In 2008 Ochanomizu University formulated the "Migakazuba", based on the motif of the school song “Migakazuba”. The Center for Leadership Education and Research, which is the former organization of IGL, took the lead in the formulation. This motto is a guide for people who aim to develop their leadership through diligent self-improvement. It indicates that leadership consists of such important factors as, ‘Respect for others’, ‘Intelligence’, and ‘Confidence’ and putting the concept “Make a Difference” into practice, which means changing themselves and society starting by dealing with familiar problems. Nowadays, new leaders who have earned “Migakazuba” leader-ship, and who are always keenly aware of social problems, make active approaches to other people and innovate society, are required. Please see "Migakazuba" for further details.

Research Projects

Departments of the Research Activities

migakazuba Philosophy

Leadership Educaion and Research

Promotionof Diversity

Comparative Japanese Studies

In order to strengthen the function of training female global leaders, which is the mission of Ochanomizu University, we established the Research Organization for Promotion of Global Women’s Leadership in April 2015. The Center for Leadership Education and Research, which had been the university’s base for research and education about training leadership, was reorganized as the Institute for Global Leadership (former Center for Leadership Education and Research, 2008-2015) within the Research Organization for the Promotion of Global Women’s Leadership.Our university was founded in 1875 as Tokyo Women’s Normal School, Japan’s first institution of higher education for women, and then became Tokyo Women’s Higher Normal School. Building on our 140-year tradition, the mission of the universi-ty is to foster female leaders who have a global perspective and can be successful in various fields. The Institute for Global Leadership has been engaged in various projects in order to foster such female leaders. First, we have developed the curricula of our university and established a group of courses in order to train global female leaders.Second, we are also engaged in a variety of education programs such as the student overseas research program, symposiums and lectures about leadership theory, and education courses for working women who want to advance their careers.Third, as a university-wide organization to enforce, implement gender equality, we promote a project to support female researchers and develop a work environment that allows both men and women to have diverse work styles in order to realize a society where diversity is valued. For example, we have always taken on new programs such as an on-campus support system to assign research assistants to researchers who are pregnant, have a newborn baby or are caring for family mem-bers, and an original system for research fellowship (called Migakazuba Researchers).The instituteis is also in charge of promotion of education research on comparative Japanese studies.The institute aims to contribute to the university’s mission of realizing a gender-equal society as a national women’s univer-sity, by training female leaders in order to promote and acceler-ate their international and social success.

Ochanomizu University the Research Organization for the Promotion of Global Women's Leadership

Institute for Global Leadership

Policies

Ochanomizu UniversityInstitute for Global Leadership(Leadership Educaion and Research/Promotion of Diversity/Comparative Japanese Studies)Room 506 & 507, 5th Floor, Graduate School ofHumanities & Sciences Building, Ochanomizu University2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, JapanTEL:+81-3-5978-5520(IGL)/5504 (Comparative Japanese Studies)E-mail info-leader@cc.ocha.ac.jp(IGL) ccjs＠cc.ocha.ac.jp (Comparative Japanese Studies)http://www.cf.ocha.ac.jp/igl-en/

Published April, 2020

1.Development of Leadership Training Program / Development and Practical use of Practice and an Education Effect Verification Index

2.Global Investigation and research on leadershipeducation

3.Female Researcher Support, Model Developmentand Effect Verification of an Employment Environ-ment Improvement Action

　Books owned by IGL

　Publications　Conference presentations　Speakers of lecture, seminar, workshop etc. 　Press　Dispatch of information (website, email 　newsletter)　Visit of/to organizations

　MiLe Career Design Program- Competency Training of "Make a Difference" Lectures for Undergraduates　・Introductory Seminar: The History and Mission of Ochanomizu University　 ・Personal Branding ・Facilitation ・Women's Career and Law in Japan ・Diversity Management ・Women's Career and the Economy ・Backcasting Future Visions Seminar Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ/Ⅳ　・Practicum for Global Leadership Ⅰ/Ⅱ

Lectures for Graduates ・Education Program for Academic Female Leaders ・Special Course on Career Development ・Global Female Leadership Theory　 ・Backcasting Future Visions Seminar Ⅰ/Ⅱ/Ⅲ/Ⅳ ・International Seminar for Leadership Ⅰ/Ⅱ

　Lectures for Working Women ・Continuing Education Course: Ochanomizu University Training School for Female Business Leaders (Kiin Juku)Research on Effectiveness Index of Leadership Education　

Education for Female Leader Training Female Leader Training Enterprise

　Training Global Young Researchers・Student Residential Experience Abroad Program・Dispatch Graduate Students to Ewha-Luce International Seminar(ELIS)・Japan-Korea Three Women's University Joint Program　・International Conference Dispatch Program・Special Researchers System (Migakazuba Researchers)　

Improvement of Employment Environment at Ochanomizu University　 ・Temporary Childcare Support (Temporary Nursery)　　・OCHADAI Talent Bank　 ・The OCHADAI INDEX

Research Interchange Meetings, Overseas/Domestic Investigation, Extension of International Network　Research Interchange Meetings　　・Meeting with Research Institutes of Korea, Vietnam etc.　　　・Meeting with the International Symposium Speakers　　　・Overseas Investigation on Competency Evaluation and 　　 Role model 　Study Session　　・Leadership Study Session 　Workshops　　・Summer Program Workshop 　Extension of International Network　　・Promotion of the International Joint Research　　・Cooperation with Overseas (Asia, Europe) Educational　　 Research Institutes involved in Leadership Training 　　 Ewha Womans University, Vietnam Women's Academy, 　　 Collegio Nuovo, Mills College etc.

Specially Appointed Professor's Project

International Symposium/Lectures

Transmission of Academic Achievements

Publicized Resource

Lecture for Undergraduates

Workshop with Researchers from Vietnaum at Ochanomizu University

International Symposium Workshop with members of Fukui Women's Network

Organizing and managing international sympo-sium, teaching at the graduate course, doing domestic/international research etc. Karen A. SHIRE Professor, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany (Oct 2016-Sep 2018)

Symposium and lectures related to leadership Fukui Prefecture, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bridgestone Corporation, UN Women, etc

Promotion of Educational Research on Comparative Japanese StudiesWe promote cooperation and knowledge sharing among the global commu-nity of Japanese studies. ・Holding annual symposium/consortium of Japanese Studies in its global compatartive aspects.　・Encouraging international joint research　・Maintaining an international and interdisciplinary information network

Seminar

IGL Seminar (President Elizabeth Bradley, Vassar College)

Annual International Symposium of Comparative Japanese Studies

Cooperation with Administration/Educational Research Institutes/International Organization etc.

Ongoing Initiative

International Consortium of Researchers and Students on Comparative Japanese Studies