Category "NEWS"
2025/02/10
NEWS
Featured, SDGs, UNCTAD
Third Group of Young Female Scientist from UNCTAD Short-Term Program Visits President Nasu

2025/02/10
NEWS
ESD, Featured, SDGs, UNCTAD
Okayama University and UNCTAD Hosted Research Presentation for the 4th Batch of the Joint Research and Training Course for Young Female Scientists from Developing Countries

2024/08/06
NEWS
ESD, SDGs, UNESCO Chair
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network releases a joint statement by University Leaders supporting the UN Summit of the Future. Okayama University is the only Japanese university listed!

2024/08/05
NEWS
Featured, SDGs, UNESCO Chair
President Nasu Participated in the United Nations SDSN Asia-Pacific University Presidents Meeting

2024/07/11
NEWS
SDGs
Vice President Prof. YOKOI Atsufumi, UNESCO Chairholder, was invited to participate in Harvard Climate Action Week in the U.S.

2024/07/03
NEWS
Featured, UNESCO Chair
Vice President Prof. YOKOI Atsufumi, UNESCO Chairholder was invited to participate in the ‘Kangwon National University UNESCO Chair International Academic Conference’ in Korea

2024/06/17
NEWS
Featured, UNESCO Chair
Doctoral Student Ms. OHARA Mizumo has been selected as the first batch of UNESCO long-term internship students! Paid courtesy visit to President Nasu and others

2024/06/14
NEWS
SDGs
Opening Ceremony of Okayama University’s US State Department Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

2024/06/13
NEWS
ESD, SDGs, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University UNESCO Chair was selected as one of the ’20 UNESCO Chairs Representing the World’ by UNESCO Headquarters, the only chair from Japan!

2024/06/06
NEWS
Featured, UNCTAD
Okayama University hosted an official side event at the 27th CSTD Annual Meeting of UNCTAD

2024/05/27
NEWS
ESD, Featured, SDGs
Vice President Prof. YOKOI Atsufumi participated at the United Nations University SDG University Partnership Platform (SDG-UP) Symposium

2024/02/05
NEWS
Featured, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University appointed Mr. ICHIKAWA Taichi, CEO/Founder of World Road Inc., as Okayama University UNESCO Chair Youth Ambassador

2024/01/29
NEWS
SDGs, UNCTAD
Okayama University and UNCTAD Held a Research Results Presentation Session for the ‘Joint Research and Training Course for Young Female Scientists from Developing Countries’

2024/01/22
NEWS
ESD, SDGs, UNESCO Chair
Vice President YOKOI Atsufumi Presented Case Studies on SDGs Education as the Representative of Japan at the Global Citizenship Education International Forum in Korea

2024/01/22
NEWS
Featured, UNESCO Chair
Vice President YOKOI Atsufumi was Invited to Participate in COP28

2023/11/09
NEWS
SDGs, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University UNESCO Chair conferred the title of Youth Ambassador to a representative of the SDG4 Youth Network, UNESCO

2023/10/30
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
UNESCO Renewed Accreditation for the Establishment of the Okayama University UNESCO Chair: Research and Education for Sustainable Development

2023/10/30
NEWS
Featured, SDGs
Two Students from Okayama University Attended One Young World 2023, a Global Summit for Future Leaders, as Japanese delegates

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

2023/10/12
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Appointment of Prof. Chung Utak (Kyung Hee University) as a Project Professor, Institute of Global Human Resource Development, Okayama University

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

2023/05/23
NEWS
UNCTAD
Young Female Scientist Programme by Okayama University and the UNCTAD were showcased at the UN Headquarters

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

2022/12/15
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

2022/10/06
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)

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

2022/01/27
NEWS
Website Launch: 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

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

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

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

2021/04/20
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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

2019/04/17
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

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