Video of the seminar “Europe whole and free – a work in progress and a gain for the world: Perspective from Latvia” is now available.

About SCERU

In June 2022, the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) at the University of Tokyo established the Strategic Communications Education and Research Unit to conduct research and education on Strategic Communications. The Unit’s establishment was supported by the European Union’s Enhancing Security In and With Asia (ESIWA) project.

The Unit organises programmes for teaching, academic and policy research, and professional seminars and engagement sessions on Strategic Communications, including the following:

The European Union-supported education and research programme (academic courses, practitioner engagement, public engagement, and research projects), initially focused on ‘Ambiguity as Strategic Communications Praxis’ (completed fall 2023)
Executive Course on Strategic Communications [Shakaijin kōza]
JSPS-funded international comparative study of the systems and institutions of strategic communications and countermeasures against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI)
Public Seminars

Strategic Communications Education and Research Unit

The Strategic Communications Education and Research Unit (SCERU), established June 2022 at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) at the University of Tokyo, is devoted to conducting multi-faceted research, education and engagement programmes on Strategic Communications.

About SCERU

NEWS

Video of the seminar "Europe whole and free - a work in progress and a gain for the world: Perspective from Latvia" is now available.

SCERU held its 2nd Practitioners’ Seminar in October-November 2023

The Strategic Communication Education and Research Unit (SCERU) was mentioned in the 29th EU-Japan Summit Joint Statement

A special issue on 'Strategic Ambiguity', co-organized by SCERU, was published in _Defence Strategic Communications_, the official academic journal of the NATO StratCom COE, Vol. 12 (Spring 2023).