The Global COE Kick-off Symposium (2008/10/16)

Our proposed program "Origins of the Social Mind", which is centered around Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute has been selected as a Global COE Program supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the category of interdisciplinary, combined fields, and new disciplines for 2008.

To celebrate this achievement, we are hosting a Global COE Kick-off Symposium with the theme of "the brain science currently being called for".

At this symposium, professors and researchers, who are currently active in this area, will introduce brain research being conducted at Tamagawa University. The connections between the achievements in brain science and education will be discussed in easy-to-understand manner, and the symposium is open to experts and the general public alike, including parents of our students.

Please invite your friends and family to the symposium.

Moreover, if you would like to attend, please send us a completed application by fax or email, and be sure to check the participation application form below to facilitate necessary preparations.

Application deadline is Wednesday, October 22.

Date and Time Saturday, October 25, 2008 from 13:00 to 16:00 (reception starts at 12:30)
Place Room 104, the Center for e-Education, Tamagawa University
- Access Map
- Campus Map (the symposium will be held in the building designated as No. 26)

* Free Admission
** Please use public transportation as parking is not available.
Application Method If you would like to participate, please send the completed application by fax after reading and accepting the "Handling of Personal Information" policy below.
If you are applying by email, please write "Global COE Symposium Application" in the subject line to the address provided in the application form.

Participation Application Form (PDF format: 778 KB) (in Japanese)
Handling of Personal Information (PDF format: 185 KB) (in Japanese)
Program
13:00 Welcoming speech
Yoshiaki Obara (President of Tamagawa University)
13:10 "The History and Future of the Brain Research at Tamagawa University"
Minoru Tsukada (Vice Director of Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute and Program Leader of Tamagawa University 21st Century COE Program "Integrative Human Science Program")
13:40 "Tamagawa University Global COE Program 'Origins of the Social Mind'"
Masamichi Sakagami (Professor at Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute and Program Leader of Tamagawa University Global COE Program "Origins of the Social Mind")
14:10 "Introduction of Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute"
Jun Tanji (Director of Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute)
14:25 Intermission
14:40 "Language Development and Brain Science"
Kumiko Sato (Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Tamagawa University)
15:00 Special lecture "Implications of Brain Science on Education"
Tadaharu Tsumoto (Unit Director, the RIKEN Brain Science Institute)
15:50 Closing remarks
Organizers Tamagawa University Global COE Program "Origins of the Social Mind"
Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute

Inquiries

Office of Research Coordination, Tamagawa University Research Institute
TEL: +81-42-739-8666 
FAX: +81-42-739-8663
Email: t.instit@adm.tamagawa.ac.jp

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