Lectures

Panel discussion "The Future of Science Education at Undergraduate Level"
(23rd Global COE Co-Hosted Lecture by Unit D)

We will host a lecture and panel discussion as follows. Admission is free and No reservation is needed.　Simultaneous translation service is available. We look forward to your visit.

• Date：Friday, September 25th 2009
  
• Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall
  
• Lecturer：Carl E. Wieman (Professor, The University of British Columbia)
  
• Title： Science Education in the 21st Century: Scientific Tools for Teaching Science
  
• Panel discussion: Carl E. Wieman, Masako Bando, and Noboru Sasao
  
• Application form: Please refer to the web site http://www.highedu.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ (in Japanese)
  
• Inquiries：soumu88 _at_ mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Hosted by: Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education
  
• Co-hosted by: Faculty of Science and Glocal COE “Education for Revitalizing Hearts and Minds” Unit D (Kyoto University)
  
• Co-sponsored by: Faculty Development Committee, Kyoto university
  
• Reference：The Future of Science Education at Undergraduate Level (in Japanese)
  

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Lecture by Dr. Caprara
(The 18th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit A, B, and D)

Global COE Unit A, B, and D will co-host a lecture as follows. All presentations and questions are in English. Admission is free and No reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date：16:00-17:30, Monday, September 7th, 2009
  
• Venue： Shirankaikan-bekkan （http://www.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/siran/kotsu.htm）
  
• Speaker: Gian Vittorio Caprara (Sapienza University of Rome)
  
• Title: Positive orientation and optimal psychological functioning
  
• Inquiries：Takashi Kusumi: kusumi _at_ educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference (in Japanese and English): Positive orientation and optimal psychological functioning
  

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Frontline Research on Thinking
(The 24th Global COE Co-hosted Lecture by Unit D)

Global COE Unit B will co-host a lecture as follows. All presentations and questions are in English. Admission is free and No reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date：9:30-11:30, Sunday, August 30th
  
• Venue： Conference Room IV, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University
  
• Speaker: Toshihiko Matsuka (Chiba University), Steven A Sloman (Brown University)
  
• Inquiries：Takashi Kusumi: kusumi _at_ educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference (in Japanese): Frontline Research on Thinking
  

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Global COE Cognitive Psychology Summer Lecture 3: Lecture by Dr. Yusuke Moriguchi
(The 17th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit A)

Global COE Unit A will host a lecture by Dr. Yusuke Moriguchi.

• Date：13:30-15:00, Tuesday, August 25th
  
• Venue： Lecture Room 1, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
  
• Speaker: Yusuke Moriguchi (Graduate School of Education, Joetsu University of Education)
  
• Title: Cognitive Development and Neural Basis of Children
  
• Inquiries：Satoru Saito: s.saito _at_ mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference (in Japanese): Abstract
  

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Global COE Cognitive Psychology Summer Lecture 2: Lecture by Dr. Michio Nomura
(The 16th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit D)

Global COE Unit D will host a lecture by Dr. Michio Nomura.

• Date：13:30-15:00, Tuesday, August 18th
  
• Venue：Conference Room III, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall
  
• Speaker: Michio Nomura (Graduate School of Integratedd Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University)
  
• Title: Cognitive Neuroscience Approach to Visualization for Individual Difference of Social Brain
  
• Inquiries：Masuo Koyasu: HGB03675 _at_ nifty.com (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference (in Japanese): Abstract
  

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Global COE Cognitive Psychology Summer Lecture 1: Lecture by Dr. Takahiro Hoshino
(The 15th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit B)

Global COE Unit B will host a lecture by Dr. Takahiro Hoshino.

