The Planning and Management Committee for the 150th Anniversary of Hokkaido University's Founding will be holding Design Project Seminar #02, "The Possibilities of Design: Connecting Research and Society."

For university research to be implemented in society, it's not just the research results themselves that are needed, but also connections that allow them to be understood, used, and co-created within society.

In this event, we will consider design not merely as aesthetics or expression, but as a methodology for designing—a way of connecting research and society—and explore the process by which research connects with society through the interaction between technology and humans, and the communication between science and society.

Social Implementation Design Project Seminar: "Connecting Research and Society: The Potential of Design."

●Speakers

Professor Motoko Okumoto
Head of Communication in Science & Technology Education & Research Program　(CoSTEP) Hokkaido University, Associate Professor

Professor Daisuke Sakamoto
Hokkaido University Graduate Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, Department of Complex Information School of Engineering Technology

Facilitator: Yosuke Takita (TYPE3 Co., Ltd.)

● Date and time: Thursday, July 30, 2026 *16:30-18:00 (doors open 16:00)

● Location: Trillium, Hokkaido University

● Target audience: Internal university personnel (faculty, staff, students, URA, etc.) and external university personnel (businesses, government agencies, etc.)

● Organizer: Hokkaido University 150th Anniversary Commemorative Project Planning and Management Committee

●Supported by: Sapporo Industrial Promotion Foundation

For more details, please click here. *This will take you to the Hokkaido University 150th Anniversary Special Website.