Projects related to Intercultural City/ Tabunka-Kyosei
As communities across the globe grow increasingly diverse, the way they manage diversity becomes a key challenge for the future. The Japan Foundation organizes various seminars and symposiums on the theme of “Intercultural City”/ “Tabunka-Kyosei.”
** An intercultural city views diversity—especially that of its immigrant community—not as a threat or a problem to be solved, but as a positive source of dynamism, innovation, creativity, and growth. Twenty-one European cities are currently exchanging expertise and experiences under the Intercultural City Programme started in 2008 by the Council of Europe.
For more information, please visit Council of Europe’s website
http://www.coe.int/en/web/interculturalcities/
Fiscal Year 2019
Fiscal Year 2018
Fiscal Year 2017
Fiscal Year 2016
- Tackling Prejudice and Engaging with Religious Minorities (San Sebastian, Spain), a seminar co-organized with the Council of Europe.
- Experts from Japan participated in the seminar co-organized with the Council of Europe.
(The report by the experts available on Wochi Kochi Magazine)
Fiscal Year 2015
- Public Seminar: The Future of Tabunka-Kyosei with Universities and Municipalities(in Japanese)
- Public Seminar: The Frontier of the Intercultural City –the Case of Barcelona (in Japanese)
- Building trust in diversity: universities and cities joining forces (Oslo, Norway), a seminar co-organised with the Council of Europe. (External Link)
- Experts from Japan participated in the seminar co-organised with the Council of Europe.
Fiscal Year 2014
- Public Seminar: Disaster Prevention and City Development through Intercultural Approach (Sendai) (in Japanese)
- Civil protection in diverse societies: migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the context of major risks prevention and management
- Experts from Japan participated in the seminar organized by the Council of Europe.(part1)
Experts from Japan participated in the seminar organized by the Council of Europe.(part2)
(The reports by the experts are available on Wochi Kochi Magazine .)(in Japanese)
Fiscal Year 2013
- Korea, Europe, and Japan International Symposium on Interculturalism
- Public Seminar: Education and City Development through Intercultural Approach (Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka, Shinjuku) (in Japanese)
- Evaluating the Performance and Impact of Intercultural Policies
An expert and a local government official from Japan participated in the seminar organized by the Council of Europe.
Fiscal Year 2012
- Asia-Europe Intercultural City Summit 2012 Hamamatsu
- Business partnerships for the Intercultural City: making the Diversity Advantage real (San Sebastian, Spain), a seminar organized by the Council of Europe
Experts and local government officials from Japan participated in the seminar organized by the Council of Europe.
Fiscal Year 2011
- International Symposium on Intercultural Cities in Asia and Europe Communicate, Collaborate, and Create: Our Communities for Tomorrow~ (Tokyo)
- Asia-Europe Intercultural City Symposium (Seoul) (Korean Only)
- Workshop "What Can Japanese Cities Learn from Intercultural Cities in Europe?" (Tokyo)
Fiscal Year 2010
- Intercultural City Seminar 2011 "Tokyo's Tabunka-kyosei : What Can We Learn from Europe's 'Intercultural City'?" (Tokyo) (in Japanese)
Participants of the below-mentioned study tour reported on their findings and held discussion with other panelists. - Study Visit to Neuchatel and Reggio Emilia "Intercultural cities: towards and enlarged learning community"
(Neuchatel, Switzerland and Reggio Emilia, Italy), organized by the Council of Europe
Experts and local government officials from Japan participated in the study visit organized by the Council of Europe.
Fiscal Year 2009
- Public Symposium "Intercultural City and Multicultural Symbiosis" (Tokyo)
- Public Seminar 'Intercultural City' (Tokyo) (in Japanese)
Experts participated in the below-mentioned conference reported on their findings in Tokyo. - Managing diversity: stronger communities, better cities
(Tilburg, The Netherland), a conference organized by the Council of Europe
Experts from Japan participated in the conference organized by the Council of Europe.
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