{"id":86214,"date":"2025-10-17T13:38:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T04:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=86214"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T05:00:29","slug":"143rd-anniversary-of-wasedas-founding-university-representatives-offer-flowers-at-founder-shigenobu-okumas-grave-and-the-peace-memorial-monument-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/86214","title":{"rendered":"GCC Common Room Opens \u2013 A Hub at the Intersection of Community &#038; Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>GCC Common Room Opens \u2013 A Hub at the Intersection of Community &amp; Society<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>On September 30, 2025, Waseda University \u00a0opened the new \u201cGCC\u202fCommon\u202fRoom\u201d in Building\u202f27 on the Waseda Campus. This space will serve as a hub for the University\u2019s \u201cContribution\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_86217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c0885c2b422c8b7c9360ee23d8f5e00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1458\" height=\"974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c0885c2b422c8b7c9360ee23d8f5e00.jpg 1458w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c0885c2b422c8b7c9360ee23d8f5e00-610x408.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3c0885c2b422c8b7c9360ee23d8f5e00-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, GCC Director Tatsunori Matsui, President Aiji Tanaka, and Vice President Koichi Suga<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>In a world growing ever more complex\u2014with climate change, widening inequality, challenges to regional sustainability and more\u2014Waseda University aims to harness its broad disciplinary expertise and educational resources to work together with society and make real contributions. The Global Citizenship Center (GCC) plays a central role in this mission. In addition to the \u201cGlobal Research Center (GRC)\u201d and the \u201cGlobal Education Center (GEC),\u201d the GCC forms a key axis of the University\u2019s framework for evolving into \u201ca university that contributes to humankind throughout the world.\u201d While collaborating organically with the GRC and GEC, the GCC will build on the University\u2019s efforts in translating research and educational outcomes into societal impact (such as implementation, outreach, volunteering at home and abroad, community\/industry collaboration, leadership education, entrepreneurship, and experiential learning) and aim to further advance the development of people of high aptitude who can contribute globally.<\/p>\n<p>In line with realizing this vision, the \u201cGCC\u202fCommon\u202fRoom\u201d has been opened. To mark the occasion, an opening ceremony was held. Attendees included University President Aiji\u202fTanaka, Executive Vice President Koichi\u202fSuga, GCC Director Tatsunori\u202fMatsui, students, and nearby community members (including members of the Waseda Shopping Street). Together they celebrated the new space.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waseda Opens Global Citizenship Center Common Room\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_nKoHOiT_T8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6981-2000x1333-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6981-2000x1333-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6981-2000x1333-1-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6981-2000x1333-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6981-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6998-2000x1333-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6998-2000x1333-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6998-2000x1333-1-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6998-2000x1333-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6998-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6991-2000x1333-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6991-2000x1333-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6991-2000x1333-1-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6991-2000x1333-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0Z8_6991-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>About the Global Citizenship Center (GCC)<\/h1>\n<p>In accordance with the founding spirit promoted by founder Shigenobu Okuma, \u2014 <em>\u201cDo not think only of your own interest, your family&#8217;s interest, or the interests of your country alone, but be ambitious to contribute to humankind throughout the world\u201d<\/em> \u2014<!--StartFragment --><span class=\"cf0\">the Waseda University of today strives to cultivate people of high aptitude who actively contribute to the world, viewing all \u201ccitizens\u201d as \u201cglobal citizens\u201d regardless of nationality<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>On April 1, 2024, Waseda University established the <strong>Global Citizenship Center (GCC)<\/strong> to \u00a0further advance our vision of contribution. The GCC serves as a driving force for Waseda\u2019s contribution-oriented mission through initiatives such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating a platform for sharing visions of contribution to humanity (promoting research and educational projects with a clear focus on contribution)<\/li>\n<li>Designing education that fosters the \u201cself-competency\u201d required to make meaningful contributions to the world<\/li>\n<li>Establishing opportunities for all people\u2014students and alumni alike\u2014to benefit from Waseda\u2019s research and educational achievements, thereby building a sustainable, cyclical system of people of high aptitude<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, within Waseda\u2019s 150th Anniversary Project, the GCC is positioned as a key initiative embodying the University\u2019s commitment to contribution within the framework of the three Global Center concepts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GCC Common Room Opens \u2013 A Hub at the Intersection of Community &amp; Society On September 30, 2025, Waseda Uni [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,117],"tags":[172,221,378],"class_list":["post-86214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-topic","tag-history-en","tag-president-en","tag-the-president-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86223,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86214\/revisions\/86223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}