EVENTS

September 9Tuesday ICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM SPECIAL EXHIBITION SUSTAINABLE: Thinking about the Life of Things

Date and timeSeptember 9 (Tue) -November 7 (Fri), 2025 13:00-17:00
LocationHACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Participation feeAdmission Free
OrganizersICU HACHIRO YUASA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Contact pointTel: 0422-33-3340
CommentsFor more information, please visit the Hachiro Yuasa Memorial Museum webpage.
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October24Friday DIPS Program Open Event "Pathways to the EBRD: Shaping Your Global Future"

Date and timeFriday October 24, 2025 10:10-11:25
LocationICU Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall T-229
Target audienceOpen to public
Application process and deadlineRegistration required except for BUS210 students
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointGraduate School DIPS Program Office:dips-office@icu.ac.jp
CommentsOverview
The seminar will outline EBRD’s key priorities, including investment in green energy, digital transformation, infrastructure, and inclusive growth. It will also illustrate how the Bank combines financial expertise with policy dialogue to deliver long-term impact for the regions it serves. In addition, the seminar will provide insight into the culture and people of EBRD. Participants will learn about the diverse career opportunities available within the Bank, spanning banking, policy, economics, risk management, and corporate functions. Information will also be shared on pathways for students and graduates, including internship and entry-level programmes.

Speakers
Kazuhiko KOGUCHI, Stephen Halstead
Language
English
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October25Saturday ICC Symposium: Thought and Education in the Scottish Enlightenment

Date and timeSaturday, October 25, 2025 13:30-17:30
LocationInternational Conference Room, Dialogue House 2F, International Christian University
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Participation feeFree of charge
OrganizersInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
Contact pointInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
icc@icu.ac.jp
Comments13:30-13:45 Welcome and opening
 Naoki Yajima and Chizu Sato (ICU)
13:45-14:45 Keynote lecture 1: Prof. Jonathan Hearn (University of Edinburgh)
 The Enlightenment: less 'project', more 'opening'
14:45-15:45 keynote lecture 2: Prof. Gale Macleod (University of Edinburgh)
Moral Character and Civic Virtues: From Scottish Enlightenment to Curriculum for Excellence
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-16:30 Comments on Prof. Hean's speech Prof. Hiroyuki Furuya (Tokushima Bunri University)
16:30-17:00 Comments on Prof. Macleod's speech Prof. Katsushige Katayama (University of Tokyo)
17:00-17:25 Discussion
17:25-17:30 Closing remarks: Naoki Yajima (ICU)

*Co-organized by Institute for Educational Research and Service
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October27Monday ICC Special Open Lecture: Higher Education differences across the four nations of the UK

Date and timeMonday, October 27, 2025 8:45-10:00
LocationHonkan, H-205
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineRegistration is not required.
Participation feeFree of charge
OrganizersInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
Contact pointInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
icc@icu.ac.jp
CommentsLecturer: Prof. Gale Macleod (The University of Edinburgh)
*The lecture will be held in English.
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October27Monday ICC Special Open Lecture: The lecture to students: Structure and Agency in the Study of Society

Date and timeMonday, October 27, 2025 15:25-17:20
LocationHonkan, H-123
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineRegistration is not required.
Participation feeFree of charge
OrganizersInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
Contact pointInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
icc@icu.ac.jp
CommentsLecturer: Prof. Jonathan Hearn (The University of Edinburgh)
*The lecture will be held in English.
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October29Wednesday ICC&PRI Special Open Lecture: Making peace with Children with Disabilities in Kenya

Date and timeWednesday, October 29, 2025 16:00-17:30
LocationD-kan Auditorium, International Christian University
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineOnline participants need to complete the registration form.
Participation feeFree of charge
OrganizersInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Peace Research Institute
Contact pointInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
icc@icu.ac.jp
CommentsLecturer: Dr. Kazuko Kumon
*A lecture in Japanese
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November 6Thursday ICC Special Open Lecture: Christianity's Path to the Enlightenment : Biblical Interpretation in Hobbes and Koerbagh

