Purpose: 　This symposium aims to discuss how to end wars and create sustainable peace in the Middle East, including Gaza and Syria, together with Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General, Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP in New York. This symposium is also planning to have experts from the University of Jordan and other experts to have global dialogue to address this critical question.  This is the second event after Sophia University and the University of Jordan signed MoU in May 2025.

 

Initial Remarks

 

Prof. Sali Augustine, Chancellor at Sophia University

 

Amb. Hideki Asari, Japanese ambassador in Jordan

 

Mr. Hirofumi Miyake,  Deputy Director-General, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan

 

Keynote Speech

 

Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General, Director of the Regional Bureau 

for Arab States, UNDP in New York

 

Speakers

 

Prof. Hasan Al Momani, Director, Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan

 

Other expert  (TBC)

 

Planning & Moderator

 

Prof. Daisaku Higashi, Professor, Director at Graduate Program of International Cooperation, Center for Global Education

 

Date and Time: 21 October (Tuesday), 2025

                          21:00pm～22:30pm（Japan Time）

　　　　　　　(7:00am to 8:30am in NY time)

 

Modality: Online only (Zoom)

Language: English 

(simultaneous interpretation for the Japanese available)

 

Open to public

 

You need to register yourself in advance to attend this online symposium. (We will send the zoom link one day before if you register your name and e-mail address.)

 

You can register the event by the link below.

 

https://eipro.jp/sophia/orders/add?service_cd=68ad2e15-3f9c-46a0-9b20-1942c0a8018d&service_session_cd=68ad2dff-ff5c-48ee-ba0c-1942c0a8018d&service_start_datetime=2025%2F10%2F21%2021%3A00%3A00&service-end-datetime=2025%2F10%2F21%2022%3A30%3A00#

 

 You can download the leaflet from here.

 

Organizer：Sophia University

 

Co-organizer： Sophia Institute of International Relations / Sophia  Institute for Human Security / Japan Global Dialogue (NGO) / Center for Global Education and Discovery at Sophia University / Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan