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Activities of the club

2022

29 July 2022 - Online
Virtual HAJP-Feierabend
Today, we would like to invite you to an informal online get-together on Friday, July 29, 2022 from 8 pm. This Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) virtual “Feierabend” (after work get-together) will take place in an interactive online space, where participants can engage freely in bilateral or group conversations via video chat from their home, no matter if from Japan or Germany. We would like to keep the program rather open and the get-together will focus on providing room for your exchange. So please join us for a relaxed summer evening in Japan or a summer lunch break in Heidelberg!
Event languages will be Japanese, German and English. We are looking forward to welcoming many of you again.
Registration by Wednesday, 27 July 2022 via info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

2021

23 December 2021 - Online
Virtual *winter* "Feierabend"
We would like to invite you to an informal online get-together. This Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) virtual *winter* “Feierabend” (after work get-together) will take place in an interactive online space, where participants can engage freely in bilateral or group conversations via video chat from their home, no matter if from Japan or Germany. We would like to keep the program rather open and the get-together will focus on providing room for your exchange. We will however add a few activities related to the winter holidays. So please join us and enjoy the winter atmosphere!
Registration by Monday, 20 December 2021 via hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

1 July 2021 - Online
Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) virtual “Feierabend”
Today, we would like to invite you to an informal online get-together on Thursday, July 1, 2021 from 7pm. This Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) virtual “Feierabend” (after work get-together) will take place in an interactive online space, where participants can engage freely in bilateral or group conversations via video chat from their home, no matter if from Japan or Germany. Apart from a brief welcome and introduction there will be no particular program. Just join the group with your favorite beverage and a snack!
Event languages will be Japanese, German and English. We are looking forward to spending a relaxing Feierabend and hope that many of you can join the event.
Registration by Monday, 28 June 2021 via hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

2020

17 February 2020 - Tokyo
"Energy Transitions in Japan and Germany - Policies, Perceptions, and Practices"
On February 17, 2020, an International Mini-Symposium in the topic Energy Transitions will be held at the Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo (Odaiba). The event addresses societal questions and, in addition, explores technological approaches of energy transition in Japan and Germany. Invited speakers are renowned researchers from leading universities in Japan, and representatives of the Heidelberg Centers for the Environment (HCE) at Heidelberg University. Organizer of the event is the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) in close collaboration with the German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo) and with cooperation of the Miraikan. The symposium held in connection with the exhibition "energie.wenden (energy transitions)" at the Miraikan and it is supported by the German-Japanese Universities Alliance (HeKKSaGOn), and the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE).

The event will be held in Japanese and English with simultaneous interpretation. Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) members are cordially invited to join the event, and we are looking forward to seeing many of you there.
Please pre-register via email to the HUOK by February 10, 2020: info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

14 February 2020 - Kyoto
Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture: "Coastal Areas: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development"
This year's first talk in the series "Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture" will be held on February 14, 2020 in Kyoto. This time, Maximilian Jungmann, executive manager of the Heidelberg Centre for the Environment at Heidelberg University will give a talk on SDGs with focus on the opportunities and challenges of coastal regions, and the drivers and barriers of mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. The lecture is part of the series "Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture", organized by the Kyoto University European Center in Heidelberg and the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK). Language of the event is English
Comments on this lecture will be delivered assistant professor Bahareh Kamranzad. She is currently conducting research at the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research of Kyoto University. She focuses on renewable energies with a focus on climate protection and wave energy, and works with climate modelling and its utilization.
Please register by Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

2019

21 December 2019 - Osaka
HAJP-get-together at the German Christmas Market in Osaka
We are looking forward to visiting the German Christmas market in Osaka together (Shin Umeda City). Let's enjoy mulled wine and cookies (for sale on the market) together and strengthen the HAJP-network at the same time!
During the visit to the Christmas market, we are planning to organize a quiz about German and Japanese winter culture and Heidelberg University. We are looking forward to award the winners with small presents.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

4 December 2019 - Kyoto
Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture: "Leveraging Clinical Data for Research: The MIRACUM Consortium in the German Medical Informatics Initiative"
Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Ganslandt's talk on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, will focus on digital health and address the topics data acquisition and utilization. Prof. Ganslandt is Executive Director of the Heinrich-Lanz Centre for Digital Health and head of the Department for Biomedical Informatics, Heidelberg University (Medical Faculty Mannheim).
The series "Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture" is jointly organized by the Kyoto University European Center (KUEC), Heidelberg Office, and the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK).

