2021 Endowed Courses

In the 21st century humankind has built an affluent society through globalization and technological innovation. On the other hand issues have become more complex, and society needs people who can come up with solutions. Especially in Japan, problems are piling up with low birthrates, population aging, and delay in responding to globalization. Our present society needs leaders who can generate solutions to problems for which there is no one right answer.
This course invites guest lecturers from around the globe who have been involved in leadership education. Through lectures that emphasize discussion among the participants and a systematic approach to learning, it aims to develop global leaders that are needed highly sought after in today's world.

For Students
The Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) is promoting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research under the three initiatives of "Longevity," "Security," and "Creativity" in close collaboration with related educational and research fields at Keio.
Against this backdrop of research activity, courses that deal with forefront topics are provided by faculty members affiliated to KGRI and specialists invited as lecturers from various fields.

1. Courses and handling of registrations
Keio students from all faculties and graduate schools are eligible to register for KGRI courses.
Students are to register for courses upon checking the content of the Course Registration Guide for their respective faculty or graduate school.
Registration for KGRI courses cannot be cancelled. (Course registrations noncancelable)

2. Guidance
April 5 (Mon.), 2021, 16:30-18:00
The guidance was provided online (Zoom).
Please see the Class Support for details.

Digital technology has fundamentally and dramatically changed the way people live, and the way society develops, and, most importantly, it refined the fundamental nature of human civilization.
We are spending more time and effort in borderless cyberspace but at the same time, dealing with issues in the multicultural physical space.
Technology and society co-evolve, thus making it essential to understand both in order to grasp the best opportunities and also prepare for the upcoming challenges that arise from the ever-increasing integration of technologies into our societies.
This course will provide students with knowledge and insights from international perspectives. Together with Professor David Farber, Distinguish Professors at Keio University, Professor Tobias Burgers and other faculty members from various research backgrounds, students can acquire comprehensive and in-depth methodological, theoretical and conceptual knowledge over the issues in related to technology and society, which aim to cultivate young leaders in this emerging digital age.

For Students
The Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) is promoting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research under the three initiatives of "Longevity," "Security," and "Creativity" in close collaboration with related educational and research fields at Keio.
Against this backdrop of research activity, courses that deal with forefront topics are provided by faculty members affiliated to KGRI and specialists invited as lecturers from various fields.

1. Courses and handling of registrations
Students are expected to attend and participate all sessions of the course. Introduction/Orientation will be conducted during the first session of the semester. Sequence of the course might be changed upon the availability of the guest lecturers. Remote teaching will be instructed base upon the actual situation.

2. Guidance
There will be no Guidance session in 2021. Introduction/Orientation will be conducted during the first session of the semester.

The integration of digital technology through the Third Industrial Revolution (3IR) has altered existing economic, social, and political models and profoundly impacted our societies and the nature of human interaction. However, we are now on the brink of entering the 4th industrial revolution (4IR). The 4IR is different from its predecessor that it not only fuses several technologies, but also has its most significant impact in a domain it created: cyberspace. However, and despite importance on current and future affairs, there is limited knowledge of the possible consequences and implications of these emerging cyber technologies. It is worthwhile and necessary to provide students with an early-on opportunity to understand the impact, consequences, and technological background of these emerging technologies. We seek to discuss new emerging cyber technologies, such as AI, big data, deep learning, quantum computing, their technical basis, and their possible consequences and impact on economic, social, and political affairs. In this, the course not only serves as an introduction into these technologies but as well seeks to provide an interdisciplinary bridge between computer sciences and social sciences, while arising their interest in these subjects.

For Students
The Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) is promoting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research under the three initiatives of "Longevity," "Security," and "Creativity" in close collaboration with related educational and research fields at Keio.
Against this backdrop of research activity, courses that deal with forefront topics are provided by faculty members affiliated to KGRI and specialists invited as lecturers from various fields.

1. Courses and handling of registrations
Students are expected to attend and participate all sessions of the course. Introduction/Orientation will be conducted during the first session of the semester. Sequence of the course might be changed upon the availability of the guest lecturers. Remote teaching will be instructed base upon the actual situation.

2. Guidance
There will be no Guidance session in 2021. Introduction/Orientation will be conducted during the first session of the semester.

The role and influence of platforms are growing in various aspects, including economic transactions, media, social interactions, public health. With COVID-19, this trend will become even stronger. Platforms have the ability to solve many issues in modern society such as the aging problem, remote work, and the sharing economy, by using their data and algorithms. While expectations for these capabilities are growing day by day, there are also rising concerns about the spread of fake news, widespread slander via platforms, privacy violation through profiling, and dominance in economic markets. In this course, we will examine the potentials, the possibilities, the functions and social responsibilities of platforms, incorporating not only technological but also social and humanistic perspectives. Through the lectures and discussions, we will also consider the future that platforms will open up and what a new civilization (cyber civilization) will be. In addition, it is necessary to understand them from a global perspective, as the platforms cross borders. Therefore, in the autumn semester（「The Platform Economy and the Sustainable Society ２」), we will invite researchers from overseas research institutions (online), who are familiar with platform economy, to discuss the possibilities and challenges brought about by the globalization of platforms (It is not mandatory to take both 「The Platform Economy, the Sustainable Society 1」 in the spring semester and 「The Platform Economy, the Sustainable Society 2」 in the autumn semester. However, it is recommended to take them consecutively.). Furthermore, in this course, practitioners will participate in the lecture appropriately and engage in dialogue with the lecturers to deepen communication between "industry" and academia. We would like to provide the most advanced "knowledge" generated by practical and theoretical aspects for the students of this school, and develop leaders who will lead the cyber civilization.

For Students
The Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) is promoting interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research under the three initiatives of "Longevity," "Security," and "Creativity" in close collaboration with related educational and research fields at Keio.
Against this backdrop of research activity, courses that deal with forefront topics are provided by faculty members affiliated to KGRI and specialists invited as lecturers from various fields.

1. Courses and handling of registrations
Attendance at every class is required (classroom and online will be combined), as the evaluation will be based on your participation in the course. Details will be explained in the guidance. The order of scheduled lectures may be switched depending on the availability of guest lecturers. Depending on the situation, the lectures may be conducted online. Note that it is not mandatory to take both 「The Platform Economy, the Sustainable Society 1」 in the spring semester and 「The Platform Economy, the Sustainable Society 2」 in the autumn semester. However, it is recommended to take them consecutively.

2. Guidance
Spring Semester: April 6 (Tue.), 2021, 18:10-19:40
*The guidance was provided online (Zoom).
Autumn Semester: September 28 (Tue.), 2021, 18:10-19:40
*The guidance was provided online (Zoom).