Okayama University students TSUYAMA Khaya (4th year, Discovery
Program for Global Learners) and DEGUCHI Anna (3rd year, Faculty of
Letters) participated online in the One Young World (OYW) Summit 2021
Munich from July 22-25 as members of the Japanese delegation.
Okayama University has served as an official partner of OYW since OYW
2015 held in Bangkok, Thailand, and has dispatched two students and
YOKOI Atsufumi, Okayama University Senior Vice President for Global
Engagement Strategy, UNESCO Chair holder, OYW Japan Committee Director,
as an observer each year.
This year, it was newly decided that the Consortium of Six National
Universities in Japan (SixERS) would participate in the OYW, and as
representatives of the consortium, Kanazawa University and Nagasaki
University, together with Okayama University participated in the OYW.
(SixERS comprised of Chiba University, Niigata University, Kanazawa
University, Okayama University, Nagasaki University and Kumamoto
University)
A total of 1, 800 peopleーincluding OYW ambassadors and the world’s
leading entrepreneurs, politicians, and celebritiesーfrom over 190
countries participated in the summit, which was held in a hybrid format
as a result of the ongoing pandemic.
Under the framework of the United Nations SDGs, the summit’s sessions
and workshops focused on current world issues such as freedom and civil
rights, climate change, conflict resolution, education, international
business, and lessons and opportunities presented by the COVID-19
pandemic.
At the opening ceremony, held at Olympiapark in Munich, German
Chancellor Angela MERKEL and International Olympic Committee (IOC)
President Thomas BACH gave the opening speeches, followed by speeches by
prominent world leaders and country representatives such as Professor
Muhammad YUNUS, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank;
Mary ROBINSON, former president of Ireland; and Dame Vivian HUNT,
managing partner for McKinsey & Company.
Mr. TSUYAMA and Ms. DEGUCHI participated in various sessions, workshops,
and networking events during the 4-day summit, engaging in lively
discussions tackling different social issues and their possible
solutionsーincluding goals for sustainable development in the “new
normal” emerging in the with-corona and post-corona world, and next
generation leadership goals and practices.
BMW Welt hosted the closing ceremony, where Munich Mayor Katrin
HABENSCHADEN handed over the baton to OYW Japan Committee Representative
Director OKUBO Kimihito. The venue also broadcast video messages from
Tokyo Mayor KOIKE Yuriko and actress, model, singer, and OYW Japan
Special Ambassador SUMIRE.
Next year, the summit is scheduled to be held in Tokyo in late May.
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