Public Symposium on the Culture of Chinese Characters: Chinese Characters and Education
The public symposium is free of charge and open to the general public Registration is required.
(Note: Persons registered for the symposium on Dec. 15 and the morning of Dec. 16 are not required to register separately for the public symposium.)
Time & Date
December 16, 2011, 13:30–17:15 (doors open at 12:30)
Venue
Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall
Capacity
Attendance is limited to 500 persons
Public Symposium Program Registration
http://www.opir.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kanji2011/public/
Registration Deadline
December 4, 2011
(Please note: regardless of the deadline, registration is limited to 500 participants, and will close when this limit is reached)
Program
| 13:30 | Opening Remarks |
|---|---|
| 14:00 | Session1 Keynote Speeches |
| Mr. Yuji Miyamoto, Chairman of Miyamoto Institute of Asian Research "The Vital Role Played by Chinese Characters in East Asia" Prof. Hiroyuki SASAHARA, Professor, Graduate School of Social Science, Waseda University; Councilor, The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation (JKATF) "The Increasing Interest in Chinese Characters in Japan" | |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 15:45 | Session2 Panel Discussion |
| Moderator: TBA Panelists: Mr. Yuji Miyamoto, Chairman of Miyamoto Institute of Asian Research Prof. Hiroyuki SASAHARA, Waseda University, Japan Dr. Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, President, Kyoto University, Japan Prof. Yang SHEN, Peking University, China Prof. Byung-Joon KIM, Seoul National University, Korea Dr. Kuan Yun HUANG, Tsing Hua University – Hsinchu, Taiwan Prof. Qin LU, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
Contact
The International Affairs Division, Kyoto University
E-mail: kanji2011＊www.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace the ＊ with @.)
Host
Kyoto University
Sponsors:
The Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU)
Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation
The Kyoto University Foundation