NEW[公開講演 1/21] Lithuania in the Changing World Order: The Past and the Present

Lithuania in the Changing World Order: The Past and the Present

Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Aurelijus Zykas (Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Japan)

Abstract

Dr. Aurelijus Zykas is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania and a former Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University, a partner university of the ICU. Among his fields of expertise are cultural and public diplomacy (soft power) and Japan-Lithuania relations. We are delighted to invite Dr. Zykas, who has rich experience both as an academician and a diplomat, to hear about his insights on the importance of combating the threats for both Japan and Lithuania, as both find themselves in similar geopolitical standing, the good examples of collaboration between Japan and Lithuania in aiding Ukraine, and the importance of Japan for Lithuania and the entire EU.

Speaker's Profile

Dr. Zykas is the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania and a former Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), a partner university of the ICU, former Director of the VMU Centre for Asian Studies, and an expert and writer on Cultural and public diplomacy and Japan-Lithuania relations. 

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Time: 11:30-12:40 (JST)

Venue: SH-S202

Language: English

Registration: Please use the QR code or Link (except for the IRL103 students).