• Date：13:30-15:00, Tuesday, August 11th
  
• Venue：Conference Room III, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall
  
• Speaker: Takahiro Hoshino (Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University)
  
• Title: Research Design and Analysis Method for Progress of Internal and External Validity
  
• Inquiries：Takashi Kusumi: kusumi _at_ educ.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference (in Japanese): Abstract
  

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Global COE Cognitive Psychology Summer Lecture 1: Lecture by Dr. Takahiro Hoshino
(The 15th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit B)

Global COE Unit B will host a lecture by Dr. Takahiro Hoshino.

• Date：13:00-15:00, Tuesday, August 11th
  
• Venue：Conference Room III, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall
  
• Speaker: Takahiro Hoshino (Faculty of Economics, Nagoya University)
  
• Title: Research Design and Analysis Method for Progress of Internal and External Validity
  
• Inquiries：Takashi Kusumi: kusumi _at_ educ.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference (in Japanese):
  

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Training Social Clitical Thinking and New Direction of Risk Education
(22nd Global COE Co-Hosted Lecture by Unit B)

We will host a lecture by Dr. Tadahiro Motoyoshi as follows. Admission is free and No reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date：Tuesday, June 28th 2009, 15:30-16:30PM
  
• Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room IV　
  
• Lecturer：Tadahiro Motoyoshi (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University)
  
• Title：Training Social Clitical Thinking and New Direction of Risk Education
  
• Co-hosted by: Cognitive base and educational practice of critical thinking (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research（B）) and Glocal COE “Education for Revitalizing Hearts and Minds” Unit B
  
• Inquiries：Takashi Kusumi: kusumi _at_ educ.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference：Training Social Clitical Thinking and New direction of Risk Education (in Japanese)

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Lecture by Prof. Mahmud
(21st Global COE Co-Hosted Lecture by Unit D)

We will host a lecture by Prof. Shamsul Mahmud as follows. Admission is free and No reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date：Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, 16:30-18:00PM
  
• Venue：Ex 2nd Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, the Main building of the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
  
• Lecturer：Professor Shamsul Mahmud (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
  
• Title：Values: A study of teacher and student perceptions in four countries
  
• Inquiries：Masuo Koyasu: HGB03675_at_nifty.com (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference：Values: A study of teacher and student perceptions in four countries
  

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Lecture by Prof. Ramírez
The 14th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit D

We will host a lecture by Prof. José Alejandro Ramírez as follows. Admission is free and No reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date：Friday, March 27th 16:00-18:00PM
  
• Venue：Faculty of Education, Kyoto University(2nd Lecture Room or Sougou Kenkyu Building No.2)
  
• Lecturer：Dr. José Alejandro Ramírez (Prof. of Universidad de las Américas Puebla, the Department of Education)
  
• Title：Assessing the effects of the Quality Schools Program on the Students' Quality of Life: a case of Mexico
  
• Inquiries：Prof.Yasuhiro Oyama to yasoyama_at_educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace _a_ to @)
  
• Reference：Lecture By Prof Ramirez.pdf (Japanese)
  

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Lecture by Dr. Robert H. Logie
(20th Global COE Co-Hosted Lecture by Unit A)

We will host a lecture by Dr. Robert H. Logie from University of Edinburgh as follows.

• Date: March 7th, 2009 (Sunday) 15:30～17:00
  
• Venue：Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (The Third Lecture Room in Shinkan)
  
• Lecturer：Dr. Robert H. Logie (University of Edinburgh)
  
• Title: Domain specificity in the mental workspace
  
• Planner：Naoyuki Osaka, Satoru Saito, and Yuki Otsuka (Kyoto University)
  
• Inquires：Yuki OTSUKA（yotsuka_at_bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp） (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference：Lecture by Dr Logie.pdf
  

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Lecture: Medicine and Education from University of London
(19th Global COE Co-Hosted Lecture by Unit C)

We will host a lecture by a research scientist, Mr. Akira Naito from Imperial College London and the Institute of Education, University of London as follows;

• Date：Monday, January 19th, 13:00～15:00
  
• Venue：Shiran Kaikan Kenshu room
  
• Lecturer： Mr. Akira Naito (University of London)
  
• Lecture Topic：Graduate School in England; English as a language for academic thinking (compared with Japanese) from the experiences of learning cognitive psychology, immunology, and clinical education, with observations of communication skill at medical institutions and a narrative approach.
  
