Kwansei Gakuin SDGs Youth Ideas 2025
Crescents Go Sustainable!

Application Guidelines
（Presentation category）

1 April 2025
Kwansei Gakuin Sustainability Promotion Headquarters Secretariat

  1. Overview

In 2019, Kwansei Gakuin established the SDGs Promotion Headquarters (from FY2024, the Sustainability Promotion Headquarters) to promote the development of global citizens who embody our school motto "Mastery for Service" and it has been working on multi-faceted activities to contribute to the SDGs. As part of this effort, we will hold the SDGs Ideas Contest for Kwansei Gakuin students for the third time this year.
As in the previsions editions, the theme of the contest is "the realization of a sustainable society". We look forward to receiving your submissions!

  1. Application period

Monday 30 June 2025 ~ Noon of Friday 5 September 2025

 

  1. Eligibility

Students who are enrolled in one of the following schools in AY2025：
Kwansei Gakuin University, Kwansei Gakuin High School, Senri International High School, Osaka International School (G10~12), and Keimei Gakuin High School
　※ Applications are accepted from individuals, groups, student organizations, seminar class, etc.
　※ For the finalists, in-person presentation on 18 October is mandatory.

 

  1. Screening Process

　【Overall schedule】

　Monday 30 June ~ Noon of Friday 5 September
　Application period
　Friday 19 September
　Notification of the first screening results (via e-mail)
　Noon of Monday 6 October
　Deadline for submitting final presentation materials (PowerPoint)
　Saturday 18 October
　Final screening・Award ceremony

 

【Screening method】

　First screening
　Applications will be screened based on the application form submitted.
　Final screening
　Final screening will be based on presentation and Q&As in front of the judges.

 

【Date and venue of final screening】

・Date and time：　
　Saturday 18 October 2025, 13：00～18：00
　※〔Final screening・Award ceremony〕13：00～16：30／〔Reception〕16：30～18：00
・Venue：
　Hikari Room, Kwansei Gakuin Kaikan (Kwansei Gakuin University Nishinomiya Uegahara Campus)
　（Japanese address: 兵庫県西宮市上ケ原一番町1−155 関西学院会館）

 

【Judging Criteria】

Criteria
Viewpoints
　① Basic understanding
　Is the idea taking into account relevant targets among the 169 SDGs targets?
　② Originality
　Is the idea without precedent? If there is a precedent or a similar idea,
　does the presented idea have relative advantages in solving the problem of its choice?
　③ Feasibility
　Regardless of the scale of the chosen issue - whether it is a local, societal, or global issue -
　is the idea something that the applicant can work towards achieving?
　④ Empathizability
　How broadly will the applicants' efforts to realize their ideas be understood and endorsed by society at large?

 

【Judges】※Titles omitted

  • Representative from SDGs Promotion Unit, Hyogo Prefectural Government
  • OKUYA Yoko　　 　 (Brand marketer, Marketing, Patagonia Japan)
  • Representative from Energy Solutions & Marine Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • SAKA Chika 　 　　 (Dean, School of Commerce, Kwansei Gakuin University / Member, Kwansei Gakuin Sustainability Promotion Headquarters)

 

【Supporting Company】 

　※Coming soon

 

  1. Prizes

Presenters of excellent ideas will be awarded incentives to help them take action towards realizing their ideas.

    • Grand Prize 　　　　　　　　　 　 ： 150,000 yen × 1（※No award will be given in the absence of a suitable idea）
    • Excellence Prize (second place) 　： 100,000 yen × 1
    • Encouragement Prize (third place)： 30,000 yen × 1
    • Supporting Company Prize 　　　 ： 50,000 yen × 3 （※May be awarded in conjunction with one of the Prizes above）

 

  1. Application

【Details】

    • Please submit ideas that address the theme of "realization of a sustainable society".
    • Your idea may address issues of any scale - whether it be a local, societal, or global issue - but please note that one of the screening criteria is feasibility (whether the applicants themselves can work towards realizing the ideas).
    • Your idea must relate to at least one (or more) of the 169 targets of the SDGs.（Cf. https://sdgs.un.org/goals）
    • If your idea is based on an ongoing activity of yours, please ensure that your idea addresses further promotion in the future.

 

【How to apply】　

Please apply using the entry form below.
※Application period：Monday 30 June 2025 ~ Noon of Friday 5 September 2025
※Microsoft Forms URL will be available soon

【Points to note】　※Please be sure to check before applying.

  • Ideas that have been submitted to similar idea contests in the past are not eligible for this contest. If it is found that an applicant has already submitted the relevant idea to a similar contest, the applicant's participation and award(s) may be revoked.
  • Submitted ideas must be original. If copyright infringement or plagiarism of previous works is found, participation and award(s) may be revoked.
  • Please note that if you win an award, you will be required to report your use of the prize money to the Sustainability Promotion Headquarters Secretariat at a later date.

 

  1. Organizational structure

Organizer：
Kwansei Gakuin Sustainability Promotion Headquarters
(Secretariat: Chancellor's Section, General Affairs Department, Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation)

Operational support：
NPO Japan Medical Care Association (JMCA)
KG SDGs Campus Supporter (Kwansei Gakuin Sustainability Promotion Headquarters' official student organization)

 

  1. Contact

Kwansei Gakuin Sustainability Promotion Headquarters Secretariat
E-mail：　kg-sust@kwansei.ac.jp

Please feel free to contact us in English!

【Poster】

　※Coming soon