Press Release

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) will hold the “Presentations by Junior High School Students” at the 4th Kansai SDGs YOUth Meeting 2022 on Saturday, 25 February 2023 as an opportunity for children to present what they have learnt through the Junior Expo Educational Programme.
This programme was launched in October 2020 with the aim of encouraging children, who will be the leaders of the future, to participate in events related to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”)in the run up to the Expo. Students learn about the SDGs, and come up with ideas on the theme of the Expo, “Designing  Future Society for Our Lives,” and develop an interest in visiting the Expo in 2025.
In the 2022 academic year the programme is open to elementary schools and junior high schools throughout Japan. At this presentation, participating junior high schools are invited to submit their ideas for summarising what they have learnt through the programme. Three ideas will be selected to be presented by the junior high school students, who will then receive comments from the judges.

Date and Time
Saturday, 25 February 2023 from 13:15 to 14:55 (scheduled)

Programme
*The contents are subject to change.
 In-person/Online Hybrid Event (Live Streaming via YouTube)
13:15 – 13:20  Greetings from the Organiser
SAKAI Yoshimasa, Director General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
13:20 – 13:35  Special Video Message
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Ambassador  Kobukuro, KOBUCHI Kentaro and KURODA Shunsuke (Musicians)
Special Guest
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official Character MYAKU-MYAKU
13:35~14:25  Presentation by junior high school students
14:25~14:30  General comments
14:30~14:40  Awards
14:40~14:55  Photo Session

Judges (in alphabetical order)
　・ITO Takeshi, Professor, Social Solutions Initiative, Osaka University
　・INOSHITA Hiroshi, Deputy Director of the Executive Office and secretary-general of the Expo, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Osaka Headquarters
　・MIZUTA Junko, Educational Consulting Division, Career Link Co., Ltd. 
　・SAWADA Yukiko, Co-Creation Promotion Division, Planning Department, Momentum Fostering Bureau, The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
　・TAWA Masahiro, Professor, Social Solution Initiative, Osaka University

Presenting Schools:
*In alphabetical order
　・Kyoto Municipal Konoe Junior High School (Kyoto Prefecture)
　・Matsubara Municipal Matsubara 5th Junior High School (Osaka Prefecture)
　・Minato Municipal Koryo Junior High School (Tokyo)

4th KANSAI SDGs YOUth Meeting 2022 Official Website
https://www.youth2030.jp/ (Japanese)

Participation application
To watch the live streaming of the “Presentation by Junior High School Students” and to participate at the venue, you need to apply in advance for the “4th KANSAI SDGs YOUth Meeting 2022”. Please apply using the dedicated form below. The participation fee is free.
▼Application form https://www.youth2030.jp/youthaction2023-0225/inq.cgi (Japanese)
▼Venue: KANSAI UNIVERSITY Umeda Campus KANDAI Me RISE (1-5 Tsuruno-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka)
Contact information for those who wish to attend: info@knowledgelab.jp
*The number of participants is limited by the size of the venue.

Other
・This programme is subsidized by JKA, a public interest incorporated foundation.
・The Junior Expo elementary school poster presentation is scheduled to be released on the website in March this year.