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

• 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

10.30 | Presentation about Kansai Medical University

• Tatsuo Kinashi, President

Signature ceremony: Shared PhD Agreement Politecnico di Torino – Kansai Medical University

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

11.30 | A comparison between Japanese and European educational systems and research methods

• 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

Politecnico di Torino and enterprises: models, infrastructures and possibilities for collaboration

• Gianmario Pellegrino, on behalf of the Vice Rector for Scientific and Technological Innovation

Q&A

12.40 | Concluding remarks

• Alberto Sapora, Vice Rector for International Affairs, Politecnico di Torino

12.50 | Light Lunch