International Symposium on Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases
Event Report and Archive Streaming
Available until May 7, 2025, 11:59 PM JST.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, we held the International Symposium on Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases: Initiatives and Insights Learned in Infectious Disease Control from the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience, in a hybrid format at the Keidanren Kaikan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) and via Zoom webinar.
A total of 237 people participated in the event, with 53 attending in person and 184 joining online. The representatives of five research projects supported by this fund presented the results of their three-year studies conducted from December 2021.
We received comments from participants such as: It was impressive that each research project obtained valuable insights from the COVID-19 pandemic using different approaches and achieved beneficial results. They expressed great expectations for further progress in future research activities.
Following the international symposium, a networking reception was held, where speakers, co-researchers, general participants, selection committee members, and other stakeholders engaged in lively discussions.
The research findings presented at this symposium will be compiled into a research report scheduled for publication in autumn 2025.
Free archive streaming of this symposium will be available until May 7, 2025.
If you were unable to attend or would like to watch it again, please take this opportunity to enjoy the archive.
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International Symposium on Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases
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Osamu Naito, President,
The Hitachi Global Foundation
Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki, Professor,
Graduate School of Public Policy,
The University of Tokyo
Dr. Isao Kamae, Project Professor,
Graduate School of Public Policy,
The University of Tokyo
Dr. Akira Kaneko, Specially Appointed Professor,
Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University
Dr. Mikihito Tanaka, Professor,
Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Dr. Kazuyo Hanai, Project Assistant Professor,
Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Eiji Haramoto, Professor,
Interdisciplinary Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi
Prof. Monte Cassim, President,
Akita International University
Opening RemarksOpen enlarged view
Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki, The University of TokyoOpen enlarged view
Dr. Isao Kamae, The University of TokyoOpen enlarged view
Dr. Akira Kaneko, Osaka Metropolitan UniversityOpen enlarged view
Dr. Mikihito Tanaka, Waseda UniversityOpen enlarged view
Dr. Kazuyo Hanai, The University of TokyoOpen enlarged view
Dr. Eiji Haramoto, University of YamanashiOpen enlarged view
Comments by Chairperson of Selection CommitteeOpen enlarged view
Scene at the venueOpen enlarged view
Commemorative photoOpen enlarged view
Scenes from the networking receptionOpen enlarged view
Scenes from the networking receptionOpen enlarged view
