Tohoku Forum for Creativity & Tokyo Electron Co–Creation Program
— Enhancing Well–being through the Co–creation of New Value —

Program Theme
This program aims to promote solutions to social issues (environmental issues, ethics, human rights, etc.) brought about by rapidly advancing digital technologies by integrating technological innovation and sustainability. While maximizing the benefits of digital technology, the program aims to realize a more prosperous and sustainable society with an emphasis on people's wellbeing (mental and physical health and happiness). Businesses, educational institutions, governments, and citizens will work together to contribute to the creation of an ethical and inclusive digital society.
Projects
- Social Impact Value Project
- Human Resource Development Project
- Future Fable Creation Project
- TFC&TEL Co–creation Event
Events
FY2025
2025 Social Impact Value Projects Seminar (1): First Meeting
(July 2, 2025)
2025 Future Fable Creation Project: Workshop for Future Design of Management Organizations @ “Management Organization” Lecture, Faculty of Economics, Tohoku University
(July 7, 2025 / July 10, 2025)
2025 Future Fable Creation Project: A Workshop at Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Daisan Highschool
(July 22, 2025)
Special Lecture by Fields Medalist: “The Hidden Mathematics of Chance: on Coin Tosses, Atoms, and Forest Fires”
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(August 29, 2025)
Institute of Engineering Education Special Lectures
— Semiconductor Market and Related Technologies —
(October 1, 2025 – February 5, 2026)
TFC×TEL Collaboration Event
Special Lecture by 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Pursuing What You Want to Do and Believing in What You Find Interesting
— A Scientific Journey Accompanied by Autophagy —
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(November 22, 2025)
Advisors
Yuji Ogino
(Sustainability Global Head, Tokyo Electron Limited)
Kiyotaka Naoe
(Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University)
Organizer
Fumiko Shima
(Tokyo Electron Limited)
Norimasa Ozeki
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University)
Yasunari Takaura
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University)
Yuko Nishide
(Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University)
Yasuhiro Fukushima
(Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University)
Kazuyo Matsubae
(Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University)
Yasunori Yamanouchi
(Associate Professor, Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Tohoku University)
Coordinators
Tokiko Soma
(Tokyo Electron Limited)
Takao Koga
(Tohoku Forum for Creativity)
Tetsuya Kageyama
(Tohoku Forum for Creativity)
Lu Huang
(Tohoku Forum for Creativity)
Yoshiaki Maeda
(Tohoku Forum for Creativity)
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