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Developing Global Leadership in University Students: Through Facilitation of International Collaborative Learning in the JEARN Youth Project

Researcher: Eriko Katsumata

There is a growing interest in developing global leadership among university students in order to develop human resources who can play an active role in the international community. This study aims to clarify how to deepen learning and improve abilities through practice in developing facilitation skills and global leadership among university students.
The subjects of the research were university students who participated in the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), which promotes online international collaborative learning based on projects that connect elementary school to high school students overseas to the SDGs. The students served as facilitators for a project themed on waste issues, and worked with children from around the world to come up with solutions to the problem of plastic waste, which has become a serious global issue.

Empirical research on the development of Japanese language educational resources for JSL children that contribute to a multicultural society

Researcher: Yusuke Tanaka

Currently, the number of foreign children with overseas roots and returnee children with overseas experience is increasing, leading to the internationalization and diversification of school education. In this research, in order to realize inclusive education where everyone can learn together, we will work on selecting essential learning terms for children to use in school and developing application-type Japanese language teaching materials for learning them. Our goal is to correct the problem of educational disparities caused by children's lack of Japanese language proficiency, and to realize the ideals of the SDG "Quality Education for All" and its sub-goals "Ensure that everyone receives equitable and free quality education and graduates from primary and secondary school," "Ensure that all children can read, write, and do basic arithmetic," and "Ensure that no one is left behind in their learning environment," from the perspective of Japanese language education research at Aoyama Gakuin University.

Changes in Japanese-style HR through sustainability management

Researcher: Toshiko Suda

Japan is facing many problems, including a declining birthrate and an aging population, as well as stagnant wages, and is in a situation that is the exact opposite of sustainable growth. The main cause of these problems is said to be the Japanese-style personnel system, which is centered on long-term employment and seniority-based promotion. In order to solve Japan's current problems and achieve sustainable growth, it is essential to achieve diversity and inclusion in various aspects, including gender, and to change from long-term employment to a society and labor market that allows labor mobility. The Japanese government has also set policies such as "reskilling and a shift from seniority-based skill-based pay to job-based pay." So what exactly should change in Japanese-style personnel management, and how? This research explores the specific direction of change in Japanese-style personnel management, which is a prerequisite for realizing sustainability management.

Environmentally friendly synthesis of useful organic compounds

Researcher: Ryo Takeuchi

In this research, we aim to synthesize useful organic compounds with more complex structures and various functions from easily available general-purpose chemical raw materials using environmentally friendly molecular transformations that do not place a burden on the environment. Specifically, we focus on 1) environmentally friendly carbon chain elongation reactions from unsaturated hydrocarbons, which are general-purpose chemical raw materials, and 2) environmentally friendly synthesis of optically active heterocyclic compounds, which are raw materials for optically active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Sustainable synthetic reactions using common metals as catalysts

Researcher: Takuhiro Sawano

Metal catalysts are used in various situations, such as synthesizing chemical products, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, and purifying automobile exhaust gases, by helping with material conversion. As metal catalysts are indispensable to modern life, there is a current demand for the development of a system that can supply them in a sustainable manner. Therefore, by developing a catalyst that combines "iron," which is abundant and inexpensive on Earth, with Metal-Organic Frameworks, we will realize a highly active and reusable catalyst. In addition, by using the catalyst we created, we will realize reactions that are useful for pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis and the chemical industry, such as hydrogenation reactions, boronization reactions, and coupling reactions. In addition, we will work on developing a flow synthesis method using the catalyst we created, and develop a more practical catalyst system.

A study on the effect of university physical education classes on physical activity levels for health promotion

Researcher: Tatsuya Tamura

Physical activity is recommended for health promotion. For example, exercise time can be met through one university physical education class per week. However, there are few studies that accurately grasp the amount of exercise and intensity in university physical education classes and examine the relationship with event, gender, sports experience, etc. In this study, we use activity monitors and heart rate sensors to estimate the amount of exercise and intensity of participants in university physical education classes, and also focus on and examine changing the rules of the game (changing the size of the court, number of participants, etc.) as a way to increase exercise intensity. This will make it possible to effectively promote health starting from university age.

SDGs Food Loss Regeneration Project through Industry-Academia-Government-Private Collaboration and Student-Participation Joint Research

Researcher: Kinya Tamaki

This research aims to promote the following activities in order to reduce and utilize food loss, such as post-harvest losses, which correspond to the upstream supply chain (SC) of food services, and food loss at the retail and consumer levels, which correspond to the downstream SC.
① Investigation into the causes of food loss in upstream and downstream shopping centers and the obstacles preventing their resolution.
② Developing new strategies and tactics for reducing and reusing food waste from an SDG perspective.
③ Building a CSV (Creating Shared Value: a balance of economic and social value) business model to ensure the sustainability of that strategy and tactics.
④ To address these social issues, we will develop organizational structures for industry-academia-government-citizen collaboration and student-participatory joint research.
⑤ Empirical research at Aoyama Gakuin University: Event planning and implementation, public relations activities, research and development and implementation of SDGs food education programs.
⑥ Demonstration experiment for commercialization and social implementation at Aoyama Gakuin University
⑦ Raising awareness about the "SDGs Food Loss Regeneration Project".