Toyo Gakuen University will hold a public lecture (liberal arts) in the 2023 academic year in a hybrid format between the Hongo Campus and online (Zoom webinar).Anyone, including working adults, can take the course for free.
"Liberal arts" is said to have originated from the "seven liberal arts (grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music)" of the Greco-Roman era.In the sense of the art of liberating human beings, the "seven majors of freedom" were the learning necessary to live as a free person in that era.In modern times, "liberal arts" refers to a wide range of education that is not bound by academic disciplines, and the public lectures offered by Toyo Gakuen University are an opportunity to broaden knowledge and personal connections as a member of society and deepen the education that enriches life. The aims.
In 2023, there will be 5 public lectures from May 13th to August 8th.Lectures cover a wide range of themes, including Nietzsche, gender issues, green tea bowls, and meteor showers.Those who wish to attend must apply in advance using the “Open Course Application Form” below.The deadline is the day before each session.You can freely choose between face-to-face and online courses.Please check the website for the latest information, as the course may suddenly be delivered online only due to unfavorable weather or the convenience of the speaker.
<2023 Toyo Gakuen Open Lecture Program>
May 5 (Saturday) "The World as Seen from Oxford - Post-Corona and Ukraine"
Lecturer: Professor Mika Inoue, Faculty of Global Communication, Toyo Gakuen University
May 5 (Saturday) "Matcha tea bowl poop: historical and scientific"
Lecturer: Professor Koichi Okamoto, Faculty of Human Sciences, Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University, Urasenke Tankokai Traveling Lecturer, Urasenke Gakuen Tea Ceremony College Director
May 5 (Saturday) "How to confront the era of great change? -Challenges and reforms of the Japanese-style organization-"
Lecturer: Ryuichi Minoura, Executive Director, Public-Private Co-Creation Future Consortium
June 6 (Sat) "Following the Phantom Meteor Shower"
Lecturer: Senior Professor Junichi Watanabe, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Specially Appointed)
July 7st (Sat) “What kind of society will we pass on to the next generation? Tomorrow of gender equality” *Online only
Lecturer: Emeritus Professor Chizuko Ueno, The University of Tokyo / Chairman of Women's Action Network (WAN)
July 7 (Sat) "Reading Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy"
Lecturer: Associate Professor Asumi Iida, Faculty of Human Sciences, Toyo Gakuen University
August 8 (Sat) "Thinking about Ability: Wage Gap between Academic Backgrounds and University Education"
Lecturer: Professor Iwao Tanaka, Dean of the Faculty of Contemporary Management, Toyo Gakuen University
*Teacher titles are as of April 2023, 4.