The ASEAN-Japan Centre (co-organizer: Hiroshima ASEAN Association. supporters: Hiroshima Prefecture and Hiroshima City Boards of Education) will hold a “Marine Plastic Education Symposium” as below.
The Centre has conducted “Hiroshima-ASEAN Eco School” (pilot project) for elementary schools and high schools in Hiroshima Prefecture and ASEAN member countries.
At this symposium, the elementary and high school students who took the lecture by the graduate students (fellows) who declared “Japan-ASEAN Cooperation Declaration for International Marine Plastic Waste by Future Leaders” in March 2021 will discuss future solutions on Marine Plastic Waste issues.
To join the event online, please register in advance. (*English Form Click at the top right)
| Date and Time | Wed, 2 February 2022 13:30-15:30 (JST)/ 12:30-14:30 (GMT+8)/ 11:30-13:30 (GMT+7) |
| Venue | Live broadcast via Zoom and YouTube |
| Target participants | Elementary school students and High school students, Educators and the general public interested in ASEAN-Japan cooperation for marine plastic waste. |
| Organizer | ASEAN-Japan Centre |
| Language | English and Japanese (with interpretation) |
| Estimated number of participants | No limit |
| Registration for online participation |
Program
| 13:30-15:30 | Open Doors / Links for attendance (MC) Ms. Haruka KATARAO, AJC Marine Plastic Project Consultant, Research and Policy Analysis (RPA) Cluster Entry to Zoom, AJC Video and Introduction of Hiroshima-ASEAN Eco School Project from AJC |
| 13:32-13:40 | Welcome Remarks H.E. Ekkaphab Phanthavong, Deputy Secretary-General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, ASEAN Secretariat (Video Message) Hiroshima Prefecture, Governor Hidehiko YUZAKI (Video Message) Take Group photos |
| 13:40-14:30 | STUDENTS — Learnings and Way Forward <Presentations by Elementary Students> – Hiroshima Nagisa Kouen Elementary School (Japan) – Bishop Sofio Balce Memorial School (Philippines) – St. Francis of Assisi Diocesan School (Philippines) (Video Messages) – Nakamura School (Indonesia) <Presentations by High School Students> – Hiroshima Nagisa Senior High School (Japan) – St. Nicholas Senior High School of Cabanatuan, Inc. (Philippines) – Hiroshima Gion Kita Senior High School (Japan), Mr. Daichi KURAHASHI (2nd year of High School) – Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science (Philippines) – MRSM (Malaysia) (Video Message) – Hiroshima Jogakuin Senior High School (Japan), Ms. Maoka KAWANISHI (2nd year of High School) |
| 14:30-14:39 | Inspiring Messages from the Mentors Dr. SUZUKI Motoyuki, Representative Director, Japan Association for UNEP Prof. ISOBE Atsuhiko, Professor, Kyushu University Center for Ocean and Atmospheric Research Prof. HOSAKA Naoki, Project Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo |
| 14:39-14:54 | Comments from the Educators – St. Nicholas Senior High School of Cabanatuan, Inc. (Philippines) Ms. Carmela Garma, teacher and Mr. Ian Radge Melad, Principal – Bishop Sofio Balce Memorial School (Philippines) Mr. Rey Sison, School Director – Hiroshima Nagisa Senior High School (Japan) Ms. Yasuyo HANANO, teacher – Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science (Philippines) Ms. April Ann Salutan, teacher and YES-O Club adviser – MRSM (Malaysia) TBD(Video message) – Hiroshima Nagisa Koen Elementary School (Japan) Mr. Shinichiro TANAKA, Vice Principal – Nakamura School (Indonesia) Ms. Yuniarti Kristiany, Principal of Primary School and Mr. Khairun Ar Rasyid, Head of Japanese Department – Hiroshima Jogakuin Senior High School (Japan) Mr. Hiroaki KATO, teacher |
| 14:54-15:05 | Comments from the Fellows (in the order of who conducted the teaching session) -Ms. Thuy Tien TRAN (Viet Nam), Master, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, conducted for Hiroshima Jogakuin Senior High School -Ms. Haruna MASUDA (Japan), Master, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, conducted for Hiroshima Prefectural Toyota Senior High School -Ms. Machiko FUJIKAWA (Japan), Master, Department of resources and environmental engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University, conducted for Nagisa Kouen Elementary School and Hiroshima Nagisa Senior High School -Ms. Valerie CORALES (Philippines), PhD in Agriculture, Kyushu University, conducted for St. Nicholas Senior High School of Cabanatuan, Inc., Bishop Sofio Balce Memorial School, St. Francis of Assisi Diocesan School and Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science Ms. Yasmin Fauzee (Malaysia), Applied Stress / Microbiology, Graduate School, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, conducted for MRSM -Ms. Nurlatifah (Indonesia), PhD, Chemistry Department, Kumamoto University for Nakamura |
| 15:05-15:25 | Q & A / Discussion / Synthesis |
| 15:25-15:30 | Closing remarks AJC Secretary General, Dr. Kunihiko HIRABAYASHI Take Group Photos End of the Session |