Promotion of Academic Research, Science and Technology
Given the wide spread of COVID-19, this fund was established by donations from Hitachi, Ltd., its executives and employees, and executives of its Group company.
Promotion of Academic Research, Science and Technology
Given the wide spread of COVID-19, this fund was established by donations from Hitachi, Ltd., its executives and employees, and executives of its Group company.
*Applications for this fund have been closed in FY2021.
In our global society, where social and economic activities are complexly linked, the pandemic of COVID-19 has caused personal, economic and social impacts in every country, and has also highlighted many vulnerabilities and issues in a variety of fields including politics, economy, legal systems, science and technology and international relations.
The Hitachi Global Foundation has established a grant program by donations from Hitachi, Ltd., its executives and employees, and executives from its Group company based on our vision. This fund is to provide grants for evidence-based research projects aiming to academically research, analyze, and study the various issues that have surfaced due to the pandemic of COVID-19, and then share the learnings
internationally.
After selecting five research projects eligible for the grant, research activities are underway for three years starting in December 2021.
"International Joint Study on Public Health Economics and Value Assessment of Prevention in Pandemic – Lessons learned from COVID-19 and evidence-based recommendations for future crisis"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
"Malaria eradication in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a study integrating sociological, economic, and medical approaches to overcome the challenges in tropical Africa"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Akira Kaneko, Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University
"Covid-19 and Society: Comparative Analysis of Risk Communication, Expertise, and Citizenship"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Mikihito Tanaka, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
"Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk - Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Kazuyo Hanai, Project Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
"Implementing wastewater-based epidemiology in Asian communities to strengthen resilience against pandemics"
Principal Researcher: Dr. Eiji Haramoto, Professor, Interdisciplinary Center for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi
The Hitachi Global Foundation
"Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases" Administrative Group
