ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

Seminars—2015 Academic Year

July 8, 2015
SIIR “Kick-Off” Seminar:
“Changing Asia-Pacific Region and Japan’s Security Policy”

Speakers:

  • Prof. Yumi HIWATARI(Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University / Director, SIIR)
  • Prof. Tadashi ANNO(Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University / SIIR)
  • Prof. Kazuhiro MAESHIMA(Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University / SIIR)
  • Prof. Masatsugu NAYA(Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University / SIIR)

Seminars for Students

November 6, 2015
Free discussion with faculty members

Participating faculty:

Professors HIWATARI, ANNO, KISHIKAWA, UEKI, and NAYA (all from SIIR)

December 14, 2015
“International Politics of the Middle East – A Perspective from Russia”

Speaker:

Mr. Hideya MATSUZAKI (Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations, Graduate Program in International Relations, Sophia University)

January 8, 2016
Seminar for Students Preparing to Go on Exchange

Speaker:

Mr. Takumi KITAMURA, (Sophomore Student, Faculty of Global Studies)

January 13-15, 2016
Seminar for Students in the Faculty of Law

Organizer:

Prof. Yumi HIWATARI, SIIR

January 16, 2016
Seminar for Sophia Graduates

Speaker:

Prof. Yumi HIWATARI, SIIR

Lectures—2015 Academic Year

October 16, 2015
Special Lecture: “The UN, the Asia-Pacific and Peace-Building”

Speaker:

Ms. Mari YAMASHITA
(Director, Deputy Head of Office, United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR

December 11, 2015
Special Lecture: “Why Iraq Matters? Situation in Iraq and International Engagement”

Speaker:

Lise Grande (Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq)

Moderator:

Prof. Yasuhiro UEKI, SIIR

Roundtable Discussions

October 30, 2015
“Asia-Pacific Region and the Roles of Australia and Japan”

H.E. Bruce Miller (Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia to Japan)

December 18, 2015
“Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea”

H.E. Manuel Lopez (Ambassador of the Republic of Philippines to Japan)

January 14, 2016
The US Presidential Elections and the Prospects for US-Japan Relations

Speaker:

Prof. Tsuyoshi SUNOHARA (Professor, Center for Global Discovery, Sophia University; Senior Staff Writer, Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

SYMPOSIA

SIIR Inaugural Lecture and Symposium
November 25, 2015

Inaugural Lecture: “Governance in the Asia-Pacific and Japan’s International Cooperation”

Speaker:

Professor Akihiko TANAKA (Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Tokyo/ Former President, JICA)

Panel Discussion:

Prof. Chikako UEKI
(Professor, Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University):
“Asia-Pacific Security and Japan’s Strategy”

Prof. Masatsugu NAYA (SIIR):
“Japan’s Foreign Economic Policy in the Context of the Global Economy”