Address: University College Utrecht, Voltaire Building, Room Jj, Campusplein 1 3584 ED Utrecht
Phone: +31 6 48153397
E-mail: c.robbiano@uu.nl
Webpage: http://www.uu.nl/staff/CRobbiano
linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/chiararobbiano
Born: Genoa (Italy), September 27, 1972
Married to: Jeroen Leijen. Child: Isabella Leijen
High school: Liceo Linguistico Grazia Deledda (Genoa, Italy), 1986-1991; KCVI (Kingston, Canada), 1989-1990
See: https://www.uu.nl/staff/CRobbiano/Research%20output
· Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University, Sendai (Japan) (2019)
Co-teaching "Philosophy. Advanced Lecture III: Comparative Philosophy" with proff. Kiyotaka Naoe, Ogihara Satoshi and Atsushi Kido. My part was called:““Who am I?” Momentous personal identity. Self-cultivation, dialogue and world-transformation. A few suggestions from Chinese, Greek, Indian, Japanese, and Western philosophy”
· University College Utrecht (2007-now)
- Encountering China: Towards an intercultural dialogue UCINTCHI23, interdisciplinary level 2 China Studies track, with Rolando Vazquez
- Senior Philosophy Seminar (2021) "Dogen in dialogue with contemporary theorists, against arrogance of common sense" BA3
-"Identity Construction in East Asian philosophy, literature and films" -interdisciplinary track finisher of the China Studies track, completely developed by me
- "Who are we? Philosophical Views on Humans and Gods" — developed by J.M. van Ophuijsen and me in 2016, completely re-designed by me in 2018: Bachelor 2. Click here for the enthusiastic article of a journalist who visited a class.
- World Philosophies completely redesigned by me and provided with reader of primary texts (2010-2018)
- Introduction to Philosophy Bachelor 1.
Senior Philosophy Seminar III (2016) "Philosophy East and West: distinctions and non-duality" (developed by me) Bachelor 3
- Senior Seminar in Philosophy III (2014) “Footnotes to Plato: through 2400 years of philosophy" (with Jan van Ophuijsen) Bachelor 3
- Senior Seminar in Philosophy III (2013)"Philosophy East and West: the arbitrariness of divisions" (developed by me) Bachelor 3
- Senior Seminar in Philosophy III (2011): "Philosophy East and West: What is real? In what sense are we —or can we become— real?" (developed by me) Bachelor 3
- "Metaphysics & Epistemology: Plato to Peirce" Bachelor 2
- World Ethics, Bachelor 2
- Introduction to Academia, Bachelor 1
· Utrecht University, Philosophy (2005-2008)
- Plato’s Republic, Master
- Inleiding in de Filosofie: Historisch, Deel I (in Dutch), Bachelor 1
- Het Goede Leven: Antieke, Middeleeuwse en moderne deugdethiek (in Dutch), Bachelor 2, 3
- Geschiedenis van de Kentheorie 1 (in Dutch), Bachelor 2, 3
- Natuurfilosofie/ Philosophy of Nature (2005-2006), Master
- Geschiedenis van de Metafysica 1 (in Dutch), Bachelor 2, 3
· Leiden University, Classics (2000-2005)
- Overzicht Antieke Filosofie: van Thales tot Plato (in Dutch)
- Klassieke Mythen en Thema's, responsiecollege (in Dutch)
- Klassieke Mythen en Thema's, werkcollege (in Dutch)
- Theorie en methode van wetenschappelijke interpretatie, met andere docenten (in Dutch)
- Grieks III (Plato, Laches) (in Dutch)
Bachelor Thesis Supervision (UCU)
Master Thesis (UU)
2017 Anna Kotzeva, The Mystical Philosophies of Plotinus and Sankara from a Practical Perspective (Third reader)
2018-2019
Spring 2019 Visiting Professorship - the Graduate School of Arts and Letters Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
SENECA Grant to organize the event 'If I change, the whole world changes' at UCU
Candidacy for the Utrecht University Outstanding Teacher Award ( put forward by the University College Utrecht Academic Student Council)
2016-2017
April 2017. Chiara Robbiano has received a grant from the International Toshiba Foundation to fund the International philosophy meeting, Fall 2017 (Grant: TOSHIBA International Foundation) "Japanese and Cross-cultural philosophy Meeting: a dialogue about assumptions” (UCU, Utrecht, September 28-29, 2017). Click here for report and testimonials.
2016-2017
CONNECT grant. "Philosophy connections" Goal: to help us strengthen the network of the participants in the Philosophy Get-Togethers, both among ourselves and with the external world where philosophy plays a role.
2015-2016
PUUR grant. Goal: to set up two thesis groups: "Self, Freedom and Relations / Reality, Explanations and Interpretations" (with Jan van Ophuijsen)
CONNECT grant. “Taking the Philosophy Get-Togethers to the next level of connection.” Goal: invite renowned scholars who have focused their research on the topics we discuss in the meetings of the Philosophy Discussion Group (attended by UCU and UU students and alumni), in order to show new ways in which the dialogue with philosophical world-views can be practiced professionally. (with Jan van Ophuijsen)