Events
Opening Symposium GCOE program of Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities
Date: December 19, 2008
Venue: Funai Auditorium, Katsura Campus, Kyoto University
Organized by:
Kyoto Universitiy Global COE program “Global Center for Education and Research on Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities”
Co-organized by:
Support Program for Improving Graduate School Education “Int'tech Fusion Graduate School Engineering Education Program”
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Poster
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The opening symposium of the Global COE program "Global Center for Education and Research on Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities" was held at Funai Auditorium on December 19th, 2008.
In the symposium, Nobutaka Fujii, executive vice president of Kyoto University, Koichiro Oshima, dean of the Graduate School of Engineering, Shintaro Kobayashi, dean of the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, and Masahiro Chigira, vice dean of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute expressed their expectations and ambitions regarding this program, and Yuzuru Matsuoka, the leader of this GCOE program, introduced the concept of human security engineering. In addition, the invited representatives of the overseas bases in Bandung, Bangkok, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shenzhen, and Singapore introduced their respective overseas bases and the future research collaboration with Kyoto University. The leaders of the four research areas, Urban Governance, Urban Infrastructure Management, Health Risk Management and Disaster Risk Management, also presented their visions for future research in each respective area. More than 350 participants attended the symposium, bringing together not only professors, but also a large number of students, reflecting a growing interest in Human Security Engineering.
A banquet closed the symposium offering the Kyoto University professors a chance to strengthen the ties with the representatives of the overseas bases. The exchange of opinions was fruitful amongst the representatives of the overseas bases, sharing their perceptions and future visions of this program.
