Vol.26 January
Vol.18 2023
Jan 2019
CONTENTSNews ...................................................... 1-6
Overseas Offices ..................................... 7
Greetings .................................................. 8NewsDoshisha University joins the “30% Club Japan University Working Group” andgains membership in the “30% Club Japan”
In September 2022, Doshisha University joined the 30% Club Japan University Working Group and becamea member of the 30% Club Japan.
The 30% Club, established in the United Kingdom in 2010, is a global campaign aimed at increasing thepercentage of women in key decision-making bodies in companies, including boards of directors. In Japan,
the initiative was officially launched in 2019 by the 30% Club Japan, with the goal of increasing thepercentage of female directors in TOPIX 100 companies to 30% by 2030.
Three working groups have been created in the 30% Club Japan, each forming a subgroup and developingactivities. One of them is the University Working Group. The University Working Group promotes
educational and awareness-raising activities to contribute to the realization of gender diversity in a wide
range of fields, including education, research, and social contribution.
In 2008, Doshisha University established the Office of Promotion of Gender Equality. In 2021, the functionsof the Office were taken over by the newly established Diversity Promotion Committee, which reviews
measures related not only to gender equality issues but also toDiversity Promotion in general. Taking the affiliation with the 30%
Club Japan University Working Group as a new opportunity, we will
work together with the universities in the Working Group and thecompanies participating in the 30% Club Japan to address Diversity
Promotion based on the principle of “Each and every person isprecious,” and we will widely share the philosophy with society.

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11NewsNIIZEKI Mikiyo Seminar in the Faculty of Economics wins Japan’s No. 1 in theBloomberg ESG Investment Contest 2022!
Two teams from the NIIZEKI Seminar, Faculty of Economics, won first prize and a prize in the Bloomberg
ESG Investment Contest 2022 sponsored by Bloomberg.
The contest has been held since 2017 to provide students with a wide range of learning and real-world
experiences at the forefront of economics and finance.
This year’s contest attracted the largest number of entries ever: 342 students on 61 teams from 23
universities from across Japan. Over the course of three months, the teams made full use of the Bloomberg
Terminal to simulate ESG investments using 10 billion yen in virtual funds.
After stringent screening, two teams from the NIIZEKI Seminar, “Gabenomikusu” and “Croissant,”
successfully advanced to the finalist presentation session (held on October 4), where the top four teams
participated. “Gabenomikusu” advanced to the final competition (held on October 25), where the top twoteams competed, and was selected as the winner by a vote of approximately 200 people, including the judging
panel and securities analysts.
1st Prize Winner
Team name: Gabenomikusu
Theme: Dilemma Busters
Members: SOGABE Yuka, SASAKI Daiki, SCANLAN
Selinahana, NOGAMI Ryunosuke, MORIMOTO Yuta,
OKINAGA Koki

Prize Winner
Team name: Croissant
Theme: Food Technology Health
Members: OKUNO Yujin, SHIMOMURA Kyoka,
SONODA Kyohei, TAKIGUCHI Hana, NAGAISHI
Moe, HARA Misaki

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H.E. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany,
visits Doshisha University
On Thursday, November 3, 2022, H.E. Dr. Frank-WalterSteinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, visited
Doshisha University during his stay in Japan and participated in apanel discussion on climate change titled “25 years after the Kyoto
Protocol―Progress and Challenges” held at the Learning Commons on
the second floor of the Ryoshinkan Building on the Imadegawa
Campus.
The event started with a welcome speech by President UEKI
Tomoko of the University, followed by a keynote speech by President
Steinmeier. He stated emphatically: “Only if a concerted effort by all
countries – harnessing research and the innovative ideas of oursmartest minds – succeeds in slowing global climate change can wesustain the world in which we all live. The spirit of Kyoto must liveon – we must not fall behind on implementation, despite the manycrises. Rather, we must go even further.” After the speech, adiscussion between Japanese and German experts on climate change
impacts and countermeasures, moderated by Professor GOTO Takuya(Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University), and a
Q&A session between those experts and students from Doshisha
University and Tübingen University Center for Japanese Studies*were conducted. The discussion allowed participants to review theprogress made since the Kyoto Protocol and hear the opinions of theexperts on what we should do. Furthermore, the experts presented
their ideas on climate change prevention measures in response toactive questioning by the students. The President listened attentively
to the heated discussions and the Q&A session until the very end.
Finally, Professor GOTO concluded the panel discussion with thefollowing summary: “We must take steps forward together, faster andwider, to achieve our climate goals.”Through this event, participants were able to think about climatechange from various perspectives and discuss it with experts. It was avery meaningful event providing an opportunity for students majoringin various fields, such as the environment, economics, and Japanese studies, to gain new insights and interact
with each other.

*In 1993, Tübingen University (Germany) established the Tübingen University Center for Japanese Studies
on the Imadegawa Campus, which serves as the university’s base for Japanese studies. Doshisha University
also opened its first overseas campus, the Doshisha EU Campus at Tübingen University, in 2017.

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Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of the Kingdom of Belgium Pays a Call onDoshisha University
On Friday, December 9, 2022, Her Royal Highness Princess
Astrid of the Kingdom of Belgium visited the Imadegawa
Campus of Doshisha University as part of her visit to Japan. On
this visit to Japan, HRH Princess Astrid led a Belgian economic
mission that comprised 575 members, one of the largest Belgian
missions to Japan in the history of the relationship between thetwo countries. At Doshisha University, a seminar titled“Business and Human Rights- Expectations regarding genderequality in business” was held with the participation of HRH
Princess Astrid, Her Excellency Ms. Hadja Lahbib, Minister ofForeign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and theFederal Cultural Institutions of the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr.
Pascal Smet, Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region,and some 90 other members of the Belgian economic mission,
together with about 160 Doshisha University students.
The Kingdom of Belgium has positioned gender equality as ahigh-priority domestic and foreign policy issue. In her opening
remarks, Minister Lahbib stated, expressing her expectations ofyoung people, including Doshisha University students, “It is
important for young generations who will become full-fledged
members of society in the future to take action with a keenawareness of the rights of women.” At the panel discussion, avideo of interviews with Doshisha University students, which
had been created by the Belgian Embassy to Japan, wasscreened. Then panelists discussed various topics based on thethoughtsof young generations

today. Finally, Doshisha

University President UEKI Tomoko mentioned, “In addition togender equality, which has been the theme of today’s event,diversity promotion is a crucial theme for not only our University
but also the entire world to tackle.” And she added to conclude
the seminar, “I believe that diversity promotion requires every
one of us to think seriously about the issue and take practical action.”
This seminar provided a very valuable opportunity for participating students to ponder deeply on diversity
promotion, including the promotion of gender equality.

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Report: "Let’s make Origami Crane Earrings!" (presented by SIED)
Hello, we are SIED!
On October 4th (Tue.), SIED hosted an event, "Let's makeOrigami Crane Earrings!" at International Community Lounge
on Imadegawa Campus. 9 international students and 3 localstudents, 12 students in total participated in this event! In thisevent, participants experienced traditional Japanese origami
and made earring accessories with the origami cranes theymade.
Before creating cranes with tiny origami, participants tried tomake cranes with large origami as a first step. Many of theinternational students were making cranes for the first time andstruggled at first, but with the help of local students who taught
them how to fold, they were able to complete beautiful origami
cranes!
After they mastered making origami cranes, it was time to makesmall cranes! Participants created cranes one-sixteenth the sizeof the first origami they made. Many of the participants
struggled to make one that would almost fit on their fingers, butby the end of the event, they all completed their original origami
earrings.
During the event, participants communicated with each othertalking about their countries of origin and hobbies, and theatmosphere was nice and relaxed throughout the event.
After the event, many participants left with their earrings on,
and we received many positive comments from participants
saying that they would like toparticipate in the event again.
We hope all participants had a wonderful experience through our event. We will
host many other intercultural events throughout the year with caution toprevent COVID-19 infection, so don't miss it!

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Report: "Let’s go to Shokoku-ji Temple!" (presented by SIED)
We held "Let's go to Shokoku-ji Temple!" on November 14th (Mon.).
6 international students and 3 local students participated in thisevent. It was an event to visit Shokoku-ji Temple, located right next
to Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus on the north side. As itwas during the special autumn exhibition, we were able to visit theDharma Hall, Hojo and Kaizando Hall, which are not normally open
to the public.
The participants were divided into three groups and visited
Shokoku-ji Temple while having enjoyable conversations with eachother. In the Dharma Hall, when you clap your hands under aceiling picture of a dragon "Banryuzu", it will reverberate with theback of the ceiling and make sounds called “Nakiryu” (crying of adragon). All participants lined up in a row to feel the inscrutablevoice of the dragon. The leaves started to change the color gradually
into red and orange, so participants enjoyed the beautiful autumn
leaves in Kaisando Hall. We were happy that the international
students enjoyed the Japanese autumn too.
After the event, it was impressive to see all the participants
enjoying chatting with each other in other groups. One of theparticipants even collected “Goshuin” (red ink stamp as a proofof the visit to a shrine or temple), so we were all very interested
in the Goshuin book! Some of them saw it for the first time. We
were glad to hear that she collected Goshuin of Shokoku-ji
Temple, too. There were comments like "I had fun again thistime!" and "I became more interested in international
exchange" which made us very happy. Thank you to everyone
who participated in this event!
SIED will hold many events you can interact internationallyand make wonderful encounters under COVID-19 infection
prevention. We look forward to your participation♪

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61Overseas Offices
Doshisha University’s overseas offices were established in order to further promote its rapid and effective
internationalization. At our overseas offices, we are implementing mainly public relations activities to increase
the profile of Doshisha University, while at the same time making the most of the characteristics unique to eachoffice. In addition, we are undertaking various efforts to recruit international students, support Doshisha
students while they are studying overseas, and provide on-site support to our faculty members.

Taipei, Taiwan
Address : Doshisha Taiwan Officec/o DSS-CLOVER International Co.
6F-15, No. 57, Chong-Qing S. Rd.
10045 Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2331-1278
Fax: +886-2-2331-1397
Email: ji-int24@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Tübingen, Germany

Seoul, Korea

Address : Doshisha EU Campus an derTübingen University
Keplerstraße 2, Raum 042 & 043
72074 Tübingen Deutschland

Address : Doshisha Seoul Office＃408, YMCA
Jongno 69, Jongno-gu,Seoul, Korea 03164
Tel: +82-2-732-7704
Email: ji-int29@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

Email: ji-eu@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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Greetings from the Institute for the Liberal Arts Office
We hope that you and your families are safe and well at this challenging time.
In April 2011, the Institute for the Liberal Arts (ILA) welcomed 20 students as the first cohort into the four-year undergraduate
degree program delivered entirely in English. Since then, the ILA has continued to diversify as we now have about 180
students from more than 30 countries. Every student has a myriad of talents and interests which together contribute to our
special learning community here.
The Japanese border has been open since March 2022, and we are very happy to be able to welcome students here on campus
again. The ILA made an important announcement regarding returning to “in-person” classes on the Campus from the Fall
2022 Semester.
We look forward to welcoming students to the ILA. We are planning to release our new Application Guide 2024 by June 2023
on our website at : https://ila.doshisha.ac.jp/en/admissions.
We hope you will visit our website and find out more about our program.

Please stay safe.
Warm regards,
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Please direct inquiries to:
Office of International Affairs, Doshisha University
Karasuma-Higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8580 Japan
Tel: +81 (0) 75-251-3260 Fax: +81 (0) 75-251-3057 Email: ji-kksai@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

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