The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition and Kindai University (Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will hold “Expo Classroom in Kindai University vol.1” for the students of the university and members of the general public on Friday, 31 May, 2024 at Kindai University Practical Science Hall (Kindai University Higashiosaka Campus).
At Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”), more than 160 countries, regions, and international organisations, as well as companies, NGOs/NPOs, civil society organisations, and others will gather from around the world. There, they will bring together initiatives for a “future society for our lives” to help achieve the SDGs and envision the future beyond them.
The Expo Classroom is an event where people can learn from the diverse wisdom gathered at the Expo from around the world to solve such global issues.At the event, the Consul Generals of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and France, who are Official Participants, will take to the stage to talk about the initiatives in their countries and the ideas behind the themes and content of their pavilions. Through the event, participants can learn about the “future society” envisioned by each country.In addition, we will conduct a demonstration experiment of a multilingual simultaneous interpretation streaming system powered by AI technology from one of the sponsors of the Expo.
*Advance registration is required to participate on-site at the event.
*On the day of the event, the multilingual simultaneous interpretation streaming system powered by AI technology to be implemented at Expo 2025 will be used.
*A live stream of the event can also be viewed on YouTube.
*There will be press coverage.
1. Date and time: Friday, 31 May, 2024, 13:00 – 15:00 (tentative)
2. Sponsored by Kindai University
Co-sponsored by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
3. Venue: Kindai University Higashiosaka Campus, Practical Science Hall
(3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture; about a 10-minute walk from Nagase Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line)
4. How to apply:
Please apply using the application form below. A live stream will also be available.
*Anyone from the general public can also participate. (Free admission)
▽On-site Participation Application Form
https://forms.gle/8Q2qe56gP5sLM2zX8
[Live Stream URL]
https://youtube.com/live/qQ8v5t5cOWg?feature=share
5. Programme:
・Keynote Speech
Oussouby SACKO,
Deputy Chairperson, Senior Advisor, and Global Communication Director of Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
・Expo Classroom “Official Participants’ Pavilions”
①Netherlands
Marc KUIPERS,
Consul-General for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Osaka and Commissioner General for the Netherlands Participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
②United Kingdom
Carolyn Jayne DAVIDSON,
British Consul General Osaka and Commissioner General for the United Kingdom Participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
③France
Sandrine MOUCHET,
Consul General of France in Kyoto
・Talk Session
‐Marc KUIPERS, Consul General for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Osaka and Commissioner General for the Netherlands Participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
‐Carolyn Jayne DAVIDSON, British Consul General Osaka and Commissioner General for the United Kingdom Participation at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
‐Sandrine MOUCHET, Consul General of France in Kyoto
‐Oussouby SACKO, Deputy Chairperson, Senior Advisor, Global Communication Director of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
・Talk Corner
SHIRAI Tatsuo
Japan World Exposition Osaka 1970 Goods Collector
▽Expo Classroom
An “Expo” is an event that brings together many people and things from all over the world. It is a place where people gather wisdom from all corners of the globe to tackle various global issues.The Expo Classroom is an initiative to share the wisdom of diverse participants who gather for the Expo with many people in the form of seminars, and to learn and think together about a future society for our lives. By learning about new initiatives, technologies, services, and systems that will take root in the future society, which can only be experienced at the Expo, we will convey a common understanding of the appeal of the Expo and create opportunities for the next generation of talented leaders of the future society to achieve great things.
▽Dialogue Series: Expo 2025
Expo 2025 aims to contribute to achieving the goals of the SDGs under the theme of “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. “Dialogue Series: Expo 2025” launched in April 2024, one year before the opening of the Expo, and brings together Official Participants and students from more than 160 countries, regions, and international organisations that have announced their participation in Expo 2025 to find resolutions to global issues.
▽Multilingual Simultaneous Interpretation Streaming System
This system is one of the systems provided by the sponsor TOPPAN HOLDING INC, (Head Office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director President & CEO: MARO Hideharu) as an automatic translation system for the Future Society Showcase Project Exhibition in Expo 2025(*1). The system uses AI technology to automatically and simultaneously interpret the speech of a speaker at lectures, symposia, and other occasions, and displays the results as subtitles on a large screen at the venue or on participants’ smartphones.
We are currently developing and verifying the system for use at the Expo. At “Expo Classroom in Kindai University”, we will conduct a demonstration experiment to verify the appropriate display of text size and display speed tailored to the environment of the venue and to verify the operational optimisation of the system. This demonstration experiment will utilise the simultaneous interpretation technology currently under research and development in the “Research and Development of Advanced Multilingual Translation Technology” (*2) research project commissioned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The experiment will be conducted in collaboration with Yamaha Corporation (headquartered in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture; President and Representative Executive Officer: YAMAURA Atsushi), a member of the same research and development project.
*1 “Sponsorship of an Automatic Translation System for the Future Society Showcase Project Exhibition”
https://www.holdings.toppan.com/ja/news/2023/01/newsrelease230118_1.html
(Japanese Only)
*2 “Research and Development on the Advancement of Multilingual Translation Technology”
https://www.holdings.toppan.com/ja/news/2020/08/newsrelease_200828_2.html
(Japanese Only)