[BAYFM78] “2024 SDGs QUEST Mirai Koshien” Chiba Prefecture Tournament Entries now accepted!
*BAYFM78*
Press release: September 20, 2024
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“2024 SDGs QUEST Mirai Koshien” Chiba Prefecture Tournament Entries now open! *Entry period: September 20th (Friday) – December 20th (Friday)* *SDGs QUEST Mirai Koshien, an SDGs action idea contest for high school students co-sponsored by BayFM Co., Ltd.
Chiba Prefectural Tournament” started accepting entries from September 20th (Friday) this year. *
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Last year, a total of 7,255 high school students and over 1,700 teams took on the challenge at 19 regional competitions across the country, presenting a wide variety of ideas ranging from local issues to global issues.This was the first time the competition was held in Chiba Prefecture. *
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In 2024, with the support of the United Nations Information Center, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as well as many local governments and boards of education, the Akita Prefecture Tournament, Koshinetsu Area Tournament (Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture), and San’in Area Tournament will be held. It will be held in 23 areas and 40
prefectures nationwide, including (Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture), Yamaguchi Prefecture Tournament, and Miyazaki Prefecture Tournament. Entries for the Chiba Prefecture Tournament will be accepted until December 20th (Friday), and the first round of screening will be held. After determining the 12 finalist teams, a final screening will be held, and a final ceremony will be held at Sogo Chiba store on March 20, 2025 (Thursday, holiday). *
*Entry from the official website* * https://sdgs.ac/*
-Event Overview-
Sponsored by: SDGs QUEST Mirai Koshien Chiba Prefecture Tournament Executive Committee
Executive Committee Chair: Yuki Shibata (Associate Professor, Toho University) Executive Committee: Taketo Ichihara (Chiba Prefecture Planning and Coordination Office Director) Takako Hashimoto (Professor, Chiba University of Commerce)
Chie Mitsuboshi (Starlet Representative Director) Toshie Riwata (Director, Japan Sports Tourism Promotion Organization)
Hisa Health (BayFM Representative Director and President)
Co-sponsor: BayFM Co., Ltd.
Sponsored by: United Nations Information Center, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Association for the 2025 World Expo, Chiba Prefecture,
Chiba Prefecture Board of Education
Sponsored by: JA Group Chiba, Toyota Katsumata Group, Sogo Chiba Store, Chiba Bank
QVC Japan Chiba Prefecture Yakult Sales Nagomi no Yoneya
Cooperation: Chiba Nipposha
Planning and general production: SDGs.TV
-What is “SDGs QUEST Mirai Koshien”…-
SDGs QUEST
At Mirai Koshien, teams of high school students independently explore social issues such as climate change, ecosystem protection, water and resource issues, poverty, food, inequality, and ethical consumption, with support from a variety of sectors, and present solutions as a team. This is an SDGs action idea contest.
Official website: https://sdgs.ac