SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SECURITY KICKOFF SYMPOSIUM
“TOWARDS THE REALIZATION OF HUMAN SECURITY
THROUGH SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH”
Date: Thursday, June 28, 17:00~19:00 (Doors open at 16:30)
Venue: International Conference Hall, 17th floor, BLDG No.2, Yotsuya
Campus, Sophia University
Open to: Sophia Students, faculty members, high school students and public
(Registration required)
Language: Japanese/English (with simultaneous interpretation)
Organizer: Sophia Institute for Human Security (SIHS)
Schedule
5:00 pm Opening Remarks
Kazuhiro Ema, Vice-president for Academic Research Affairs, Sophia University
5:05 pm Outline of Symposium
Ken Aoki, Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Sophia University / Director of SIHS
5:10 pm Keynote Speech
“The Contributions of the Social Sciences in Important Human Security Issues in the Philippines and Asia”
Fernando T. Aldaba, Dean and Professor of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University
6:00 pm Break
6:10 pm Panel Discussion
“The Role of Social Science Research for Making a Progress in Developing Countries”
Panelist
Kazushi Takahashi, Professor of Economics at Sophia University / SIHS
Ikuo Takizawa, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Deputy Director General at Human Development Department
Ayako Honda, Associate Professor of Economics at Sophia University / SIHS
Tatsufumi Yamagata, President of Japan Society for International Development /
Chief Senior Researcher at Development Studies Center,
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Tade Organization
Moderator
Masamitsu Kurata, Assistant Professor of Economics at Sophia University / SIHS
6:55 pm Closing Remarks
Morihiro Yomogida, Professor of Economics at Sophia University / SIHS