Nakayoshigakuen Project Selected for ACUNS Annual Meeting 2026 for the Third Consecutive Year

Nakayoshigakuen Project (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yuichi Nakamura) is pleased to announce that the presentation 'CoRe Loop Micro-Multilateralism' by Yuichi Nakamura has been officially accepted for the '2026 ACUNS Annual Meeting,' to be held from July 1–3, 2026, at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.

The ACUNS Annual Meeting is a premier international academic conference on the United Nations system, organized by the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS). The theme for 2026 is 'Multilateralism Under Challenge and the Future of the Pact.'

Nakamura's presentation was selected for Panel/Round Table 11, titled 'Demonstration of Research Tools: Of Micro-Multilateralism, United Nations Security Council Votes, and the Pursuit of Antislavery in Domestic Legislation.' This marks the third consecutive selection for Nakamura, following successful participations in 2024 and 2025.

The core message of the presentation is that 'multilateralism is nurtured not only in conference halls but also in classrooms.' Nakamura positions the 'CoRe Loop' educational model, practiced both in Japan and abroad, as a research-policy collaborative tool for cultivating grassroots multilateralism.

CoRe Loop transforms learning from simple knowledge acquisition into a cycle of action, verification, and redesign through four stages: - Create: Students design and create educational materials, relief goods, or peace actions. - Connect: These creations are delivered to overseas schools, refugee camps, or post-conflict areas. - Return: Feedback from students and educators at the sites is returned to the Japanese learners. - Redesign: Students reflect on the impact and redesign their next actions.

Through this mechanism, Nakayoshigakuen aims to foster self-efficacy and civic agency among the next generation, turning international understanding education into a practical and impactful journey.