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【2023】SDGs Entrepreneurship
【2023】SDGs Entrepreneurship (KIKAN Education Subjects for Students in the Second Year and Above)
Let’s learn about social business as advocated by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Yunus and
think about what we can do to achieve the SDGs!
Yunus and Shiiki Social Business Research Center will assist the class
The purpose of this program is to teach knowledge and applied skills to look at the SDGs and other issues and find solutions.
Students will learn about the SDGs at Kyushu University and in local training programs, acquire expertise in finding solutions to
social issues, and build a sustainable social business model. The theme of the course will be problem solving in emerging countries,
while utilizing the concept of design thinking,
The goal is to create a new product or service by using design thinking and incorporating field visits and research.
In this process,
・The importance and potential of entrepreneurship in various fields
・Grameen’s philosophy and approach to global social issues
・Social Issues in Emerging Countries
・On Design Methods in New Value Creation
The students will deepen their understanding of such issues as the following, and present a problem-solving model plan based on
the UNUS Social Business concept as a result of the class!
Schedule for FY2023
| Briefing session online | 6/2(Fri) | 12：00-13：00 *Zoom links are provided in the syllabus. |
| Course Registration Period | ～6/9(Fri) | |
| 1st lecture | 13：00-17：00 | |
| Local meeting (Dhaka) | 9/2 (Sat) | |
| Overseas Training | 9/3(Sun) – 9/10(Sun) 【8 days】 |
(Bangladesh time) 10：00-13：00 *After 14:00, we will visit local Grameen Group companies and others. (Japan time) 13：00-16：00 |
| Local Dismissal (Dhaka) | 9/11(Mon) | |
| Final Lecture | 9/23 (Sat) | 13：00-17：00 Ito Campus, Center Bldg. 6, 2F BasE |
*This lecture includes overseas training (Bangladesh), and you can choose whether to attend the overseas training in Bangladesh or remotely at the Kyushu University campus (Center Building No. 6, 2nd floor, BasE).
■Registration period: 4/14 (Fri) – 6/9 (Fri)
If there are more than 25 students who wish to register for the course, students will be selected based on their grades, language ability, and motivation for attending the course.
*This course has been approved as a study abroad program recognized by the Faculty of Co-Creation.
*You will officially apply for course registration at a later date to the respective Academic Affairs Section. It will take some time for your registration to be reflected in the Student Portal System.
Please note that you will not be able to confirm your registration on the Student Portal System immediately after registration.
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