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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app President¡¯s Log

Ever since assuming the leadership of the University of Tokyo, I’ve wanted to share my thoughts and activities as president with members of the university, as well as the larger community outside our institution. With my research field being connected to the ocean, I’d always kept a log during my time conducting surveys and being out at sea. Now, having embarked on my journey as ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app’s skipper, I would like to share with all of you my record of this latest voyage, through the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app President’s Log.

Teruo Fujii, 31st President of the University of Tokyo
 

February 2025

´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-UT-04

Date & Time: February 20-21, 2025 
Location: Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus
Latitude/Longitude:  35°42'36.9"N / 139°45'37.3"E¡¡

We convened for the meeting of the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Global Navigation Board, an advisory council of international experts to the university president.
Eight board members from Japan and overseas, along with university executives and related faculty and staff, gathered for intensive discussions on this years theme, “Diversifying Our Community: Focusing on Our Students.”

We heard board members’ various opinions on the globalization of ´ºÓêÖ±²¥apps education and the promotion of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), and the meeting provided a great opportunity to learn from their advice.

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-E-02

Date & Time: February 17, 2025 
Location: Dai-ichi Hotel Tokyo
Latitude/Longitude:  35°40'07.7"N / 139°45'26.6"E¡¡

I joined other representatives at a press conference, marking the establishment of the Academic Alliance for Collaborative Capitalism (also described as SOLVE!, standing for Strategic Organization for Learning, Venturing and Empowerment).
“Collaborative capitalism” refers to a new economic and social model proposed by in April 2023, which aims to address social issues through collaboration between the business and social sectors.

The university alliance comprises 13 institutions, including the University of Tokyo, that shared this idea and came together to become its founding members.
The alliance’s objective is to provide opportunities for students and researchers of member universities to interact, learn, innovate and implement as new leaders collaborating to find solutions to social issues by transcending the boundaries of industry, academia, government and the private sector.

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-UT-03

Date & Time: February 3, 2025 
Location: Go Global Center, Hongo Campus
Latitude/Longitude:  35°42'49.3"N / 139°45'49.4"E¡¡

We invited OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app, and held a with students. In the question-and-answer-style session, the participants covered a variety of topics, ranging from the application of artificial intelligence in education to key tips on team building.

The AI startup’s boss also asked students what services they would like his company to build, and they responded with various kinds of feedback.

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January 2025

´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-UT-02

Date & Time: January 30, 2025 
Location: Yasuda Auditorium, Hongo Campus
Latitude/Longitude:  35°42'48.3"N / 139°45'44.2"E¡¡

We held the first meeting of the Management Policy Council. The council, established under the amended National University Corporation Act, entered into force in October 2024, functions as a body responsible for deliberating and deciding on management policy matters and supervising whether the university corporation's operations are appropriately conducted.

Following the meeting, we gave a tour of our campus to external members of the council, in order for them to deepen their understanding and appreciation of our university.

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-G-02

Date & Time: January 20-24, 2025 
Location: Davos, Switzerland
Latitude/Longitude:  46°48'04.0"N / 9°49'50.7"E¡¡Open in Google Maps

I participated in the annual meeting of the , in Davos, Switzerland, again this year. Nearly 3,000 leaders representing various fields, including the political, business, industrial, academic, nongovernmental and nonprofit sectors, gathered for the lively event and took part in panel discussions, roundtables and other activities.

©World Economic Forum / Gabriel Lado

I was a panelist in the official event session titled in which we covered balancing security concerns with the need for free and open research, through discussions on topics such as research ethics, intellectual property and international security.

©Jakob Nawk

Also, at , a platform in which has served as a partner since last year, I participated as a panelist in a discussion themed as well as a moderator for a session on

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-G-01

Date & Time: January 18-19, 2025 
Location: Main Building, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Latitude/Longitude:  47°22'35.0"N / 8°32'51.5"E¡¡

I attended the annual Presidents’ Meeting of the I, a network comprising 11 leading research-intensive universities in the world.
IARU was established in 2006 to promote inter-university partnerships in research and education among its members, including faculty and staff exchange, research cooperation and student exchange. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app is the sole alliance member from Japan.
This year’s meeting was hosted by ETH Zurich in Switzerland, in which the presidents exchanged their views on topics ranging from the role of artificial intelligence in research to the future of higher education.

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-E-01

Date & Time: January 8, 2025 
Location: Yasuda Auditorium, Hongo Campus
Latitude/Longitude:  35°42'48.3"N / 139°45'44.2"E¡¡

Chairman and CEO Masanori Katayama of Isuzu Motors Ltd. and I held a press conference on the establishment of the endowment-financed Transport Innovation Research Center at the Graduate School of Engineering, made possible through a generous donation from the automaker.

I am pleased to be able to launch this center, which aims to develop a long-term vision and find solutions to issues facing society, with the support and understanding of an enterprise at the forefront of industry.

I have high hopes that the center’s research activities will lead to innovations in transportation, logistics and related fields.

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-UT-01

Date & Time: January 7, 2025 
Location: Yasuda Auditorium, Hongo Campus
Latitude/Longitude:  35°42'48.3"N / 139°45'44.2"E¡¡

I delivered the president’s New Year’s Greeting at Yasuda Auditorium.
In the face of various challenges, I wish to continue leading ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app forward this year with members of our university, and create a better future through constructive dialogue and the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app way.

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´ºÓêÖ±²¥app PLog #2025-R-01

Date & Time: January 3, 2025 
Location: National Route 134, Kanagawa Prefecture
Latitude/Longitude:  35°18'54.3"N / 139°20'28.3"E¡¡Open in Google Maps

I went to cheer on the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app student runners participating in the 101st Hakone Ekiden (Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race), the intercollegiate, long-distance relay road race.

Selected as members of the Kanto Region University Student United Team, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app students Takuma Akiyoshi (Faculty of Engineering) and Hiroaki Furukawa (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) ran the race’s eighth and ninth stages, respectively. I laud the two runners for their feat, as well as the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app track and field sports club and all those involved for their support.

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