Our environment is changing rapidly. There are many scenes where things that were commonplace are no longer normal. Everything is connected, and the problems of distant countries can have a direct impact on our lives.
The time for people to overcome inconveniences by developing science and technology alone has passed, and it is said that it is an era where innovative ideas create value. For each of us who live in such an era, the way and possibilities of learning are expanding, such as "recurrent education" for working adults in the "100-year life era" and "STEAM education" that fosters the ability to discover, solve, and create issues beyond the boundaries of science and humanities.
"Science Agora in Osaka" has been held in Nakanoshima since 2021 as a round table where diverse values intersect toward the 2025 Osaka and Kansai Expo "Designing a Future Society that Shines Life". This year, based on the overall theme of Science Agora, "Let's mix, over, and create," we will continue to learn as an opportunity to lead to comprehensive knowledge (to gather diverse knowledge and create the vitality of knowledge that creates new value).
[Archiving Video]
[Program]
Greetings from the opening
Kenji Mitsunari (Director of The University of Osaka, Master of Kaitokudo, 21st Century The University of Osaka)
Keynote Speech
“What is Steam Education? Learn the creativity of each person.”
Sachiko Nakajima (Jazz pianist, mathematical educator, President and CEO of steAm Inc.)
Discussion
"Make it, make it, and make it to a society where you can continue to learn."
Speaker:
Sachiko Nakajima (Jazz pianist, mathematical educator, President and CEO of steAm Inc.)
Hitoshi Kobayashi (Deputy Director of Arts and Sciences, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, OSAKA)
Yuko Morita (Principal of Science Communication, Management Strategy Office, Japan Science and Innovation Center)
Seiki Nakamura (Professor, The University of Osaka School of Education Promotion Organization)
Facilitator:
Takuo Dome (Director, The University of Osaka Social Solutions Initiative)
Message from the Closing
Masaharu Shiozaki (Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency)
General Moderator:
Chieko Kinoshita (Associate Professor, Kaitokudo, 21st Century The University of Osaka)
Information
<Date and time>
15:00 to 17:00 on Sunday, November 13, 2022 (from 30 minutes before reception and opening)
〈Location〉
Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka [1F Hall] (4-3-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
<Participation Fee>
Free (for actual visitors and online)
<Methods>
Real Visiting & Online Live Distribution
<Capacity of venue>
Real visitors: 100 people (pre-registration required, first-come, first-served basis)
Online live distribution
YouTube https://youtu.be/2IsKMfjlPzs (no application required)
[Application and Inquiries]
Please apply by either WEB form or telephone.
WEB Application Form: https://bit.ly/scienceagora2022
Telephone (Art Area B1): 06-6226-4006 (closed from 12:00 to 19:00 / Monday)
What is "Science Agora"?…
Science Agora is Japan's largest link between science and society organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
This is a class open forum. Connect stakeholders across different fields, sectors, ages, and nationalities
This is an open space for activities that various people promote independently in various places. On the website, sa
In addition to information on Iensagora, we also introduce activities throughout the year.
https://www.jst.go.jp/sis/scienceagora/
〈Organizers〉
The University of Osaka 21st Century Kaitokudo
Co-sponsorship
Japan Science and Technology Agency, Creative Island Nakanoshima Executive Committee, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, Art Area B1
※Contents are subject to change without notice and may be canceled online only or canceled by infection status COVID-19 in the future. When you visit, please check the website for the latest information along with measures to prevent the spread of infection.
https://nakanoshimalab.jp/
Speaker Profile
Sachiko Nakajima (Jazz pianist, mathematical educator, President and CEO of steAm Inc.)
Born in 1979. He became familiar with piano and composition from a young age. He won the first Japanese woman gold medal at the 1996 International Mathematics Olympic India Games. While studying mathematics at the Faculty of Science at the University of Tokyo, he encountered jazz and went to music. Currently, he is active in the fields of music, mathematics, and education. In 2017, steAm Co., Ltd. was established to promote STEAM education. In 2025, he was appointed as the theme business producer of the Osaka and Kansai Expo.
Hitoshi Kobayashi (Deputy Director of Arts and Sciences, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, OSAKA)
He specializes in the history of Orient ceramics. Graduate School of Letters, Seijo University. Ph.D. (Academic) He studied at Peking University archaeology as an international student at the Chinese government (1994-1996). He has planned numerous exhibitions such as "Taipei National Palace Museum-North Soong Ye Kiln Celadon Daffodil Bon" and "Tianme-The Beauty of Black Glaze in China". He wrote "Study of the Northern and Southern Courts Sui Tang Fai" (Shibunkaku Published, 2015). Received the 2nd Encouragement Award of Fujio Koyama Memorial Award.
Takuo Dome (Director, The University of Osaka Social Solutions Initiative)
Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University. Doctor of Economics. He specializes in the history of economics and economic thought. His books include Political Economy of Public Finance in Britain 1767-1873 (Nikkei Prize for Economic Books and Culture) and Adam Smith: The World of Moral Sensitivity and The Wealth of Nations (Suntory Gakugei Prize). Professor The University of Osaka since 2001. Current position since 2018. He was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2019.
Seiki Nakamura (Professor, The University of Osaka School of Education Promotion Organization)
Born in 1974. Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. Ph.D. (Academic) He specializes in the history of science and technology and society. After working as an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo and a researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology Policy, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). He has also been involved in the spread of science cafes and citizen science. He also serves as an editorial committee for junior high school science textbooks. He co-authored "How to Eat Donuts Leave a Hole" (The University of Osaka Press, 2014), "For the Sound Development of Science" (Maruzen Publishing, 2015), "The Science and Politics of Post 3/11" (Nakanishi Ya Publishing, 2013).
Yuko Morita (Professor of Science and Society Promotion Department, Science and Technology Agency / Former Chief of Science Communication, Management Strategy Office, Japan Science and Innovation Center)
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo. After serving as an assistant at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, he engaged in basic research for the development of anticancer drugs at a pharmaceutical company. Since 2006, he has been in charge of exhibition planning, etc. at the Miraikan of the Japan Science Museum. For one year from spring 2011, he was involved in science education support at the Science and Education Center of Ochanomizu University (currently the Institute).
<About measures to prevent COVID-19 infection>
1.Programs scheduled for actual viewing may be changed to online distribution only depending on the future infection status. Please check the latest information on this website when you visit.
2.Programs will be held at each venue after taking measures to prevent infection.
3.Visitors are requested to understand the following in advance.
・Those who do not wear a mask will not be allowed to enter.
・In case of emergency, please fill in your name, telephone number, and e-mail address on the contact form.
・If you are not feeling well, have had symptoms such as fever within the past two weeks, or have traveled to areas where the infection has spread, please refrain from visiting.
・If a fever of 37.5 degrees or more is confirmed by the temperature measurement at the time of the visit, we will refuse entry.
