Since its inception in December 2015, the GTI Consortium has promoted international industry-academia-government collaboration. We currently have the support of 9 government administrations, 46 national and international universities, and 187 industry members.

The GTI Consortium Symposium is usually held in December, but this year it will be held in February 2024 in conjunction with the 18th SOUTH EAST ASIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM SYMPOSIUM at the Shibaura Institute of Technology, where the secretariat is located. In addition, the fiscal year 2023 will be the final year of the national project "Top Global University Program" adopted by the University. To sum up, the SGU Symposium will be held before the GTI Consortium Symposium 2023. Please check the attached document for details.

Regarding GTI consortium Symposium 2023, it will feature keynote speeches and case study reports under the theme of "Initiatives for Human Resource Development through International Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration". It will include a keynote speech by Mr. Satoshi Nagata of NTT DoCoMo, Inc., an internationally active researcher focusing on next-generation communication technologies, an introduction of activities of international programs implemented through inter-university cooperation, and an introduction of endowed courses that private companies can utilize and their case reports. The contents of the symposium will be of interest to both university and business professionals and be an opportunity for participants to collaborate with each other.

This symposium is open to anyone who is considering joining the consortium or is interested in its activities, even if you are not a member of the consortium. We would appreciate it if you could inform those who are interested in engineering universities in Japan and abroad, international industry-academia-government collaboration.

The event will be a hybrid of face-to-face and online sessions, to be held at Shibaura Institute of Technology's Toyosu Campus and via ZOOM webinar. We hope that those who are unable to attend in person will be able to attend online, and those who have time will be able to come to the venue to deepen the friendship among the participants.
Please refer to the following for details of this symposium.

Time & Date: February 28 (Wednesday), 15:00 - 17:00
Venue: Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu Campus, 6th floor of the Multi-activity Building (Lecture Hall)
Language: Japanese and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

【Time table】
15:00: Opening Remarks by Prof. Akito Takasaki, Vice President of Shibaura Institute of Technology.

15:05: Guest Speech by Ms. Kayo Matsumoto, Director, Technical Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

15:15: Keynote Address by Mr. Satoshi Nagata, 6G Network Innovation Department Senior Manager, NTT DOCOMO, INC. on “6G and NTT DoCoMo’s activity”

15:40: Case Report 1:
・ “The role of the global PBL that I realized through my experience” by Mr. Taisei Nishii, a third-year student in the Civil Engineering Department at Shibaura Institute of Technology
・ “Invaluable Experience from global Project Based Learning” by Mr. Nattapas Khumsuprom, a Master Student in Geotechnical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Kasetsart University, Thailand

16:05: Case Report 2:
・ "Development of GTI Consortium at Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences" by Prof. Ken Judai, Department of Physics, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University and Ms. Saika Ogino, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, Nihon University

16:30: Case Report 3:
・ "Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration and Human Resource Development through Japanese Government-Funded Programs “Industry-Academia Collaborative Programs”" by Mr. Kazuhisa Ogawa, Director of the Board, The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships
・ "Implementation Report on the endowed course project “AI technology and its applied business course”" by Mr. Seiji Komori, CEO, ARS Japan Inc.

16:55: Closing Remarks by Prof. Jun Yamada, President of Shibaura Institute of Technology / Chair of GTI Consortium.

【Application】
In person: https://forms.gle/n6X86wAojFdQ5PM87
Online: https://shibaura-it.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QmrIH1yyRMK6BmVFaDhMyw

Registration is possible until just before the symposium.
Those who wish to attend the reception, we would appreciate it if you could register at least two weeks in advance.

【Reception】
After the symposium, a standing reception will be held on the 3rd floor of the Koryu Building on the same campus. We hope that you will join us for this informal get-together, which will provide an opportunity for exchange among the participants.

Time: 17:30-19:30
Place: Cafeteria, 3rd floor of the Multi-activity Building, Toyosu Campus, Shibaura Institute of Technology
Format: Standing buffet (free drinks)
Fee: 4,000 yen (payment in cash)
Registration is possible until just before the symposium, but if you wish to attend the reception, we would appreciate it if you could register at least two weeks in advance.

【Access】
Shibaura Institute of Technology, Toyosu Campus
https://www.shibaura-it.ac.jp/access/toyosu.html
7-minute walk from Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Exit 1c or 3)
9-minute walk from Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome Line
15-minute walk from Etchujima Station on JR Keiyo Line (Exit 2)

【Inquiries】
GTI Consortium Secretariat (Shibaura Institute of Technology)
E-mail: gti-consortium@ow.shibaura-it.ac.jp
TEL: 03-5859-7140

We sincerely look forward to your participation.