Education and Research Results
Event Record
【Event】 “The Sophia Researcher Matching Project 2025” was held.
In November 2025, as part of the Sophia Open Research Weeks initiative, we held the “The Sophia Researcher Matching Project 2025” event (Japanese and English). This event creates opportunities for encountering knowledge from different fields by having Sophia University faculty, researchers, and graduate students condense their research or ideas onto a single A3 poster for display. This second iteration was conducted in a hybrid format combining online and on-site participation.
Event Overview
Online Session Period: November 5–24, 2025
On-site Session Period: November 10–14, 2025
Networking Event: November 14, 2025 (Final On-site Day)
The online site allowed viewing and commenting at any time during the event period, complementing the on-site discussions. On the final on-site day, November 14, a networking event exclusively for poster presenters was held, facilitating lively exchanges of ideas.
Event Details
On-site Venue Overview
Posters displaying answers to three research-related questions were displayed. Visitors contributed comments via Post-it notes, sparking unexpected intellectual dialogues.
Poster Question Items
1. This is what my research is like!
2. I want to know about this, discuss this, or learn about this!
3. Ask me about this!
Scene from the Exchange Meeting (November 14)
The exchange meeting featured lectures by professors active in their respective fields on the theme of “Integrating Arts and Sciences,” followed by a cross-disciplinary poster session.
The lectures highlighted the importance of international interdisciplinary research and cross-disciplinary initiatives, supported by concrete examples. Participants shared feedback such as, “It was valuable to hear real-world accounts of large-scale projects,” and “Seeing explanations alongside actual equipment was impressive and showed the breadth of research within the university.
”The poster session facilitated exchanges among researchers who had never interacted before, creating opportunities for new networking.
Exchange Program
① Opening Remarks by Vice President for Academic Research
② Lecture: “Promoting International Interdisciplinary Research
③ Lecture: “Research for the International, Interdisciplinary, and Human Spheres”
④ Exchange Session: Discussion with Poster Presenters
