2023 Free Education for Undergraduate Studies
General Education for Graduate Studies
Future Vision University Courses

TSUKUBA Creative
Camp AdvancedOctober 4thStart！

For students who are interested infounding startups!
Mr. Akira MORIKAWA, President and CEO of C
Channel Corporation and entrepreneurs fromUniversity of Tsukuba are mainly going to be mentorsof your business plan brushing up. You can receive
the latest commercialization method including
Customer-Problem-Fit / Solution-Problem-Fit process
to validate your business plan. On the last day, abusiness plan pitch event will be held, inviting
investors and entrepreneurs. We will support therealization of student startups. International students
are also welcome.

■ Opening semester：Autumn AB■ Academic credit：1 credit■ Day ：Wednesday
There are occasional changes. For details,
please refer to the back side.

■ Place：face-to-facePlease confirm the communication fromthe professor.
About TSUKUBA Creative Camp■ Standard Course of Study：
・Undergraduate students 1st~4th year
・Graduate students 1st~5th year

■ Course Number：・ Undergraduate 8321202
・ Graduate 0A00408■ Teaching STAFF：
・Makoto KAMIYA, Associate Professor
・Hiroya IGARASHI, Specially Appointed
Professor
・Akira MORIKAWA, Visiting Professor

Class Schedule
NumberSchedule

Schedule

Teacher

1Wednesday,October4
4th Period

Guidance
Presentation of business ideas

Makoto KAMIYA

23Wednesday,October11
4,5th Period

Team Building, Idea brushing up
Mentor Matching

Makoto KAMIYA
Akira MORIKAWA

45Wednesday,October25
4,5th Period

Customer Issues Clarification
Workshops
Peer Mentoring

Makoto KAMIYA

678Wednesday, December6 Clarify The Value Provided
Business Plan Pre-Reporting Meeting
4,5,6th Period

9103B bldg. 405

ILC bldg. 101-103

ILC bldg. 101-103

Wednesday,
December20
4,5th Period

Makoto KAMIYA

Makoto KAMIYA
Hiroya IGARASHI
Akira MORIKAWA

Business plan pitch event

Union of Library andInformation-media Studios

Lecture Flow
Review meeting
Late September

Peer Mentoring

ILC bldg. 101-103

Mentoring is available from mentors during lectures and through online tools.

Presentation
guidance

LectureOctober4

Mentoring

LectureOctober
11

Mentoring

LectureOctober25

Mentoring

LectureDecember
6

Mentoring

Finalpresentation
December
20

Submit your business idea in advance. A review meeting will be held to confirm thatthe business model is at a certain level. We will make an announcement on "manaba"etc. about how to submit your idea.

Faculty Profiles
Makoto KAMIYA

He graduated from the University of Arizona of Mastercourse of Aerospace engineering in 2012 and Executive
management program from the University of Tokyo in
2016. He joined Softbank academia, successor
community of Son Masayoshi, CEO of Softbank group in2020.
He was engaged in product design at heavy industries
company and in producing new businesses at consulting
firm. He joined the University of Tsukuba as Universityindustry collaboration producer in 2021 and associate
professor in 2023.

Contact ▶

Akira MORIKAWA

He graduated from University of Tsukuba in 1989 andjoined Nippon Television Network Corporation.
In 1999, He completed a Master's degree in international
political economy at Aoyama Gakuin University, where helearned an MBA.
In 2003, He joined Hangame Japan (now LINECorporation), where he became President in 2007. In
April of the same year, he was appointed President of C
Channel Corporation.
He has been involved in this course since the launch ofTsukuba Creative Camp.

Headquarters for International Industry-University Collaboration University of TsukubaE-mail：ikusei-sanren@un.tsukuba.ac.jp