【Information】The 2nd Kyoto Students Talk Session :Deadline January 13

Dear international students at Kyoto University,

 This is an invitation to the 2nd "Kyoto Students Talk Session", an ONLINE event planned to be held at Kyoto University. We expect students from various countries and regions, including local Kyoto University students, to come together to communicate and discuss diverse topics regarding the problems our world is facing today.
  Although the event is planned as a sequel to the "Discussion Sessions among Students" in the Kyoto Summer Program(KSP), any students from Kyoto University are welcome to join, regardless of their past experience in the KSP.
 A total of 3 sessions are planned in December 2022, January 2023, and February 2023 respectively. Each session will be conducted under 1 main theme and 3 sub-topics. The session will be provided in both English and Japanese.

   *The 1st session themed "Society in the Global Era" was held on Dec.12, 2022. Thank you for your active participation!

[schedule]
 2nd session – January 16 (Mon) 19:00-20:30(JST=Japan Standard Time)

[Theme & Topics]
 Theme: Environmental Issues in the Global Era
 Topics:
① (in English): Food and Water Problems
② (in English): Development and Protection
③ (in Japanese): Resources and 3R 
④ (in Japanese): Free Talk
*To participate in the Japanese group, N3 or higher level of Japanese is preferred.

** Free Talk is for those who had little or no experience using Japanese with native Japanese before.

[Registration]
 Please make prior registration from the google form below, by January 13(Fri), 23:59(JST)
 https://forms.gle/3Tri47JEdP7DAkNQA

*Plans for future sessions:
3rd Session Date: TBA (mid-February, 2023); Theme: Politics.
Details will be announced later.

For questions, please contact:
Zikang Zhang
Program-specific Assistant Professor,
CPIER(Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research), Kyoto University
zhang.zikang.3e@kyoto-u.ac.jp