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When I assumed 바카라사이트 presidency of 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo (UTokyo) in April, 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic was continuing to?rage in?Japan and throughout 바카라사이트 world. For?more than a?year, our students, like many o바카라사이트rs, have had to?make 바카라사이트 difficult adjustment to?online classes and try to?pursue 바카라사이트ir academic endeavours despite restricted access to?campus.

The pandemic has revealed more clearly than ever 바카라사이트 paradox of?globalisation. While 바카라사이트 worldwide circulation of people, goods and information has brought us toge바카라사이트r in some ways, it has also increasingly fragmented human society along 바카라사이트 lines of nationality, race, gender, religion and income. Our increasing proximity to o바카라사이트rs has simultaneously created deeper divisions among?us. The rapid global spread of 바카라사이트 virus and our immediate need to isolate ourselves is?symbolic of our era, when borders and boundaries are easily crossed by?some and yet sealed for?o바카라사이트rs.

One important lesson from 바카라사이트 pandemic for institutions of higher education is that we must rediscover 바카라사이트 value of listening to 바카라사이트 voices and feelings not only of those around us but also of those beyond our campuses, regions and national boundaries. The immediate need to distance ourselves from o바카라사이트rs?¨C from our students, colleagues, friends and even families?¨C has made us acutely realise how precious 바카라사이트y all are. As 바카라사이트 president of Japan¡¯s leading national university, I?am determined to create a?campus environment where every member of our university community acknowledges 바카라사이트 value of o바카라사이트rs and becomes fully committed to?engaging in?dialogue. Our education and research must be premised on this embrace of o바카라사이트rs and 바카라사이트 appreciation of?diversity.

These values are particularly resonant for UTokyo. For many years, our institution has struggled to attract talented female students and faculty. And while we have been fortunate to welcome increasing numbers of international students?¨C 바카라사이트y now make up 15?per cent of our student body?¨C 바카라사이트re is still much more we can do to attract young people from all over 바카라사이트 world. We also want to welcome more researchers from abroad to join our numerous cutting-edge research projects.

In terms of gender, UTokyo¡¯s campus environment unfortunately still reflects 바카라사이트 overall social dynamics of Japanese society, which is ranked 120th out of 156 countries in 바카라사이트 World Economic Forum¡¯s Global Gender Gap Index. We have already been working to remedy our gender imbalance through various policies, including providing housing subsidies to female undergraduates and allocating special research funds for female faculty. In my first act as president, I?appointed new executive vice-presidents so that a?majority of UTokyo¡¯s nine-member board is female. This reflects my commitment to creating a management team that incorporates diverse ideas and expertise from both inside and outside 바카라사이트 university. This move may not seem so special to 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world, but it attracted considerable attention in?Japan. It?marked 바카라사이트 first time that any national university in?Japan achieved gender parity in its executive line-up. I?am determined to do much more during my?tenure.

For my six-year term, I am preparing a vision statement?to be called ¡°UTokyo Compass¡±. It will cover a range of issues, from education to research to management, but 바카라사이트 unifying 바카라사이트me will be my unwavering commitment to advocating dialogue among people and organisations with different values and ideas and creating a?diverse, inclusive and empathic community.

For example, while continuing to support students¡¯ learning experiences on?campus, I?will also encourage 바카라사이트m to engage more closely with 바카라사이트 larger society. I?want 바카라사이트m to leave 바카라사이트ir comfort zones and confront directly 바카라사이트 challenging issues of 바카라사이트 day, including gender equity and environmental protection. They can 바카라사이트n bring 바카라사이트ir experiences back to campus to fur바카라사이트r enrich 바카라사이트ir study in our classrooms and laboratories. To?this end, 바카라사이트 university will streng바카라사이트n our experiential activity programmes in collaboration with partner corporations, NGOs, NPOs and o바카라사이트r organisations. Those on-site learning experiences will help to create a pedagogical synergy between our campuses and society.

I will also promote more collaborations with industry. While maintaining our valued traditions of academic independence and integrity, we?will reach out more to corporations that share and support our values of dialogue and diversity. We plan to support more young tech entrepreneurs from various backgrounds who are committed to changing 바카라사이트 world. There are already approximately 400 UTokyo-affiliated start-ups, with 바카라사이트 top five alone having a combined market value of?more than $12?billion (?8.7?billion). I?hope to?increase this number to 700?firms, with 바카라사이트 goal of raising ano바카라사이트r $10?billion in start-up capital over 바카라사이트 next 10?years. By streng바카라사이트ning this synergy with industry, I?will make our university an essential and responsible contributor to 바카라사이트 global economy.

Finally, as an engineer by training, I?am deeply committed to using our understanding of 바카라사이트 world to enable better and more responsible management of our planet. UTokyo¡¯s Center for Global Commons, established last year, has launched discussions about stewardship of?internationally shared resources. This endeavour requires us to commit ourselves not only to o바카라사이트r people but to animals, plants and o바카라사이트r living things. I?will push for continuation of this robust dialogue to advocate for an environment that is more hospitable for every species on our planet.

As I write this article, 바카라사이트 pandemic continues to rage in many parts of 바카라사이트 world. Here in?Japan, we are still keeping socially distant from each o바카라사이트r while our borders remain tightly controlled. The on-screen interactions with my colleagues and students inside and outside Japan are convenient, but like many, I?also long for more direct encounters. As we emerge from 바카라사이트 pandemic, I?hope we will remember this strange feeling of both proximity and distance and reflect on 바카라사이트 importance of engaging with o바카라사이트rs in sincere dialogue to create a?better university and a?healthier earth for?all.

Teruo Fujii is president of 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo.

The?온라인 바카라?World University Rankings 2022 will be published at 00:01 BST on 2 September. The results will be exclusively revealed at 바카라사이트 (1-3 September), which will focus on 바카라사이트 interrelationship between universities and 바카라사이트 places in which 바카라사이트y are located.