Ever since assuming the leadership of the University of Tokyo, I’ve wanted to share my thoughts and activities as president with members of the university, as well as the larger community outside our institution. With my research field being connected to the ocean, I’d always kept a log during my time conducting surveys and being out at sea. Now, having embarked on my journey as UTokyo’s skipper, I would like to share with all of you my record of this latest voyage, through the UTokyo President’s Log.
Teruo Fujii, 31st President of the University of Tokyo
May 2025
UTokyo PLog #2025-E-08
Date & Time: May 13, 2025
Location: The Okura TOKYO
Latitude/Longitude: 35°40'01.8"N / 139°44'37.9"E Open in Google Maps
I attended the SEB Nordic CEO Conference hosted by Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) and held in Tokyo this year.
In our dialogue session aimed at participants from four Nordic countries — Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark — President Karin Markides of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and I spoke about the importance of interdisciplinary research and education.
UTokyo PLog #2025-E-07
Date & Time: May 8, 2025
Location: Tokyo Big Sight East Hall 4
Latitude/Longitude: 35°37'55.6"N / 139°47'48.0"E Open in Google Maps
I attended SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025, an event promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government “under the concept of creating a sustainable city with high technology,” where I participated in a dialogue session with Tokyo University of the Arts President Katsuhiko Hibino, titled “Tokyo’s University Presidents Discuss Academia as an Important Breeding Ground for Tomorrow’s Changemakers.”
Toward the end of the session, we held a signing ceremony for the comprehensive cooperation agreement concluded between our universities, where we reaffirmed our commitment to join hands in nurturing talent and contributing to the local community.
