On August 19, the Kanazawa University J‑PEAKS (*) Symposium was held at the Ishikawa Prefectural Library.
Part I, titled “Future Society Seen Through the ‘Showcase’”, featured a participatory event where visitors could experience and envision a future in which Kanazawa University’s advanced research is implemented in society. Professor Mitsuhiko Hata, Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University; Professor Takuya Tsujiguchi, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University; Associate Professor Shoya Matsuda, Faculty of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University; Professor Mitsugu Yoneda, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University; and Associate Professor Mitsuhiro Kometani, Center for Resident and Specialist Training, University Hospital, Kanazawa University, each presented interactive showcases demonstrating the situations and environments that could be realized in the future when their research and technologies are implemented in society. Visitors who viewed the exhibits were inspired by the future shaped by cutting‑edge research. The event provided a valuable opportunity for the University and visitors to deepen their engagement.
Part II, the symposium titled “The Unknown Universe – Challenging 13.8 Billion Years of History”, featured lectures by Professor Daisuke Yonetoku, Faculty of Mathematics and Physicss, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University; Associate Professor Kimihiko Nakajima, Faculty of Global Standard Education, Institute of Liberal Arts and Science, Kanazawa University; Professor Aya Ishihara, Chiba University; and Professor Keitaro Takahashi, Kumamoto University. Approximately 160 participants attended onsite and online. During the panel discussion, a Q&A session was held, and many questions were raised regarding mysteries of the universe and the speakers’ motivations for pursuing research.
Kanazawa University will continue, under the Kanazawa University Future Vision “Kokorozashi,” to further strengthen support for research enhancement and social implementation through J‑PEAKS. The University aims to become a “global hub that continuously generates discontinuous innovation” in ten years, and will advance University‑wide actions toward “advancing fundamental and interdisciplinary research” and “accelerating social implementation.”
* About J‑PEAKS J‑PEAKS is the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s program “Initiative for Strengthening Core and Distinctive Research Universities in the Regions.”
For details, please refer to the following links:
– Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Initiative for Strengthening Core and Distinctive Research Universities (J‑PEAKS)
– Kanazawa University’s webpage for the J‑PEAKS initiative
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