Mercari R4D and the University of Tokyo establish new “Value Exchange Engineering”
Mercari’s research and development organization, mercari R4D, has established a Value Exchange Engineering Division in collaboration with RIISE (Research Institute for an Inclusive Society through Engineering) of the University of Tokyo.
RIISE is a cooperative research institute established by six departments at the University of Tokyo, including the Graduate School of Engineering, on October 1, 2019. We are working on education and research to realize an inclusive society through social cooperation with private companies.
We will work on research issues with the intent to create a society where people around the world can fairly and safely exchange values by studying technologies related to “value exchange” without being bound by existing academic frameworks.
Press conference for the establishment of “Value Exchange Engineering” held
A press conference was held on February 19th at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo to establish this research department.
The three participants were Dr. Makoto Gonokami, president of the University of Tokyo, Dr. Yoshihiro Kawahara, director of RIISE at the University of Tokyo, and Shintaro Yamada, CEO of Mercari.
This collaborative research department, which was established under a five-year plan, to be active from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024, will commit 1 billion yen to joint research.
In addition, the recruitment of special researchers for this research department has been announced.
Through this social partnership with the University of Tokyo, we aim to contribute to the promotion of academia and social development by establishing basic technology and further revitalizing the development of next-generation human resources. mercari R4D will continue to invest in cutting-edge technology with an eye on the future.
As “value exchange engineering” begins in earnest, we will be delivering various updates through the mercari R4D website.
Scenes from press conference
