On April 1, 2024, The University of Tokyo (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: FUJII Teruo) established the Center for Coproduction of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity.
The University of Tokyo has promoted support for persons with disability and gender equality centered on the Disability Services Office and the Office for Gender Equality, which were established in 2002 and 2006, respectively, with a commitment to creating an inclusive campus. Accordingly, the University adopted the University of Tokyo Statement on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/di01.html)in 2022 and established the Guidelines for Students on Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/sogi.html)in 2023 as well as implementing other measures.
This new center, also called “IncluDE,” has been established by integrating these two offices with the aim of strengthening research functions in relevant fields and promoting DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) activities more comprehensively. Through its efforts to connect various activities and research based on challenges faced by those in need and to promote gender equality and accessibility, IncluDE will endeavor to coproduce academic knowledge that will make it possible to realize a society where no one is left behind.
In IncluDE, the DEI Implementation Division comprises the Office for Disability Equity and the Office for Gender Equity, which continue to provide all the support programs previously offered by the Disability Services Office and the Office for Gender Equality, respectively.
For further information, please visit our website: https://include.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
