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c/o Strategic Management Planning Office, Office of the President, Waseda University,
Totsuka-machi 1-104, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050
Phone： +81-3-5286-8740
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E-mail： usjp@us-jpri.org

 

Events
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USJI Seminar

Two Paradoxes in Science and Economic Growth – Are We Heading in the Right Direction?

Thursday, May 19, 2011　10:00am-11:15am

Venue　 Ambassador Room, Second Floor, Hilton Washington Embassy Row
                2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20036 , USA

Welcome Remarks : Dr. Yoshiaki Abe, USJI Operating Adviser / University Professor,
                                                                        Waseda University

Opening Remarks : Mr. Kazuhide Ishikawa, Minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary,
                                                                                   Embassy of Japan

Speaker : Dr. Hiroshi Matsumoto, President, Kyoto University
Chair:   Dr. Yuzo Ohnishi, Executive Vice-President, Kyoto University

This event is free and open to the public.

REGISTER

President, Kyoto University, Dr. Hiroshi Matsumoto will discuss the future directions of science and economic growth taking our current disastrous experiences caused by East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Plant accident as an example.
[Presentation file *Preliminary version]

Abstract:
People tend to think of innovation in research as being for the sake of economic growth or a more convenient life. This way of thinking, however, could be extremely detrimental for the future of the human race. This presentation will describe two dangerous paradoxes in current education and research, and suggest a possible approach to remedy the situation.

Organized by : U.S.-JAPAN Research Institute(USJI)

Supported by ：

Keio University, Kyoto University, Ritsumeikan University,
The University of Tokyo, Waseda University

Kyoto University

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