Registration starts at 18:00. The event is conducted in English. Comments will be delivered by Prof. Tomohiro Kuroda, Ph.D. of the Institute for Medical Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
Please register by Monday, December 2, 2019 via info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

30 Novemer 2019 - Yokohama
HAJP-get-together at the Christmas Market in Yokohama
We are looking forward to visiting the Christmas market in Yokohama together (Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse). Let's enjoy mulled wine and cookies (for sale on the market) together and strengthen the HAJP-network at the same time!
During the visit to the Christmas market, we are planning to organize a quiz about German and Japanese winter culture and Heidelberg University. We are looking forward to award the winners with small presents.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

28 June 2019 - Kyoto
Information session June 2019
Would you like to share your experience in Heidelberg with prospective students? We would be very happy if former exchange students, students from Heidelberg University in the area, and alumni could attend the session. If you have been studying in Heidelberg recently, we would particularly appreciate your support! Please register via email to below email address (Please let us know you name, subject area and when you studied in Heidelberg): info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de. Please join us for an informal get-together of the group HAJP after the information session.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

28 June 2019 - Kyoto
HAJP get-together June 2019
On Friday, June 28, HAJP will meet for a dinner in Kyoto! Join the get-together and meet Alumni of Heidelberg University in Japan while strengthen the HAJP-network at the same time! Please register by June 21, 2019 by sending an email to below address (Please note that the number of participants is limited): hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de. We would be very happy if many of you could join us!
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

1 June 2019 - Kyoto
HAJP Annual Meeting 2019
We would like to invite you to the annual meeting of HAJP on Saturday, 01 June 2019, at 4 p.m. in the Tokyo Office (Shin-Marunouchi Building) of Kyoto University. An updated program will be published soon, after which also the registration is open. If you are already certain that you would like to participate in the event in Tokyo, you may of course register immediately using the following email address. (Please note that the space at the venue is limited.) Please contact HAJP via email with proposals for the program or any questions you might have hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

18 and 19 May 2019 - Osaka & Tokyo
Europa Higher Education Fair (EHEF) 2019
This year's "Europa Higher Education Fair (EHEF)" will take place on May 18. and 19. in Osaka and Tokyo, again with a booth of Heidelberg University, represented by the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK). For more information please see here.
Have you been studying in Heidelberg in the past years und would like to share your experiences with prospective students? We would be very glad to welcome you at Heidelberg University's booth during the fair. If you are interested in participating please send an email to: info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de
For more information please see here.

28 March 2019 - Kyoto
Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture: "Passport regulations and the cross-border mobility in the Japanese empire"
The lecture "Passport regulations and the cross-border mobility in the Japanese empire" by Takahiro Yamamoto, PhD, on March 28, 2019, is next in the series "Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture". Takahiro Yamamoto is Assistant Professor at the Chair for Cultural Economic History at the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe", Heidelberg University. Dr Lyle De Souza, researcher at the Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University will offer comments in the lecture. The lecture will be held in Japanese and the commentary will be conducted in English. Please joint us at the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) for snacks and drinks after the lecture and continue the discussions in an informal atmosphere. Please register by Tuesday, 26 March via this address: info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

2018

22 December 2018 - Osaka
HAJP Meeting at the Christmasmarket
On Saturday, 22 December 2018 HAJP will meet at the German Christmasmarket in Osaka! Join the annual get-together and enjoy mulled wine and cookies (for sale on the market) together and strengthen the HAJP-network at the same time! Please register by Wednesday, 19 December 2018, via this address: hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information please see here.

26 October 2018 - Kyoto
Nichi-Doku Joint Lecture: The Western Origins of Modern Japanese Buddhism: An Aspect of the History of Exchanges between Japan and Europe in the Nineteenth Century
On Friday, 26 October, Prof. Dr. Hans Martin Krämer will speak from 18:30 in room 1 at the Yoshida International House (Yoshida South Campus) of Kyoto University. Registration starts at 18:15. The lecture will be given in Japanese. Please join us at the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) for pretzels and drinks after the lecture and continue the discussions in an informal atmosphere. Please register by Tuesday, October 23, 2018 via this address: info@huok.uni-heidelberg.de.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

5 and 6 October 2018 - Tokyo
Study Abroad Fair at Waseda University
On Friday, October 5, (12:00 - 17:30) and Saturday, October 6, (11:00 - 17:30) 2018 Tokyo's Waseda University holds its Study Abroad Fair at the International Conference Center, where the University of Heidelberg will also be present with an info booth.
For more information also in Japanese please see here.

Official Foundation Event of Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP)

14 April 2018 - Kyoto, Japan

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernhard Eitel, Rektor der Universität Heidelberg, freut sich die offizielle Gründung von Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) bekannt zu geben und lädt alle Heidelberger Alumni in Japan ganz herzlich zur Gründungsveranstaltung von HAJP nach Kyoto ein.


