Category "NEWS"
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.
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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
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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
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2024/06/14
NEWS
SDGs
Opening Ceremony of Okayama University’s US State Department Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
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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!
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2024/06/06
NEWS
Featured, UNCTAD
Okayama University hosted an official side event at the 27th CSTD Annual Meeting of UNCTAD
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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2024/01/22
NEWS
Featured, UNESCO Chair
Vice President YOKOI Atsufumi was Invited to Participate in COP28
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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
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2023/10/30
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
UNESCO Renewed Accreditation for the Establishment of the Okayama University UNESCO Chair: Research and Education for Sustainable Development
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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
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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
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2023/10/20
NEWS
SDGs, UNESCO Chair
Vice President Prof. YOKOI Atsufumi was invited to the 42nd annual Peace BAR Festival
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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
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2023/06/30
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder YOKOI Atsufumi Awarded a Decoration from France
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2023/05/23
NEWS
UNCTAD
Young Female Scientist Programme by Okayama University and the UNCTAD were showcased at the UN Headquarters
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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)
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2023/03/31
NEWS
President Hirofumi Makino and Senior Vice President Atsufumi Yokoi Met with the Founders of One Young World (OYW)
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2023/03/20
NEWS
ESD
Honorary doctorate awarded to Her Royal Highness Princes Abze Djigma from Burkina Faso
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2023/02/07
NEWS
UNCTAD
Director of the Technology and Logistics at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) visited Okayama University
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2023/01/30
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme: Fifth batch of young female researchers visit President Makino
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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.
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2022/12/15
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme: Fourth batch of young female researchers visit President Makino
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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
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2022/11/18
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme: Second batch of young female researchers visit President MAKINO
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2022/11/18
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Visit the University of Bath, UK., to Build Inter-University Collaboration for the One Young World Summit
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2022/11/11
NEWS
ESD, UNCTAD
UNCTAD Short-Term Programme Young Female Researchers Visit President MAKINO
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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)
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2022/09/26
NEWS
Sharing the Next Generation’s Dreams with the World at One Young World 2022 Hive in Okayama, Japan
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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
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2022/05/30
NEWS
Senior Vice President YOKOI Atsufumi elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
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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
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2022/01/27
NEWS
Website Launch: Okayama University One Young World
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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
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2021/09/13
NEWS
Okayama University Concludes Comprehensive Tripartite Agreement with JETRO and FOCCI to Strengthen Industry-Government-Academia Internationalization and Cooperation
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2021/07/28
NEWS
Two Okayama University Students Participate in One Young World Summit 2021 Munich as Members of the Japanese Delegation
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2021/06/17
NEWS
Collaborative Exhibition at AEON MALL Okayama Featuring WE HAVE A DREAM and Okayama University
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2021/06/04
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Okayama University UNESCO Chair Speaks at UNESCO World Conference on ESD
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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
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2021/04/20
NEWS
Earth Charter
Program Coordinator at UPEACE Pays Courtesy Call to President Makino
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2021/04/07
NEWS
New Website Launch: Okayama University Global Engagement Office
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2020/12/24
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
Okayama University Vice President and UNESCO Chairholder YOKOI Atsufumi receives
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2020/11/19
NEWS
Earth Charter, ESD, UNESCO Chair
Vice President Yokoi Speaks at Virtual Event Held by Prestigious Scientific Journal Nature
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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
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2020/10/15
NEWS
UNESCO Chair
Representatives from the Tara Ocean Foundation Meet with President Makino
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2020/09/08
NEWS
Earth Charter
Earth Charter International Council Member Vice President Yokoi Takes Center Stage During Nationally-Broadcast Webinar
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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
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2020/04/28
NEWS
Okayama University ranks 9th nationally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020!
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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!
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2020/01/15
NEWS
President Makino and Vice President Yokoi visited the WEF Headquarters in Geneva
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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
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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
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2019/11/28
NEWS
ESD
Honorary doctorate awarded to Professor Charles Hopkins from York University, Canada
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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”
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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
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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
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2019/07/16
NEWS
Marking its 70 anniversary, Okayama University holds the international symposium:
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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.
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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”
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2019/03/01
NEWS
ESD, UNESCO Chair
Delegations of UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office visit Okayama University
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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
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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
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2018/06/06
NEWS
Dr. Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Director of the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies visits President Makino
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