To commemorate the 70th annivesary of its founding, the University of the Ryukyus is pleased to announce a series of commemorative lectures on “Oceans Connected by Island Wisdom, for the Worldm for the Future.”
We will hold pre-recorded mini-lectures and then a live symposium on our university website.
We hope you will join us!

Lecture Series 1: December 17, 2021 – March 31, 2022
Featured Keynote Speakers
Dr. Peter Burkill , University of Plymouth
Dr. Richard Thompson , University of Plymouth
Dr. Kahikina de Silva , University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
Dr. Keith L. Camacho , University of California, Los Angeles

Lecture Series 2: February 15, 2022 (tentative) – March 31, 2022
University of the Ryukyus Speakers
Dr. ISHIHARA Masahide, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies
Dr. TAKAHASHI Soyo, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. KURIHARA Haruko, Faculty of Science
Dr. GINOZA Ayano, Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability

Online Symposium: March 2022 (TBD)

University website　 https://www.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/70th/

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