Informal Group and Management
Management of Official Organizations and Unofficial Group

Lecturer: Professor Yuji Kawano
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An informal group (informal groups) that appear in an organization determines the cozy and organizational capacity of the workplace. This spontaneously or deliberately creates implicit rules and govern the morals of the organization. We discuss the dual structure of the official organization and informal groups.

Wednesday, October 14
18：30～20：00

Online holding
Zoom will be used (you can watch at home, etc., not viewing at OIST.)

Free
(However, please pay the communication fee for viewing by yourself.)

10/8
(First-come, first-served basis)

English language courses for seniors
Experience of English inferior English

Lecturer: President Yoichi Kawanami
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The use of English is indispensable for conducting research in a specialized field of economics. It is essential to use English, such as reading specialized books, writing papers in English, giving lectures and lectures, discussing with foreigners, and presenting at international conferences. I myself was not a good field of English. In this course, we will talk about the experience of overcoming English inferior English.

Thursday, October 22
18：30～20：00

Online holding
Zoom will be used (you can watch at home, etc., not viewing at OIST.)

Free
(However, please pay the communication fee for viewing by yourself.)

10/16
(First-come, first-served basis)

Sociology of humans and wildlife
-In the case of bird and animal damage in modern rural areas

Lecturer: Junko Fukumoto Specially Appointed Professor
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In recent years, the damage caused by birds and beasts has become more serious, and the relationship between humans and wild animals has changed. In this course, we will sociologically think about changes in the relationship between humans and wildlife by taking concrete examples of how people living in rural areas are dealing with bird and animal damage.

Wednesday, November 18
18：30～20：00

Online holding
Zoom will be used (you can watch at home, etc., not viewing at OIST.)

Free
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11/12
(First-come, first-served basis)

Professor Nishida's Ethics Seminar (final)
Who is a "world citizen"?

Lecturer: Prof. Masahiro Nishida
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I think about "world peace" with Kant's theory of peace. The keyword is "world citizens." What kind of "citizen" is a "world citizen"?

Monday, December 7
18：30～20：00

Online holding
Zoom will be used (you can watch at home, etc., not viewing at OIST.)

Free
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12/1
(First-come, first-served basis)

I want to know now, Eiichi Shibusawa
Follow the footsteps of the "Father of Japanese Capitalism"

Lecturer: Associate Professor Hitoshi Shinshina
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Do you know about Eiichi Shibusawa? In 2021, he was featured as the protagonist of Taiga drama series, and in 2024 it was adopted as a new face of 10,000 yen bill. In this lecture, based on the latest research results, Eiichi Shibusawa's activities and ideas, mainly from an economic history perspective.

Tuesday, December 15
18：30～20：00

Online holding
Zoom will be used (you can watch at home, etc., not viewing at OIST.)

30 people

Free
(However, please pay the communication fee for viewing by yourself.)

12/9
(First-come, first-served basis)