BOKU-Japan: Co-operation in Past and Future | October 20th, 2025, 14 – 17 o'clock, BOKU Ceremony hall (Gregor Mendel Str.33, 1180 Vienna, 3rd floor)

More than 30 years of collaboration between BOKU and Japan are a good occasion to take a closer look on past and future co-operation.
Join us on October 20th for an overview on BOKU's joint projects in research and education, presented in co-operation with our Japanese Partner institutions, in presence of H.E. the ambassador of Japan (Kiminori IWAMA) and of the Co-Chairman of of the Committee for issues of the Future Japan-Austria (Prof. Mazal).
 

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Programme:

Welcome by the Rector Prof. Schulev-Steindl and the Japanese Ambassador H.E. Kiminori IWAMA
Openingmessage by the Austrian Co-Chairman of the Committee for issues of theFuture Japan-Austria, Prof. Mazal (University of Vienna, University of Kyoto)
Sustainability transformations in the agri-food systems of Japan and the EU - Prof. Penker (BOKU) and Prof. Kohsaka (University of Tokyo)
Safety and reliability in engineering and climate-resilient infrastructures - Prof. Strauss (BOKU), Prof. Chul Kim (Universität Osaka), Prof. Mitsuyoshi Akiyama (Waseda University) und Prof. Ki-ichi (Universität Tokio)
Research projects of Prof. Stöglehner with Prof. Katsuya Yamori (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
Doctoral School co-operation with Shinshu University - Prof. Rosenau (BOKU), Prof. Kajiwara (Shinshu University)
Panel online discussion - ideas for future co-operation
Closing remarks by the Rector

 

Registration: online , Deadline 10.10.2025 (Registration Website - Link will follow soon!)