Toward a Sustainable Global Society

Keio University is promoting efforts to realize a sustainable society by bringing students and faculty together to work toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of international targets that aim to create a better and more sustainable world by 2030, and spur discussions about the future after 2030 under the theme “Beyond SDGs.”

In addition, Keio University also engages in discussions with partners in various countries as a member of university consortiums and makes recommendations to governments on shared issues, working with the international community to address challenges on a global scale.

Keio University served as the host and research base of the APRU Population Aging Program for three years from 2018 to 2020, organizing its annual conferences and seminars. We have published a report summarizing our activities over this period.

The UNU SDG–Universities Platform (SDG–UP) was established by the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in 2020 as a platform to provide opportunities for Japanese universities to proactively collaborate with different stakeholders to promote research and educational activities advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Keio University has been a member of SDG–UP since the group’s creation in 2020.

In fiscal year 2023, Keio University, Sophia University, and Tohoku University co-hosted a three-part workshop series titled "Thinking about the Reconstruction of Ukraine and its Future." The third session, "The Lublin Triangle and Japan," was held at Keio University's Mita Campus. Focusing on the reconstruction and further development of Ukraine, discussions were held on how Japan can collaborate with the regional union of three countries—Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania—known as the "Lublin Triangle."