Participants: 20 (14 students, 4 Host University members, 2 Visiting Faculties)

Indonesia

Brawijaya University (UB)

• • Tiara Calista Kusumawardani Atarian (Faculty of Computer Science)

Hasanuddin University (UNHAS)

• • Muhammad Fathurrahman Isran (Faculty of Engineering)

Syiah Kuala University (USK)

• • Siti Zahra Shofia Rahma (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

Universitas Sam Ratulangi (UNSRAT)

• • Samuel Lambert Ezqielmoses Montolalu (Faculty of Engineering)

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)

• • Putri Yasmin (Faculty of Art and Design)

Japan

Keio University (KEIO)

• • Lucas Ogasawara de Oliveira (Graduate School of Media Design)

  • Shumpei Tasaki (Faculty of Policy Studies)

Malaysia

University of Malaya (UM)

• • Farah Ain Binti Ahmad Zaki (Department of East Asian Studies)

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

• • Nor Shamira Binti Sabri (School of Computer Sciences)

Philippines

University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD)

• • John Matthew Abogado Cabural (College of Social Sciences and Philosophy)

Vietnam

Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST)

• • Nguyễn Phương Anh (School of Economics and Management)

Vietnam Japan University (VJU)

• • Nguyen Tu Lan (Computer Science and Engineering)

Myanmar

University of Computer Studies Yangon (UCSY)

• • Wai Yan Tun (Computer Studies)

University of Computer Studies, Mandalay (UCSM)

• • Ei Phyo Thwe (Computer Technology)

Fieldwork Host

Keio University (KEIO)

• Fieldmaster and Organizer: Keisuke Uehara (Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)

• Fieldmaster: Hikaru Kobayashi (Graduate School of Media and Governance)

• Fathima Assilmia (Keio University Global Research Institute)

• Leandro Navarro Hundzinski (Keio University Global Research Institute)
  

Visiting Faculties

Chulalongkorn University (CHULA)

• Phuwadech Doungmanee (Faculty of Engineering)

University of Computer Studies, Mandalay (UCSM)

• Yi Yi Hlaing (Faculty of Computer Science)

Summary:

In this program, participants learned and utilized the EBA method, practicing Data Collection, Data Analyzation, Data Visualization, and Storytelling. They observed and learned about the impact of environmental pollution by exploring the field in Minamata city, located in Kyushu island, southern part of Japan. The city is known for Minamata disease, which is caused by mercury pollution from a chemical factory in 1950’s. It is the first disease caused by food chain due to environmental pollution.

Participants learned about the field while investigating the following questions:

• How could environmental pollution incidents have been avoided/prevented if modern knowledge had been available?
• How can we bounce back if another environmental pollution incident occurs somewhere else in the future?
  

During the fieldwork, students engaged in discussions with stakeholders for a deeper investigation of the issues faced by the local community. Then, each group proposed a service solution for an environmentally sustainable city, thinking about different possibilities for Minamata City and other places in the world that share a story of revitalization.