International Youth Day: Inspiring the Next Generation of Researchers in Sustainability

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Friday, 12 August 2011, 10:00 - 18:00 

International Youth Day: Inspiring the Next Generation of Researchers in Sustainability




Venue: Elizabeth Rose Hall, 5F, United Nations University Headquarters 

In Collaboration with: 
Hosei University 
iuventum

Event Description 
Language: English 

The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, together with Hosei University and iuventum, a German-based NGO, will join efforts to celebrate International Youth Day with a one-day programme that aims to inspire students (high school, undergraduate and graduate students) with encouraging stories to promote building a more sustainable world, whilst offering reflections upon the possibilities of how practical activities may be developed within their own spheres of influence and the contribution a career in research can make to this effort. 

This programme has been designed to be delivered by youth speaking to youth, focusing on academic work relevant to raise awareness and show that young individuals can identify robust solutions for the collective problems faced by humanity, with hopes that it will inspire the next generation to engage with sustainability research.

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Programme 
 


10:00
Opening Remarks
 

UNU-IAS Representative 
Hosei University Representative 
iuventum Representative

10:15
Keynote Speech
 

Ambassador Mutsuyoshi Nishimura

10:45
Break

11:00
Panel Discussion
 

Moderator: Professor Yuji Suzuki 
RCE Chubu 
ASP-Net Osaka
CITYNET

12:15
Lunch

13:30
Ph.D. Panel
 

Selected participants from the 2011 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School

14:15
3-Minute Thesis Competition
 

Three Finalists among the 2011 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School

14:45
Break

15:00
Research Proposal Presentations
  Three presenters from the 2011 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School

15:45		  

Announcement of the winner of the 3-Minute Thesis Competition and Closing Remarks

16:00
Refreshments

 

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Young Researchers' School Secretariat at yrs[at]ias.unu.edu .

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