• Planned by：Prof. Yoko Yamada (Kyoto University)
  
• Inquiries： Prof. Yoko Yamada L50096_at_sakura.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp（please change _at_ to @）
  
• Reference：「ロンドン大学の医療と教育」講演会.pdf
  

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Lecture by Dr. Yarrow Dunham
(The 13th Global COE Hosted Lecture: by Unit D)

Global COE will host a lecture by Dr. Yarrow Dunham as follows. Admission is free and no reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Title: Us & Them: The origin of implicit inter-group attitudes
  
• Date： January 13th, 2009 (Tuesday) 16:00～18:00
  
• Venue：Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University Room 215 (2nd Floor)
  
• Lecturer：Dr. Yarrow Dunham (University of California, Merced, USA)
  
• Commentator：Prof. Emanuel Manalo (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
  
• Chair：Prof. Masuo Koyasu (Kyoto University)
  
• Inquires：Masuo Koyasu: HGB03675_at_nifty.com (Please change _at_ to @)
  
• Reference：■ダナム博士講演会.pdf
  

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Lectures by Prof. Lambon Ralph & Dr. Karen Sage
(The 18th Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture by Unit A)

Global COE Unit A will be inviting Prof. Matthew A. Lambon Ralph and Dr. Karen Sage from Manchester University, G.B. for the Lecture. The talk will be on their research on NARU (Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit).

• Date：Friday, November 28th; 10:00-12:00, Noon.
  
• Venue：Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, 1st Floor, Conference room
  
• Title： Prof. Lambon Ralph & Dr. Sage
  
• Inquiries：Prof. Satoru Saito　(S.Saito_at_mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  
• Reference (in Japanese)：ランボン・ラルフ教授＆セイジ博士講演会.pdf
  

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The Meanings of “Comprehension”
(The 17th Global COE Hosted Lecture by Unit C)

• Date：Wednesday, November 12, 2008; 13:00～16:30
  
• Venue：Room 302, the Main building of the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
  
• Title: Meanings of “Comprehension”
  
• Planned by：Profs. Yoko Yamada & Masako Myowa, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
  
• Presenter：Akira Takada, Graduate School of Asian African Studies, Kyoto University
  
• Inquiries: Masako Myowa; myowa＠educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp （two-byte ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
  
• Reference (in Japanese):高田明先生特別講義.pdf
  

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Lecture on Career Development Program after Graduate School “Transitioning from an Academic Career to a Practical Career in Educational Policy Research"
(The 12th Global COE Hosted Lecture)

• Date：Friday, September 26, 2008 13:00～15:00
  
• Venue：International Exchange Hall I, Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University
  
• Title：Transitioning from an Academic Career to a Practical Career in Educational Policy Research"―The Roles of National Institute for Educational Policy Research of Japan
  
• Lecturer：Mr. Hiroshi Souwaki （Deputy Director-General, Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan; Former Deputy Director General of NIER)
  
• Inquiries：Prof. Shigeru Takami　m53139＠sakura.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp; Admission is free and no reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.
  
