{"id":421,"date":"2025-03-18T10:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T01:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eikei.dev.db-force.net\/english\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:32:37","slug":"outline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/academics\/outline\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview \/ Message from the Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Department of Social System Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is Social System Design?<\/strong><br>A methodology for identifying questions within society and independently exploring solutions\u2014aimed at solving complex social challenges and creating new value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/\u5927\u5b66\u8aac\u660e\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\uff08\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248\uff092025.11.20s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/\u5927\u5b66\u8aac\u660e\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\uff08\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248\uff092025.11.20s.jpg 958w, https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/\u5927\u5b66\u8aac\u660e\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\uff08\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248\uff092025.11.20s-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/\u5927\u5b66\u8aac\u660e\u30b9\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\uff08\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248\uff092025.11.20s-768x281.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"voice-catch\">\n    System thinking \u00d7 Design thinking \u2192 Innovation<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>System Thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ability to \u201clook at the forest and the trees at the same time\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ability to value the individual while simultaneously creating something beautiful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having Both a Bird&#8217;s-Eye View and a Worm&#8217;s-Eye View<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ability to plan your desired future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practical execution skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designing your own vision for the future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Message from the Dean<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/academics\/outline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s Create the Future Together<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What kind of future do you want to create?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can we shape the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eikei University of Hiroshima, EUH, is a place where we address these very questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most crucial thing in creating the future is the determination to change yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many students at EUH come with this passionate mindset. They are supported by faculty members who teach them how to identify issues, formulate questions, analyze them logically, and develop solutions, as well as staff who assist students in both their learning and daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our community also includes companies, government bodies, NGOs, and international organizations working with students to tackle real-world challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eikei University of Hiroshima greatly emphasizes using real-world problems as learning materials to nurture those who will lead the future. These challenges do not come with clear-cut answers like math problems; instead, they demand methods tailored to each issue, a broad foundation of knowledge, and creative thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our curriculum is designed to equip students with these essential tools and experiences. Over the course of four years, students work on problems ranging from their immediate surroundings to those faced by global communities and enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Active learning\u2014featuring group work that strengthens autonomy and collective intelligence\u2014is a core component of all our courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We emphasize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), liberal arts subjects to develop broad-based knowledge, practical English for navigating the future, and foundational ICT skills. In our Project-Based Learning (PBL) courses, students collaborate with companies, government agencies, NGOs, and international bodies to address real societal issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students deepen their skills and insights through this continuous interaction between the classroom and the real world. The journey culminates in the Degree Project, where each student independently tackles a topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dynamic, cyclical learning process is called the \u201cSpiral of Learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This learning process also benefits our external partners, who gain fresh perspectives and systematic approaches to problem-solving by working with our students. Not only do graduates with the power and will to shape the future enter society, but the learning process at EUH itself serves as a mechanism to push the future in a positive direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In spring 2025, our first cohort graduated. Through various experiences at EUH, they explored their potential and have now gone on to take diverse paths, such as those involving private enterprises, global companies, and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like to join us in creating the future?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u77f3\u5ddd-\u96c5\u7d00\u6559\u6388.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2278\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ISHIKAWA Masanobu<br>Vice-president \/ Dean \/ Specially Appointed Professor<br><br>Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo He previously served as an associate professor at Tokyo University of Fisheries and as a professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe Universi-ty. He was appointed as a specially appointed professor at Eikei University of Hiroshima in . His academic field is Environmental Economics, and he is a professor emeritus at Kobe University. In , he established the NPO Gomi Japan. He has served on various government advisory councils, including the Ministry of the Environ-ment, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Consumer Affairs Agency. His main research areas include plastic waste and food loss issues.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EUH&#8217;s 4 Features<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"flex-block col3\">\n                    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"img-container\">\n                                    <div class=\"img-box\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/0283\u3000\uff031-5\u3064\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30d4\u30c6\u30f3\u30b7\u30fc-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Five Competencies\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"txt-box\">\n                                            <h4>Five Competencies<\/h4>\n                                                                <p>You will develop the five essential competencies needed to create new value in society and become a person who can envision and create shared futures.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"img-container\">\n                                    <div class=\"img-box\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/0462\u3000\uff032-\u591a\u69d8\u306a\u6587\u5316-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"English for Diversity\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"txt-box\">\n                                            <h4>English for Diversity<\/h4>\n                                                                <p>You will acquire practical English skills and become a person who understands diverse perspectives.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"flex-block col3\">\n                    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"img-container\">\n                                    <div class=\"img-box\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/about-img03.jpg\" alt=\"Collaboration with Society\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"txt-box\">\n                                            <h4>Collaboration with Society<\/h4>\n                                                                <p>You will have extensive real-world experiences both inside and outside the class\u2014gaining insights into society, building experience, and connecting with people.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"img-container\">\n                                    <div class=\"img-box\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/0497\u3000\uff033-\u6570\u767e\u306e\u4f01\u696d-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Support for Quests\">\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"txt-box\">\n                                            <h4>Support for Quests<\/h4>\n                                                                <p>You can freely explore and address social issues that interest you, with support to help you unlock your full potential.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"align-center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/academics\/outline\/policy\/\" class=\"button is-internal\">\n        3 Policies    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"align-center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/eikei.ac.jp\/english\/academics\/outline\/competencies\/\" class=\"button is-internal\">\n        Competency Assessment    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Department of Social System Design What is Social System Design?A methodology for identifying questions within society and independently exploring solutions\u2014aimed at solving complex social challenges and creating new value. 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