The Center for Global Initiatives, Osaka University, is launching SDGs Virtual Student Exchange-2022 consisting of SDGs Symposium, Student Video Contest, and Virtual Student Forum inviting all students from partner universities to join.
The Center for Global Initiatives, Osaka University invites all students to actively participate in the following events:
“Let’s Take Action” Online Symposium will be held online on August 29, 2022. The event features a keynote speech by Ms. Kaoru Nemoto, Director of the United Nations Information Centre, along with inspirational guest speeches by Osaka University alumni and young social entrepreneurs. The speakers will discuss SDGs from local and global perspectives and share their journeys of taking action. The symposium will be held in Japanese with English simultaneous interpretation. The registration (https://tinyurl.com/OUSDG) will close on August 26. However, the seat limit is 200 people, and the registration may close earlier once we reach this limit.
“3 Minutes of Inspiration for Sustainable Development” Student Video entries are accepted until October 2 (with video submissions until October 30) (https://tinyurl.com/OUVideo). Creative video works in various forms will be welcome. The attached poster includes detailed guidance for students.
The nominated videos from the contest will feature at an online Awards Ceremony and Student Forum on December 16, 2022.
More information about the events is available on OU's webpage: https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/.../upcoming/sdgs_exchange_2022