The 10th International Academic Symposium on the Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda (hosted by Fudan University and Soka University; supported by the Chinese Association For Japanese Studies) was held at Fudan University (China) under the theme “Vision and Action for a Human Community Sharing a Common Destiny” to commemorate 40 years since the signing of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship Treaty (or Japan-China Peace and Amity Treaty) and the 50th anniversary since the founder’s proposal for the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. About 160 researchers from 53 universities and institutions in China and abroad gathered at the symposium. It was reported that a total of approximately 1,000 people have participated in the 10 symposiums held to date, and 550 papers have been written for the symposium.
(October 27- 28, 2018, Fudan University, Shanghai, China)
DePaul University (US)
In 2014, DePaul University (US) established the first Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education in North America. DePaul University, the largest catholic private university in the US, has continued to offer a place for educators and researchers to learn as an institution researching the educational philosophy and practice of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Josei Toda, and Daisaku Ikeda. In 2018, the institute opened a master’s program titled “Value Creating Education for Global Citizenship.” Many education scholars gather here for the “International Conference on Ikeda/Soka Studies in Education” held every two years.
(January 14, 2015, at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, US)
Chinese Culture University (Taiwan)
The 13th International Forum on Daisaku Ikeda’s Peace Philosophy was hosted by Daisaku Ikeda Research Center of Chinese Culture University (Taiwan) under the theme “Toward a Century of Peace,” which brought together scholars from 19 universities in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Korea to share their research outputs. Former president of Chinese Culture University, Tsai-Mei Lin, stated, “Dr. Ikeda has been committed to realizing world peace through his educational endeavors at Soka University. I have faith that we can open up an era of peace by studying and practicing Dr. Ikeda’s philosophy.”
(February 27, 2019, Chinese Culture University in Taipei, Taiwan)
Kyung Hee University (South Korea)
The Young Sik Cho and Daisaku Ikeda Research Group of Kyung Hee University (South Korea) held the 3rd “Academic Symposium on the Peace Philosophy of Young Seek Choue and Daisaku Ikeda” under the theme “Global Citizenship and Human-Centered Philosophy.” Some 120 scholars, researchers, and students participated from universities across Korea. Active discussions take place every time the symposium is held with an aim to study the thoughts of Dr. Young Sik Cho and Daisaku Ikeda who founded the two partner universities and inherit their practice for world peace. Professor Young-Ae Ha, president of the research group, wrote on the symposium pamphlet, “academic research and succession of the practice of the two leaders will gain even more momentum in these times.”
(July 3, 2019, Cheongwoon Building, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea)
University of Alcalá (Spain)
The Daisaku Ikeda Joint Research Institute for Education and Development (IEDDAI) was opened at the University of Alcalá (Spain) for joint research with Soka University. IEDDAI was established within the University of Alcalá with a history spanning over 500 years, which became the first institution of higher education in Europe to establish a research center dedicated to studying Soka Education and the philosophy of Dr. Ikeda. It regularly publishes “Cuadernos del Instituto Ikeda” and introduces the philosophy of Soka Education and the founder’s thoughts biannually.
(June 7, 2019, University of Alcalá in Madrid, Spain)
University of Guelph-Humber (Canada)
The Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship (SERC-GC) was established in the University of Guelph-Humber (Canada) in 2017 as the first research center in higher education in Canada focusing on Soka Education research. At SERC-GC, faculty members and students work together to study the philosophy and practice of Soka Education as well as the global citizenship theory of Dr. Ikeda. In September 2020, a paper summarizing their research to date was published in IAFOR Journal of Education: Undergraduate Education.
University of Buckingham (UK)
The Daisaku Ikeda Academic Society for United Nations Studies was established at the University of Buckingham (UK) aiming to promote academic study for supporting the United Nations, the global body that has been a central focus of the founder’s thoughts and efforts. University of Buckingham Vice-Chancellor James Tooley expressed his appreciation, “I am more than excited to be able to contribute to humanity in partnership with Soka University,” which he described it as an important international partner in the pursuit of humanistic education and peace.
(April 28, 2021, online ceremony held by the University of Buckingham)
University of the East (the Philippines)
The 2nd Ikeda Symposium was jointly held by University of the East (the Philippines) and Soka University on the Caloocan Campus of the University of the East, under the theme “Mainstreaming Youth Participation in Peace, Human Rights, and Environmental Protection.” This symposium, which has been held for the second time, has been authorized as an international academic symposium by the Higher Education Committee of the Philippines. Following the first one in 2018, it again attracted scholars and researchers from universities and institutes in the Philippines and overseas as well as Soka University students who were studying in the country.
(February 29, 2020, University of the East - Caloocan Campus, the Philippines)
Research Institutes around the world
The names listed are as of their current titles.
