Professor Yu Ishida, School of Human Welfare Studies, Gives Presentation on Social Innovation Practice and Comparative Study on Nonprofit Education in Asia at the 17th International Conference, International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)

Professor Yu Ishida, School of Human Welfare, delivered a panel presentation and a poster presentation, and served as a moderator at the 17th International Conference held in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 13 to 17, 2026.

[Panel Presentation]
“Co-creating across borders: The Philippines and Japan for developing a social entrepreneurship teaching scheme”
“Global Colloquium on NGO/NPO Education: From Comparative Dialogue to Global Theory - Impulses Shaping NGO/NPO Education”
“Revisiting ‘Nonprofitness’: Contextualizing Concepts around Civil Society with Findings from Asian Societies”

[Poster Presentation]
“From Marginalization to Social Innovation: Wagamama Lab’s Empowerment Model for Youth through Digital Social Entrepreneurship”

The International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) aims to promote excellence in research and learning related to the “third sector/civil society,” effectively disseminate and utilize its knowledge, ideas, and research findings, and foster the formation of a global community, the building of inclusive networks, and mutual learning among third-sector researchers, practitioners, and policymakers across all fields worldwide, as well as support research-based education on the “third sector/civil society.” This conference brought together more than 700 researchers and practitioners from over 80 countries to present and discuss their work. 

One of the unique benefits of an international conference was that, following the presentation of research reports, new networks were formed and plans for future international comparative research were initiated.