Academic year 2012

2013.3.28[Thu]

Asian Decentralization Reform Research Project:
The 2nd International Seminar on “Achievements and Future Challenges of Decentralization in Asian Countries”

Date／Time	2013.3.28／9：50／17：20
Speaker	B. Raksaka Mahi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia) Chandra Fajri Ananda (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Brawijaya University) Moon-Hee Kang (Professor, Department of Public Administration,                                         Korea National Open University) Alex B. Brillantes, Jr. (Professor, National Collage of Public Administration and Governance,                                         University of the Philippines) Woothisarn Tanchai (Associate Professor, Deputy Secretary General,                                         King Prajadhipok's Institute, Thailand) Hiroshi Ikawa (Professor, GRIPS) Eisuke Hatakeyama (Associate Professor, GRIPS)
Venue	Meeting Room 3C, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English

2013.3.22[Fri]

Graduation Ceremony, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Date／Time	2013.3.22／11：00／12：05
Venue	Sokairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS

2013.3.14[Thu]

GIST Symposium for University-Industry Linkage: The 1st Round:

Date／Time	2013.3.14／13：00／17：00
Title	GIST Symposium for University-Industry Linkage: The 1st Round:
Venue	GRIPS Meeting Room 1A&1B (1F, GRIPS)
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese and English (Simultaneous Translation Avilable)

2013.1.16[Wed]

GRIPS-JBIC Joint Forum “Prospects for Indonesia’s Sustainable Growth—Is This Time Different from the Pre-Asian Crisis Landscape?”

Date／Time	2013.1.16／10：00／12：00
Speaker	Speaker:Dr. J. Soedradjad Djiwandono, Professor, Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang, Technological University in Singapore (Former Governor of Bank Indonesia, central bank) Moderator: Dr. Yonosuke Hara, Senior Professor, GRIPS Panelists: Dr. Shinji Takagi , Professor of Economics, Osaka University Mr. Toshiro Nishizawa, Director General, Country Credit Department, JBIC
Title	Prospects for Indonesia’s Sustainable Growth—Is This Time Different from the Pre-Asian Crisis Landscape?
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free
Language	English and Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.12.27[Thu]

2012 GRIPS/TWID Conference on “Risks, Social Networks, and Development”

Date／Time	2012.12.27／9：30／18：30
Venue	Meeting Room 1A, 1st Floor, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English

2012.12.14[Fri]

Symposium“Past, Present and Future of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research”

Date／Time	2012.12.14／10：00／17：00
Title	Symposium“Past, Present and Future of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research”
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.12.9[Sun]

See-D Contest 2012 final presentation

Date／Time	2012.12.9／13：00／19：00
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)

2012.11.14[Wed]

GRIPS-JBIC Joint Forum “Myanmar’s Political Landscape and Economic Prospects”

Date／Time	2012.11.14／10：00／11：30
Speaker	Speaker: Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than, Senior Research Fellow, ISEAS Moderator: Dr. Yonosuke Hara, Senior Professor, GRIPS Panelists: Dr. Fumiharu Mieno, Associate Professor, Kyoto University Mr. Toshiro Nishizawa, Director General of Country Credit Department at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Title	Myanmar’s Political Landscape and Economic Prospects
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.10.20[Sat]

International Policy Dialogue 2012 Symposium (e-Asia International Symposium 2012) Ecosystems for Regional Innovation in Asia

Date／Time	2012.10.20／13：15／17：30
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.10.15[Mon]

Embassy of Sweden-EIJS-GRIPS Joint Symposium

Date／Time	2012.10.15／13：30／15：30
Speaker	Key Note Speaker: H.E. Mr. Anders Borg, Minister for Finance, Sweden Panelists: Professor Hiroko Ota, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 　　　　　   Professor Kazuo Ueda, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo Moderator: Professor Sahoko Kaji, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Title	Lessons from Sweden on the Global Financial Crisis
Venue	GRIPS Soukairou Hall, 1st Floor
Fee	Free
Language	English/Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.10.11[Thu]

H.E. Dr. Armida S. Alisjahbana, Minister of National Development Planning and Head of National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) of Indonesia：　Special Symposium “Indonesian Economic Outlook”

Date／Time	2012.10.11／10：00／12：00
Speaker	H.E. Dr. Armida S. Alisjahbana Minister of National Development Planning and Head of National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) of Indonesia
Title	“Indonesian Economic Outlook”
Venue	Sokairou Hall, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Prior registration required)
Language	English with simultaneous Japanese translation

2012.10.6[Sat]

