January 24, 2022
As part of a recently developed international programme by Chulalongkorn University called Master of Science on Urban Strategies (MUS), the university invited Isamu Sugeno, Director of Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Asia Pte. Ltd, who then invited Koji Terada, Executive of Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc., to jointly be part of an international lecture series titled "Urban Regeneration Strategies" powered by UddC-CEUS.
Isamu Sugeno and Koji Terada shared the organisation's experience in large scale urban development and experience on PPPs and collaboration between public, private and civil society. The lecture aimed to promote a healthy and sustainable urban development through discussing the interventions which were successfully done in Marunouchi area.
The lecture was attended by master and undergraduate students from China, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Thai, from various fields including architecture, engineering, environmental science, and political science, and also professionals from the urban planning sector and developers, who had registered to attend the ZOOM meeting. Furthermore, the lecture was attended by audiences from UDDC Facebook live as well as Thai PBS live broadcasting with approximately 3,000-4,000 views lecture. The 1.5 - 2 hour lecture was then followed by a Q&A session.
The lecture was titled "The Process of Regenerating Marunouchi, Tokyo" presented by Isamu Sugeno (Director of Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Asia Pte. Ltd) and Koji Terada (Executive of Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.).