10. Project Progress Report (AY 2022)

Keio University■ Project-Wide Performance Indicators and Target Goals
International Initiatives○ Online Short-Term Study Abroad Programs

From August 17 to August 18, a total of 60 Keio students participated in a summer program heldby the College of William and Mary in the United States.
From February 15 to February 23, 2023, Keio University held its Short-Term Japanese Studies
Program (KJSP). A total of 20 students from Keio University and its partner institutions participated.
From February 28 to March 1, 2023, 50 Keio students attended workshops as part of a springprogram offered by the University of Sydney.
Keio University took part in the APRU Virtual Student Exchange (VSE) Program, a student exchange
program held online between affiliated institutions of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities(APRU). Students accepted into the VSE program can apply credits earned as part of the course at
Keio University. The number of students accepted has increased from 19 in AY 2021 to 30.

https://vse.apru.org/○ Opening of International Student Dormitory

In February 2023, construction of Keio University’s only on-campus international
student dormitory, H (Eta) Village, at Shonan Fujisawa Campus was completed.
Based on the concept of “living while learning, and learning while living,” thismixed dormitory can house 300 Japanese and international students.

Governance Reforms

https://h-village.sfc.keio.ac.jp/en/○ Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL)As part of the APWiL Mentoring Program, Keio University jointly organized an online workshop
on intersectionality with the University of Melbourne on International Women’s Day, March 8,2023. https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2023/Apr/13/48-137333/
In addition, a pilot version of this type of mentoring program was implemented in AY 2022 as
Keio University’s own original initiative. A total of 38 female faculty members participated.

○ Strategic Partnerships Project: “Sharing Good Practices”

Keio University continued its participation in the “Strategic Partnerships Project”(organized by the University of Tokyo) as a part of the “Japan Forum forInternationalization of Universities,” sharing good practices, and discussing various issues
and challenges.
At the 5th Strategic Partnerships Conference for Member Universities (May 24, 2022),“Building Strategic Partnerships: Another Approach,” and at the 2nd Public Symposium“How to deepen the partnership in various aspects” (March 3, 2023), Keio University
reported on its efforts and initiatives in the U7+ Alliance and APRU, titled “The Current
State of Keio University‘s Strategic Partnerships.” https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400184826.pdf○ Global Advisory Council (GAC)

The presidents of the following three GAC member universities shared their thoughts
and opinions with Keio University’s president.
July 2022, January 2023 President Tan Eng Chye, National University of Singapore
October 2022

President Seoung Hwan Suh, Yonsei University

March 2023

President Brian Schmidt, The Australian National University

Academic Reforms○ “FutureLearn” online educational platform

In AY 2022, 2 new courses were added, making a total of 12 offered through this platform.

○ The Center for Global Interdisciplinary Courses (GIC)

GIC is a program that offers a variety of courses taught in English and other languages on topics ranging from science, theenvironment, music, Bushido, poverty, and business. Students can enroll in these courses regardless of faculty affiliation.
Students who have earned a total of 40 credits or more in courses by the time of graduation receive a certificate of completion
for their work. There were 55 students certified through GIC, exceeding last year's total and bringing the cumulative number asof AY 2022 to 237.

■ University-Specific Performance Indicators and Target Goals○ Ranked in World’s Top 100 Universities for Six Categories of the SDGs in 2022 THE Impact Rankings

This ranking, which began in 2019, evaluates the impact universities have on society by measuring their degree of achievement in
the sustainable development goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations. Out of 1,406 institutions in 106 countries and regions
around the world, Keio University’s overall ranking was 101-200th in the world and 16th in Goal 16: Peace and Justice for All.
The SDGs are also closely related to Keio University’s project vision, “Enhancing the sustainability of global society
through jitsugaku (science).” Keio University has participated in the United Nations University SDG-Universities
Platform since AY 2020. Furthermore, Keio University has explicitly stated its commitment to the SDGs since AY
2021 in its mid-term plan. In AY 2022, the SDGs website was expanded in order to raise awareness about its
activities both inside and outside Japan. https://www.global-sdgs.keio.ac.jp/en/sdgs/○ Cross-Appointment System for Guest Professors (Global)

After the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resumption of international travel to Japan, Keio University has resumed its appointment ofguest professors. A total of 142 guest professors were brought in, far exceeding the 51 appointments which were actualized in AY
2021. Approximately 140 students received instruction from these guest professors, nearly matching them in number. A total of
653 appointments have been made since the program’s inception in 2014.

■ Expanding Global Visibility○ Advocacy as a Research UniversityOn March 16 and 17, 2023, Keio University hosted the 5th U7+ Alliance Presidential Summit, withover 75 presidents, vice-presidents and others participating from 28 universities in 16 countries,including online participants. Through the summit’s Tokyo Statement, Keio University, together withmore than 40 member universities worldwide, called on G7 leaders to prioritize investment ineducation in order to guarantee peace and security. https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2023/Mar/27/48-136724/
On May 20, 2022, Keio University served as the international lead representative of the RU11, aresearch university consortium, at the Global Council of Research-Intensive Universities Network
during the LERU General Meeting organized by Leiden University. RU11, together with research
universities from the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, etc.,
signed the Leiden Principles, which reaffirms and guarantees the value of research universities.
https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2022/Jun/8/48-124625/

The Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) organized numerous events and seminars
under the three initiatives of “Longevity,” “Security,” and “Creativity.”○ Study in Japan Fair “Experience Japan Exhibition 2022 Online”

On November 19, 2022, Keio University hosted the annual study abroad fair, “Experience Japan
Exhibition 2022 Online (EJE).” 32 universities and other organizations from across Japan presented at
the exhibition, promoting study abroad programs, conducting seminars on scholarships offered byvarious countries, providing testimonials from their students, and other activities. There was a totalof 1,010 participants, mainly from Asia and Europe. https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/news/2022/Dec/1/48-133745/○ International PR-“The Penmark,” a monthly online newsletter (6,149 registered readers as of April 2023)-Facebook (approx. 26,000 followers as of April 2023)-Instagram (approx. 20,000 followers as of April 2023)■ Other Activities○ Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA)In February 2023, Keio University was selected by the Indonesian government as the host university for the IndonesianInternational Student Mobility Awards (IISMA).
IISMA is a government scholarship for Indonesian students to study at hostuniversities around the world. Universities are selected through an open
application and subsequent screening process. As of AY 2022, there are 110 hostuniversities in 26 countries worldwide. More than 1,500 Indonesian scholarshipstudents were selected through this initiative. https://iisma.mbkm.dev/In April 2022, Keio University learned about IISMA from the Embassy of Indonesia,
later participating in an IISMA information session in September. During theExperience Japan Exhibition (EJE) in November, Keio held an IISMA information
session for Indonesian students hoping to study in Japan.
Out of all the IISMA host universities for 2023, Keio University had the greatest
number of Indonesian students with 838 listing it as their first or second choice.

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