• Reference (in Japanese)：■大学院修了後キャリア形成プログラム講演会.pdf
  

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A Lecture by Prof. Moll
（The 11th Global-COE hosted Lecture; Unit A）

• Date： Monday, September 22, 2008 13:00分～14:00
  
• Venue： Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Conference Room IV
  
• Title：The Development of Perspective-Taking in Young Children
  
• Lecturer：Prof. Henrike Moll（University of Washington）
  
• Inquiries：Prof. Shoji Itakura（sitakura@bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp）
  
• Reference：Moll博士講演会.pdf
  

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Lecture on Critical Thinking
(The 16th Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture: Unit B)

• Date： Sunday, July 27th, 2008
  
• Time: 15:00-16:30
  
• Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Conference Room III (2F)
  
• Title： Critical Thinking as A Way of Group Work and “Principles for Being Considerate”
  
• Presenter：Prof. Tetsuji ISETA （Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University）
  
• Inquiries： Prof. Takashi KUSUMI　kusumi@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
  
• Reference (in Japanese)：■批判的思考講演会.pdf
  

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Unit C Hosted Lecture on “Spirituality”
(The 10th Global COE sponsored Lecture)

• Date：Thursday, June 26th, 2008 15:00-17:00
  
• Venue： Kenshushitsu　(training room/lab) at Shiran Kaikan, Kyoto University (see pdf for details)
  
• Topic：Psychological observations regarding Spirituality
  
• Presenter：Prof. Masami Takahashi （Associate Professor at North Eastern Illinois University）
  
• Inquiries：Prof. Yoko Yamada　(develop@www.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp（two-byte ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）.
  
• Reference：■スピリチュアリティに関する講演会.pdf
  

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Unit A-Hosted Lecture “ADHD/LD/PDD and Societal Supports”
（The 9th Global COE Sponsored Lecture）

• Date：Sunday June 8th 13:00-16:00 (approximate)
• Venue：Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University Room B23 (http://www.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/access)
• Topic：ADHD/LD/PDD and Societal Supports (Admission is free and no reservation is needed)
• Lecturers： Mr. Akira Kawamura（CEO of “Hattatsu Room Sora”), Dr. Yasuko Funahiki（Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University and also JSPS Special Researcher）, etc.
• Inquiries：Shintaro Funahashi（sfunahashi@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp）（Two-byte ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference (in Japanese)：■講演会：発達障害とその支援.pdf

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The PRI/WRC Lecture Series on “Human Nature”

“Revitalizing Education for Dynamic Hearts and Minds,” Global COE, Kyoto University has become one of the supporters for the lecture series below.

• Date： May 28-31st, 2008
  
• Venue： Kyoto University （Kyoto University Yoshida-Izumidono, Shiran Kaikan, and Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall）
  
• Hosted by: Kyoto University Primate Research Institute and Kyoto University Wildlife Research Center
  
• Sponsored by: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science & French Embassy in Japan
  
• Co-sponsored by: “Evolution and Biodiversity” Global COE, Kyoto University & “Revitalizing Education for Dynamic Hearts and Minds” Global COE, Kyoto University
  
• Reference: ■The PRIWRC Lecture Series On Human Nature.pdf
  

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Lecture and Seminar by Prof. Higgins
(The 15th Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture by Units B & D “International Comparative Research on the Sense of Happiness”)

• Date： Thursday, May 22, 2008 13:30-17:30
• Venue： Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room IV
• Title： Re-thinking Culture and Personality
• Presenter： Tory Higgins (Stanley Schachter Prof. of Psychology, Columbia University, USA)
• Inquiries： Prof. Takashi Kusumi
• Email: kusumi＠mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp（Two-byte ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference：■Higgins_lecture&seminar.pdf

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Lecture & Seminar by Prof. Bergen
(The 14th Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture by Unit B & D “International Comparative Research on the Sense of Happiness”)

• Date： Tuesday, May 8th 13:30-17:30
• Venue： Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room III　
• Title: Mental Simulation in Language Understanding
• Presenter: Prof. Benjamin Bergen （Associate Professor at the Department of Linguistics, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii）
• Inquiries： Prof. Takashi Kusumi; email: kusumi＠mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp（Two-byte ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）.
• Reference：■Bergen_lecture.pdf

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Lecture on Comparative Study on Happiness: the Case of Japan and the U.S.
(The 13th Global COE co-sponsored Lecture by joint units B/D)

