On Saturday, October 10th, Visiting Professor Seiko Hashimoto gave a lecture at the university's "Special Research II (Well-being in a post-corona society)".
This lecture is a joint program for students of our university, member schools of the Association for Learning Evaluation and Educational Development, and students of partner universities. in societyWell beingIt is an online program to learn and discuss (happiness).
In today's lecture, we invited Professor Hashimoto as a guest lecturer.
Thinking through sports as the main themeWell beingabout his own "Tokyo2020The lecture proceeded based on the experience of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (hereinafter referred to as the Tokyo Games).It was a valuable lecture that taught me that "a heart that wishes for people's happiness" existed in every aspect of management.
During the lecture, he talked about how he meticulously prepared and implemented security and security measures against all kinds of crises, including cyberattacks, at the Tokyo Games, and received praise from around the world. An episode was told about the detailed consideration of choosing flowers from the ground and using "flowers that do not fly pollen".
In response to the Tokyo Games, Dr. Hashimoto spoke particularly strongly about "women's empowerment," "organization of medical, scientific, and information departments," and "passing on and developing legacies." In terms of “women’s active participation,” the ratio of female athletes is about49, which was the most gender-balanced tournament in history, and the ratio of women on the board of directors of the Organizing Committee.42It was introduced that we achieved XNUMX%.
In the "organization of the medical, scientific, and information departments", while it is an important department and the standard is to be strengthened globally, Japan has not yet caught up, and is currently organized to spread to the sports world. I was told that we are promotingIn addition, although it is necessary to take measures against pre-symptomatic disease involving local medical care, it was also reported that efforts are being made to improve sports medicine education.
Lastly, regarding "legacy succession and development",AIAs information technology develops and the way we work changes, it is necessary to think and act for ourselves in order to survive in society.In addition, Japan needs to lead the international community as a developed country in resolving all issues,” he delivered a strong message to the students.
During the question-and-answer session with Professor Hashimoto, it was a time when the students' logical and sharp points of view and passion were conveyed.One of the students said, ``My family has been excited since yesterday, saying, 'It's amazing to hear a lecture by a wonderful person like Professor Hashimoto! .
Questions and answers (partial excerpt)
Q. LGBTQWhat can be done to make it easier for people from
A. Not just the Olympics and ParalympicsLGBTQI would like to spread the recognition that "everyone has the right to play sports" to the world, such as by holding competitions where it is easier for people to participate.
Q. I think there is tension and pressure at the Olympics and Paralympics.
A. Although he faced various difficulties such as fighting illness, he thought about what he could do, such as reviewing his eating habits and staying close to his illness, because of his dream of becoming an Olympic athlete and his desire to play sports.Before he knew it, he was not limited to just playing sports, but he also became a way of life that said, "If you try, you can do it."He saw the Olympics as "the greatest opportunity to overcome difficulties."
meaningful90After spending a minute2In the period, "our Well-being -Thinking about Campus Life-", led by President Atsushi Hamana, with Professor Ayako Tanaka (Faculty of Business Administration) and students (students from this university and Xuanzang University) who participated in the 1st period.APP & WEB SOLUTIONIt was held in a group discussion format.
At the beginning, we looked back on the contents of Professor Hashimoto's lecture, and also read the material "Tokyo2020A discussion was held on the theme of safety and security based on the information on the results of corona countermeasures at the Tokyo Games presented in the "Corona Crisis, Fighting for Safety and Security".moreoverWell beingIn order to establish the idea of in the post-corona society, how the legacy left by the Tokyo Games (to connect to the future) will be utilized in the future will be discussed in the fields of "sports", "society" and "environment". "Of city4Discussions were held on three themes, and there was a lively exchange of opinions from various perspectives, transcending faculty, department, nationality, and grade.
At the end of the lecture, President Hamana presented "What should we do to make use of this Olympic legacy in our post-COVID-XNUMX lives?"
