【Implementation Summary】
Time period（online）： Three days in July 2023 (5th, 12th, 19th) 18:00～20:00
Time period（workshop）：8 days in August 2023 (4 (Fri) ～ 11 (Fri))
Venue ： Hiroshima University
Theme ： Smart City in Higashi-Hiroshima: Toward Solutions to Social Issues
Main contents ：Students from four countries gathered in Higashi-Hiroshima to discuss entrepreneurship as liberal arts education, carbon neutrality, digital transformation, and smart cities, as well as to explore potential solutions to the challenges faced when building smart cities.
・Students had the chance to join Hiroshima University’s specialty experiential education on peace.
Participants：41 students（face-to-face）
| Partner University | Participating students | Location of participation |
| （IND）Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani（BITS） | 10 students | Hiroshima |
| （AUS）University of New South Wales（USNW） | 5 students | Hiroshima |
| （UK）The University of Sheffield（TUoS） | 5 students | Hiroshima |
| （JP）Keio University（Keio） | 6 students | Hiroshima |
| （JP）Hiroshima University（HU） | 15 students | Hiroshima |
【Preparatory Online Discussions】
July 5, 17:00〜20:00
First session of the preparatory online discussions
・Orientation
・Self introductions
・Group introductions
July 12, 18:00〜20:00
Second session of the preparatory online discussions
・Themes：Smart cities, carbon neutrality, digital transformation
July 19, 18:00〜20:00
Third session of the preparatory online discussions
・Summary：Group presentations
July 31, Last submission date for group report
【Agile Workshop】
August 4（Fri）
AM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
① Orientation
Agile Program
Coordinator: Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, professor Ichihashi
Workshop facilitator:
Keio University, professor Rajib Shaw
Workshop leader:
IDEC Institute, associate professor Watanabe
・Program summary, theme, schedule overview, self introductions
② Lecture 1：Smart city 90 min（Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room）
Lecturer：IDEC Institute, professor Ayyoob
③ Welcome party
PM：off-campus
④ Peace education at Hiroshima
Kasumi Campus：Personal account from an A-bomb survivor（Ogura Keiko）
a. Charter bus to Kasumi Campus, Kojin Kaikan
b. Ogura Keiko’s personal testimony
⑤ Visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Charter bus back to Mirai CREA, and return to hotel.
August 5（Sat）
AM：IDEC Large conference room
① Lecture 2：Digital transformation
Lecturer：SC Digital Co., Ltd. – Yasumaru Shusaku
https://www.scdigital.co.jp/
Lecturer：ABeam Consulting Ltd. – Toyoshima Shuhei
② Lecture 3: Carbon neutrality
Lecturer：Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, professor Ishikawa
③ Lunch
PM：IDEC Large conference room
④ Lecture ４： Entrepreneurship
Lecturer：Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, professor Ito (special appointment)
⑤ Group work
Reflections and discussion on lecture topics in small groups.
August 6（Sun）
AM：off-campus（Hiroshima）All day
① Participation to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
★Early morning charter bus to Peace Memorial Ceremony location
② Peace Memorial（organized by Hiroshima University Center for Peace）
★ Charter bus to Hiroshima University Peace Memorial location
PM：＜History at Hiroshima＞
③ Visit to Miyajima
～Charter bus to Miyajima – a world heritage site～
（guided by HU students）
・Omotesando ～ Itsukushima Shrine tour, free time
④ Evening：＜Peace at Hiroshima＞
★Charter bus from Miyajima port to Hiroshima Peace Park. Free time
★Lantern ceremony
★Charter bus from Peace Park to Mirai CREA. Return to hotel.
August 7（Mon）
AM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
① Lecture 5：Mobility
Lecturer：Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, professor Chikaraishi
② Lecture 6：Resilience
Lecturer：Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance, professor Shaw
③ Lunch
PM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
④ Group work
August 8（Tue）
AM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
① Lecture 7： Well-being based policy design for smart cities
Lecturer：Smart City Institute Japan, Executive Managing Director Nagumo Takehiko
★Workshop
② Lunch
③ Lecture 8：Initiatives at Higashi Hiroshima city office
Lecturer：Higashi Hiroshima city, Management strategy director in-charge Shinichi Kurisu
④ Group work
Preparation for mid-term presentations
August 9（Wed）
AM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
① Mid-term presentations
PM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
② Lunch
③ Japanese cultural experience（class lead by Japanese students）
★Japanese style rock-paper-scissors
Rock-paper-scissors while standing on pieces of newspaper sheets. Losing a match means losing a portion of one’s newspaper sheet. The last person to remain standing on their newspaper sheet wins!
August 10（Thu）
AM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
最終発表の準備
PM：Mirai CREA Multipurpose space
★Okonomiyaki Academy★
Lecturer: Kondo Nao
Lecture on the history and making of okonomiyaki（English interpretation by Japanese students）
Making okonomiyaki!
August 11（Fri）
AM：Mirai CREA 2F Large conference room
Final presentations
PM: Mirai CREA multipurpose space
★Diploma awarding ceremony★
★Farewell Party★
Thank you Workshop Lecturers!
Assoc. Prof.
Sonoko Watanabe
Assoc. Prof.
Makoto Chikaraishi
Prof.
Rajib Shaw
Oknomiyaki Academy
Nao Kondo