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SAMCARA LAB

SAMCARA

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Play Exhibition 2024: Bridges for Understanding

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Anya Healing

Concordia

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Yanbaru Pineapple-no-Oka Aha Roadside Station Project (Okinawa Prefecture, Kunigami Village)

Creative Industry

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FEEL TECH Wear

Embodied Media

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The Neurodiversity Project

Policy Project

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CHANGE TOMORROW ‐Chomorrow–

Policy Project

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Eyewear Computing

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Living Life Factory

Future Crafts

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Food Factory

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Dementia Eyes

Embodied Media

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Boiling Mind

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Announcement Regarding the Appointment of New Dean and Director of the KMD Research Institute

We are pleased to announce that Professor Kouta Minamizawa has been appointed as the new Dean of the Graduate School, effective April 1, 2026. He succeeds Professor Masa Inakage, whose term concludes on March 31, 2026. Professor Nanako Ishido has been appointed as the director of the KMD Research Institute. [Comment from Professor Masa Inakage] I am deeply grateful to the KMD community and our collaborators for their support in launching this ambitious graduate school and shaping it into a unique global platform for research and education with a strong commitment to social impact. Over eighteen years, this journey has...

Special Final Lecture by Dean Masa Inakage“The First Penguin and the Curious Ducks”To be held on February 28, 2026

The Keio University Graduate School of Media Design (KMD) is pleased to announce the final lecture by Professor Masa Inakage, Dean of KMD, who will be retiring at the end of this academic year. The event will be held on February 28, 2026 (Saturday) in a hybrid format, combining an in-person session at the North Building Hall on Keio University’s Mita Campus with a live online broadcast. The lecture is titled "The First Penguin and the Curious Ducks" Professor Inakage began his career as a media artist in the 1980s. After a successful journey as a content producer in Hollywood...

Announcement of the event “How to Build a Fusion Power Plant: Three Days to Design the Future [feat. J-Fusion]”

— An intensive program for students and early-career professionals envisioning the future of fusion power — The Fusion Industry Research Center, Keio University (Location: Kohoku-ku, Yokohama | Director: Shutaro Takeda) is pleased to announce that it has been selected for the FY2025 National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) Schooling & Networking Program (Fusion Science School). Centered around the newly established Fusion Industry Research Center, Keio University will host an intensive three-day program titled “How to Build a Fusion Power Plant: Three Days to Design the Future [feat. J-Fusion]”, to be held from Friday, January 30 to Sunday, February 1, 2026,...

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Co-design the Future Society with Diverse Stakeholders

Co-creation of more ethical future through anticipation of broad impacts on advanced knowledge

Design the society of the coming IT paradigm realized by the Quantum Internet.

Invisible Future

Making the invisible future visible.

design to evolve.

Policy Project

Leverage design, technology, and management capacities to formulate policies.

Network Media

Connect Everything

閑（Itoma）

Read Between the Lines

Future Crafts

Creating the future integrating the physical and digital with a craftsman’s eye.

Embodied Media

Prototyping the future by integrating our sensibility and innovative technologies.

Let “Network” become a natural extension of the “Real World”

Creative Industry

Designing New Industries for an Era of Change

Explore the future of communication.

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Colors Everyday Scenes Filled with Playfulness

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“Amplify the Sense of Wonder”

About KMD

The Keio University Graduate School of Media Design (KMD) addresses real-world challenges while envisioning optimal futures. Our mission is to pioneer "media design" - creating new connections between people and their environments - while developing "media innovators" who transcend traditional disciplinary and national boundaries.

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Announcement of the 2nd Screening Results for the AY2025 KMD Admissions (Application Period Ⅲ)

Announcement of the 1st Screening Results for the AY2025 KMD Admissions (Application Period Ⅲ)

Notification on Public Doctoral Dissertation Defense on January 24 (Lu Jiayi)

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