Mon
06
May
Events at the Politecnico
Italy & Japan: same latitude, close parallels | The first year of the PoliTo Japan Hub
A special event to celebrate the first year of the PoliTo Japan Hub.
The Polytechnic has for years maintained strong relations with Japan on topics of common interest such as environmental risk management, technological innovation, population aging or the enhancement of historical heritage.
The event will be held in the English language and chaired by Elisa Armando, Deputy Head of the Student, Education and International Affairs Department.
10.00 | Official speeches
10.50 | Coffee break
11.10 | Mutual influence between Italian and Japanese societies from the 1970s to the present
12.00 | Japan Hub, the first year: results and challenges
12.40 | Concluding remarks
The Polytechnic has for years maintained strong relations with Japan on topics of common interest such as environmental risk management, technological innovation, population aging or the enhancement of historical heritage.
The event will be held in the English language and chaired by Elisa Armando, Deputy Head of the Student, Education and International Affairs Department.
10.00 | Official speeches
- Stefano Corgnati, Rector of the Politecnico di Torino
- Michela Favaro, Deputy Mayor of Torino
- H. E. Kobayashi Toshiaki, Consul General of Japan in Milan
- Dario Peirone, Chairman Centro Estero Internazionalizzazione
- Guido Ceresole, Italian Industrial Union, Responsible for Technologies, Innovation, and Research
- Tatsuo Kinashi, President
10.50 | Coffee break
11.10 | Mutual influence between Italian and Japanese societies from the 1970s to the present
- Antonietta Pastore, author and translator from Japanese language for Einaudi
- Giuseppe Pezzotti, Director of the PoliTo Japan Hub in Kyoto
12.00 | Japan Hub, the first year: results and challenges
- Michele Bonino, Scientific coordinator of the PoliTo Japan Hub
- Gianmario Pellegrino, on behalf of the Vice Rector for Scientific and Technological Innovation
12.40 | Concluding remarks
- Alberto Sapora, Vice Rector for International Affairs, Politecnico di Torino