Universities, Cities and Societies in the 21st Century

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Universities, Cities and Societies in the 21st
Century

• Presentation by
• Professor Shin-ichi Hirano
• President, Nagoya University

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Location
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Nagoya City
Nagoya Castle
Twin Towers Nagoya Station
Population of Nagoya City 2.2 Million people
Population of Aichi Prefecture 7 Million people
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Nagoya University Corporation(2004)
Prof. Ryoji Noyori was awarded the 2001 Nobel
Prize in Chemistry
Facts Figures of Nagoya University Undergraduate
Students 10,000 Graduate Students
6,000 Faculty 1,855 Total staff (incl.
faculty) 3,500
Main Campus Nagoya University
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The Academic Charter of Nagoya University

• Enacted February 2000
• "to foster the harmonious development of human
  nature and science, producing world class
  research outputs, and cultivating courageous
  intellectuals gifted with rational thought and
  creativity for contributing to society through
  research and education"

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Role of Universities as Creative Hubs of Urban
Development

• Technological Innovation
• Outstanding Human Resource
• Advanced Medical Treatment
• Environmental Sustainability
• Disaster Prevention
• Culture, Politics, Economy and Industry

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Community and Business Cooperation Office

• Initiated in order to better understand the needs
  of the community and local residents, and in
  order to promote education and research programs,
  which are more inclusive of local interests, such
  as environmental issues, regional economy, and
  welfare

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Supporting Activities

• Agricultural education park near Nagoya city
• Aiding the aged in their daily life facing new
  technologies and changes every day
• Seminars/counseling on earthquake disaster
  prevention
• Environmental education for children
• Super Science High School (SSH)
• Super English Language High School (SELHi)
• Science Partnership Program (SPP)

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Environmental Education Program for Children

• Nagakute-town
• Developing various high-quality courses with the
  help of experts
• Dispatching teaching staff/students for joint
  events, research and experiments with children

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Super Science High School Super English Language
High School

• Programs initiated in 2002 by the Ministry of
  Education, Sports, Science and Technology
• Professors from Nagoya University dispatched to
  High Schools
• Awaken interest in sciences and research beyond
  regular classes
• Give chances to audit University courses
• Train logical and creative thinking
• Provide opportunity to touch top research
  facilities
• Dispatch international students to high schools
• Provide English language programs on the Internet
• Organize forums for high school pupils and
  university professors can exchange opinions

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Cooperation between University
Industry

• Successful examples of cooperation between
  university and industry
• Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Ryoji Noyori in
  chemistry (Application to Medicine)
• Professor Isamu Akasakis research and
  development of the worlds first blue
  light-emitting devices (GaN Blue Light Emitting
  Diode)
• Other examples

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Critical Issues for Challenging Urban Development
and Coping in Universities (1)

• Aging Society
• Cooperation with the Society in Medical Care
• Leading Disciplines to Challenge for Future
• Disaster Prevention
• Advising to the Local Society
• Organizations for International Development and
  Cooperation
• Graduate School of International Development
  (GSID)
• Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE)
• International Cooperation Center for Agricultural
  Education (ICCAE)
• AC21 with Partners
• Bridging the Local Society with the Other World

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Earthquake Disaster Prevention

• Symposia, forums and other events in cooperation
  with
• Disaster prevention officials of the local
  community
• Construction engineers
• Essential services
• Media
• Citizen volunteers
• to advise and teach citizens on how to react
  in case of a large earthquake and to find ways to
  protect and save as many lives as possible in a
  worst-case-scenario

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Seismic wave simulation
Nagoya University
Earthquake faulting
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Tokai Medical Information Network Consortium

• Tokai Medical Information Network Consortium
• medical treatment required by society by
  applying Information Technology (IT).
• virtual integrated IT hospital

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Critical Issues for challenging Urban Development
and Coping in Universities (2)

• Environmental Issues
• Trans-disciplinary organizations
• Graduate School of Environmental Studies
• EcoTopia Research Institute
• Cooperation with the region and society
• Expo 2005 Aichi
• Sending Researchers to Councils for Environment
  in City and Prefecture

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EcoTopia Science Institute 2005 EXPO
Aichi Japan

• EcoTopia Science Institute
• Sustainable development of a beautiful and
  prosperous society
• A society in harmony with and least burden on our
  global environment
• 2005 World Exposition Aichi, Japan (25 March - 25
  September 2005)
• International Forum in cooperation with
• Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Aichi Prefecture
• Nagoya City
• Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute,
• Nagoya Urban Industries Promotion Corporation
• Aichi Science Technology Foundation

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How can Universities Play a More Central Role ?

• Life-time Education
• Science to Give Foresights to Uncertain Future of
  the Society
• More Opportunities to Disseminate the Scientific
  Knowledge to Citizens (Adults and Younger People)
• More Contact with Citizens Using New Metro-line
  and Nagoya University Station
• More International Contribution

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THANK YOU!