Symposium 2025

Virtual Symposium Schedule

November 14, 4-7pm PST: Live Streaming

4:00pm, Opening Remark
4:10pm, "Sustainable Development through Animal-Assisted Interventions: A Human-Animal Partnership for Well-being" by Takuya Gochi
4:25pm, "Living Together with Nature: Managing Invasive Peafowl for Biodiversity Conservation on Ishigaki Island" by Kaori Higarashi
4:40pm, "Development of a Ferric(III)-Ferrate(VI) treatment system for decentralized non-severed sanitation systems" by Ruimeng Liu
4:55pm, "Surveying Congenital Heart Disease: Be Sure to Call Your Mother" by Anahied Ryzian
5:10pm, Break
5:20pm, "Mini-Systematic Review of Managing Malaria in Children Under Five in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal District of Ghana, Africa through Long-Lasting Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets" by Allyson Akerberg
5:35pm, "A cross-country analysis of the effects of spousal migration on health care access for families left behind" by Heidi West
5:50pm, "Lighting the Way: Roshan Learning Center’s Mission to Sustain Refugee Education in Indonesia" by Nur Izzati G. Avmeilputri and Ghina Rifkiya
6:05pm, Break
6:15pm, "Selections from Our Turning" (Art presentation) by Linda Watson
6:30pm, "Comics for Global Goals: Visual Storytelling as a Tool for Awareness and Change" by Maja Milkowska-Shibata
6:45pm, Closing Remark

Prerecorded Symposium Presentations

The video library will be open for two weeks, until Thanksgiving weekend.

"Needs Assessment in a Rural Community of Bandung, Regency, West Java, Indonesia" by Alexandria Scarlett
"Spiritual Wisdom and Global Action: A Dialogue on Buddhist Teachings and the SDGs" by Jun Sugimoto
"Working Conditions in Japan: Karoshi" by Mikiko Sakurai
"The Charcoal Kiln Revived By Students and Seniors in Aone, Japan" by Fumiyo Murayama
"Inaugural Interdisciplinary Public Health Class at Indonesian Medical School" by Baylee Brochu
"My Experience with WASH in Ghana, Africa" by Allyson Akerberg
"Veterinary Roles in Achieving Sustainable Livestock" by Nami Chapman
"What I Learned in Borneo: Passing Orangutans to the Future" by Sasaki Ann
"Studies on the immune response of host cells to intracellular parasitism by Mycobacterium species" by Sayu Yatagai
"Hurricane Resilience of Small Community Water Systems in Puerto Rico" by Lisitai Yang

Note: Recoded live presentations (above) will be made available with symposium ticket purchase.

Distinguished Speakers

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

Polish Medical Interpreter, Healing Narratives

Private/Non-Profit Sector (Graphic Medicine & Arts)

"Comics for Global Goals: Visual Storytelling as a Tool for Awareness and Change"

Heidi West, Ph.D.

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

Co-Founder and Director of Programs & Operations Global Environmental Health

Academic Sector (Research)

"A cross-country analysis of the effects of spousal migration on health care access for families left behind"

About Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (UN, 1987).
Education is a key not only for individual success, but also for sustainable development. We need to ensure achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 4.7 so that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development through:

Education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, and gender equality
Promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, and global citizenship
Appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development

Sustainable Development Goals SDGs

Symposium Purpose

Since the SDGs are for all people in the world, this SDGs symposium is for all people in all fields of work and study. The purpose of this symposium is to share knowledge, best practices, and passions with the world to make a difference locally and internationally.

This symposium will :

Provides a virtual platform for stakeholders (e.g. governments, NGOs, industries, communities, professionals, citizen scientists, advocates, average Joe, and academia) from around the world to share knowledge and practice
Showcases how passionate individuals, groups, and organizations at all levels can contribute to the SDGs through their work.
Have three sections (live presentations, library of recorded presentations, and gallery of creative content) to support diverse forms of engagement
Supports our colleagues and friends where the education systems have been impacted by recent natural and human-made disasters

Public health students learning about UN sustainable development goals SDGs in Myanmar

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Virtual Symposium Schedule

Prerecorded Symposium Presentations

One World, One Future: Advancing Global Cooperation through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Distinguished Speakers

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

Heidi West, Ph.D.

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

Maja Milkowska-Shibata, MSc

About Sustainable Development

Symposium Purpose

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