SPICE Local Student Programs in Japan

Stanford e-Hiroshima helps high school students understand the deep interdependence between Japan and the United States. Some course topics include early Japanese immigration from Hiroshima to the United States, entrepreneurship, and the Hiroshima-Honolulu sister city relationship.

Stanford e-Kawasaki teaches high school students to think critically about diversity and entrepreneurship in the United States and Japan. Some course topics include the current state of diversity in the United States and Japan, the Silicon Valley ecosystem and entrepreneurial mindset, and entrepreneurship and its challenges in Japan.

Stanford e-Oita introduces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to high school students with a focus on the U.S.–Japan relationship and entrepreneurship. Some course topics include arts and culture, historic preservation, migration, education, diversity, and artificial intelligence.

Stanford e-Tottori focuses on the importance of diversity and cross-cultural communication in the context of U.S.–Japan relations. Some of the course topics are the U.S. educational system, Silicon Valley, mental health, nature conservation, and diversity.

The Stanford-Hiroshima Collaboration Program on Entrepreneurship helps to nurture entrepreneurial thinking in MBA students enrolled at the Hiroshima Business and Management School of the Prefectural University of Hiroshima. The students are exposed to real-life case studies to analyze Silicon Valley’s ecosystem and think critically about entrepreneurial competence and qualification.

Stanford e-Eiri introduces the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to students at Yokohama Eiri Girls’ High School in Yokohama City. Some of the topics are gender, peace, environment, inequality, and sustainability, with a special focus on the role of girls and women.

Stanford e-Takatsuki provides high school students at Takatsuki Senior High School in Takatsuki City a broad overview of the importance of global health. Some of the course topics are stem cell research, health care in developing countries, the medical device industry, and psychiatric care.