On  January 15, TUEC and Denmark-Japan Society hosted a lecture with a fitting Olympic theme. Professor Hans Bonde was invited to give a lecture on the Olympic Games and it's relations to national politics, focusing on the display of national identity during the Olympic opening ceremonies. 
The lecture drew a full house of guests, contributing to a lively Q&A session after Professor Bonde's lecture. 

On Friday, January 10th, the Tokai University Alumni Association in Denmark hosted its annual New Year's Gathering, Shinnenkai, at Tokai University European Center. The chosen theme was Japanese-Korean relations. Mr. Takuya Kondo of Mitsui & Co. was featured speaker, and after the lecture Mr. Jens Rahbek presented his Japanese-Korean inspired fusion buffet. ​