On December 11, Okayama University held the Integrated Report Forum
2021 at the 50th Anniversary Hall to mark the release of the
university’s third integrated report. Although attendance at the venue
was restricted to Okayama University students and personnel in response
to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the forum was broadcast live
online, allowing a total of 180 people to participate in the event,
including Okayama University alumni, officials from other universities,
and entrepreneurs, high school students and residents from the local
community.
The event opened with a greeting by Assistant Director-General for
International Affairs HORIO Taka from Office of the Director-General for
International Affairs at MEXT, who explained that in our current
society, where unpredictable situations such as the coronavirus and
natural disasters occur, “it is important to acquire knowledge and
skills that can help us prepare for whatever may happen in the future,
and universities are among the few places that allow people to do that.”
Afterwards, Okayama University President MAKINO Hirofumi elaborated on
the university’s action plan in response to the pandemic and also
introduced the plans and goals set as part of Okayama University Vision
3.0 (name of the fourth mid-term target period starting in FY2022) and
Okayama University Long-Term Vision 2050.
Then, Okayama University Alumni Association President KONAGA Keiichi
encouraged students and Okayama University personnel and outlined his
expectations for the establishment of university-backed start-up
businesses, followed by a financial report by Senior Vice President for
Social Cooperation KAGA Masaru.
The event also featured a panel discussion based on the forum theme.
This time, the panel was composed of youngsters with a connection to
Okayama University, representing the next generation responsible for
shaping the future. The panel discussion was moderated by Senior Vice
President for Global Engagement Strategy YOKOI Atsufumi, and panelists
included TERASHIMA Miyu (second year, Faculty of Medicine), DEGUCHI Anna
(third year, Faculty of Letters), CEO of ABABA Co., Ltd. and Okayama
University graduate student KUBO Shunki, and Okayama University research
student David Anderson (Mr. Anderson was also a participant in the
first US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship program at
Okayama University). During the discussion, Ms. Deguchi noted that, in
order to “create and nurture a bright future”, she felt that it was
important “not to use the pandemic as an excuse for inaction, but rather
to realistically consider what can be done and make an effort to do
it.” After a lively exchange of opinions by the respective panelists,
Assistant Director-General for International Affairs Horio also weighed
in with her opinion.
Executive Director for Planning and General Affairs and Director of the
IR/IE Office TAKAHASHI Kayo concluded the event by saying, “We will
carefully consider each of the opinions expressed today and determine
how to incorporate them into our plans for the upcoming year.”
○A video of the 2021 forum will be uploaded to our archive soon
○Click here to read the Okayama University Integrated Report
○Okayama University Integrated Report 2021 Web Survey
We hope to promote greater interest in Okayama University among readers
through this annual report. In order to help us make improvements in
future editions, we would like to invite you to share any comments and
suggestions you may have.
＜Related Resources＞
○Click here to see the Okayama University Integrated Report Forum program guide for 2021
https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/eng/news/index_id10782.html
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