The 5th World Uchinanchu Student Summit was held!

On October 13, the 5th World Uchinanchu Student Summit was held at Meioh University.

At our opinion exchange meeting, “Uchinanchu Identity Contribution to Okinawa and the World,” about 130 people “Uchinanchu,” who loves Okinawa, actively exchanged opinions.

Participants with various backgrounds

On the day, one SDG goal was assigned to each group, and participants discussed how to utilize Uchinanchu identity while overcoming language barriers.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2001Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)It is the international goal from 2016 to 2030 described in the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” adopted by the United Nations Summit in September 2015 as a successor to the above. Consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets for realizing a sustainable world, we pledge to leave no one behind on the earth. (The above is an excerpt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website)
Participants presenting the contribution measures that the group considered

You can get a glimpse of what happened on the day from the links below.

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(Made in Okinawa)

We will continue to hold opinion exchange meetings on the same theme, so if you are interested, please join us!