EU-Japan Science Policy Forum “Japan’s new Energy mix – creating a viable and trusted path”

Date／Time	2012.10.6／13：00／17：15
Speaker	Geneviéve FIORASO, the new French Minister of Higher Education and Research Kiyoshi Kurokawa and Koichi Kitazawa, the chairs of the Investigation Panels Antonio Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS, the EU Parliament's President of STOA Kan Suzuki, Former Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masuo Aizawa, Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP)
Venue	Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English/Japanese simultaneous interpretation

2012.10.1[Mon]

Symposium “Benchmarking of Research Activities and its Implications for the Future of Japan’s University System”

Date／Time	2012.10.1／14：00／17：10
Title	Symposium
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese

2012.9.27[Thu]

Symposium “Japan – China relations: what next?”

Date／Time	2012.9.27／14：00／16：30
Speaker	(Panelists) ・Mr. Yoshikazu Kato, International columnist, Fellow at Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government ・Mr. Toshiya Tsugami,　Representative of Tsugami Workshop, Modern China specialist & consultant ・Mr. Haiteng Chen, Chief Representative of Baidu, Inc. in Japan, Director of Baidu Japan, Inc. ・Mr. Ge Jin, Tokyo correspondent for Science and Technology Daily (Moderator) ・Ms. Mariko Oe, Announcer, TV Tokyo (M.C.) ・Dr. Atsushi Sunami, Associate Professor at GRIPS
Title	Japan-China relations: what next?
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Prior Registration Required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous translation provided)

2012.9.22[Sat]

Global COE Program International Symposium “State Building and Economic Development : Historical and Contemporary Cases”

Date／Time	2012.9.22／13：00／18：00
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free
Language	English

2012.9.14[Fri]

Graduation Ceremony, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Date／Time	2012.9.14／15：00
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS

2012.9.11[Tue]

COMPACT CITY POLICIES SEMINAR “Compact City Policies and Green Growth”

Date／Time	2012.9.11／14：00／17：00
Speaker	Professor Emeritus Mike Jenks, Oxford Brookes University Mayor Masashi Mori, Toyama City Mayor Masashi Mori, Toyama City
Title	Compact City Policies and Green Growth
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free
Language	Japanese-English

2012.9.6[Thu]

Summer Program Symposium 2012

Date／Time	2012.9.6／13：30／17：45
Speaker	Guest: Governor Esmael Mangudadatu, Maguindanao Province, Philippines Moderator: Prof. Takeshi Onimaru, Prof. Keiichi Tsunekawa Keynote Speech: Governor Esmael Mangudadatu Discussant: Prof. Jun Honna
Title	Issues on Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building: Experience of Southern Philippines
Venue	Meeting Room 1ABC, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Prior Registration Required)
Language	English

2012.9.4[Tue]

GRIPS STUDENTS’ CONFERENCE 2012 “Tackling Political, Social, and Economic Challenges for Emerging Economies”

Date／Time	2012.9.4／9：00／17：00
Title	Tackling Political, Social, and Economic Challenges for Emerging Economies
Venue	Sokairo hall and other rooms, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Prior Registration Required)
Language	English

2012.8.17[Fri]

H-LAB 2012 Summer School

Date／Time	2012.8.17
Venue	Sokairo Hall and others, 1F, GRIPS

2012.8.6[Mon]

Symposium: Bridging Science and Policy -Toward the Advancement of “Science for Policy”-

Date／Time	2012.8.6／14：00／17：00
Title	Bridging Science and Policy -Toward the Advancement of
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free
Language	English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.7.24[Tue]

GRIPS・JBIC Joint Forum

Date／Time	2012.7.24／16：40／18：10
Speaker	Prof. Cayetano　W. Paderanga, Jr. (School of Economics, University of the Philippines)
Title	Philippines’ Policy Challenges Ahead: Public-Private Partnerships and Governance
Venue	GRIPS　Sokairo Hall, 1st Floor
Fee	Free
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)

2012.6.27[Wed]

International Memorial Symposium “Protecting Lives from Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters”

Date／Time	2012.6.27／10：00／17：30
Venue	GRIPS Sokairo Hall (1F)
Fee	Free (Pre-registration required)
Language	Simultaneous translation service (Japanese/English)

2012.4.20[Fri]

3rd International Symposium on Intercity Transport System in Asian Countries

Date／Time	2012.04.20／9：30／18：05
Title	3rd International Symposium on Intercity Transport System in Asian Countries
Venue	GRIPS, Sokairo Hall (1F)
Fee	Free
Language	English/ Japanese (Simultaneous Interpretation)