The University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Iida Laboratory x Asset Management One Hold Spring Break Workshop ~Money and Science for Creating the Future~
Asset Management One's "Institute for Nurturing the Future," in collaboration with the University of Tokyo's Iida Laboratory, hosted a spring break workshop for children on "Money and Science for Creating the Future." The event, part of Global Money Week, aimed to educate 23 elementary and junior high students on the relationship between money, societal development, and science, culminating in creating "maps of money flow" using graphic recording. Participants gained a new understanding of the complex, interconnected nature of financial flows in society.
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"Mirai wo Hagukumu Kenkyujo" (Institute for Nurturing the Future), which promotes financial and economic education at Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President Noriyuki Sugihara, hereinafter "Asset Management One"), held the Spring Break Workshop ~Money and Science for Creating the Future~ (hereinafter "this event") in collaboration with the Iida Laboratory, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo (hereinafter "Iida Laboratory") at The University of Tokyo Komaba I Campus (Meguro-ku, Tokyo) on March 28, 2026. This event was held as part of Global Money Week (*).
Associate Professor Makoto Iida of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, while specializing primarily in renewable energy (wind power generation), is active in multiple fields including climate change, disaster area reconstruction support, regional revitalization, and education, with the aspiration of becoming "sustenance for the future 100 years from now." The Iida Laboratory is one of the recipients of Asset Management One's donation scheme "Hagukumu Investment Plus," and this event was realized through this connection.
The realization of a future society requires not only dreams and technology but also "money" as an indispensable and important element. On the other hand, opportunities for children to learn how to interact with "money" in society are not sufficient. Based on this awareness of the issue, this event provided a program where participants could experience the connections in society through "how individuals use money."
On the day of the event, 23 participants from 5th grade elementary school to 2nd year junior high school thought about the relationship between the development of society and science and money, and the significance of individuals using money, then challenged themselves to create a "map of money flow" using graphic recording.
Participants commented, "I thought the flow of money was a one-way street, but I realized that it actually intersected in various complex ways." and "When I actually drew a 'map of money flow,' things that I couldn't understand by just thinking became clear. I felt that various things in society are connected and circulating."
Asset Management One will continue to promote awareness and dissemination activities in the fields of individual asset formation, financial well-being, and financial and economic education.
[About Global Money Week (*)]
"Global Money Week" is an international awareness campaign for promoting financial education and financial inclusion for children and youth, hosted by the OECD's International Network on Financial Education (INFEINFE) (https://www.globalmoneyweek.org/)
Asset Management One endorses the philosophy of Global Money Week, which aims to "raise awareness about the importance of financial education and financial inclusion for children and youth, and to provide all children and youth with opportunities for financial education and financial inclusion."
[About Asset Management One]
Asset Management One is an asset management company established in October 2016. Its assets under management (*) in both "investment advisory business" and "investment trust business" amount to approximately 80 trillion yen, boasting one of the largest scales in Japan. Asset Management One brings together the wisdom cultivated in asset management to date and, as an asset management company with the corporate message "Nurturing the future with the power of investment," aims to provide the highest level of solutions for the diverse investment needs of individual and institutional investors, including active management of traditional assets supported by a global investment research system and cutting-edge investment strategies utilizing financial engineering.
*Assets under management as of the end of December 2025.
Official Website https://www.am-one.co.jp/
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Financial Instruments Business Operator Kanto Local Finance Bureau Director (Financial Instruments) No. 324
Member Association / The Investment Trusts Association, Japan
[About Mirai wo Hagukumu Kenkyujo (Institute for Nurturing the Future)]
The Mirai wo Hagukumu Kenkyujo is an organization established within Asset Management One in October 2023 with the aim of promoting awareness and dissemination activities in the fields of individual asset formation, financial well-being, and financial and economic education. It aims to realize a future where "each individual can build a better relationship with money and enjoy life with peace of mind for the present and their envisioned future." Professionals with expertise and know-how in asset management, financial economics, financial planning, etc., disseminate information from a neutral and objective standpoint, separate from products.
Official Website https://www.am-one.co.jp/hagukumu/
[About "Hagukumu Investment Plus"]
"Hagukumu Investment Plus" is an initiative to contribute to a sustainable future for the world, by donating a portion of the trust fees received by Asset Management One, in proportion to the balance of sustainable investment products. Organizations that resonate with the worldview of "creating the future" and initiatives for solving social and environmental issues are selected for donations.