Seijo University has been selected for the FY2016 Research Branding Program for Private Universities. This program is organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT). It is intended to encourage university-wide efforts to promote original and bold research programs.

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The specific project for which the university was selected is titled “Project to Establish and Promote a World-Leading Glocal-Studies Center That Contributes Toward a Sustainable and Inclusive Society.” This project is categorized as a Type-B World-wide Development project (meaning that it focuses on developing and promoting a cutting-edge center of research that will contribute to economic, social, and scientific development nationally and internationally). The project is centered on the Center for Glocal Studies; the Institute of Folklore Studies and Institute for Economic Studies will also participate. The project will run for five years. Seijo University prevailed against tough competition in being selected for the project; only 40 out of 198 applicants were selected (a selection rate of 20 percent).

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As this project builds upon Seijo University’s trailblazing work in the field of glocal studies, it will outline a vision of an inclusive society, one that accommodates multicultural, multifaceted, and multilayered lives and values. It will also clarify the individual and social resilience that underpins such a society. The insights yielded by this project will be used to benefit the university’s flagship high-quality liberal-arts education. In this manner, the project will help establish and promote the university as a leading center for research and education on glocal studies, and as a place that fosters the resilience necessary to succeed in tomorrow’s society.

Visit the MEXT page to see the universities that were selected for the FY2016 Research Branding Program for Private Universities.