Community Impact in Action

Planning is underway for events which leverage the diversity of expertise and personnel at Keio to introduce Minato City’s evolving urban culture in Tokyo along with its historical and cultural backgrounds. Seven events were held in AY 2023: object-based learning workshops, tours (including tours of local cultural sites such as temples and famous buildings), working groups aimed at creating inclusive cultural experiences, and talk sessions.

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Under the "Gokinjo Innovation School" project, in AY 2023, the conducting of practical research on methods for creating local communities through the operation of Shiba-no-ie and Gokinjo Innovation Lab Shimbashi (Minato Ward Shiba District regional project "Connecting neighborhood! A project for creating places for exchange" project base) was continued. Additionally, the human resources development course "Gokinjo Innovator Training Course" was held for the 11th time, and about20 people, mainly those living or working in the Shiba district, took part. Collaborations among the projects have generated many personnel rotations, such as the students taking or those who have completed courses becoming involved with the bases or the regional activities in their neighborhood. (There is commissioned research being carried out under comprehensive collaborations. Furthermore, this research is still underway in AY 2024.)

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A disaster well system using groundwater has been installed on Shinanomachi Campus because there is a possibility that the tap water supply at the Keio University Hospital may become unavailable in the event of a disaster. By duplicating the water source, water supply is secured in the event of an emergency. Up to 10 tons is used daily as water for miscellaneous use (for air conditioning).

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The Faculty of Pharmacy and University Community Pharmacy are collaborating with the Keio University Institute of Physical Education to host “wellness workshops” for the local community.
After students of the Faculty of Pharmacy take physical measurement of the participants, the exercise instructor leads the workshop through a variety of warmups, and followed by individual exercise routines (aerobics, pilates, table tennis, etc.).

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