To investigate the themes of "redefinition of human existence" and of "co-existence," the UTCP starts its education program, "International Philosophical Education Program on Co-existence." The aims of the program are to collaborate with domestic institutes and scholars to open up a future for the humanities in the new era, and to train students for scholars with global perspectives, making the best use of the international network that the UTCP has thus far cultivated.

The International Philosophical Education Program on Co-existence consists of three programs: (1) mid-term education program, (2) short-term education program, and (3) advanced education program. Below are the details of each program.

The International Philosophical Education Program on Co-existence is open to Ph.D. students at the University of Tokyo. Furthermore, the UTCP calls for its own Ph.D. students and gives an entrance examination to them. For details, please check Japanese version of this site and the website of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo (NB most information available only in Japanese).

Mid-Term Programs

Four to six programs of 2 credits are carried out every year internationally with the affiliated units under the leadership of the project leaders. The programs are composed of seminars and symposia; at the seminars professors visit the affiliated universities or facilities to give lectures, periodic joint symposia are held on the basis of the seminars’ outcome. For example, project leaders take 2, 3 young researchers and carry out joint seminars at the affiliated units in North America, Asia or Europe. The young researchers are affiliated with a medium-term program of some of the sections.

Times and the Unconscious

→ Detail *Japanese Site

Reconstruction of Image Studies

→ Detail

Science, Technology, and Society

→ Detail

Écriture and Thought in Modern East Asia

→ Detail

Psychoanalysis and the Aesthetics of Desire

→ Detail

→ Finished Programs

Short-term Programs

→ Detail

Advanced Education Program

1 Technology Theory, Art Theory
2. East Asian Thought, Japanese Thought
3. Cultural Theory of the Classics, Theory of Islam
4. Academic English (Oral Presentation and Writing Support)