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Our symposium for the 2020 academic year will be held online (Zoom webinar) on Friday 11 December 2020 from 19:00 to 21:00. This year's symposium is co-hosted with the Pride House Tokyo Consortium.
Under the title "Universities and Sexual Minorities: What can universities do, and what is asked of them?", the symposium brings together speakers from a range of positions to discuss what universities can do, and what is being asked of them, to create campuses where sexual-minority (LGBTQ) students can live their student lives with peace of mind, drawing on the latest survey findings on support systems and environments for LGBTQ students, and to share directions for the future.
Date and time: Friday 11 December 2020, 19:00–21:00
Format: Zoom (webinar)
Programme
Part 1: Presentations
Kazama Takashi (Chukyo University)
"Report on a national survey of SOGI-related policies and initiatives at universities (preliminary results)"
Kazama Takashi (Chukyo University)
Euan McKay (The University of Tokyo) and Kim Jihye (Waseda University)
"Report on a qualitative study of the difficulties and needs of LGBT students at university"
Euan McKay (The University of Tokyo) 
Kim Jihye (Waseda University)
Kawano Toshiyuki (University of Tsukuba)
"Developing a Japanese university pride index"
Kawano Toshiyuki (University of Tsukuba)
Part 2: Panel discussion
What can universities do, and what is asked of them?
Moderator
Doi Hiroto (University of Tsukuba)
Doi Hiroto (University of Tsukuba)
Panellists
Kazama Takashi (Chukyo University)
Kobayashi Ryoko (NPO Heart wo Tsunagou Gakkou)
Kobayashi Ryoko (NPO Heart wo Tsunagou Gakkou)
Hasegawa Mitsuko (Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.)
Hasegawa Mitsuko (Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.)
and others (to be confirmed)
How to register
Please register using the form below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AbGydVFYRiGv1G5AFsAeCQ