【FILA】Guest speaker to the "Development Economics"!

　On Friday, April 19, Associate Professor Utsumi invited Ms. Nobue Amanuma, Fellow of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), as a guest speaker to her course “Development Economics". The objective of this course is to learn about and understand various issues faced by developing countries from a microeconomic perspective, such as poverty, education, and labor, and to acquire related models and analytical tools.

　During the lecture, Ms. Amanuma introduced case studies related to the SDGs and talked about "What is sustainable development?" and "What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?" and, the students engaged in a lively discussion with Ms. Amanuma.

　A student who took this course expressed impressions as follows:

　"It was a great opportunity to listen to Ms. Nobue Amanuma’s lecture on the Sustainable Development Goals as part of our class on Development Economics. She highlighted the issues surrounding the Sustainable Development goals and emphasized the importance of collective conscious to achieve the SDGs.
Through this opportunity, I was able to reframe my views on the SDGs and clarify questions that I had over the concept. It was a valuable opportunity to ask questions to an expert in the field and reflect on the knowledge I had so far. Her lecture content touched upon the possible solutions to combat the current climate crisis and the importance of both top-down and bottom-up approach to make a significant impact. For this, recognizing the interconnection between the economic, social, and environmental parameters becomes imperative and revising business models based on long-term goals is one of the key approaches to creating a sustainable value chain. As consumers, it becomes important to be attentive and aware since it is our actions that guide large corporations and hold their actions accountable.

" (Sophomore, Faculty of International Liberal Arts)