• Date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 13:00-16:00
• Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, 2nd Floor, Conference room III
• Detail: http://www.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cogpsy/personal/Kusumi/meeting/happy.htm

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Unit D-Sponsored Lecture “WHO-QOL: An Empirical Approach to the Quality of Life Perceived”
(The Eighth Global COE Sponsored Lecture)

• Date：Friday, March 21st, 2008
• Time： 12:45～14:45
• Venue：Osaka Kokusai Kaigijo (Osaka International Convention Center), Room1008
• Title：Japan Society of Developmental Psychology Special　Event　Series Lecture “WHO-QOL : An empirical approach to the quality of life perceived”
• Lecturer：Prof. Marta Gil-Lacruz（Universidad de Zaragoza）
• Inquiries：Prof. Masuo KOYASU（HGB03675@nifty.com）（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference (Japanese)：WHO-QOL尺度.pdf

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Unit C-Sponsored Lecture “Building Psychology”: A Developmental Perspective on Education
(The Seventh Global COE Sponsored Lecture)

• Date: Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
• Venue: Osaka International Convention Center
• Time: 15:00～17:00
• Title: Japan Society of Developmental Psychology Special　Event　Series Lecture　“Bildung-Psychology”: A developmental perspective on education”
• Lecturer: Prof. Christiane Spiel
• Inquiries: Prof. Yoko YAMADA (yo-yay@nifty.com)　（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference：■Bildung-Psychology.pdf

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Unit C-Sponsored Lecture “Kyoto-Vienna International Lectures: Life-Span Development and Life Long Learning”
（The Sixth Global COE Sponsored Lecture）

• Date: Monday, March 17, 2008 13:30-16:30
• Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, International Exchange Hall I
• Title: Life-Span Development and Life Long Learning
• Lecturers: Prof. Christiane Spiel & Prof. Georg Spiel
• Lecture Subjects:
  “Promoting positive youth development: The ViSC social competence program to prevent bullying at school” (Prof. Christiane Spiel)
  “Social psychiatric services for Adolescents and Young Adults” (Prof. Georg Spiel).
• Inquiries: Prof. Yoko YAMADA （yo-yay@nifty.com）　（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference:■Life-Span Development and Life Long Learning.pdf

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Unit-D Sponsored Lecture: Health Communication and Environment: A Complex Link
(The Fifth Global COE Sponsored Lecture)

• Date: Friday March 14, 2008 16:30-18:30 (Schedule changed)
• Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Conference Room
• Title: Health Communication and Environment: a Complex Link
• Lecturer: Prof. Marta Gil-Lacruz（Universidad de Zaragoza）
• Inquires: Prof. Masuo KOYASU （HGB03675@nifty.com）　（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference　(Japanese) :■ヘルス・コミュニケーションと環境.pdf

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Lecture by Dr. Masaru MIMURA
(The 12th Global COE co-sponsored Lecture, Unit A)

• Date: Saturday, March 8th 11-11:45AM
• Venue：Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (The Third Lecture Room in Shinkan)
• Sponsored by：Japan Society for Working Memory （A Special Lecture for The Fifth Conference of JSWM）
• Subject：Aging and Working Memory：A study of Senile Depression, Alzheimer's disease, and the Elderly through fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) and magnetic stimulation.
• Lecturer ：Dr. Masaru MIMURA （Associate Professor of the Dept. of Medicine, Showa University）
• Inquiries： Dr. Yuki OTSUKA（yotsuka＠bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp）（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference (Japanese): 三村將博士講演会要旨.pdf

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Unit B Sponsored Lecture “A Development Research Study on Prosperity and Happiness: A Case from Bhutan”
(The Fourth Global COE Sponsored Lecture)

This lecture is one of the joint studies of Global COE Unit B and Unit D of the “International Comparative Study on Happiness”. The lecture will discuss how happiness and human satisfaction have been evaluated from the perspective of development using a case from Bhutan whose people have reported a high level of happiness despite a lower economic level. We will try to understand the similarities and differences in the question of what happiness is in the fields of education, psychology, and sociology. We expect a heated discussion beyond these fields. No reservation is needed and admission is free. We look forward to your visit.

