In the end of May 2025, Sophia University and University of Jordan established the MoU. Thus, Sophia University and University of Jordan will co-host the first seminar on “Challenges of peacemaking and peacebuilding in Gaza: How to stop military conflicts and create sustainable peace in Gaza.” 

Date and Time:  9:30am to 11:10am in Jordan Time on 4 June 2025, Wednesday.

                          15:30pm to 17:10pm in Japan Time on 4 June 2025, Wednesday 

Methods: Online Seminar by Zoom

Registration: You need to register your name and e-mail in the link below for participation. You will obtain the zoom link for the event a few days before the event. (It is free.)

https://eipro.jp/sophia/events/view/SIIR20250604

You can also use the QR code in the leaflet for the registration.

<Program>

Initial Remarks: 

Mr. Hideki Asari, Japanese ambassador in Jordan

Mr. Hideaki Konagaya, Director in Department of Middle Eastern 

                                       Affairs,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan

Prof. Sali Augustine, Chancellor at Sophia University in Tokyo

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Hasan Al Momani, Director, Center for Strategic Studies

at University of Jordan  

Commentator: Dr. Bader Al-Madi, Professor at the Jordanian German University,

an academic advisor at the Policy and Society Institute (PSI).

                         Dr. Daisaku Higashi, Professor at Sophia University in Tokyo

Planning and Moderator: Prof. Daisaku Higashi, Professor at Sophia University in Tokyo

<Purposes>

The purpose of this seminar is to start sustainable dialogue among experts, students, and the public in Jordan and Japan on how to create peace in Gaza and the Middle East. A series of discussions will be planned to contribute to deepening the understanding of dynamics on the armed conflicts and seeking for better approaches to realize a ceasefire and create sustainable peace in the Middle East region, which is vital for both Jordan and Japan.  

<Co-host>

The seminar will be co-hosted by:

Sophia Institute of International Relations

Sophia Institute for Human Security

Center for Strategic Studies in University of Jordan

Politics and Society Institute in Jordan

Japan Global Dialogue (NGO)

You can download the leaflet from here