2022/09/05
On August 19 and 29, Keio University held its first-ever training sessions on "unconscious bias (unconscious assumptions and prejudices)."
Ms. Tsukiko Tsukahara, President of Kaleidist K.K. and an expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), was invited as the instructor. In line with the principle that change must start from the top, the session's participants included the President, Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General, full-time auditors, the Director of the University Hospital, and members of the Committee for Symbiotic Environment Promotion (including all faculty deans, graduate school deans, principals of affiliated schools, and directors of related centers).
The training was conducted in person in an interactive format. It included workshops where participants learned about diversity, the concept of unconscious bias, and other fundamental knowledge, providing an opportunity to deepen their awareness and understanding of behavioral changes for themselves and the organization, as well as the direction to pursue.
Furthermore, a training session for all administrative managers is scheduled for mid-September, after which a training video for all faculty and staff is planned to be created.
On August 19 and 29, Keio University conducted its first training sessions on unconscious bias.
Tsukiko Tsukihara, an expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and President of Kaleidist K.K., directed the sessions. Since change must first come from the top, participants included Keio University's President, Vice-Presidents, the Secretary General, full-time auditors, the Director General of the Keio University Hospital, and members of Keio's Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (the Deans of each Faculty, Graduate School, Principals of Keio University Affiliated Schools, and the heads of Keio-affiliated centers).
Training was conducted in person through interactive seminars where participants learned about matters related to diversity, the concept of unconscious bias, and other basic awareness. The workshops provided an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of how they, as individuals, and Keio, as an organization, can improve and modify their current trajectories.
In mid-September, Keio plans to create a training session for all managerial staff, followed by a training video for faculty and staff members.