Highlights of the alumni meeting at Kyoto University, International Science Innovation Building, will be:



Here you can find the temporary programme.

Further informationon e.g. accommodation and registration can be found on the event website.


6 February 2018 - Kyoto
Lecture with Professor Anne Sliwka (Universität Heidelberg)
On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, Prof. Sliwka (Heidelberg University) will continue the joint lecture series of both liaison office, with a lecture in Kyoto. Again, this lecture is jointly organized by the Kyoto University European Center, Heidelberg Office and the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK). In her lecture, Prof. Sliwka will address current developments in 21. century learning and present findings of her current research at schools in Japan. The focus of her lecture will be on the impact of innovative learning environments on the implementation of new learning concepts. A commentary on the lecture will be offered by Prof. Terumasa Ishii (Kyoto University). Again, we invite the participants to continue their discussion during an informal get-together at the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) after the lecture.
Members of Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) are warmly welcome to join the event and we look forward to meeting many of you there! The event will be held in German and Japanese (consecutive translation by a student provided).
For more information please see here.

2017

17 December 2017 - Osaka
German X-mas market in Osaka
In Heidelberg, we already experienced the first snow and in Japan it has been getting cold these days. Are you also missing Heidelberg with its special flair in the winter season?
How about joining a get-together of Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) on the X-mas market in Osaka? Let's enjoy mulled wine and cookies (for sale on the market) together and strengthen the HAJP-network at the same time!
If you are interested to join us at the X-mas market in Osaka please sign up via email to hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de by Wednesday, 13 December 2017 at the lastet. We are looking forward to your participation!
For more information please see here.

26 November 2017 - Tokyo
Heidelberg Universiy at this year's Science Agora in Tokyo (Odaiba)
This Sunday (November 26) representatives of the Japanese and German HeKKSaGOn-universities will introduce international exchange in research and student mobility within the consortium. Students of the respective partner universities will share their personal experiences of exchange within the network.
We would be particularly glad to welcome you as HAJP-members to this lecture.
For more information please see here (Science Agora Website; in Japanese).

7 November 2017 - Kyoto
Lecture with Professor Evelyn Schulz (LMU Munich/ Alumna Heidelberg University)
On Tuesday, 7 November 2017, Professor Evelyn Schulz (LMU Munich/ Alumna Heidelberg University) will give a lecture in Kyoto on aspects of 'deceleration in present Japanese society'.
Members of Heidelberg Alumni Japan (HAJP) are warmly welcome to join the event and we look forward to meeting many of you there! Language of the event is Japanese.
For more information please see here.

20 and 21 May 2017 - Kyoto and Tokyo
»European Higher Education Fair 2017 (EHEF)« - Alumni promote Heidelberg University
Also this year Heidelberg alumni were present at the booth of Ruperto Carola during the »European Higher Education Fair 2017 (EHEF)«: On both days of the fair in Kyoto as well as in Tokyo, alumni supported the work of the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) in advising prospective students. The enthusiastic reports of the alumni with their own experiences from Heidelberg encouraged the interested students to apply for a study abroad visit at Heidelberg University. Representatives of several European Embassies were present at the official opening ceremony of the fair in Tokyo, which is organised among others by the German Academic Exchange Service and the EU delegation to Japan.

13 May 2017 - Yokohama/Tokyo
Excursion to Yokohama followed by alumni reunion and dinner
Our Research Alumnus Professor Hayashi, at the moment Associate Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, offers us - during an "Open Campus" event of his university - the unique possibility to visit his research institution and to attend a guided tour around the campus. Afterwards we invite you to an informal alumni meeting with dinner in a nearby café.
If you are interested to participate in this meeting with excursion please sign up via email to hajp@alumni.uni-heidelberg.de until Wednesday, 10 May 2017. We are looking forward to your message.
For more information please see here.

19 April 2017 - Kyoto
Joint Lecture with Prof. Dr Harald Fuess, Cluster of Excellency "Asia and Europe in a Global Context", Heidelberg University
On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, Prof. Harald Fuess (Heidelberg University) will give a lecture on endemic violence, global arms trade and the Meiji-restoration from a global historical perspective with focus on Japan. The talk is part of a joint lecture series, organized by the Kyoto University European Center Heidelberg Office, and the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK). Prof. Naoto Kagotani (Kyoto University) will be offering comments on the talk. The participants are invited to continue the discussion with snacks and beverages at the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK). Language of the event is Japanese.
For more information please see here.

