SPEAKERS
FUJII Teruo
President, The University of Tokyo
11.30.THU
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13:00 - 13:30
Opening Remarks ①：FUJII Teruo
11.30.THU
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16:30 - 18:00
Business Leaders' Session
12.1.FRI
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14:15 - 15:15
University Presidents' Session
12.1.FRI
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16:45 - 17:45
Shaping the Future: In Facing Social Divisions and Digital Transformation
12.1.FRI
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17:45 - 18:00
Closing Remarks
PROFILE
Dr. Teruo Fujii became the 31st President of the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) on April 1, 2021, with a six-year term. He was previously the Executive Vice President in charge of finance and external relations for the university. He also served as the Director General of the Institute of Industrial Sciences (IIS) of the university from 2015 to 2018. He received his Ph.D. in engineering from UTokyo in 1993 and held research positions at IIS and RIKEN prior to becoming a professor of IIS in 2007.
Dr. Fujii has served as an Executive Member (part-time) of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan since March 2021. He was also an advisor to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) from 2005 to 2007, co-director of LIMMS-CNRS/IIS, a joint research laboratory between CNRS of France, and IIS, from 2007 to 2014, and the President of Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS) from 2017 to 2019. And he is the Chair of the Subdivision on Ocean Development of the Council for Science and Technology (MEXT) from 2019 to the present.
Dr. Fujii’s research specializes in applied microfluidics systems and underwater technology.
Dr. Fujii has served as an Executive Member (part-time) of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan since March 2021. He was also an advisor to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) from 2005 to 2007, co-director of LIMMS-CNRS/IIS, a joint research laboratory between CNRS of France, and IIS, from 2007 to 2014, and the President of Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS) from 2017 to 2019. And he is the Chair of the Subdivision on Ocean Development of the Council for Science and Technology (MEXT) from 2019 to the present.
Dr. Fujii’s research specializes in applied microfluidics systems and underwater technology.
