The 6th Advisory Board Meeting of the UTokyo Future Society Initiative (FSI) held
The UTokyo Future Society Initiative (reorganized as the UTokyo Compass Initiative in AY 2024) has established an Advisory Board consisting of intellectuals from outside the University to seek high-level opinions from a wide range of perspectives, including social and economic conditions in Japan and abroad, trends in academic research, and social and public awareness of issues, transcending fields and sectors, and apply them to the management of the University.
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, the AY2023 Advisory Board Meeting was held in a hybrid format with online streaming, using the Seminar Room on the third floor of the Ito International Research Center as the main venue. Twenty-one members (10 men and 11 women) from various fields and backgrounds, including businesspeople, social entrepreneurs, executives of international organizations, and experts in SDGs, D&I, design, and sports, attended the meeting, as well as President Fujii and other members of the executive board and department heads of the University.
At the beginning of the session, President Fujii gave a keynote report on the establishment of a New University Model and the “College of Design” concept, one of the main measures of the new model. This was followed by a report by Executive Vice President Naoko Ishii, Director of the Center for Global Commons (CGC), on the CGC's activity plan for the second phase, taking into account the international situation, including the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) held from November to December 2023. Thereafter, an exchange of views took place.
Followed by, Professor Yasuaki Kakehi of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies gave an explanation of the “iii Exhibition.” Next, a campus tour named as “Hongo Gymnastics” was conducted by a total of 11 students (5 men and 6 women), including 5 students who had experienced the planning and implementation of the “iii Exhibition” and the exhibition of artworks, as well as collaborators and photographers on the day of the meeting. As a way of “dialogue,” the Advisory Board members and the students exchanged opinions about proposals for the University with a view to the “College of Design” concept while walking around the campus. The digest video of the tour edited by the students is available on the university's official YouTube page.
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, the AY2023 Advisory Board Meeting was held in a hybrid format with online streaming, using the Seminar Room on the third floor of the Ito International Research Center as the main venue. Twenty-one members (10 men and 11 women) from various fields and backgrounds, including businesspeople, social entrepreneurs, executives of international organizations, and experts in SDGs, D&I, design, and sports, attended the meeting, as well as President Fujii and other members of the executive board and department heads of the University.
At the beginning of the session, President Fujii gave a keynote report on the establishment of a New University Model and the “College of Design” concept, one of the main measures of the new model. This was followed by a report by Executive Vice President Naoko Ishii, Director of the Center for Global Commons (CGC), on the CGC's activity plan for the second phase, taking into account the international situation, including the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) held from November to December 2023. Thereafter, an exchange of views took place.
Followed by, Professor Yasuaki Kakehi of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies gave an explanation of the “iii Exhibition.” Next, a campus tour named as “Hongo Gymnastics” was conducted by a total of 11 students (5 men and 6 women), including 5 students who had experienced the planning and implementation of the “iii Exhibition” and the exhibition of artworks, as well as collaborators and photographers on the day of the meeting. As a way of “dialogue,” the Advisory Board members and the students exchanged opinions about proposals for the University with a view to the “College of Design” concept while walking around the campus. The digest video of the tour edited by the students is available on the university's official YouTube page.
Afterwards, discussions were held in the classrooms, with students participating in the circle, on the main theme of “design.”
As a summary of the conference, the following points were obtained.
As a summary of the conference, the following points were obtained.
- Establishment of a new model for university finance, and communication of value that cannot be measured by GDP
- Creation of a society in which individuals design their own careers, and a new admission that includes inclusive study support
- Increasing the degree of freedom regarding how to communicate the results of university activities
- Establishment of an environment that supports expressive activities such as production and exhibition of artworks and installation and appreciation of artistic works on university campuses
- Providing opportunities for students to develop perspectives that contribute to global consensus building
- Reflecting student opinions in university policies
