Let’s Make a Map to Navigate Today’s Information Society
The four years of university life is the time to broaden your horizons as a person. It provides an excellent opportunity to contemplate ideas such as what human being is, and how our society should be, without having to be preoccupied by imminent concerns.
The history of living beings from the first organisms born on earth to human beings, the history of civilizations, which mankind—as the only animal with a highly-evolved language—established, the philosophies and religions that have significantly influenced individuals, the various cultures and systems of human society around the world, and the global environment which surrounds all people and their societies as they to live and expand; university is the place where we can reflect on such epic themes that we do not think about in our daily lives.
In today’s information society, with the development of information media, we are faced with a need for a structural transformation of society. The more the times change rapidly and become uncertain, the more experiences in the above-mentioned themes hold significance; because when we cannot handle changes in society through a traditional, stereotypical point of view, we must come up with new ways to look at them.
At the School of Information and Communication, people with different interests gather to discuss many themes from a broad perspective. Many lecturers who are successfully working in the front lines of society are also invited and highly stimulating classes are held.
By joining this opportunity of learning, you will naturally develop a perspective on the information society. Even if you lose your way in the future, you would see the next path yourself with the “map” inside you; a “map” which you will be creating here.
ISHIKAWA, Masato
