From December 17 to 19, 2025, IFOHS will once again host the Intensive Lecture Sessions on the Science of Mind, with this year’s theme being “Culture in Mind, Logic, and Law.”

The Intensive Lecture Sessions represents a unique three-day program in which leading researchers in the science of mind from Japan and abroad are invited to deliver lectures and engage in in-depth discussions with participants.

For the 2025 sessions, we welcome Professor Shinobu Kitayama (University of Michigan), Professor Masako Watanabe (Nagoya University), and Professor Tatsuhiko Inatani (Kyoto University) as lecturers.

The ways people think, construct logic, and design laws and systems are deeply shaped by cultural contexts, and the sessions will explore in depth how culture influences human cognition and the structures of society, drawing on frontline perspectives from cultural psychology, the sociology of knowledge, and digital law.

For a report on last year’s program (Japanese only), please see:

2024 Intensive Lecture Sessions on the Science of Mind: “Exploring the Mysteries of Mind and Culture”

Eligibility

Undergraduate and graduate students or researchers of Kyoto University.

Capacity

40 participants

Language

Japanese only

Application Procedure

Please access the application form below and fill in the following information:

• Faculty, school year, and student ID number / Affiliation and position
• Name (with furigana)
• Contact information
• Statement of purpose (400–500 characters; please note if you will be absent for any period)

*Applicants will be notified of the selection results by November 24, 2025.

*Personal information will be used solely for the purpose of managing this program.

Application Deadline:

Friday, November 21, 2025, 17:00 (JST)

*Registration will close once capacity is reached.

Note:

1. This lecture does not offer academic credit.
2. Priority will be given to those who can attend all three days.

Apply Here

Registration Form