Research Exchange Program

Research exchange programs (research units) are exchange platforms to address certain research subjects financed by membership or participation fees accepted from extramural institutions, among others.

Entrepreneurial Research Unit
Person in Charge: HIGASHIDE, Hironori Professor

The unit consists of members of the Institute for Business and Finance and business professionals and holds sessions in order to maintain and improve Japan’s economic vitality in the twenty-first century by introducing “entrepreneurship.” The unit is commonly called WERU—that is, Waseda University Entrepreneurial Research Unit. Visit the following website (Only Japanese) for more information.

http://www.weru.co.jp

Social Entrepreneur Research Unit
Person in Charge: HIGASHIDE, Hironori Professor

The unit carries out research activities pertaining to the promotion of entrepreneurship as scholarly research and as business, with members who are individuals and organizations interested in social entrepreneurship. The unit also facilitates social entrepreneurship in the areas related to medicine and welfare through its research activities.

Intellectual Capital Research Unit
Person in Charge: NISHIYAMA, Shigeru Professor

The unit carries out scholarly, global and comprehensive investigation and research on “intellectual capital.”

Japan-China Business Promotion Forum
Person in Charge: HIGASHIDE, Hironori Professor

The forum is designed to study Chinese economy and business environments from both macro and micro perspectives to understand the actual situations and find solutions to problems that have become obstacles.

Forum For Futurizing Inamori Management
Person in Charge: HIBARA,Nobuhiko Associate Professor

We will deepen our understanding of the globalvalues of Inamori Management Philosophy and strive to promote its practical application to the current business.
By fostering exchanges with executives who are implementing or seeking to implement the management philosophy , we will clarify its applicability to the current management
and the conditions required for its success.

Fusion Industrialization Research Unit
Person in Charge：Hiroshi Kanno  Professor,  Co-responsible person:Hiroyuki Ozaki
Professor Institute for Business and Finance

For resource-scarce Japan, nuclear fusion holds the potential to fundamentally solve future energy challenges. In April 2023, Japanese government formulated the Fusion Energy Innovation Strategy, positioning not only basic research but also the acceleration of industrialization as a national priority. Against this backdrop, this research group stands out as a uniquely positioned academic organization in Japan, promoting studies and investigations in the field of fusion with the key themes of “industrialization,” “open innovation,” and “international competition.