{"id":89031,"date":"2026-07-30T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=89031"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:47:54","slug":"a-visionary-lecture-for-global-leaders-president-tanakas-visit-to-waseda-international-student-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/89031","title":{"rendered":"A Visionary Lecture for Global Leaders:\u00a0 President Tanaka\u2019s Visit to\u00a0Waseda\u00a0International Student House\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, June 26<\/span>th<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Waseda\u00a0University President Aiji Tanaka visited\u00a0<\/span>Waseda\u00a0International Student House<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(hereafter, WISH) to give a\u00a0one and a half hour\u00a0special lecture on\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Exploring the Future of University Life with the President.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>This event was organized by the WISH Resident Assistants, of which I am one, in cooperation with the Student Affairs Section and the Secretariat Office of the President. It brought together 80 WISH residents from many faculties and diverse backgrounds. The event content included President Tanaka<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s self-introduction, a Q\u00a0<\/span>&<\/span>\u00a0A session, a lecture on the University<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s strategic plan\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Waseda\u00a0Vision\u00a0150<\/span><\/a>\u201d,\u00a0<\/span>individual work to create action plans based on those visions, group sharing of those ideas, and then a final presentation from some of the groups.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The purpose of this event was to raise awareness of Waseda Vision 150, a long-term initiative that the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>University aims to accomplish by 2032, the 150<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0anniversary of\u00a0Waseda\u00a0University<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s founding, make a connection between residents and the President, and for each resident to understand the visions in their own way and live with an action plan for putting them into practice.\u00a0<\/span> \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

WISH has a strong connection with these\u00a0visions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and our university established the dormitory for raising students of the highest caliber and character who show promise in being able to contribute to the world, and graduates who will contribute to the public good as global leaders. Therefore, President Tanaka presented\u00a0mainly on\u00a0visions that are related to our dormitory.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students then worked on completing action plan sheets to analyze their personal life goals<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>such as writing down aims they hope to achieve during their four years at\u00a0Waseda, their current activities, and what they could do during their time at WISH. Each participant reflected on the President<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s words and expressed them in their own ways.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>They<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>explored how to realize their future goals based on\u00a0the\u00a0visions. While sharing their ideas in groups, President Tanaka went around and listened to their discussion. Some students were able to get feedback and comments on their plans from him. One remarkable saying of his was that\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Global Leader<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0does not mean people working abroad; they are people who can continue to think how to contribute to the world no matter where they are. This comment encouraged many residents to broaden their aspirations.\u00a0<\/span> \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

As one of the organizers of this lecture, I was very honored to be able to hold such a meaningful event. We devoted significant efforts to preparing for this day since March. For example, our work included diverse tasks from considering content and creating\u00a0worksheets to discussing and reviewing the proposal with the University<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s sections. This experience was unforgettable for me because we reaffirmed residents<\/span>\u2019<\/span>\u00a0strong motivations toward becoming global leaders and\u00a0allowed us to\u00a0showcase\u00a0our dormitory as a\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0and\u00a0enthusiastic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>environment\u00a0to the President<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

In conclusion, President Tanaka<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s visit to WISH made a remarkable impact on residents by encouraging them to think about their future more confidently. After the event, many residents gathered around him for handshakes and autographs, creating a warm atmosphere. This encounter has become a cherished memory for the entire WISH community.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author: Chitose Shindoh<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Hello,\u00a0everyone! This is Chitose from the Japanese Cultures Program at the School of Culture, Media, and Society. I am a Resident Assistant at\u00a0Waseda\u00a0International Student House. We recently held a summer festival where residents enjoyed\u00a0<\/span>somen<\/span><\/i>\u00a0noodles,\u00a0<\/span>kakigori\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(shaved ice), and watermelon. I hope many students from all over the world will join the WISH community and experience Japanese culture through exciting events.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Friday, June 26th,\u00a0Waseda\u00a0University President Aiji Tanaka visited\u00a0Waseda\u00a0International Student House\u00a0(here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,117],"tags":[263,370,368,378],"class_list":["post-89031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-topic","tag-campus_scenes-en","tag-contributor-en","tag-engagement-en","tag-the-president-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89031","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=89031"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89079,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89031\/revisions\/89079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}