Innovation Practice 2020

【Workshop Outline】
This workshop provides you practical opportunities to work with all levels of young researchers from diversified fields as well as representatives from the industry to tackle real challenges in the society through fieldwork and group discussions. You will be expected to present your final proposal/s to the proposing company to solve their problem.　
Lectures and group work will be conducted in ENGLISH and JAPANESE.　

【Schedule of Workshops】
The contents/program schedule of the workshops may be subject to change depending on the level/status of the participants. Please find more details here.

#1　October 7, 2020 Introduction (in-person)
#2　October 14, 2020 Team-building (online)
#3　October 21, 2020 Project work (in-person)
#4　October 28, 2020 Fieldwork (in-person)
#5　November 4, 2020 Project work (online)
#6　November 11, 2020 Project work (in-person)
#7　November 18, 2020 Finalize presentation (online)
#8　November 25, 2020 Final presentation (in-person)　>>Report

【Eligibility】
Graduate students and postdocs enrolled at the HIRAKU Partner/Member Universities*
*Hiroshima University, Yamaguchi University, Tokushima University, Ehime University, Gifu University, Kagawa University, Kochi University, Naruto University of Education, Okayama University, Shimane University, Tottori University, National Institute of Genetics, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima International University, Kochi University of Technology, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Ritsumeikan University

Note 1: This workshop will be held as a part of the Common Graduate Courses, “Innovation Practice.”
Note 2: If we receive an excessive number of registrations, we may select the participants by lottery.

【Facilitators】
MAKINO Emi, Associate Professor, Industry-Academia-Collaborative Center
AKASE Dai, Assistant Professor, Global Career Design Center
MISU Toshiyuki, Professor, Deputy Chief of Global Career Design Center

【Idea Providers (Proposing Companies)】
JTB Corp. Hiroshima Branch
BAKUTYU, INC.

【Registration】
・For those enrolled at Hiroshima University, please find the “Innovation Practice” in My Momiji to register.
・For those other than the above, please send an e-mail with title “Request for Registration to Innovation Practice 2020” and fill in the following in the contents: 1. University/School/Field, 2. School Year, 3. Name, 4. Phone #, to the HIRAKU Operating Council Office (hiraku@hiroshima-u.ac.jp).

【Inquiries】
Entrepreneurship Education Division, Dept. of Academia-Government-Industry Collaboration, Hiroshima University
e-mail: startup[at]hiroshima-u.ac.jp *Please replace [at] with @.