Event
2026/6/28 (Sun) 10:30～14:00 (開場 10:00)
Call for Students to Participate in the GTIE-SEP 2026 Kickoff Event! ~For those who want to change society: Take your first step here~
The “Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE)” is a platform comprising universities and research institutions in the Greater Tokyo Area that aims to cultivate entrepreneurial talent and foster university-based startups capable of changing the world.
Among these initiatives, the “GTIE Student Entrepreneurship Program 2026” (GTIE SEP 2026)—an entrepreneurship education program for students at the 18 universities participating in GTIE’s entrepreneurship education program—will be expanded and implemented in 2026.
We plan to offer a variety of training sessions, including the Lean Launchpad Program and overseas training.
Starting in June, we will host numerous events open to any student from a GTIE-participating university who is interested in entrepreneurship or starting a business.
Join us, put your skills into practice, and gain valuable experiences and opportunities to meet new people. We look forward to seeing you there!
• Date and Time: Sunday, June 28, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM (Doors open at 10:00 AM)
• Venue: Waseda University GCC Common Room (Building 27, Waseda Campus)
https://www.waseda.jp/top/access/waseda-campus
•Program
10:30 AM Opening Remarks, “What is GTIE?”
Hiroyuki Ishii
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University / Director, Entrepreneurship Center
10:40 Workshop: “Hands-On Experience: ‘Idea Generation & Team Building’ from Scratch”
Toshinari Shimokawa
Representative Director, 100 Co., Ltd.
1:00 PM GTIE Program Introduction (Light refreshments provided)
Yoshiko Mao, GTIE Program Assistant Director / Specially Appointed Professor, Tokyo University of Science
Alumni Talk
Ryota Asai (GTIE SEP 2025 Boston Training Participant)
1:30 PM Student Meetup (Networking Session)
2:00 PM Closing
• Workshop Overview
Hands-On Experience: “Ideation & Team Building” from Scratch
Instructor: Toshishige Shimokawa
“I want to try something new, but I don’t know where to start…”
“I want friends outside of school who I can get excited with”
“I want to take on project work or start a startup based on my own ideas in the future”
This time, we’ve prepared the perfect opportunity for students like you.
This isn’t a place where you’re expected to jump right into creating an amazing project!
Even “amazing projects” that change the world started with small steps.
Why not try “practicing” coming up with ideas and building teams while making new friends?
[ What You’ll Gain from This Workshop ]
・New friends from other universities ・Connections with peers
・Rediscovering your own resources
・Inspiration for future project activities and new challenges
(Who knows? The connections and seeds of ideas you find here might just lead to your future project activities.)
[ Instructor Profile ]
Toshinari Shimokawa, CEO of 100 Inc.
After launching several startups, he has been involved in supporting student technology projects for over 10 years. In 2014, he founded “Todai To Texas” to support University of Tokyo-affiliated startups in expanding overseas by sending them to SXSW;the “University of Tokyo Hongo Tech Garage”—a secret base for students to work on side projects—in 2016, “Mono-Zemi”—a prototyping class using micro:bit—in 2018, and the “100 Program”—an online development program for students nationwide—in 2022, and has been managing these initiatives ever since.
• Click here for the brochure
*Participation in all programs is free of charge. However, participants are responsible for their own travel expenses to domestic venues and communication costs.