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We are pleased to inform that we will hold the international symposium “The Future of Well-being” on the afternoon of February 7 as part of the ISBS 2025 Kyoto (The 2nd conference of the International Society for Bhutan Studies).

This international symposium will focus on the concept “well-being,” which plays a central role in the politics, economy, and culture of contemporary Bhutanese society. Dasho Dr. Karma Ura and Professor Sabina Alkire, two leading scholars in current Bhutanese and well-being studies, will have insightful talks concerning well-being and its future.

Title: International symposium of the ISBS 2025 Kyoto “The Future of Well-being”

Date: 14:00-16:00, 7th (Fri.) February 2025 (Open 13:30)

Venue: International Conference Hall, 2nd Floor, Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University

Language: English

Fee: Free of Charge

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/yC4ihsj6og7yquNE6 (Deadline: 6th (Thu.) February 2025)

Time Schedule

13:30-  Door open

14:00-14:05  Opening Remarks: Yukiko Uchida (Kyoto Univ.)

14:05-14:20  Introduction “Research and Development of Kokoro Technology towards Well-going and Well-being”: Seiji Kumagai (Kyoto Univ.)

14:20-15:00  Measuring Well-being and Poverty to Guide Policy Action: Sabina Alkire (Univ. of Oxford)

15:00-15:10  Break

15:10-15:50  Well-being in the History and Culture of Bhutan: Karma Ura (Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research)

15:50-16:00  Conclusion: Seiji Kumagai

*16:00-16:30  Informal Social Gathering of Speakers and Audience

Contact: Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, 46 Yoshida Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan

Mail: info@isbs2025kyoto.com

*This symposium is supported by the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI), and Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society (IFoHS).