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Organiser
The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge summer school programme is organised by the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge Committee
Chair: Prof Shin-ichi Ohnuma, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
Committee Members (in alphabetical order by first name):
Dr Anawat Suppasri, Arisa Shimada, Ayato Yamazaki, Prof Daisuke Kawata, Emiko Asagoshi, Prof Hidekazu Kurebayashi, Hideyuki Miyahara, Kaito Mizukoshi, Kentaro Kimura, Kyokuyo Takemoto, Makoto Yoshida, Manaka Abe, Dr Masako Shimato, Masao Asai, Dr Masashi Matsunaga, Dr Masazumi Tada, Dr Miwako Kitamura, Dr Moe Kishima, Moeno Sugiyama, Nanako Takaba, Dr Nozomi Sakata, Risa Hanai, Seitaro Taketani, Sumire Kaimori, Wataru Tage, Dr Yasu Takeuchi, Dr Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Yu Hosomi, Yuta Nagano
The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge Committee are most grateful for our partners, collaborators, sponsors and supporters.
We would be unable to hold the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge summer school programme without their generous commitment.
Partners
The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge is held
In partnership with the Japan Foundation, Rikkyo School in England & UK Japan Institute
Collaborators
The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge is held
In collaboration with Shimizu Corporation & UCL Grand Challenges
Shimizu Corporation
Corporate Slogan: Today’s Work, Tomorrow’s Heritage
Shimizu Corporation is a Japanese architectural, civil engineering and general contracting firm, established in 1804. It aims to be a company that achieves sustainable growth while contributing to the creation of safe and secure, comfortable living environments for people.
The company performs its work with integrity and a strong sense of responsibility. Shimizu takes pride in its work as contributing members of society, and as professionals, and the company knows that it must build works that will leave a tangible heritage to the next generation.
UCL Grand Challenges
UCL Grand Challenges unites experts from education, industry and innovation. The goal? To solve society’s toughest problems by working across disciplines.
UCL’s 2034 vision promotes bold ideas and teamwork across different fields to tackle global challenges.
To support this, UCL Strategic Plan 2022-2027 has expanded the UCL Grand Challenges programme with an additional £25m over eight years. The plan supports interdisciplinary collaboration, community-building, and innovation, to influence UCL’s activities and educational offering.
UCL Grand Challenges success is from its challenge-led interdisciplinary approach. This enables experts from across UCL to stimulate new partnerships, so we can develop practical, evidence-based solutions that benefit people and the planet.
Sponsors & supporters
The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge receives generous support through donations and gifts in kind from the following sponsors and supporters.
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2020
(Not applicable)
In collaboration with the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), the University of Tokyo, Advanced Education Outreach lab (AEO), RCAST, the University of Tokyo, Shimizu Corporation, the Embassy of Japan in the UK, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London & UCL Grand Challenges
In collaboration with Shimizu Corporation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Fukushima Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, London Borough of Camden, Tohoku University, Tohoku University International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Fukushima College, Daishichi Sake Brewery, Kashiwaya, Fukushima-15 Project, Mitoco Kawachi Corporation, the Embassy of Japan in the UK, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London & UCL Grand Challenges
In collaboration with Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (Daiwa Foundation Small Grants), Japan Association in the UK, Biospire, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima-15 Project, Daishichi Sake Brewery, Kashiwaya, Apollo Gas, Apollo Group, Kagoshima Prefecture, Tohoku University International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Mitoco Kawachi Corporation, The Japanese Women’s Association in Great Britain, APRIO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Ajinomoto, Sugoi Fusion, Clearspring, Sun Chlorella, Educational Research Foundation, the Embassy of Japan in the UK, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London & UCL Grand Challenges
In collaboration with Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Japan Association in the UK, Biospire, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima-15 Project, Kagoshima Prefecture, Mitoco Kawachi Corporation, The Japanese Women’s Association in Great Britain, Clearspring, Educational Research Foundation, the Embassy of Japan in the UK, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London & UCL Grand Challenges
We are actively looking for collaborators and sponsors for the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2026.
In collaboration with Shimizu Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Japan Association in the UK, Biospire, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima-15 Project, Kagoshima Prefecture, NH Foods UK, Wagashi Limited, UCC Europe Limited, the rice factory LONDON, Mitoco Kawachi Corporation, The Japanese Women’s Association in Great Britain, Clearspring, Yamaguchi University, Educational Research Foundation,the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London, the Embassy of Japan in the UK & UCL Grand Challenges
Find out more about supporting us
There are many ways to support the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge.
The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge Committee are always on the lookout for possibilities and opportunities to welcome applicants from groups that are underrepresented.
Speak to us to find out more.