• Date: Wednesday, February 27th 15:00-17:00


• Venue: Kyoto University, the Graduate School of Education, meeting room


• Sponsored by: Kyoto University Global COE “Revitalizing Education for Dynamic Hearts and Minds”


• Lecturer: Prof. Takayoshi SOUGOU (Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University)


• Inquiries: Prof. Hitoshi SUGIMOTO (m52290＠sakura.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp)　（Two-byte ＠　is used here to avoid link problems)


• Reference (Japanese):繁栄と幸福に関する開発研究：ブータン王国などの事例から.pdf

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Lecture by Dr. Atsushi SENJU
(The 11th Global COE Co-sponsored lecture: Unit A)

• Title：Development of Social Brain—Traditional Type and Untraditional Type
• Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:30-12:00
• Venue: First Lecture Room, the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
• Lecturer: Dr. Atsushi SENJU (Research fellow, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development Birkbeck College, London University, U.K.)
• Inquiries: Masuo KOYASU（HGB03675@nifty.com）（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference (Japanese)：■社会脳の定型・非定型発達.pdf

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A Comparative Study of Happiness for Teachers in Japan and the U.K.
(The 10th Global COE co-sponsored lecture)

• Sponsored by: Forum of Japan-UK International Exchange Study
• Title: Happiness for teachers in Japan and the UK—a comparative study—
• Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 16:30-
• Venue: Kyodai Kaikan (Room 102) http://www.kyodaikaikan.jp/index.shtml
• Lecturer:
  From the UK: Mrs. Phillipa BRIDGE (The Principal of Boxgrove School)
  From Japan: Mr. Kennosuke NARITA (The president of the Forum of Japan-UK International Exchange Study)
• Inquiries: Prof. Shigeru TAKAMI: m53139＠sakura.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems)
• Reference (Japanese):教師の幸福感－日英比較.pdf

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Unit C Sponsored Lecture “Reading, Writing and Narrative”
(The Third Global COE Sponsored Lecture)

• Title: Reading, Writing and Narrative
• Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 14:00-17:00 (discussion included; with interpretation)
• Venue: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Education 1st Floor Lecture Room
• Lecturer: Prof. Paul Standish (The Institute of Education at London University)
• Inquiries：Dr. Naoko SAITO （TEL/FAX 075－753－3036）
• Reference (Japanese): ■読むこと・書くこと・語ること.pdf

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Unit C Sponsored Lecture “Critical Thinking in Crisis”
(The Second Global COE Sponsored Lecture)

• Title: Critical Thinking in Crisis
• Date：Sunday, February 10, 2008 13:30～15:30 （with explanation in Japanese）
• Venue：Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Conference Room
• Lecturer: Prof. Paul Standish (The Institute of Education, London University)
• Inquiries：Profs Takashi KUSUMI & Naoko SAITO（kusumi@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp）（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems）
• Reference　（Japanese）:■危機にある批判的思考.pdf
  http://www.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cogpsy/personal/Kusumi/meeting/standish.htm

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B/D Joint Project: International Comparative Study on Happiness
Lecture by Dr. Schooler & Roundtable Conference
(The Ninth Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture)

Admission is free, no reservation is needed and this lecture will be in English. We look forward to your visit.

