The Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute Kick-off Symposium was held in a hybrid in-person and online format in Nihonbashi, Tokyo on Saturday, September 30, 2023.
This symposium, held to commemorate the establishment of CUC Research Institute, featured two guest speakers on the theme of "Towards an Integrated Future for Social Sciences." In the first part, the director of the center explained the center's purpose and gave a keynote speech about the newly established research institute, and in the second part, the guests exchanged opinions through a panel discussion.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who participated, including those affiliated with universities, government officials, and people from the private sector. We look forward to your continued support for the activities of CUC Research Institute.
Please see below for details of the lecture on the day.

Yukihiko Harashina President Greetings / Takao Terano CUC Research Institute Director Prospectus

Keynote speech by Hidemitsu Sasatani, Director Research Center for Sustainability

Keynote speech Ryukichi Endo Research Center Zhao Jun

Panel discussion
Facilitator
Takako Hashimoto (Vice Director CUC Research Institute)
Panelists
Kaoru Endo (Professor Emeritus, Gakushuin University)
Ms. Naoko Hamashima (Manager the Biodiversity Mainstreaming Office, Natural Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment)
Wataru Kobayashi (Director of Research Center for Economics)
Motohiko Nakamura (Director of Research Center for Accounting)
Hidemitsu Sasatani (Director of Research Center for Sustainability)
Zhao Jun (Director of Ryukichi Endo Research Center)

Panel discussion Q&A

Scenes from the symposium

Director CUC Research Institute Takao Terano, giving a speech


Panel discussion (Right: Dr. Kaoru Endo, Professor Emeritus of Gakushuin University, Left: Ms. Naoko Hamashima, Manager the Biodiversity Mainstreaming Office, Natural Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment)