Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
～Towards a city where knowledge is dynamic～ “Tokyo University Week@Marunouchi” held
Event period: July 30th (Tuesday) to August 1st (Thursday), 2024 Location: Uzabase Office, GARB Tokyo, ADRIFT by David Myers
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The University of Tokyo, a national university corporation (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Teruo Fujii, hereinafter referred to as the University of Tokyo) and Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Atsushi Nakajima, hereinafter referred to as Mitsubishi Estate) announced on October 21, 2022 On the same day, we concluded an industry-academia collaboration agreement and launched “MEC-U Tokyo Lab” (hereinafter referred to as “our lab”). Continuing from last year, our laboratory will be holding a talk event called “Todai Week@Marunouchi,” as shown below, where you can experience the University of Tokyo’s cutting-edge knowledge while enjoying a drink at a cafe or restaurant in the Marunouchi area.
[Event overview]
Event date and time: July 30th (Tuesday) to August 1st (Thursday), 2024
July 30th 18:30-20:00
July 31st/August 1st 18:00-20:00
*The venue, detailed time slot, and participation fee vary depending on the date and time.
Sponsored by: MEC-U Tokyo Lab
Contents: Faculty members from the University of Tokyo will leave campus and give lectures at various locations in the Marunouchi area. This is an event where you can come into contact with the cutting-edge knowledge possessed by the University of Tokyo and receive inspiration that will lead to new ideas.
Event official website: https://todaiweek-marunouchi.jp/
How to apply: Apply in advance through Peatix
[Image 1: Event details
■7/30 (Tue) Opening session Venue: Mitsubishi Building 1st floor “User Base Office”
18:30～20:00
Opening talk: “Can academia and business co-create through the fusion of the arts and sciences?”
Moderator: Takuma Wu (NewsPicks Brand Design Editor-in-Chief) Panelist: Kazuto Hongo (Professor, Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo)
Yukiko Matsunaga (Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo)
“What is the cross-sectional thinking that ‘integrates’ business and academia?” “Tracing the lineage of Japan’s great ‘two-sword fighting'”
“How does academia’s knowledge contribute to industry?”
In addition to presenting the current state of collaboration between different fields in academia, where open innovation and collaboration in different fields are emphasized and becoming more popular these days, we look back at how great people in history have managed different talents and discuss future plans. Shows suggestions for business creation.
[Image 2: ■7/31 (Wednesday) Presentation by University of Tokyo faculty members Venue: Marunouchi Nakadori Building 1st floor “GARB Tokyo”
18:00～18:45
1. “Digital Native and Carbon”
“Challenge to simultaneously achieve neutrality”
Speaker: Hiroshi Ezaki
(Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)
19:15-20:00
2. “Can business solve social issues?”
-From the perspective of history and gender”
Speaker: Koji Yamamoto
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo) Venue: Marunouchi Nijubashi Building 1st floor “ADRIFT by David Myers” 18:00～18:45
1. “Consumers’ appreciation of innovative products”
How can we improve product evaluation and demand potential?
~Why green coffee is good and colorless cola is bad~
Speaker: Makoto Abe
(Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo) 19:15-20:00
2. “For the design of diverse and inclusive urban spaces”
People flow analysis and simulation”
Speaker: Yuno Shibuya
(Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, University of Tokyo)
[Image 3: ■8/1 (Thursday) Presentation by University of Tokyo faculty members Venue: Marunouchi Nakadori Building 1st floor “GARB Tokyo”
18:00～18:45
1. “Childcare and childcare in the future”
Speaker: Shoko Nozawa
(Affiliated to the Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo) (Associate Professor, Center for Developmental Child Care and Policy Studies) 19:15-20:00
2. “Animal mysteries of long ago”
Speaker: Tatsuya Hirasawa
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo) Venue: Marunouchi Nijubashi Building 1st floor “ADRIFT by David Myers” 18:00～18:45
1. “Sustainable town development for cities and people”
Speaker: Chie Koga
(Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)
19:15-20:00
2. “Time Perspective and Creativity: Based on Behavioral Data” Analysis of hybrid work”
Speaker: Nobuyuki Inamizu
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo)
[Image 4: Marunouchi MAP
[Image 5: [Reference] About MEC-U Tokyo Lab
MEC-U Tokyo Lab is located in an area (hereinafter referred to as the “Honmaru Area”) that extends from Hongo, the main base of the University of Tokyo and a concentration of outstanding knowledge, to Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho, where Mitsubishi Estate has been promoting urban development for over 130 years. Through collaboration between the University of Tokyo and companies clustered in the area, we will explore the ideal form of next-generation urban development, create new industries, and promote initiatives to solve social issues, thereby creating innovation and growth. We aim to evolve into a town.
[Image 6: *MEC-U Tokyo Lab homepage https://mect-lab.ducr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/