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VI. Symposium and Other Related Events 1. International Forum for Green Asia

The Green Asia Program have organized an annual international forum, International Forum for

Green Asia. This forum provides participants an opportunity to learn, consider, and discuss current

global issues about environment, resource, economy, society, technology, and so on. In addition, this

forum strongly relates to International Exercise B (see IV. 5.2), and the students in the 3rd to 5th

years of the Green Asia Program (corresponding to the doctoral course students) therefore must

make a poster presentation about their research progress as well as participate in events to receive

the credits for International Exercise B. Particularly, the 4th-year students have to design, plan,

prepare, and conduct this forum as a task for International Exercise B2.

(1) International Forum for Green Asia 2016

International Forum for Green Asia 2016 was held at the Chikushi campus on December 1,

2016. In the morning, after the opening address by Prof. Jun Tanimoto (Coordinator of the Green

Asia Program), three invited speakers provided lectures (Photo 6-1). Dr. Masaya Hanada (Naka

Fusion Institute, National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology)

explained a basic concept for fusion energy and introduced its recent research and development. Dr.

Suseno Kramadibrata (PT Bumi Resources Minerals, Indonesia) talked on the current situation of

mining developments in Indonesia, and a role of rock mechanics. Dr. Kenji Kato (Nippon Steel &

Sumitomo Metal Co., Ltd.) gave a lecture about a leading edge of coal utilization technologies such

as cokemaking and coal gasification processes.

In the afternoon, the Poster Session and the Student Session were conducted as part of

International Exercise B. In the Poster Session, 36 students in the 1st to 3rd batch of the Green Asia

Program (in the 3rd to 5th years of the 5-years program) made a poster presentation on the progress

and achievements of their researches, and actively answered questions in bounded time (Photo 6-2).

In the Student Session, all of the Green Asia Program students who were preliminary divided into

eight groups discussed about predetermined topics in each group (Photo 6-3 and Table 6-1). Then

representative(s) of each of the groups gave an oral presentation about the summary and the results

of the discussion. Finally, Prof. Akira Harata (Director of the Green Asia Program) made a closing

address.

In this forum, the 2nd batch students in the 4th year of the 5-years program played an important

role to preliminary determine the topics in each discussion group and chair the discussion of the day.

They also chaired not only the oral presentation of the Student Session but also three invited lectures

in the morning session.

This forum had 128 participants from inside and outside Japan, and was considered a success.

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Photo 6-1. Invited lectures in the International Forum for Green Asia 2016. Dr. Masaya Hanada (top), Dr. Suseno Kramadibrata (bottom left), and Dr. Kenji Kato (bottom right)

Photo 6-2. Poster Session in the International Forum for Green Asia 2016.

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Photo 6-3. Student Session in the International Forum for Green Asia 2016.

Table 6-1. Discussion Themes in the Student Session in International Forum for Green Asia 2016 Group Member (Batch) Themes, Keywords, and Points

1

Leader: Yuki Uchida (3rd) Supporter: Choi Cheolyong (2nd) Zayda Faizah Zahara (2nd) Other member: 6 [9 students in total]

Topic 1. Fusion energy 1. What is fusion energy? 2. What are the advantages of using fusion

energy? 3. Research the feasibility of fusion energy. 4. Is it economic to keep investing in fusion

energy? 5

Leader: Tomy Alvin Rivai (3rd) Supporter: Animesh Pal (2nd) Masahito Tanaka (2nd) Other member: 6 [9 students in total]

2

Leader: Omar Mohamed Ali Mohamed Ibrahim (3rd)

Supporter: Azizah Intan Pangesty (2nd) Yuki Furutani (2nd) Other member: 6 [9 students in total]

Topic 2. E-wastes (electronic wastes) management 1. Different types of e-waste and global

e-waste volume 2. Man driving forces for e-waste recycling 3. Recycling systems and politics in different

countries 6 Leader: Ni’Mah Ayu Lestari (3rd) Supporter: Sendy Dwiki (2nd) Other member: 6 [8 students in total]

3

Leader: Satoshi Takeichi (3rd) Supporter: Pennapa Tungjiratthitikan

(2nd) Ryota Yoneda (2nd) Other member: 6 [9 students in total]

Topic 3. Mobile apps economy 1. What is apps economy? 2. Mobile apps statistics in global scale 3. The apps economy growth and its effect

on the global economy 4. Mobile apps effect on different societies 5. Mobile apps impact on the economy of the

developing countries 7

Leader: Yuta Sato (3rd) Supporter: Tarek Mahmoud Atia Mostafa

(2nd) Other member: 6 [8 students in total]

4

Leader: Shin Sakiyama (3rd) Supporter: Marzia Khanam (2nd) Tomoaki Hirakawa (2nd) Other member: 6 [9 students in total]

Topic 4. Energy resources 1. Different energy resources 2. The current situation of the energy

globally 3. The effect of reduction of oil prices 4. Which energy resources are potential to

lead the future energy sector and how? 8

Leader: Cheng Xiaoyang (3rd) Supporter: Ryan Imansyah (2nd) Yu Narazaki (2nd) Other member: 5 [8 students in total]

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Figure 6-1. Poster of the International Forum for Green Asia 2016.

