EVENTS 2025
January11Sunday Sophia University and International Christian University Joint Symposium: Towards Deep International Learning in Higher Education: Visualization of Learning Outcome and Learning Design
| Date and time | Sunday, January 11, 2026 14:00-16:30 |
| Location | ICU Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall, 1st Floor, Room 171, and Zoom Webinar (Hybrid) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | If joining via Zoom, please register below. Registration Form |
| Contact point | nmikiko@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | As the final-year event of the research project entitled "International Joint Research on the Visualization of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education" (led by Professor Miki Sugimura, Sophia University), we will discuss how to deepen international learning, how to embrace diversity, and how to innovate in learning design and assessment in higher education based on the insights from this research project. For the keynote speakers, we invited Professor Masako Watanabe from Nagoya University, who has theorized diverse logical thinking in different cultures, and Professor Kazuko Suematsu from Tohoku University, who designed and assessed international collaborative learning at Tohoku University. We will address educational challenges such as cognitive diversity, learner agency, and innovative course design, all of which have not been widely discussed in the field of higher education until now. |
December10Wednesday [SSRI Open Lecture 12/10] Responses to displacement from conflict: comparing/contrasting Ukraine and Gaza
| Date and time | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:10-11:25 |
| Location | TBD |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please apply from this Link. *except for LAW222 and LAW208 students. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | Social Science Research InstituteInternational |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/ |
| Comments | Speaker: Dr Reuven (Ruvi) Ziegler Language: English |
December 6Saturday TAC FD Symposium：Foreign Language Education and AI
| Date and time | Saturday, December 6, 2025 13:30-16:50 |
| Location | the International Conference room, Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House / Online |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please register via “the registration form (for both in-person and online). ＊Registration deadline: Thursday, December 4, by 4:30 p.m. |
| Organizers | Tama Academic Consortium Co-hosted by Institute of Educational Research and Service / Center for Teaching and Learning |
| Contact point | ICU Center for Teaching and Learning Phone：0422-33-3365 Mail：ctl@icu.ac.jp |
November28Friday "28-30 November 2025｜International Conference on Legal and Healthcare Interpreting"
| Date and time | Friday, November 28 – Sunday, November 30, 2025 |
| Location | International Christian University (ICU) |
| Application process and deadline |
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| Participation fee | Conference fee: ￥20,000 (non-refundable) Conference dinner: ￥5,000 (optional participation; payment method TBA) |
| Organizers | Social Science Research Institute and Center for Gender Studies, International Christian University |
| Contact point | legal.healthcare.interpreting.25@gmail.com Official Website |
| Comments | Keynote 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) |
November21Friday NHK JAPAN PRIZE - Screening and Talk with Award Winners
| Date and time | Friday, November 21, 2025 14:00-18:00 |
| Location | International Conference room (ICU Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House 2F) |
| Target audience | ICU students, faculty, staff and general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please register via the online form. ＊first 100 participant |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | The Institute for Educational Research and Service (IERS), ICU |
| Comments | Join us for a special event featuring this year’s JAPAN PRIZE award winners! In addition to screening, we’ll host interviews and discussions with the creators to explore the potential of education through visual media and promote mutual understanding across cultures. Films to Be Screened: 14:10～ The Brink of Dreams (France/Egypt) — Best Work, Youth Category 15:40～ Media Stamped: What’s in a Frame (Canada/USA) — Excellence Award, Pre-school Category 16:50～ Walk the Line (Singapore) — Excellence Award, General Audience Category Speakers: Ayman El Amir (Producer, The Brink of Dreams) Nicole Stamp (Host, Media Stamped) About the JAPAN PRIZE: Hosted by NHK, the JAPAN PRIZE is an international contest for educational content. Since its establishment in 1965, it has recognized outstanding works that inspire learning, empathy, and action—supporting the power of media to make the world a better place. Organizer: The Institute for Educational Research and Service (IERS), ICU |
November 8Saturday [Organ Concert] Mari Ohki
| Date and time | Saturday, November 8, 2025 3:00pm (2:30pm) |
| Location | ICU Chapel |
| Target audience | Open to public |
| Application process and deadline | Online 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 fee | General Admission JPY2,000 |
| Organizers | ICU Sacred Music Center |
| Contact point | TEL: 0422-33-3330 e-mail: smc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | *This concert is not recommended for children under age 6. |
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 time | Thursday, November 6, 2025 16:50-18:00 |
| Location | International Conference Center, 2F Dialogue House, ICU |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | In-Person Online |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/ |
| Comments | An 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 |
November 6Thursday ICC Special Open Lecture: Christianity's Path to the Enlightenment : Biblical Interpretation in Hobbes and Koerbagh
| Date and time | Thursday, November 6, 2025 15:30-17:00 |
| Location | Honkan, H-123 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Registration is not required. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Lecturer: Mioko Kawazoe (Keio University, Political Thought) |
October29Wednesday ICC＆PRI Special Open Lecture: Making peace with Children with Disabilities in Kenya
| Date and time | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 16:00-17:30 |
| Location | D-kan Auditorium, International Christian University |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Online participants need to complete the registration form. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Peace Research Institute |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Lecturer: Dr. Kazuko Kumon *A lecture in Japanese |
October27Monday ICC Special Open Lecture: The lecture to students: Structure and Agency in the Study of Society
| Date and time | Monday, October 27, 2025 15:25-17:20 |
| Location | Honkan, H-123 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Registration is not required. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Organizers | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Lecturer: Prof. Jonathan Hearn (The University of Edinburgh) *The lecture will be held in English. |