TUESDAY, May 9

Introduction: Associate Professor dr. Rei Shiraishi and ing. Stephan Smith
Organization: Ernst Rob, Frank Kersten and Dort Spierings

As start of the two day Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) with Japan, but also as a separate lecture to join. Very interesting!

We have two speakers:
Associate Professor dr. Rei Shiraishi, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Yamaguchi University, who will present the situation of social housing in Japan and the importance of building resilient to earthquakes, floods, and volcano disasters.
And ing. Stephan Smith, former student HAN Architecture, who did an open minor regarding resilient building in Japan in 2019.

Presentations with Dort Spierings and Frank Kersten (For HAN Students only)
(kick-ff, introductions, self-motivation)

In this Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) we make mix Japanese and Dutch teams working on a 24 hour assignment regarding Resilient Building and Housing. They will present this Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.

10 students of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Yamaguchi University will join together with 10 students of the minor Co-Create Urban Transition of the HAN University of Applied Sciences.

If you find it interesting, you can join.

Social Dutch Training with Annika Treiber

Want to learn more about the Dutch culture and learn how to speak Dutch? We omit the grammar but isn't it nice to join conversations and maybe even answer in Dutch? This course is for absolute beginners. You learn some basic Dutch in only 1.5 hours.

Lunch walk with Annika Treiber

You will receive a packed lunch and we will go for a walk in the park at R26. Annika will also show you a nearby shopping mall. Here you will find several shops, including a supermarket, if the lunch wasn't enough.

Key-note speaker Jeroen Rijke, Sustainable River Management
Applied research professor Sustainable River Management at HAN University of Applied Sciences. 

The Netherlands maintains the highest flood protection standards in the world. This is of vital importance, because 26% of the country lies beneath sea level and another 29% is prone to river floods. However, there are great challenges to keep the flood protection infrastructure up to standard, including sea level rise and climate change, aging infrastructure, increasingly diverse societal demands regarding functionality, scarcity of building materials, budget constraints, and an aging workforce. In his talk, Jeroen will discuss what is needed to face this grand challenge of keeping the Netherlands future proof.

Masterclass with Dort Spierings

This masterclass has an emphasis on architecture, urban planning and disaster management.

Are you interested in the development of Japanese architecture and urban planning or are you considering joining the second week of our study tour in October? Then visit this masterclass. It focuses on architecture and urban planning, both traditional and modern.

To the program and form to register.

City Walk with Annika Treiber with drinks at 't Taphuys

Join us on this city walk through Arnhem. Arnhem is located on the river Rhine, is green and has a pleasant city center with numerous restaurants, bars and terraces. Park Sonsbeek is also located in the center and is one of the largest city parks in the Netherlands. We end the tour at ''t Taphuys'. This bar has unique tap walls (100 beers and 80 wines) where you can tap, taste, discover and drink yourself!