Past Events
The 39th Board of Governors Meeting
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
Graduation Ceremony 2023
The Graduation Ceremony to award degrees to students who have graduated in the period May 2022 to April 2023.
May Flea Market
Come buy and sell your 2nd hand things.
No registration required.
Grab a table from Conference Center Meeting Room 4. Put back your table at the end.
Teen Night
Teen Night for junior high school and high school kids only! Social night - play games, watch movies, do projects, socialize. Wednesdays from 18:30-19:30 in conference center meeting room 4. All teen s welcome!
The 31st Board of Councilors Meeting
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
ECO Club Lunch
Come have lunch and talk about sustainability related things!
New restaurants, event ideas, campus gossip, anything goes.
18th Key Symposium: Longevity and Healthy Ageing: What Can We Learn From Blue Zones?
This is a "Key Symposium" arranged by the Journal of Internal Medicine and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | Special Registration for OIST members: Register here (OIST login required) | For general information please go the symposium's website .
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!
Q: What is the difference between a ukulele player and a savings bond? A: One will mature and make money.
Teen Night
Teen Night for junior high school and high school kids only!
Social night - play games, watch movies, do projects, socialize.
Wednesdays from 18:30-19:30 in conference center meeting room 4.
All teens welcome!
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!
If you've never sung "Closing Time" to an audience of hermit crabs have you ever really lived?
Sustainable Transport Hackathon - Call for participants
Do you feel frustrated about the available transportation options for commuting to OIST and traveling around Okinawa? Do you want to find a solution to address this problem? Then join us for the first ever OIST community hackathon aimed at brainstorming sustainable transportation ideas for implementation at OIST and Okinawa!
Use of AI Tools in Higher Education
A faculty-Grad School discussion on the use of AI tools in higher education .
Jazz jamming session
Join us next week on Tuesday, April 18th in seaside lounge from 18:30!
The 4th International Conference on Data Driven Plasma Sciences (ICDDPS-4)
This is an externally organized event, For more information please go the conference website .
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!
You can't spell "Ukulele Club" without U! And also "bulk eel cul" but that's harder to interpret.
第1回 事務職員向け勉強会 ❘ #1 Study Sessions for Administrative Staff
*Japanese session. English sessions will be held from September to December.
C-Hub 第1回 事務職員向け勉強会 「研究者の活動」 (日本語)
Speaker: Mizuki Shimanuki, Provost Office. Facilitator: Ayumi Nagai, C-Hub
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!
In this meeting we will discuss the proper method to cook and eat a soprano ukulele.
A New Paradigm: Pain Recovery is Possible Dr. Les Aria/ 慢性疼痛の回復への新たな視点 レス・アリア博士
This presentation will cover a new perspective on the definition of chronic pain, coupled with the new brain studies postulating that emotional and physical pains share the same neural networks.
Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)
Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)
TSVP Anniversary Teatime
"TSVP Teatime": informal discussions and getting to know each other
Discussion - OIST Natural History Collection
Discussion of progress and roadmap for founding an OIST natural history collection.
Environmental Science and Informatics Users Meeting
In this meeting, we will present information about the new Environmental Science and Informatics section in RSD and ask for feedback from users or potential users of our services. In the interests of keeping the meeting manageable we would prefer to have one representative per unit.
Information Processing Society of Japan - 255th Natural Language Processing Workshop (情報処理学会 第255回自然言語処理研究会)
This is an externally organized event, For more information please go the conference website (Japanese language only).
OIST Innovators Society - Bagasse Upcycle
The OIST Innovators Society is hosting an informal seminar with Shinji Odo, Founder and CEO of BAGASSE UPCYCLE Inc. ( https://bagasse-upcycle.com/home/ ) – an Okinawa-based startup whose mission is to change people‘s clothing consumption behavior in tourist destinations and travel scenes in a sustainable way.
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge OR Beach!
Fun fact: Beyonce's famous "Single Ladies" is in fact a parody of an old Vaudeville song called "All the Ukuleles"!
OIST Innovators Society - Global Hands-On VC
Join us for coffee and conversation with the founders and managing partners of Global Hands-On VC (GHOVC) ( https://www.ghovc.com/ ), Shri Dodani and Ken Yasunaga.
Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Arrangement Workshop
Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Arrangement Workshop
[Training] COMSOL Multiphysics® Training By COMSOL Japan
Introduction to Optics Simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics
*BeActive Legs, Bums & Tums Class*
BeActive OIST Fitness Classes have limited numbers and new safety guidelines.
Visit webpage for more information on available classes and times.
Please visit our website to register!
*BeActive Abs of Steel Class*
BeActive OIST Fitness Classes have limited numbers and new safety guidelines.
Visit webpage for more information on available classes and times.
Please visit our website to register!
Music Theory and Guitar Lessons With Travis White
Music Theory and Guitar Lessons With Travis White
*BeActive Functional Fitness Class*
BeActive OIST Fitness Classes have limited numbers and new safety guidelines.
Visit webpage for more information on available classes and times.
Please visit our website to register!
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge
This week we will discuss how the ukulele is the ideal instrument to accompany songs about existentialism.
[Training] COMSOL Multiphysics® Bimonthly Training By COMSOL Japan
If you are interested in solving heat transfer problems using COMSOL Multiphysics ® , this is the online seminar for you.
Program 14:00 – 15:00 JST
The 38th Board of Governors Meeting
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
The 23rd Conference of Okinawa Physical Therapy Association 2023
This is an externally organized event. For more information please go the conference website .
Survival Japanese for Absolute Beginners
Seminars will be held on Tuesdays st C600B in Lab2 from 11AM to Noon. Please note that space is limited to the first 20 people who enter the room.
Cosmos screening (episode 8)
Cosmos episode 8: Journeys in Space and Time
Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)
Sanshin classes by Satsuki Agena (January to March)
Uke Club Meeting - Seaside Lounge
This week we will focus on developing a repertoire of facial expressions to make while playing ukulele solos.
The 30th Board of Councilors Meeting
Please address inquiries to the President's Office.
Danish Design Center Seminar: "How should societal design change when the society expands?"
Dr. Christian Bason, CEO, Danish Design Center. Language: English, Open to OIST Community
OIST Innovators Society Seminar - Bringing medical devices to the market
Are you developing or want to develop medical devices, drugs or vaccines at OIST? Would you like to see your technology reach the hands of patients after they are developed in research labs?
Then, please join us at the next Innovators society meeting on January 27 th , where Dr. Laurent Metz will give us a glimpse into his 20 years of experience of bringing medical devices to the markets.









































