCTAD
Okayama University and UNCTAD Hold Online Ceremony to Officially Launch the “Young Female Scientist Programme in Japan”

2020/11/09
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Vice President and Unesco Chairholder Yokoi Joins Distinguished Panel Discussion as Asia-Pacific Representative at the Unesco’s Worldconference

2020/11/02
None
Vice President Yokoi Attends One Young World Tokyo Caucus 2020

2020/10/15
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Representatives from the Tara Ocean Foundation Meet with President Makino

2020/10/05
EVENT
Okayama University Conducts Online Opening Ceremony for U.S. Department of State’s Autumn Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

2020/09/08
NEWS
Earth Charter
Earth Charter International Council Member Vice President Yokoi Takes Center Stage During Nationally-Broadcast Webinar

2020/07/14
EVENT
Earth Charter, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University and Earth Charter International signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

2020/06/18
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
Vice President for Global Engagement Strategy and a UNESCO Chair Holder Yokoi gets elected as a council member for the Earth Charter International

2020/04/28
NEWS
Okayama University ranks 9th nationally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020!

2020/03/16
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD
Vice President Yokoi, a UNESCO Chair Holder, send out a message as one of the world’s visual icon communicators at 20th anniversary of the Earth Charter!

2020/01/15
NEWS
President Makino and Vice President Yokoi visited the WEF Headquarters in Geneva

2020/01/07
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
Okayama University and UNCTAD signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster human resources for STI for SDGs, the UN body’s first memorandum signed with a university

2019/12/26
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
President Makino, Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder Yokoi Visit United Nations University of Peace, Enhancing Collaboration between Earth Charter and ESD

2019/11/28
NEWS
ESD
Honorary doctorate awarded to Professor Charles Hopkins from York University, Canada

2019/10/31
NEWS
A Side Event for the G20 Health Minister’s meeting held on the theme “Life-Cycle/ Course Approaches to Promote Healthy and Active Ageing and Economic Implications”

2019/10/11
NEWS
Student representatives attended the One Young World (OYW) 2019 Japan delegation send-off party held at the JT Art Hall Affinis, Tokyo

2019/08/02
NEWS
ESD
Whole Institution’s Approach of SDGs efforts presented at the UN headquarters: University officials led by President Makino participate in the High-Level Political Forum in July 2019

2019/07/16
NEWS
Marking its 70 anniversary, Okayama University holds the international symposium:

2019/07/11
NEWS
American students under the U.S. Department of State’s “Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program” visit Shoukinji Temple and Inujima Island in Okayama.

2019/06/20
EVENT
Welcome reception held by Okayama University and the U.S. Department of State for CLS American students

2019/04/17
NEWS
Article featuring a talk held with Vice President Yokoi appeared in ELCO RADAR, quarterly magazine published by Ecological Life and Culture Organization: Initiatives get going to achieve SDGs towards establishing the basis for realizing the concept of “well-being”

2019/03/01
NEWS
ESD, UNESCO Chair
Delegations of UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office visit Okayama University

2019/01/29
NEWS
ESD
President Makino and Vice President Yokoi visit the U.S. Department of State and American Councils after designation as first CLS partner institution as national university

2018/12/12
NEWS
President Makino and two others visit the University of Michigan: Two universities agree to strengthen their mutual collaboration, with the 70th anniversary of opening of the University of Michigan’s Okayama Field Station (2020) approaching

2018/11/16
EVENT
Two Okayama University students attend One Young World (OYW) 2018 as Japanese representatives

2018/09/26
EVENT
ESD
Vice President Yokoi attends UNESCO’s 3rd International Conference on GCED

2018/09/26
EVENT
ESD, UNESCO Chair
Vice President Yokoi attends the 1st UNESCO’s Partners Forum, and strengthens Okayama University’s cooperation with UNESCO!

2018/06/18
EVENT
ESD
Vice Executive Director Atsufumi Yokoi attends the 3rd UN STI Forum: Okayama University to share its efforts with the world

2018/06/06
NEWS
Dr. Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Director of the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies visits President Makino

2018/03/26
EVENT
Okayama University’s Enthusiasm for the SDGs Disseminated at the Annual UN International Conference on the SDGs!

2017/12/26
EVENT
Okayama University Hosts World’s First International Conference on Attainment of SDGs

2017/12/26
NEWS
ESD
Okayama University honored with special prize in the first Japan SDGs Awards!!

2017/11/06
EVENT
Two Okayama University students attend the One Young World Summit 2017 as representatives of Japan.
