International Symposium “150 years of Keio University: Retrospect and Prospect”
Keio University has a proud history as Japan’s first modern comprehensive institution of higher learning, dating back to 1858 when it was founded by Yukichi Fukuzawa, regarded as the father of modern Japanese society. 2008 marked the 150th anniversary of Keio University and as part of “Keio University’s 150th Anniversary Commemorative Project,” Keio University and the British Library, will be co-hosting a symposium in London. London is a very important part of Keio University’s history as it is the place where Yukichi Fukuzawa witnessed various aspects of modernisation in 1862. This symposium has also been made possible through the assistance of the Japan Foundation in London.
At this symposium, Professor Alan Macfarlane of King’s College, Cambridge, will give a special lecture entitled “Fukuzawa Yukichi and the Making of the Modern World”.
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Date
Wednesday July 22, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (approx.)
Place
Auditorium, The British Library, London
Language
English
Hosts
Keio University
The British Library
Sponsored by
Bernard Quaritch Ltd.
Japan Airlines Corporation 
With the assistance of
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The Japan Foundation
Admission
Free (registration essential)
Registration deadline: July 13, 2009
Enquiries
Keio University
blsympo_rsvp@info.keio.ac.jp
Programme
| 13:30 | Doors open for registration |
| 14:00-14:30 | MC: Dr Toshiyuki Takamiya, Professor Emeritus, Keio University Welcome Speeches Professor Naoyuki Agawa, Vice President for International Collaboration and Education, Keio University Mr Ronald Milne, Director of Scholarship and Collections, The British Library Dr Kristian Jensen, Head of British Collections, The British Library |
| 14:30-15:30 | Special Lecture “Fukuzawa Yukichi and the Making of the Modern World” Professor Alan Macfarlane, King’s College, Cambridge |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00-16:30 | A response from Keio University “The Legacy of Fukuzawa and the Future of Keio” Professor Tatsuya Sakamoto, Faculty of Economics, Keio University |
| 16:30-16:45 | Introduction to the display of Japanese books and manuscripts Mr Hamish Todd, Head of Japanese Section,The British Library |
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing Address Professor Peter Mathias, Former Master of Downing College, Cambridge International Adviser, Keio University |
