[Held on Monday, June 12] Symposium: "Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Challenges in Universities: Learning from Diverse Experiences; Reaching Common Goals"
Event Date
Event Venue
June 2, 2023
The ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion will be holding a symposium as detailed below. We encourage all who are interested to register.
Date and Time
Monday, June 12, 2023, 10:30 AM¨C12:00 PM (JST)
Venue
North Hall, Mita Campus, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app (Webinar participation available)
Eligibility
´ºÓêÖ±²¥app students, faculty, and staff
Fee
Free
Language
English (with simultaneous Japanese interpretation)
Format
In-person and ZOOM webinar
Registration Form
Purpose
The¨Cprogram offers a mentoring program for female researchers representing various institutions and fields at APRU member universities. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app has been an active member of APRU since its inception.
We are pleased to announce a symposium where female researchers (mentors and mentees) from ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app and other universities worldwide, who have participated in this mentoring program, will exchange ideas. They will share information on their respective institutions' strategies, resources, and goals for DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in universities, and discuss how to advance DEI not merely as a slogan but as a lived experience and norm.
The speakers will share their diverse experiences in higher education and their thoughts on the challenges of achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion in universities. This will be followed by a discussion and a Q&A session with the audience.
We hope this event will provide an opportunity for all participants to engage with DEI from various perspectives, explore the challenges and goals of DEI in higher education from an international viewpoint, and reflect on diversity and gender equality. By listening to the experiences and opinions of speakers from various universities abroad, we hope you will gain new insights into the future of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app and society as a whole.
Program
?Opening Remarks: Akie Okuda, Vice-President, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app; Director, Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
?Talk Session
Introduction to DEI initiatives at their universities
Self-introductions, current challenges, etc.
Challenges and goals for DEI in universities
?Discussion
Learning from diverse experiences
Our common goals
?Q&A Session
?Closing
¡ôMC and Facilitator: Akie Okuda, Vice-President, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app; Director, Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
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?Dr. Karla Beatriz Valenzuela Oca?a (APWiL Mentor) / Professor, School of Engineering, Tecnol¨®gico de Monterrey, Mexico
?Dr. Wai Yee Yeong (APWiL Mentee) / Professor and Acting Chair, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
?Dr. Uma Ravat (APWiL Mentee) / Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
?Dr. Sachiko Kazekami (APWiL Mentee) / Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app
¡ôModerator: Dr. Kyoko Ohara (APWiL Mentor) / Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app
Organizer
´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
In cooperation with
´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Global Engagement Office
We look forward to your participation.