The Sustainable Campus Forum, a Joint Event by the Office of Sophia Sustainability Promotion and KASA Sustainability

KASA Sustainability is a group of Sophia University undergraduate and graduate students. On April 22, 2022, KASA Sustainability held the Sustainable Campus Forum in collaboration with the university’s Office of Sophia Sustainability Promotion.

This forum was first held by KASA Sustainability in 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this year marked the forum’s third year. It was organized with the help of the Office of Sophia Sustainability Promotion, which is also involved in daily activities to promote sustainability at Sophia University.

Faculty, staff, and students gathered at this event to share their thoughts on sustainability issues on the campus where they study and work each day and to discuss future prospects and concrete actions regarding sustainability. Groups were divided into breakout rooms according to language, where small-group discussions took place. Afterward, discussion was further deepened in the main room. By the end of the discussion, a sense of unity was evident as participants shared their thoughts and feelings regardless of their positions, duties or academic majors, with a sense of comradery as they shared their awareness of the same issues.

(Student Staffs: Matsumoto, Mamori)