Learning of Tomorrow [June 8 Event] “Why Monex Launched Its STEAM Education Initiative” This week's Learning of Tomorrow Online Symposium will feature Mr. Dai Matsumoto, President of Monex Group.
Monex Group, which has primarily operated in the online securities business, announced last November that it would enter the STEAM education sector by acquiring Viling, a company engaged in STEAM education.By combining the expertise in STEAM education that Viling has cultivated through its business operations with the network and cutting-edge IT expertise accumulated through its financial services, the company aims to provide a wide range of high-quality educational opportunities centered on STEAM education.
Monex Group has announced that, guided by its new corporate philosophy—“Enabling individual self-actualization and optimizing one’s life balance sheet”—it has decided to enter the education sector as a business that enhances well-being and contributes to self-actualization. President Dai Matsumoto will explain why a financial services company has launched a STEAM education business. We invite you to join us.
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Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
