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2014年12月22日 / Call for Applications of Young Special Researchers – February 2015 Applications

Call for Applications of Young Special Researchers
– February 2015 Applications –

Urban Research Plaza (URP), Osaka City University, is seeking applications for URP Young Special Researchers for 2015 according to the terms below in order to support proactive and world class research activities by young researchers.

Two course classifications have been set up based on research style for URP Young Researchers. In ‘A’, the Global Course, the researcher conducts research activities such as field work and presentations at international conferences under the general supervision of a host research advisor. In ‘B’, the Meister Course, the researcher pursues an independent research project that is closely linked to the host researcher’s own project. Please see the attached chart of research themes and researchers able to act as host researchers, and make applications appropriately.

Application Rules for Young Special Researchers
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Application Form for Young Special Researcher
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2014年11月25日 / Newsletter Issue 25 is published

Newsletter Issue 25 is published.
URP Newsletter, Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University.

2014年10月27日 / URP International Colloquium with Hong Kong’s Social Welfare Department

URP International Colloquium
Comparative Research Colloquium on Homeless Assistance Policy Planning by Osaka City’s and Hong Kong’s Social Welfare Department
This colloquium promotes the mutual comparison and exchanging of ideas on homeless assistance policies between Osaka City Hall and HKSAR Social Welfare Department. It seeks a more open discussion on how to operate shelters and temporary housing to facilitate pathways out of homelessness.
21 Oct. 2014, 13:00-15:00
@ URP Nishinari Plaza
13:00-13:30
Toshio MIZUUCHI (URP) “Osaka’s Homeless Assistance Policy and its Challenges
13:30-14:00
Oik-tung WOO (Hong Kong Social Welfare Department) “Hong Kong’s Homeless Assistance Scheme”
14:00-14:30
Stephen Lai (Sham Shui Po District Office) “Homeless Assistance in Sham Shui Po District and Partnership Model with NGOs”
14:30-15:00
Discussion

2014年07月11日 / Newsletter Issue 24 is published

Newsletter Issue 24 is published.
URP Newsletter, Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University.

2014年07月10日 / Call for Applications of Young Special Researchers – August 2014 Applications

Call for Applications of Young Special Researchers
– August 2014 Applications –

Urban Research Plaza (URP), Osaka City University, is seeking applications for URP Young Special Researchers for 2014 according to the terms below in order to support proactive and world class research activities by young researchers.

Two course classifications have been set up based on research style for URP Young Researchers. In ‘A’, the Global Course, the researcher conducts research activities such as field work and presentations at international conferences under the general supervision of a host research advisor. In ‘B’, the Meister Course, the researcher pursues an independent research project that is closely linked to the host researcher’s own project. Please see the attached chart of research themes and researchers able to act as host researchers, and make applications appropriately.

Application Rules for Young Special Researchers
Download(pdf file / 164KB)
Application Form for Young Special Researcher
Download(pdf file / 182KB)
Download(ms-word file / 71KB)

2014年07月03日 / URP International Colloquium with Nazgol Bagheri & Marcia Saeko Hirata

TITLE: “Contested Public Spaces in Teheran and Sao Paulo”
DATE : 7th July 2014, 1:00-4:30pm
AT : URP Takahara Hall 1F
13:00-14:15
Nazgol Bagheri（University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Political Science and Geography, Assistant Professor）
Mapping women in Tehran’s public spaces: a geo-visualization perspective
14:30-15:45
Marcia Saeko Hirata (São João del-Rei Federal University, Professor) and Higor Rafael Carvalho de Souza (University of São Paulo, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Graduate Student)
Space appropriation by collectors of recyclable materials in downtown São Paulo
15:50-16:20
Discussion

2014年06月26日 / Association for Urban Creativity: 3rd Conference in Osaka / International Symposium ‘Inclusive Creative City and Cultural Diversity’

