The International Symposium on "Law and Economy in the Digital Era- A Sino- Japanese Dialogue on Social Governance and Policy Science" was successfully hosted

On March 21, 2024, the international symposium on "Law and Economy in the Digital Era - Sino Japanese Dialogue on Social Governance and Policy Science" was successfully held at Room 202, Room 203, KoGuan School of Law, Xuhui Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This seminar is hosted by KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; China Institute for Socio-Legal Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Center for Japanese Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Kobe University Graduate School of Law; Econo-Legal Studies (ELS) Program presented by Graduate School of Law, and Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University; The Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation (KUSSI) Econo-Legal Studies (ELS) Global Initiative. Ji Weidong, University Professor of Humanity and Social Sciences; President of China Institute for Socio-Legal Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Director of Center for Japanese Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University presided over the opening ceremony of the forum. Peng Chengxin, Distinguished Professor and Dean of KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Takahashi Hiroshi, Former Dean of Faculty of Law, Professor of Graduate School of Law, Kobe University attended the seminar and delivered speeches.

This seminar invited Kadomatsu Narufumi Professor of Graduate School of Law, Kobe University; Shen Wei Distinguished Professor of KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Takahashi Hiroshi Professor of Graduate School of Law, Kobe University; Lin Yan Professor of KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Riminucci Michela Associate Professor of Graduate School of Law, Kobe University; Hou Liyang Professor of KoGuan School of Law, Director of the Center for Law and Economics at KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Gao Qi Associate Professor of KoGuan School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University to attend and give speeches. Undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Kobe University gathered together through a combination of online and offline methods, conducting in-depth discussions and warm exchanges on the theme of "Law and Economy in the Digital Era—A Sino-Japanese Dialogue on Social Governance and Policy Science".

The opening ceremony of the seminar was presided over by Ji Weidong, University Professor of Humanity and Social Sciences; President of China Institute for Socio-Legal Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Director of Centre for Japanese Studies, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Professor Ji Weidong introduced his teaching experience at Kobe University, and also mentioned that Mr. Sun Yat sen and Mr. Liang Qichao have inseparable connections with the city of Kobe. He pointed out that Kobe University established partnerships with Shanghai University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University 15 years ago, and established interdisciplinary collaborative research bases that combine social and natural sciences. In 2018, Kobe University's legal and economic research and education program, as well as the Social System Innovation Center, became a core component of the base and received support from all parties. The main purpose of this international seminar is to promote in-depth exchanges between young people from China and Japan, especially future elites in the legal and economic fields, and to jointly explore cutting-edge issues in the digital age.