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Faculty Grant Spotlight: Professor Tomiko Yamaguchi

Sachiko Tokai Centurion University of Technology and Management, faculty grant, India, Professor Tomiko Yamaguchi, Public Interest Technologies July 13, 2026

From left: Kae Takagi, Prof. Yamaguchi, Ai Kimura, and Asahi Igarashi Faculty Grant Spotlight: Professor Tomiko Yamaguchi Bridging Japan and India through Student-Led Fieldwork on Public Interest Technologies During the Fall 2025 faculty grant cycle, Professor Tomiko Yamaguchi of ICU’s Department of Society, Culture, and Media was awarded a JICUF Faculty Grant. The grant enabled Professor Yamaguchi to bring a group of students with her to India in March of this year to conduct collaborative field research. The project, titled “Bridging Japan and India through Student-Led Fieldwork on Public Interest Technologies,” explored the concept of Public Interest Technologies (PIT)—technologies that contribute to social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and ethical governance—and examined […]