グローバルリーダー講義

The Global Leader Lecture and Workshop for GEfIL dai 8 kisei was conducted as an intensive program over four days training camp-style lecture was held at the University of Tokyo Yamanaka-Ryo Naito Seminar House by Lake Yamanaka with about 50 students in attendance.

This year's theme was

“Fragmentation or Integration? Potential of normative, institutional, business, and technological approaches to overcome".

The keynote speaker was Professor Yuya Kajikawa of Institute for Future Initiatives（IFI）at the University of Tokyo, and two Tokyo College Postdoctoral Fellows, Dr. LI Chunyan and Dr. Laur KIIK, were invited to speak at the training session.

From Professor Kajikawa,

• As social forms of sharing move from deconstruction to reconstruction, it is not clear what is considered the "global commons". Private and public properties are in flux, and for a sustainable society and better future, including climate, oceans, forests, soil, water, resources, gene sequences, biodiversity, etc., we need to work toward the future and reorient academia, and establish global communication and governance based on scientific discussion. To do so, we need to develop expertise and insight.
• For the students, I would like to identify problems, discuss root causes together, and synthesize those lessons based on relevant theories and past papers, then come up with ideas for solutions and discuss them from the perspective of considering the Earth system as a "global commons" as a common property of humankind.

Dr. LI Chunyan also gave a presentation on

"DESIGN BETTER PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS:ENGAGING AND CO-CREATING

WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS"

And Dr. Laur KIIK presented on

"Nature, Nationalism, and the Commons Amid War: Kachin, Burma, China"

Their speeches were based on their respective researches and in line with the theme of this year's lecture and workshop.

After the lectures, the students were divided into 10 groups to discuss social issues based on their interests and concerns, with advice from the lecturers, GLP mentors, and teaching assistants. And for the next two days, they discussed the solutions to these issues. On the final day, each group gave a 10-minute presentation, which was followed by a question-and-answer session and comments, allowing everyone to deepen their understanding on their issues.

For the students, this 4-day intensive program was a valuable opportunity to get to know each other better through the lectures, discussions, and presentation preparation that took place throughout the day and night, as well as through the sharing of meals and lodging.

For the students who aspire to become global leaders in the future, the long discussions and collaborative work with like-minded peers provided an opportunity to think about teamwork and put it into practice.

Thanks to all the students for their hard work and dedication, including in the preparatory stages!