Events and Seminars

*This seminar will be conducted in Japanese only.

We have invited three people who have completed doctoral programs in the humanities and social sciences and are now active in a variety of fields, including in companies and public institutions. They will talk about how the knowledge and education they gained at graduate school is being utilized in society, and about the realities and appeal of practical work that is rarely encountered at university.

Lecturer Introduction

Mr. Shin-woo Kim, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization

Graduated from the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Doctoral course in Area Studies
Title: "The Choice of Not Doing Research -- From the Perspective of Research Support"

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In graduate school, he researched the social economy of Tunisia, and joined the Institute of Developing Economies as a research manager while enrolled in Doctoral course. He gained experience in tasks such as supporting the acquisition of research grants, managing and administering research funds, promoting research collaboration, and strengthening international networks. He currently works in charge of public relations at the institute, where he is involved in tasks that connect research and society, such as disseminating research results to society, planning and producing web content, and building relationships with various stakeholders such as media personnel and local communities.

Sports Nippon Newspaper Company, Ltd. Mr. Kenji Yamauchi

Doctoral Doctoral course Hokkaido University University Graduate School of Letters (Human Sciences)
Title: "Possibilities outside of research - Recognizing and using the strengths cultivated through research as a weapon"

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In 2012, he entered the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Science, Division 2. He went on to the Faculty of Letters, majoring in psychology, graduating in 2016. After working as a national civil servant as a new graduate, he entered the Graduate School of Letters at Hokkaido University University in 2017. His research field is cognitive psychology. His main theme is visual attention, with facial attractiveness as a sub-theme. He was selected as a JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) for his doctoral studies. He obtained Ph.D. in 2021, and continues to do so to the present.

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Sophia University Graduate School of Human Sciences, Department of Psychology, Doctoral course (Psychology)
Title: "Utilizing humanities and social science research in private companies"

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Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Completed Doctoral course studies in psychology at the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Sophia University in 2011. Specializes in experimental psychology. PhD (psychology). After working at the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Overseas Research Fellow) and Nagasaki University (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor), he joined Yamaha Motor in 2014. Currently, as the group leader of the Human Science Lab Group, he promotes humanities and social sciences research focusing on humans, society, and culture.

program

Organizer, co-organizer, and supporter

Organizer

• Hokkaido University　Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education　Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development　Superior Skills Station S-cubic
• Hokkaido University　Cultural Enrichment Program

Teacher: Shoko Wada

Co-organized by

• Hokkaido University　Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education　Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development　Superior Skills Station I-HoP
• Hokkaido University　Institute for the Advancement of Graduate Education　Center for Advanced Human Resource Education and Development　Consortium Office for Fostering of Researchers in Future Generations COFRe
• Consortium for Career Development of Ph.D.

cooperation

Hokkaido University Career Center