2016

20 December 2016 - Kyoto
Lecture on the Reception of Western Literature into Japanese
On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, Professor Dr. Judit Arokay (Heidelberg University) will introduce a joint lecture series organized by the Kyoto University European Center, Heidelberg Office, and the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) with her talk on the Japanese language reception of Western literature. The lecture will focus on the romaji-translation of Wilhelm Busch's "Max und Moritz". Dr. Irina Holca (Kyoto University) will wrap up the lecture and open the floor for discussions. Language of the event is Japanese.
For more information please see here.

11 December 2016 - Osaka
Alumni get-together on the German X-Mas Market
Are you missing the typical winter atmosphere in Heidelberg as much as we do? How about joining us for a visit of the German X-mas market in Osaka and do some networking while enjoying mulled wine and cookies (sold at the market) and admiring the delightful illumination. HAJP particularly welcomes exchange students from Heidelberg University, prospective exchange students to Heidelberg, and anyone interested in studying at Heidelberg University to this get-together.
For more information please see here.

5 November 2016 - Tokyo
Alumni Get-Together at the "Deutschlandfest 2016"
Aoyama Park will again serve as a venue for this year's German Festival. How about a lunch with German flair and networking of Heidelberg Alumni Japan on this occasion? We would be delighted, if many of you could join us spontaneously for this get-together.
For more information please see here.

17 June 2016 - Kyoto
Alumni Get-Together and Info Event
This time there will again be a chance to meet in Kyoto for an informal gathering to exchange information with alumni and anyone interested in our activities. At 6:15 pm, prior to the event, the Heidelberg University Office, Kyoto (HUOK) will offer an orientation session for prospective students of Heidelberg University at Yoshida International House. If you have the time we would be very happy if you could support the staff of the HUOK during this event by coming and answering prospective student's questions from your own experience. Around 8 pm, we will meet in a nearby restaurant. If you would like to support us or attend the get-together, please let us know via email.
For more information please seehere.

11 and 12 June 2016 - Kyoto and Tokyo
»European Higher Education Fair 2016 (EHEF)« - Alumni promote Heidelberg University
On June 11 and 12 alumni were present at the booth of the Ruperto Carola during the »European Higher Education Fair 2016 (EHEF)«: On both days of the fair in Kyoto as well as in Tokyo, recent alumni supported the work of the HUOK with their own experiences in Heidelberg. The fair is organized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Delegation of the EU to Japan.

20 May 2016 - Tokyo
Alumni-Get-Together
For your next get together in Tokyo we propose to meet at "Houshintei", a restaurant that has been recommended during one of our last meetings. As always, the get-together is open for alumni, but also current students and researchers of Heidelberg University staying in Japan, as well as anyone who has interest in studying in Germany, research exchange with Germany or international exchange between Japan and Germany in general are welcome.
For more information please see here.

14 April 2016 - Kyoto
Alumni-Get-Together and Panel Discussion
On Thursday, April 14, 2016, the next get-together will take place in Kyoto in connection with a panel discussion on the topic "Benefits and Challenges in a Global Research Environment". The event will be conducted in English, but the discussion is open for questions in Japanese and German.
For more information please see here.

25 March 2016 - Tokyo
First Alumni-Get-Together 2016
On Friday, March 25, 2016, we would like to invite you to the first get-together in Tokyo this year. We will meet at the Restaurant "Zum Eichen Platz" and would be very happy if you could attend.
For more information please see here.

27 February 2016 - Kyoto
First Alumni-Get-Together 2016
On Saturday, February 27, 2016, we would like to invite you to the first get-together in Kyoto this year. It will take place at the restaurant "Bruno". We are looking forward to welcoming you all! For more information please see here.


2015

2 October 2015 - Tokyo
Second Alumni-Get-Together in the Kanto-Region
Join the second HAJP alumni-get-together at café restaurant "Neues" at the German Cultural Center (OAG-Haus) in Tokyo! All alumni of Heidelberg University in the Tokyo region are invited. We are looking forward to meeting you!
Attention: Change of venue! --> For more information please see here.

11 September 2015 - Kyoto
Second Alumni-Get-Together in the Kyoto-Region
HThe initiative HAJP invites all alumni to the second get-together in the Kyoto-area. We would be very happy, if you could attend!
For more information please see here.

4 July 2015 - Tokyo
First Alumni-Get-Together in Tokyo
HAJP invites to the first alumni-get-together in Tokyo! It will commence at the café-restaurant "Neues" at the German Cultural Center (OAG-Haus). We welcome alumni of Heidelberg University in the Tokyo region and look forward to meeting you!
For more information please see here.

26 June 2015 - Kyoto
First Alumni-Get-Together in Kyoto
HAJP invites to the first alumni-get-together in Kyoto! It will take place at Café Müller in the Villa Kamogawa. We cordially invite alumni of Heidelberg University in the Kyoto area to join and looking forward to meeting you!
For more information please see here.