Association for Urban Creativity
the 3rd conference in Osaka
July 22nd-24th, 2014
for more details and updates: www.auc3rd.com
previous events since its establishment: projects/auc
July 22nd program / OCU International Symposium
9.00 – 18.00 Registration
9.15 – 9.30 Opening Remarks
Yoshiki Nishizawa, President of Osaka City University
Yoshio Kurano, Osaka International House, Osaka Prefecture
Kazuo Sumi, President, Commemorative Foundation for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo’ 90)
Ryohei Yamanishi, Director, Osaka Museum of Natural History
9.30 – 10.30 Keynote Address “Nobel Award and Surprise of Nature”
Erling Norrby, Former Permanent Secretary, Swedish Royal Academy of Science
10.45 – 12.50 Creative City and World Heritage
Seiichi Kondo, Former Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
Francesco Bandarin, Assistant Director General for Culture, UNESCO
Xavier Greffe, Professor, University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne
Paolo Perulli, Professor, University of Eastern Piedmont
12.50 – 13.50 Lunch
13:50 – 14:30 Keynote Speech: City and Culture
Seita Tanaka, Mayor of Yao City, Osaka: Creativity of Yao City
14.30 – 15.50 Plenary Session “Nature and City: Cultural Creativity and Networking Cities”
Marc Jeanson, Chief, Research Division, Natural History Museum of Paris
Moritoshi Inno, Professor and Director, Botanical Garden of Osaka City University:Local community and Botanical Garden
Minoru Tsukagoshi, Chief, Research Division, Osaka Museum of Natural History
Shinobu Fujita, Professor, Graduate School of Life Science, Osaka City University: Regenerating Community in Osaka Traditional House
16.00 -17.30 Science and City: Galileo Galilei, Goethe, Kimura Kenkado
Taiji Adachi, Emeritus Professor, Osaka Prefecture University and President of Osaka Municipal Universities Press [Session Chair]
Philippe Terheggen, Managing Director STM Journals, Elsevier
Hans Thomson, Professor, University of Zurich: Japanese Arts and Networking
Franz Hoffmann, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Irvine
Juichi Matsuyama, Professor, Osaka Gakuin Univ.
17.30 – 17.40 Closing Remarks
Masaki Abe, Professor, Director of Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University
18.00 – 19.30 Reception
July 23rd program / AUC Conference 2014
9.00 – 18.00 Registration
9.15- 9:30 Opening and Welcome
Andy Pratt, professor, City University London, Vice President of AUC
9.30 – 10.30 Opening plenary speech
Klaus R. Kunzmann, Professor emeritus, TU Dortmund University
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Plenary Session: Creativity and Sustainability
Andy Pratt, Professor ,City University, London, [Session Chair]
Lily Kong, Professor, Vice President, National University of Singapore
Marisol Garcia, Professor, University of Barcelona
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch / Board Meeting
14.00 – 15.30 Parallel Paper Sessions
Session A: Art and Resilient City
Chair: Luciana Lazzeretti (University of Florence)
Luciana Lazzeretti (University of Florence)
Asami Shikida (Hokkaido University)
Masayuki Sasaki (Doshisha University)
Atsuko Maeda (Doshisha University)
Session B: City, Culture and Society and Cultural Diversity
Chair: Hiroshi Okano (Osaka City University)
Francesco Bandarin (UNESCO)
Andy Pratt (City University London)
Francois Colbert (HEC Montreal)
Kay McArdle (Elsevier)
Session C: Culture and Creative Millieu
Chair: Montserrata Parajea-Estaway(University of Barcelona)
Montserrata Parajea-Estaway(University of Barcelona)
Takeo Nakatani
Pedoro Costa (University Institute of Lisbon)
15.30 – 15.50 Coffee Break
15.50 – 17.20 Parallel Paper Sessions
Session D: Current issues in Japanese Cities
Chair: Toshio Mizuuchi (Osaka City University)
Naomi Uchida (Saitama University)
Yoshihiro Fujitsuka (Osaka City University)
Johannes Kiener (Osaka City University)
Session E: Creativity and the City
Chair: Volker Kirchberg (Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Volker Kirchberg (Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Jenny Mbaye (University of Cape Town)
Geuntae Park (University of Leicester)
Kaoru Watanabe (Kumamoto University)
Session F: Authenticity and Cultural Diversity
Chair: Shin Nagawa (Osaka City University)
Natsuko Akagawa (University of Western Australia)
Koichi Suwa (Osaka University)
Joost Coté (Monash University)
17.45 – 18.30 Concluding Remarks / Next AUC conference in NY
Sharon Zukin, Professor, City University of New York / 17.45-18.15
Masayuki Sasaki, Professor, Doshisha University / 18.15
-18.30
18.30 – 19.30 AUC Reception
July 24th program / AUC Excursion
Nature and City: Cultural Diversity 
by Botanical Garden, Natural History Museum, UNEP and Expo ’90
(Organized by Hiroshi Okano)
9.00 – 11.15 Exhibition and Workshop
at Osaka Museum of Natural History, Nagai, Osaka City
11.30 Expo ’90 Foundation・UNEP
15.00-17.30
Botanical Garden of Osaka City University at Katano City, Osaka Prefecture
Mayor of Katano City, Moritoshi Iino, Chiyomi Uematsu, Minoru Koi, Toshie Ihara
 

2014年06月11日 / URP International Colloquium with David W. Edgington

URP International Colloquium
 
TITLE: “Local Environmental Planning in a Japanese Industrial Cluster: The Case of Higashi Osaka”
BY: David W. Edgington
Professor, Department of Geography,
University of British Columbia, Canada
DATE: 20th June 2014, 2:45-4pm
AT: URP Takahara Hall 1F

2014年06月03日 / URP International Colloquium with Jae-Hong Jang

URP International Colloquium
 
TITLE: “Regional Development Policy in Korea”
BY: Jae-Hong Jang
President, the Korean Association of Regional Policy
Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET)
DATE: 4th June 2014, 2:45-4pm
AT: URP Takahara Hall 1F

2014年05月14日 / Newsletter Issue 23 is published

Newsletter Issue 23 is published.
URP Newsletter, Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University.