EVENT
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[1/21 SSRI Open Lecture] Lithuania in the Changing World Order: The Past and the Present
| Date and time | Tuesday, January 21, 2025 11:30-12:40 |
| Location | SH-S202, Sience Hall |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please apply from this Link. ※Except for the IRL103 students, |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri＠icu.ac.jp https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/ssri/en/ |
| Comments | Speaker： H.E. Ambassador Aurelijus Zykas (Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan) Abstract： Dr. Aurelijus Zykas is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania and a former Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University, a partner university of the ICU. Among his fields of expertise are cultural and public diplomacy (soft power) and Japan-Lithuania relations. We are delighted to invite Dr. Zykas, who has rich experience both as an academician and a diplomat, to hear about his insights on the importance of combating the threats for both Japan and Lithuania, as both find themselves in similar geopolitical standing, the good examples of collaboration between Japan and Lithuania in aiding Ukraine, and the importance of Japan for Lithuania and the entire EU. Speaker’s Profile： Dr. Zykas is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania and a former Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), a partner university of the ICU, former Director of the VMU Centre for Asian Studies, and an expert and writer on Cultural and public diplomacy and Japan-Lithuania relations. Language：English |