Date and timeThursday, November 6, 2025 15:30-17:00
LocationHonkan, H-123
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineRegistration is not required.
Participation feeFree of charge
OrganizersInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
Contact pointInstitute for the Study of Christianity and Culture
icc@icu.ac.jp
CommentsLecturer: Mioko Kawazoe (Keio University, Political Thought)
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November 6Thursday [SSRI Symposium 11/6] Christian Missionary Museums in the Global South: Narratives of Conversion and Modernity in Southeast Asia and Latin America

Date and timeThursday, November 6, 2025 16:50-18:00
LocationInternational Conference Center, 2F Dialogue House, ICU
Target audienceICU faculty, staff and students, general public
Application process and deadlineIn-Person
Online
Participation feeFree of charge
Contact pointSocial Science Research Institute (SSRI)
ssri@icu.ac.jp
https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/
CommentsAn international workshop that examines how missionary museums approach the colonial encounter and the legacy of Christian missionary work in their societies. Participants will focus on collections exhibited at Christian ethnological museums in former colonial territories and the use of material culture to engage with the complicated legacy of colonial missionary projects.

Co-Sponsor: Initiative for the Study of Asian Catholics (ISAC) and Center for Indian Ocean World Studies at Kyoto University (KINDOWS)

Open Keynote Lecture by Prof R. Michael Feener, Kyoto University:
"Digital Cartography and the Cultural Contours of Catholicism in Eastern Indonesia"

Language: English
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November 8Saturday [Organ Concert] Mari Ohki

Date and timeSaturday, November 8, 2025 3:00pm (2:30pm)
LocationICU Chapel
Target audienceOpen to public
Application process and deadlineOnline tickets are available at Peatix.
Reservations are not required, same-day tickets available at the door. (same price as reserved tickets on Peatix)
Please check our website for details.
Participation feeGeneral Admission JPY2,000 
OrganizersICU Sacred Music Center
Contact pointTEL: 0422-33-3330
e-mail: smc@icu.ac.jp
Comments*This concert is not recommended for children under age 6.
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November28Friday "28-30 November 2025|International Conference on Legal and Healthcare Interpreting"

Date and timeFriday, November 28 – Sunday, November 30, 2025
LocationInternational Christian University (ICU)
Application process and deadline
  • Conference registration will open on 15 July 2025.
  • Registration for Presenting Participants Closes on August 31.
  • Registration for Non-Presenting Participants Closes on September 30.
*Japan Standard Time
Participation feeConference fee: ¥20,000 (non-refundable)
Conference dinner: ¥5,000 (optional participation; payment method TBA)
OrganizersSocial Science Research Institute and Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University
Contact pointlegal.healthcare.interpreting.25@gmail.com
Official Website

CommentsKeynote Speakers:
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  Dr. Kaori MINAMITANI, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine; Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan

SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE SPEAKER (sponsored by APU with MEXT fund)
  Dr. Miranda LAI, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Conference Language: English

Mode: Face-to-face

Tentative Conference Schedule:

  Day 1 (28 November 2025): 13:00-19:45
    -Registration
    -Conference Opening
    -Conference Keynote Speech by Dr. Minamitani
    -Coffee Break
     -Parallel Sessions 1
    -Welcome Reception

  Day 2 (29 November 2025): 9:30-17:00
    -Parallel Sessions 2
    -Lunch
    -Parallel Sessions 3
    -Coffee Break
    -Parallel Sessions 4
    -Conference Dinner: 19:00-22:00 (Optional Participation)

  Day 3 (30 November 2025): 9:30-17:00 (venue changes to Troyer Memorial Hall after Lunch)
    -Parallel Sessions 5
    -Coffee Break
    -Parallel Sessions 6
    -Lunch
    -Aichi Prefectural University Public Symposium on Legal Interpreting (at Troyer Memorial Hall)
    -Keynote Speaker: Dr. Miranda Lai, RMIT University
    -Panelists: TBA
    -Languages: Japanese, English, and Japanese Sign Language (JSL) with Simultaneous Interpreting
    -Entrance Fee: Free (open to public)
    -Details of the Symposium: TBA
    -Conference Closing (at Troyer Memorial Hall)
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