Ochanomizu University 150th Anniversary International Symposium, Institute for Global Leadership (28 Nov. 2025)

2025年10月28日更新

Ochanomizu University 150th Anniversary International Symposium

“Message to Young Talents:
Academic Exchange with the University of Strasbourg, an Intellectual Hub of Europe”
(28 November 2025 Fri.)

Since signing an agreement in July 2002, Ochanomizu University and the University of Strasbourg in France have maintained academic exchanges for over 20 years through researcher mobility and student exchange programs. This symposium, commemorating Ochanomizu University's 150th anniversary, invites President Frédéric Berrod from the University of Strasbourg and focuses on international academic exchange based on inter-university collaboration.

In the 21st century, it has become increasingly common for university researchers to engage in global research and educational activities. On the one hand, such activities often depend on individual researchers' networks within their specific academic fields and pose challenges in terms of continuity. On the other hand, exchanges supported by institutional partnerships enable organizations to sustain frameworks for international research and education. Furthermore, Ochanomizu University in Japan, an island nation in East Asia, and the University of Strasbourg, located in a city bordering France and Germany at the heart of the EU, possess distinct social and cultural characteristics. The exchange between these two universities provides researchers and students with unique opportunities for experiencing different cultures and academic environments.

This symposium will discuss the significance and prospects of university-level international exchange, reflecting on Ochanomizu University's history and its track record of exchange with the University of Strasbourg. We expect these discussions will be an inspiring message to young talents aspiring to global success.

**Detail of International Symposium**
Date and Time	28 November 2025 Fri. 15:00–17:00 (Japan Standard Time)
Venue	#201, Inter-Faculty Building 2, Ochanomizu University
Target Audience	Open to the public (primary targets are Ochanomizu students, faculty, staff, and alumni)
Registration	Free admission, pre-registration required. Registration Form
Language	English (with simultaneous interpretation into Japanese)
Organizer	Ochanomizu University 150th Anniversary International Communication Committee
Co-organizers	Institute for Global Leadership, Institute for Gendered Innovations
Administrator	Message to Young Talents Symposium Committee
Contact	The Institute for Global Leadership IGL-seminar@cc.ocha.ac.jp

Program

15:00	Opening Remarks
15:15	Keynote Address Frédérique Berrod (President, University of Strasbourg)
15:45	Presentations by academic exchange participants
	Rumi Kondo (Associate Professor, Ochanomizu University) (2022 participant)
	Mika Omori (Professor, Ochanomizu University) (2023 participant)
	Rikako Iida (Exchange student 2018)
	Rin Obata (Exchange student 2018)
16:45	Commentary on presentations by President Berrod
16:55	Closing Remarks

Biographies of speakers

■Frédérique Berrod

Frédérique Berrod is Professor of European Union Law at Sciences Po Strasbourg since September 2008. She is President of the University of Strasbourg since March 2025.
She is specialized in teaching European Union law (EU institutional law, internal market law, competition law, border law, energy law, health law, digital internal market law, and data law in Europe). Her researches focus on the European Energy Area, the European health products market, the digital internal market and borders in Europe. She has held a Jean Monnet Chair in "European Narratives of the Border" (NEFLAW) between 2021 and 2024.
Recently published: Chronique de droit du marché intérieur, Revue Trimestrielle de droit européen 2024.

Ochanomizu University 150th Anniversary International Symposium, Institute for Global Leadership (28 Nov. 2025)