Stockholm University has appointed Professor Yuto Kitamura as honorary doctor. He has contributed in a distinctive way to the university’s activities in research and education. He will be conferred an honorary doctorate as part of the Inauguration and Conferment Ceremony 2021 and 2022. The ceremony will take place in the Blue Hall in Stockholm City Hall on September 30th, 2022.

To celebrate this event, the Department of Education has invited Professor Kitamura to give a lecture and to take part in a seminar on September 29th. The lecture and the seminar are open for all whom are interested in these topics.

Yuto Kitamura. Photo: University of Tokyo.

The program on September 29th is as follows:
13.00 – 14.30 (room 1511) Lecture at Stockholm University, Department of Education, room 1511.
Professor Yuto Kitamura, University of Tokyo: “Japanese Education under the Influence of COVID-19: Possibilities of Promoting "Knowledge Diplomacy" to Share Our Experiences”
14.30 – 15.00 Break
15.00 – 17.00 (room 1708) Seminar on the cooperation between the Stockholm University and the University of Tokyo. What has been done and what would we like to do, Department of Education, room 1708.

For further information please contact Ulf Fredriksson, ulf.fredriksson@edu.su.se.