Year
No. University name Institution name Country / Region
2000
1. Ikeda Research Institute for Soka Education (IRISE) – renamed, Japan
2. Dr. Daisaku Ikeda-International Poetry Centre for World Peace, India
2001
3. Daisaku Ikeda Research Club of Peking University, Japanese Studies Centre, China
2002
4. Daisaku Ikeda Value Creating Centre of M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, India
5. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Hunan Normal University, China
2003
6. Standing Committee for the Propagation of Ikeda's Philosophy (National University of Lomas de Zamora-Institute of Oriental Studies), Argentina
7. Daisaku Ikeda Research Club of Anhui University, Department of Philosophy, China
8. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
9. Askov Ikeda Peace Study Club of Asko National School, Denmark
2004
10. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Zhaoqing University, China
11. Research Center on the Education and Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at Shanghai Sanda University, China
2005
12. Daisaku Ikeda and Asia's Education Research Centre of Sun Yat-sen University, College of Education, China
13. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Central China Normal University, China
14. Daisaku Ikeda Peace and Culture Research Centre of Liaoning Normal University, China
2006
15. Ikeda University Jishukai of Tourism College of Beijing Union University, China
16. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Wuhan University, China
17. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Hunan University, China
18. Daisaku Ikeda Research Office in Tainan University of Technology Library, Taiwan
19. Research Center on the Education and Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at Guangxi Normal University, China
2007
20. Research Center on the Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at Northeast Normal University, China
21. Daisaku Ikeda Research Center of Soka Ikeda College of Arts and Science for Women, India
2008
22. Daisaku Ikeda Research Office of National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Library, Taiwan
23. Guangdong Daisaku Ikeda Research Club of Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, China
24. Research Center on the Education and Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at South China Normal University, China
25. Daisaku Ikeda and Kaneko Research Center of Shaanxi Normal University, China
26. Research Center on the Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at Shaoguan University, China
2009
27. Research Center on the Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China
28. The Cultural Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute at Jiaying University, China
29. Research Centre for Daisaku Ikeda Philosophy of Shanghai Normal University, China
2010
30. Liao Chengzhi and Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, China
2011
31. Daisaku Ikeda and Kaneko Research Centre of Xi'an Peihua University, China
32. Research Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Philosophy of Dalian Polytechnic University, China
2012
33. Lu Xun-Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Shaoxing University, China
34. Research Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Philosophy of Guizhou University, China
35. Daisaku Ikeda International Peace Research Center of University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
36. China-Japan Friendship Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Bohai University, China
37. Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Jinggangshan University, China
38. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre on the Education for Peace of Beijing Normal University, China
2013
39. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre for Social Education of East China Normal University, China
40. Research Centre for Daisaku Ikeda Philosophy of Fudan University, China
41. Research Institute for the Educational Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda at Dalian Art College, China
2014
42. Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education at Depaul University, US
43. Research Centre for Daisaku Ikeda Philosophy of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
44. Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Foshan University, China
2016
45. Yong-Yeong Cho and Daisaku Ikeda Study Association of Kyung Hee University, Korea
46. Education for International Studies - Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, China
2017
47. China-Japan Friendship Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda Research Association of Soochow University, China
48. Soka Education Research Centre of University of Guelph-Humber, Canada
49. Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China
2019
50. Daisaku Ikeda Joint Institute for Education and Development of University of Alcalá, Spain
51. Zhou Enlai-Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, China
52. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Dalian Maritime University, China
53. Research Centre for the Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda of Xiamen University, China
54. Daisaku Ikeda Research Institute of Hebei University, China
55. Daisaku Ikeda Culture Research Centre of Changchun Normal University, China
56. Daisaku Ikeda-Wang Meng Research Centre of Guizhou Minzu University, Department of Foreign Language, China
2020
57. Daisaku Ikeda Research Centre of Shandong University, School of Philosophy and Social Development, China
2021
58. Daisaku Ikeda and Japan Studies Research Centre of Xinyang Normal University, China
59. Daisaku Ikeda United Nations Research Association of University of Buckingham, England
2022
60 Ikeda Studies Centre for Education in Global Citizenship, Dialogue and Peace of Université Lava, Canada
61 Daisaku Ikeda Research Center of Hebei International Studies University, China
Exhibits
Chinese research centers focusing on studies of Ikeda
Books and collections of academic papers on Ikeda’s philosophy issued by Chinese universities and research institutions
Research report of International Academic Symposium on the Philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda
Books on Ikeda’s philosophy published in Kenya
Daisaku Ikeda and AFRICA (University of Nairobi, 2001)
Daisaku Ikeda and Voices for Peace from AFRICA (Kenya Literature Bureau, 2008)
Pamphlet from the 1st Ikeda Symposium held in the Philippines
The 1st Ikeda Symposium was held in the Philippines on February 24, 2018, under the theme “Harnessing the Values of Peace for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth.” The event brought together some 300 scholars, researchers, and students from 16 international and local institutes of higher education.
Research journal issued by Askov Højskole (Danish Folk High School)
AIS, a research journal issued by Ikeda Peace Research Group of Askov DanishFolk High School