• Date: Saturday, January 26th, 2008 13:30-16:00


• Venue: Shiran Kaikan Bekkan, 2nd Floor Training Room (Kenshu shitsu)
  http://www.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/siran/kotsu.htm


• Dr. Lael Schooler (Senior Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany)


• Titel: The Cognitive Foundations of Heuristics


• Inquiries: Prof. Takashi KUSUMI　（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems)


• References: http://www.educ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cogpsy/personal/Kusumi/meeting/schooler.htm
  

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The Eighth Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture

Kyoto University Global COE Revitalizing Education for Dynamic Hearts and Minds will host the following lecture. Admission is free and no reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit. This lecture will be conducted in English but explanation handouts for the PowerPoint presentation will be provided in Japanese as well English.

●Lecture by Prof. Anne Inger Helmen Borge, University of Oslo, Norway

• Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 16:30-18PM
• Venue: Room 215, 2nd floor of the Department of Education, Kyoto University
• Lecturer: Prof. Anne Inger Helmen Borge, University of Oslo, Norway.
• Theme: Kokorono Riron to Youjino Shakaiteki Koudou—Yujin Kankei ni yoru sa (Theory of Mind and Infant Social Behaviors—Are there any differences in their friendship relationships?—)
• Inquiries: Prof. Masuo KOYASU （HGB03675＠nifty.com）　（Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems)
• References (in Japanese)：アンネ・ボルゲ先生講演会.pdf

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The Seventh Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture

Admission is free and no reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date: Thursday, January 10th, 2008 16-17:30


• Venue: Room 233, 2nd floor of the Graduate School of Human and Integrated Studies (Department of Human Coexistence), Kyoto University http://www.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/access/


• Dr. Naotsugu TSUCHIYA (California Institute of Technology, USA).


• Title: Attention, Awareness and Aftereffects


• Inquiries: Prof. Jun SAIKI (Graduate School of Human and Integrated Studies, the Department of Human Coexistence, Kyoto University)
  Email: saiki＠cv.jinkan.kyoto-u.ac （Two-byte character ＠ is used here to avoid link problems)


• References (abstract is in English):：土谷尚嗣先生講演会.pdf

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First Global COE Sponsored Lecture

Kyoto University Global COE is hosting the following lecture. No reservation is needed and we look forward to your visit.

A Lecture by Dr. Claire Hughes

• Theme: Good News for Working Mothers –Supports From the Studies of Developmental Psychology


• Lecturer: Dr. Claire Hughes, Reader, University of Cambridge


• Date: Tuesday, December 4th 16:30-18:00


• Venue: First Seminar Room (2nd Floor) Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
  http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/access/kmap/map6r_y.htm


• Inquiries: Prof. Masuo Koyasu HGB03675@nifty.com (Please note the two-byte character ＠ if you copy and paste　this e-mail address)

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Sixth Global COE Co-Sponsored Lecture

Admission is free and no reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Date: Monday, December 3rd, 2007 13:00-14:00
• Venue: First Lecture Room (1F) at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
• Lecturer: Prof. Barbara C. Malt (Lehigh University, USA)
  http://www.lehigh.edu/~bcm0/bcm0/index.html
• Title: Naming and Knowing: Representing the World in Language and Thought
• Inquiries: Prof. Takashi Kusumi
  Email: kusumi@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Fifth Global COE co-sponsored Lecture

Kyoto University Global COE "Revitalizing education for Dynamic Hearts
and Minds" co-sponsors lectures open to the public. Admission is free and
no reservation is needed. We look forward to your visit.

• Sponsored by: Kyoto University Museum (Kyoto Daigaku Sougou Hakubutsukan)
• Co-operated by: Kyoto University Academic Publishing (Kyoto Daigaku Gakujyutsu Shutsupankai)
• Date: November 10, 2007; 10:30AM-12:00 noon.
• Venue: Kyoto University Museum, Museum Laboratory (Entrance fee is 400 yen). http://www.museum.kyoto-u.ac.jp/indexj.html
• Lecturer: Prof. Shouji Itakura (Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University)
• Title: “Robot kara Shiru Akachan no Kokoro” (Using Robots to Understand the Minds of Babies)
• Inquiries: Prof. Shouji Itakura (sitakura＠bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

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