{"id":35256,"date":"2025-10-02T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/consortium\/10-10-%e3%82%a6%e3%82%a7%e3%83%93%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc%e3%80%8c%e9%ab%98%e7%ad%89%e6%95%99%e8%82%b2%e3%81%ab%e3%81%8a%e3%81%91%e3%82%8b%e3%82%b0%e3%83%ad%e3%83%bc%e3%83%90%e3%83%ab%e3%83%91%e3%83%bc"},"modified":"2025-10-02T19:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:45:56","slug":"renkeiwebinar-10102025","status":"publish","type":"consortium","link":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/consortium\/renkeiwebinar-10102025","title":{"rendered":"[Webinar] October 10: The importance of global partnerships in higher education &#8211; Case studies from the RENKEI Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\">\r\n  <h2>&#127760; Edward Boyle Memorial Lecture 2025<\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p>We\u2019re delighted to invite you to the <strong>2025 Edward Boyle Memorial Lecture<\/strong>, an event that highlights the significance of <strong>Japan\u2013UK partnerships<\/strong> in research, innovation, and education. &#127757;<br>\r\n  This year\u2019s lecture will explore the interdisciplinary nature of global collaboration and showcase impactful work supported by <strong>RENKEI<\/strong> \u2013 a partnership between leading research-intensive universities in Japan and the UK, promoting knowledge exchange and collaborative research.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p>This prestigious event is co-hosted by the <strong>University of Leeds<\/strong> and the <strong>Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)<\/strong>, in partnership with <strong>RENKEI<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#128197; Date &amp; Time<\/h4>\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li><strong>Friday, 10 October 2025<\/strong><\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>18:00\u201319:15 JST<\/strong><\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#128205; Location<\/h4>\r\n  <p>Online via Zoom<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#128483; Language<\/h4>\r\n  <p>English (with simultaneous interpretation into Japanese)<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#127891; Hosts<\/h4>\r\n  <p>University of Leeds, The RSA, RENKEI<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#128221; Registration<\/h4>\r\n  <p>https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/edward-boyle-lecture-tickets-1668434054169?aff=oddtdtcreatorClick here to register<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#128176; Cost<\/h4>\r\n  <p>Free<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#129309; Supported by<\/h4>\r\n  <p>Ritsumeikan University<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#128218; Event Format<\/h4>\r\n  <table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\r\n    <tr><th>Time<\/th><th>Session<\/th><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>18:00<\/td><td>Introduction<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>18:05<\/td><td>Welcome \u2013 Prof Tatsuya Sato, Vice President, Ritsumeikan University<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>18:10<\/td><td>Lecture &amp; Panel Discussion<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <tr><td>19:15<\/td><td>Closing<\/td><\/tr>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#127908; Speakers<\/h4>\r\n  <ul>\r\n    <li><strong>Welcome:<\/strong> Prof Tatsuya Sato \u2013 Vice President, Ritsumeikan University<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Chair:<\/strong> Prof Rob Sturman \u2013 University of Leeds, Pro-Dean International, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences; Former UK Co-Chair of RENKEI<\/li>\r\n    <li><strong>Panellists:<\/strong>\r\n      <ul>\r\n        <li>Prof Hannah Brown \u2013 Durham University, Professor of Anthropology; Visiting Fellow at RIHN, Kyoto<\/li>\r\n        <li>Prof Marion Hetherington \u2013 University of Leeds, Professor Emerita in Biopsychology<\/li>\r\n        <li>Prof Motohiro Tsuchiya \u2013 Keio University, Vice-President for Global Engagement; Japan Co-Chair of RENKEI<\/li>\r\n        <li>Prof Toshiya Ueki \u2013 Tohoku University, Executive Vice President for General Affairs, International Relations and Academic Resources; Former Japan Co-Chair of RENKEI<\/li>\r\n      <\/ul>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <h4>&#127963; About the Edward Boyle Memorial Lecture<\/h4>\r\n  <p>The Edward Boyle Memorial Lecture commemorates <strong>Sir Edward Boyle (Baron Boyle of Handsworth)<\/strong>, a distinguished British politician who served in various roles including Minister of Education and Minister of State for Education and Science. He later became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, serving for over a decade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p>The <strong>Edward Boyle Memorial Trust<\/strong> supports the advancement of education, learning, and music. The 2025 lecture will focus on the importance of global partnerships in higher education.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p>This lecture is part of a broader programme developed by the <strong>RSA and its partners<\/strong> to support global partnerships for <strong>Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[178,159],"consortium_cat":[229,230],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/consortium\/35256"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/consortium"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/consortium"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35256"},{"taxonomy":"consortium_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isc.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/intlweb\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/consortium_cat?post=35256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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