Fujisawa Citizen Lecture

The lifelong learning course, co-hosted by Fujisawa City and Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), will be held as follows.

This year, the event will also be held on campus. Anyone is welcome to participate. (Priority will be given to those who live, work, or study in Fujisawa City).

Satoko Nagata (Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care)Faculty Profile

November 15, 2025 (Sat) 14:00–16:00 (90-minute lecture + 30-minute Q&A session)  

300 people

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Ω (Omega) Building, Classroom 11, + Zoom Hybrid Event

Three experts from the welfare and nursing fields active in the city will discuss the lives of children with medical care needs, people with disabilities, and those who require medical treatment in the community, as well as the reality of supporting them. This will be an opportunity to consider with participants what is necessary to create a society where people requiring medical care can continue to live together in the community.

Shima Ishikawa (Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care)Faculty Profile

Fumitoshi Kato, Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies; Fujisawa City Hall staff, and others  

November 22, 2025 (Sat) 13:30–15:30 (90-minute lecture + 30-minute Q&A session)　

300 people  

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Ω (Omega) Building, Classroom 11

Following the enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Measures Against Loneliness and Isolation in April 2024, interest in preventing social isolation and loneliness has been growing. Isolation and loneliness often arise from a complex interplay of various factors, and there is no definitive solution that can be implemented to solve the problem. So, what can be done? This session will report on the actual efforts to prevent social isolation and loneliness through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in the Zengyo Danchi, which began in fiscal year 2023.

SFC EXPO Special Program: "Fujisawa as Seen by University Students"

Fujisawa Citizen Lecture: "The Impact of Social Connections"

Eiko Uchiyama (Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)Faculty Profile

November 23, 2025 (Sun)

[Part 1] 11:00–12:00 [Part 2] 12:00–13:30 (Part 2: Lecture + Q&A session, 90 minutes total)  

Those who have applied for Session 3 can view both parts. You may enter or leave during the session.  

300 people  

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Ω (Omega) Building, Classroom 11

The experience of restrictions and divisions in human interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic is still fresh in our minds, but is there anything we can learn from that experience? In this lecture, we will consider "social connections" from the perspective of community welfare, while introducing the results of surveys conducted in collaboration with Fujisawa City targeting communities and community activity groups, as well as community activities carried out in cooperation with multiple groups within the city.

Various events, including SFC's largest research presentation event, the "Open Research Forum," as well as the "Open Campus" and "Fujisawa Citizen Lecture," will come together under the banner of the EXPO.

You can see the "universal learning" of SFC, which practices diverse research fields.  

Free

Application via form: Please apply from the "Application Form Here" link at the top of this page.

Application by email: Send an email to somu@sfc.keio.ac.jp with the subject "Citizen Lecture Application" and include the following in the body of the email: ① Full name, ② Furigana, ③ Age or age group, ④ Whether you live, work, or study in Fujisawa City, ⑤ Desired session (for Session 1, please specify "On-campus participation" or "Zoom participation").