#1 The VIE with the University of Texas at Austin.
Date：April 15, 2025 9:00~10:30 (Japan time)
Place：Kasumi Campus, Hiroshima University (Medical School students)
Theme：AI・Data Science and Smart City
Instructor：Junfeng Jiao Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Moderators: Professor Tomohiro Inagaki (Hiroshima University, Center for Information Media Education), Distinguished Professor Toru Takahashi (Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University)
Number ofstudents：20 from Hiroshima University, 18 from The University of Texas at Austin

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#2 The VIE with the University of Texas at Austin.
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: East Library, 3rd Floor, Higashihiroshima Campus
Theme: “Generative AI and Learning”
Moderators: Professor Tomohiro Inagaki (Hiroshima University, Center for Information Media Education), Distinguished Professor Toru Takahashi (Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University)
Participating Students: 17 from Hiroshima University, 16 from The University of Texas at Austin
Schedule:
① Plenary session on Generative AI and Learning
② Divided into four groups, Japanese and American students discuss “Generative AI and Learning.”

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#3 Preliminary Discussion for the summer program
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 9:00–10:30
Location: Online (Zoom)
Theme: “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Work and Society (Preliminary Discussion)”
Moderator: Professor Tomohiro Inagaki　(Information Media Center, Hiroshima University)
Participating Students: 15 students from Hiroshima University and summer program participants from Arizona State University, Purdue University, and the University of Texas at Austin
Schedule:
① Program Overview and Overall Theme
② Discussions among Japanese and U.S. students, divided into 11 thematic groups.

#4 The VIE with the University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University and Purdue University
Date and Time: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Location: Online (Zoom)
Theme: “AI and the Preservation of Memory”
Moderator: Professor Tomohiro Inagaki (Center for Information Media Education, Hiroshima University);
Speaker: Associate Professor LulLi van der Does (The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
Participating Students: 41 from Hiroshima University, 16 from Arizona State University, 2 from Purdue University, and 4 from the University of Texas at Austin

Schedule:
① Lecture by Associate Professor van der Does
② Discussion among Japanese and American students in groups of 10.

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