*The lecture on Japanese Digitisation has been postponed due to a confirmed case of Covid19 at TUEC. A new date will be announced here on the website.* 

On Tuesday, September 15, TUEC and Denmark-Japan Society will host a lecture on Digital Japan.

Karen Ejersbo Iversen, Ph.d., is an expert on Japanese public digitisation and Chief Adviser at the Danish Agency for Digitisation. She is invited to speak on Japanese digitisation strategies; how the Olympic Games in 2020 were intented to showcase a new digital Japan and how the Covid19 pandemic has revealed challenges and the current state of the Japanese digital infrastructure.

The lecture is free and will be held in Danish. Please register for the event through our email at tuec@u-tokai.dk, as there are a limited number of seats.  

​Tokai University European Center opens its doors for an open house on August 28, from 14.00 to 21.00.
The program for the day will offer opportunities to experience Japanese culture through tea-ceremonies, kiminos and calligraphy, etc. Furthermore, guests will be able to purchase meal tickets for a Japanese buffet prepared by Jens Rahbek (known from Sticks 'n Sushi and Yatai by Jens Rahbek).

Practical information:
Place: Vedbæk Strandvej 476, 2950 Vedbæk
Time: 14.00-21.00
Tel. No.: 45 89 08 09

Tea-ceremonies will be held at 15.00, 16.00, and 17.00. As there are a limited number of seats in the tea-house, participants will have to register in advance by contacting us at tuec@u-tokai.dk.

Dinner will be served at 18.30 and the price for the meal ticket is 150 dkk (75 dkk for students) per person. Advance notice of interest in purchasing a meal-ticket, preferrably before August 23, is appreciated.

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. ​

In February 2019 the International Class at Rødby Skole had previously visited TUEC to learn more about Japan as a preparation for their study tour. On April 1st, 2019 the class came back to visit TUEC to report on their study tour to Higashi-Matsushima, Japan. After giving student presentations at TUEC about their experiences of traveling Higashi-Matsushima and attending class at local Japanese schools among many other things, they had supper before returning to Lolland.

The international symposium “Dialogue between Civilizations” has for the fourth time been held with Tokai University European Center as the venue on March 14th – 15th, 2019. The symposium is a collaboration between Tokai University Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University Graduate School of Letters and TUEC with sessions focusing on environmental studies, societal studies, studies on human body and mind, trans-disciplinary humanities, dialogue between civilizations and cultures and trans-disciplinary humanities.

For the full report on the 4th Dialogue between Civilizations, click here.

A study group consisting of medicine students, nursing students and social welfare students (in all 19 students and four accompanying teachers) from Tokai University, Japan, visited Denmark from February 23rd - March 3rd. With TUEC as their base, the objective for the study group was to learn about the Danish welfare, health, social and educational systems. To this end TUEC had arranged visits to the national hospital, partner institutions (University of Copenhagen, Deaconess University College & University College Absalon), an activity center for senior citizens, Statens Serum Institute, the Medical Museion, and much more to give the delegation comprehensive insight into the structure and values of Danish society.

The 16th Matsumae Cup International Judo Tournament was held in Vejle, Denmark, on February 16th – 17th, 2019. The tournament gathered more than 600 participants from over 20 different countries, including USA. A delegation from Tokai University consisting of 25 students and 6 leaders participated in Matsumae Cup, and as with all Matsumae Cups, the two-day tournament program was followed by a two-day training camp, lead by Tokai University’s head coach. In addition to participating in Matsumae Cup, the Tokai-delegation also visited TUEC (where they heard about Danish history and culture), visited the historical Jelling Stone Monuments near Vejle and H.C. Andersen’s museum in Odense.

For the full report on Matsumae Cup 2019 and the Tokai-delegation's visit, click here.

As preparation for their study tour to Higashi-Matsushima, Japan, in February 2019 the international class at Rødby Skole came to visit TUEC to learn more about Japan. They were introduced to various aspects of Japanese culture, history, religion and language as well as topics specific to the Tohoku area, which they were to visit, such as the Great East Japan Earthquake. After the introduction the class was treated to Japanese green tea and given a tour of the premises before returning to Lolland.

On 10 October 2018, Tokai University and the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH-HUM), formally entered an agreement on the exchange of students. Professor Shigeru Yamaguchi, Executive Director of Tokai University Head Office of International Affairs (HIAT), visited Copenhagen in order to sign the agreement. At UCPH-HUM, the agreement primarily targets students on the Japan Studies program at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies. With HIAT as the official counterpart at Tokai University, the agreement is, open to all students at Tokai University who are interested in exchange studies at UCPH. 
The first exchange of students is expected to take place in 2019.