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Photo 6-4. Participants in the International Forum for Green Asia 2016. (2) International Forum for Green Asia 2017

International Forum for Green Asia 2017 was held at the Chikushi campus on November 29, 2017 (Photo 6-5), in collaboration with the 19th Cross Straits Symposium on Energy and Environmental Science and Technology (CSS-EEST19) held at the same place from the late afternoon on November 29 to 30, which has been hosted by the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, along with Shanghai Jao Tong University and Pusan National University. In the morning session of the invited lectures, therefore, three professors from the above two universities delivered lectures. Associate Prof. Xiaoqiang Zhai (Shanghai Jao Tong University) and Prof. Donggeun Lee (Pusan National University) explained the fundamental concepts as well as the latest research developments for solar energy systems in buildings and for anode performance in a direct coal fuel cell, respectively. Prof. Xinde Cao (Shanghai Jao Tong University) introduced advanced applications of heavy metals-laden biochar to a super capacitor. The 3rd batch Green Asia Program students (in the 4th year of the program) shared important roles, such as edit of the proceedings, setting up the sites, persons in a registration desk, a moderator of the lecture session, and a chair of each of three invited lectures, as an obligatory requirement for International Exercise B2.

In the afternoon, the Poster Session was conducted as a part of International Exercise B. The 2nd to 4th batch students (in the 3rd to 5th years) of the Green Asia Program presented papers on the progress and results of their studies. The participants actively discussed for 100 minutes.

This forum had 107 participants in total from inside and outside Japan, and was considered a success (Photo 6-6).

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Photo 6-5. International Forum for Green Asia 2017.

Photo 6-6. Participants in the International Forum for Green Asia 2017.

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Figure 6-2. Poster of the International Forum for Green Asia 2017.

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(3) International Forum for Green Asia 2018

International Forum for Green Asia 2018 was held at the Chikushi campus on October 19, 2018

(Photo 6-7). This year the forum was carried out in collaboration with the International Exchange

and Innovation Conference on Engineering and Sciences (IEICES) 2018 held on October 18 and 19,

which has been conducted as an annual conference of the Intellectual Exchange and Innovation

program in the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, and a part of the Poster

Session was implemented as International Forum for Green Asia 2018.

A total of 33 students in the 3rd to 5th batches of the Green Asia Program made their

presentations on the progress and results of their studies as a part of tasks of International Exercise B.

In addition, the 4th batch students contributed to some staff works such as making the proceedings,

preparation of the sites, and operation of the forum on the day as a part of tasks of International

Exercise B2.

Photo 6-7. International Forum for Green Asia 2018 (Poster Session).

2. Green Asia Lecture Series

The Green Asia Program has held non-regular lectures or mini-symposia as “Green Asia

Lecture Series” to learn and discuss various topics related to Green Asia. The following lecture was

carried out during academic years from 2016 to 2018.

“Roles of a Professional Negotiator in Resolving Global Issues — What It Is to Live as a

Professional Working in the Forefront of International Negotiation"

Lecturer: Mr. Kunihiko Shimada (Peace Mediator/Negotiator, Chief Executive

Officer, KS International Strategies, Inc.)

Date and site: June 25, 2016, at the Chikushi Campus

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Photo 6-8. Special class on negotiation, which was conducted after the lecture by Mr. Kunihiko Shimada.

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Figure 6-3. Poster of Green Asia Lecture by Mr. Kunihiko Shimada.

3. Other Related Events

The Green Asia Program has been co-organized symposia and conferences that were hosted by

other organizations or education programs as follows.

AY 2016

• Asia–Pacific Conference on Semiconducting Silicides and Related Materials Science and

Technology Toward Sustainable Electronics (APAC Silicide 2016)

Date: July 16 to 18, 2016

Site: Fukuoka

Organizer: The Professional Group on Semiconducting Silicides and Related Materials of

the Japan Society of Applied Physics

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• The Session “Strategies for Cultivation of Internationally Oriented Human Resources Specialized in Natural Resources for Green Asia” in MMIJ 2016, Morioka (The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ) Fall Meeting 2016, Morioka) Date: September 13, 2016 Site: Hokkaido University, Sapporo Organizer: The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ)

• The 3rd International Symposium of Integrated Research and Education Center for Energy

Conversion, Storage, Saving, and Transport Technologies “Japan–Asia Symposium of Materials, Devices, and Systems Directed Towards Energy and Environmental Sciences” Date: November 30, 2016 Site: Chikushi Campus, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Organizer: Research and Education Center of Carbon Resources, Kyushu University Research and Education Center for Advanced Energy Materials, Devices, and

Systems, Kyushu University • The 27th Industry–Academic Youth Forum

Date: December 10, 2016 Site: Ito Campus, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Organizer: The Chemical Society of Japan, Kyushu Branch

• The 7th Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineering (BSME) International Conference

on Thermal Engineering (ICTE) Date: December 22 to 26, 2016 Site: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh Organizer: Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineering

AY 2017 • MMIJ & EARTH 2017, Sapporo (The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan

(MMIJ) Fall Meeting 2017, Sapporo/The 14th International Symposium on East Asian Resources Recycling Technology) Date: September 26 to 29, 2017 Site: Hokkaido University, Sapporo Organizer: The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ)

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• The 19th Cross Straits Symposium on Energy and Environmental Science and Technology (CSS-EEST19) Date: November 29 to December 1, 2017 Site: Chikushi Campus, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Organizer: Kyushu University (Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering

Sciences) Shanghai Jao Tong University Pusan National University A symposium related to International Forum for Green Asia 2017 (see VI. 1 (2))

AY 2018 • MMIJ 2018, Fukuoka (The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ) Fall

Meeting 2018, Fukuoka) Date: September 10 to 12, 2018 Site: Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka Organizer: The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ)

• International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Sciences (IEICES)

2018 Date: October 18 and 19, 2018 Site: Chikushi Campus, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Organizer: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University A symposium related to International Forum for Green Asia 2018 (see VI. 1 (3))