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This year's international symposium on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education features the ideas and expertise of Professor Carl Wieman, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2001.

Professor Wieman, who works at Stanford University, is known for his scientific approach to STEM education, an approach that has earned him accolades worldwide. He will give the symposium's keynote speech titled "Evidence-based Transformation of Undergraduate Education in Science and Engineering Departments."

Professor Martyn Kingsbury of Imperial College London will also speak at the event. He will share his experience of implementing the "Wieman method" in his teaching.

Rounding things up will be a panel discussion on educational innovation in STEM fields at Japanese research universities.

This symposium will be held in English with Japanese translation, and is open to faculty members and anyone with a particular interest in higher education. Admission is free but registration is required.

Details:
Event: International Symposium for Evidence-based Transformation of STEM Education
Time: 1:30 - 5 p.m. (door opens at 12:30 p.m.)
Venue: Aobayama Commons (map)
Registration: https://www.ihe.tohoku.ac.jp/pd/index.cgi?program_num=1545351894

Programme:

1:30 p.m.	Opening Remarks by President Hideo Ohno, Tohoku University Introduction by Professor Fujio Ohno, Tohoku University
1:50 p.m.	Keynote Speech by Professor Carl Wieman, Stanford University "Evidence-based Transformation of Undergraduate Education in Science and Engineering Departments"
2:50 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Lecture by Professor Martyn Kingsbury, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, Imperial College London "Introducing Active Learning University-wide: A case study from Imperial College London, a World-class Research Intensive Institution"
3:55 p.m.	Panel Discussion Professor Carl Wieman Professor Martyn Kingsbury Professor Mamiko Sasao, Physics Education Research Subcommittee, Science Council of Japan Professor Norihiro Nakamura, Tohoku University
4:55 p.m.	Closing Remarks by Professor Hirotsugu Takizawa, Executive Vice President, Tohoku University

There will be an optional dinner reception after the symposium. Please indicate on the registration form if you would like to attend. The reception ticket costs 3,000 yen.

Event information in Japanese