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Workshop 2017.12.18

December Plenary Meeting Announcement

In the December Plenary Meeting, the results of the second Industry-Academia Creative Group Work were announced and discussed.

Date	Monday, December 18th, 2017, 17:00-20:00
Place	Nagoya University Higashiyama Campus, IB West Tower 6F, Leaders Studio

Here is a short summary of the topic discussed:

Industry-Academia Creative Group Work

In the Industry-Academia Creative Group Work (CGW), students work in group projects while receiving guidance from business mentors. They learn about business mind, project management, and leadership.

The theme of the second CGW is related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. Students are asked to propose two related ideas for social businesses: a “Standard Plan” which is easier to implement, and a more challenging “Innovative Plan.” In this Plenary Meeting, each group presented their results after conducting their last meetings. Below there is a short summary of every proposal:

Group A

Leader	Jingya Yao (4th inaugural class)
Title	Good Health and Well-Being
Summary	These two proposed ideas are related to physical health and happiness. For the standard plan, the results of students' physical checkups are planned to be used to improve the menu of the universities' canteens. In the innovative plan, the proposal is a Social Network targeted at keeping senior citizens active. On this platform, elderly people can exchange pictures and chat about outside activities, so they are more likely to take part in these.

Group B

Leader	Richard Rodrigues de Toledo Jr. (4th inaugural class)
Title	Climate Action Standard & Innovative Plan for Air Pollution
Summary	These two proposed ideas are related to solving air pollution issues. In the standard plan, smart house technologies for energy reduction will be implemented on a larger scale by constructing a “smart city”. In the innovative plan, a dessert with a detoxifying effect cleaning the atmosphere in a similar way as plants will be developed. Using this, humans will be able to clean the atmosphere by themselves.

Group C

Leader	Syunya Seiya (4th inaugural class)
Title	Helping People Living Alone
Summary	elderly people will live in shared houses. An A.I. assisted algorithm will find an ideal matching. In the innovative plan, elderly citizens will use wearable devices to track physical conditions. Based on the measured data, rescue robots can be dispatched.

Group D

Leader	Chen Shen (4th inaugural class)
Title	Decent Work and Economical Growth
Summary	These two proposed ideas are targeting people with physical disabilities. The standard plan is a service aimed at assisting international students with physical disabilities. It will assist in obtaining data for building language communities. In the innovative plan, the creation of a job hunting system for people with physical disabilities is proposed.

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