2022: Bioeconomics

25th Japanese-German Symposium

Jointly organized by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V. 

Date: May 20–21, 2022
Venue: Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, Saargemünder Str. 2, 14195 Berlin

PROGRAM

May 20, 2022

Convenor: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus
11:00 Discussion of the symposium participants with DAAD Fellows from the 1970s
Convenor: Prof. Dr. Roza Maria Kamp
12:00 Registration
13:00
 
Music performance: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8
Mitsuhiro Shimada (violin) and Maina Yokoi (piano)
13:10 Welcome Remarks
• Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Chairman, Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.)
• Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (Director, JSPS Bonn Office)
• H.E. Ambassador Hidenao Yanagi (Embassy of Japan in Germany)
• Dr. Julia Münch (Secretary General, JDZB)
• MDg Frithjof Maennel (BMBF)
• Dr. Bernd Fischer (DJG)
13:40 Music performance: Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fee

Part 1: Circular Economy

Convenor: Prof. Dr. Heinz-Georg Baum
13:50 On the Way to Circular Economy – Intention and Reality
Dr. Gernot Pehnelt (Head of Economic Institute for Waste and Environmental Studies – Jena (BIFAS)) and Prof. Dr. Heinz-Georg Baum (Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Department of Food Technology)
Abstract Pehnelt/Baum (150 KB)
Presentation Pehnelt/Baum (1.0 MB)
14:15 Food Waste – How to proof the target of the Sustainable Development Goals: The example of Austria and Japan
Prof. Dr. Marion Huber-Humer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna; Head of Institute of Waste Management (ABF-BOKU))
Abstract Huber-Humer (110 KB)
Presentation Huber-Humer (2.2 MB)
14:45 Q & A sessions
15:15 Group Picture & Coffee Break (Foyer)

Convenor: Prof. Dr. Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura
15:45 Promotion of 3 Rs to achieve SDGs in Japan (3R = Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; SDG = Sustainable Development Goals)
Dr. Misuzu Asari (Kyoto University; Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies)
Abstract Asari (110 KB)
Presentation Asari (4.3 MB)
16:15 Legal and Policy Framework toward Circular Economy in Japan
Prof. Mami Oku (Tokyo Metropolitan University; Graduate School of Urban Environmental Studies; Department of Urban Science and Policy)
Abstract Oku (90 KB)
Presentation Oku (2.3 MB)
16:45 Opportunities and Limits of a Bioeconomy as an Integral Part of the Circular Economy – or how to get Plastics Circular
Prof. Dr. Susanne Rotter (Technical University Berlin; Institute of Environmental Technology; Chair of Circular Economy and Recycling Technology; Member of German Advisory Council on the Environment)
Abstract Rotter (170 KB)
Presentation Rotter (2.2 MB)
17:15 Q & A session
17:45 JSPS Alumni Club Award Ceremony
18:15 Award Ceremony for members with more than 25 years of membership
18:45 JSPS Alumni Club Award Ceremony
19:00 Dinner (~21:00, Cafeteria and Foyer)

May 21, 2022

Part 2: Agrar Bioeconomics
Convenor: Dr. Anton Kraus
09:00 Introduction of JSPS Programs
Eriko Suto (Deputy Director, JSPS Bonn Office)
09:30 Soil as Sustainable Resource for the Bioeconomy: In Germany
Prof. Dr. Katharina Helming (ZALF)
Abstract Helming (90 KB)
Presentation Helming (3.4 MB)
10:00 Soil functions as Natural Resource for the Bioeconomy: A case study in a catchment
Dr. Atsushi Hayakawa (Akita Prefecture University)
Abstract Hayakawa (70 KB)
Presentation Hayakawa (6.0 MB)
10:30 Q & A sessions
11:00 Coffee Break (Foyer)

Convenor: Dr. Arnulf Jäger-Waldau
11:30 One Straw Revolution revisited – No-till Trials in Japan
Prof. Dr. Nobuhisa Kaneko (Fukushima University)
Abstract Kaneko (140 KB)
Presentation Kaneko (10.0 MB)
12:00 Agriculture of the Future: New Bioeconomic Possibilites Due to Digitalization
Prof. Dr. Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura (ZALF)
Abstract Bellingrath-Kimura (180 KB)
Presentation Bellingrath-Kimura (2.6 MB)
12:30 Q & A session and Closing Remarks
13:00 Lunch (Foyer)
For participants of the General Assembly of the JSPS Club:
14:00 General Assembly of the JSPS Club
16:30 Guided tour (Start: Harnack-Haus, Ihne-Str. 16-20)
For others:
14:00 Guided tour (Start: Harnack-Haus, Ihne-Str. 16-20)

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