UW at EXPO 2025

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW TOWARD THE CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN WORLD

POLISH-JAPANESE PARTNERSHIP FOR SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Polish participation in the World Expo 2025 in Osaka creates the opportunity to summarize the results of the initiatives undertaken as part of the Polish-Japanese strategic partnership that has bound our countries since 2015, and to discuss the directions and fields for further cooperation.

This project, part of the NAWA “Direct to EXPO 2025” program, is coordinated by the Department of Japanese Studies that operates as a connector between the multi-faculty UW team and the Japanese academic centers and research institutions. It entails organizing events in Japan like: academic conferences, expert seminars, and open lectures that introduce researchers coming from various UW specialties. The aim of the project is to showcase the academic and didactic achievements and potential of the University of Warsaw, to exchange knowledge and experiences in implementing the concept of the social responsibility of academic centers, and to activate various forms of academic cooperation.

The topics of the academic events taking place in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe) and Tokyo during Expo 2025 cover the area of security, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue. As part of the proceedings the students of the University of Warsaw Japanese Studies organized Polish Days in Kansai, following the principle of Polish partnership in Expo 2025: Poland. Heritage that drives the future.

The coordinating team from the University of Warsaw responsible for the initial idea and implementation of the project, International Academic Event at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, are: project manager: Asst. Prof. Katarzyna Starecka (Department of Japanese Studies), Prof. Agnieszka Kozyra (Department of Japanese Studies), Assoc. Prof. Agata Bareja-Starzyńska (Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies). Members taking part in the project represent various academic fields and come from the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, Centre for Europe, University Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Physics, Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Faculty of Law and Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Centre for Systemic Risk Analysis.

Project financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) as the program International Academic Event at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai (agreement nr BPI/OSA/2024/1/00020/DEC/01).