Community ContributionSupporting the Younger Generation
We contribute to the development of local communities through initiatives based on activities rooted in those communities. Our main activities include educational support and involvement in community events.
Academic–Industrial Collaboration
We concluded a comprehensive university–industry collaboration agreement with the University of Shiga Prefecture in 2007. Based on that agreement, we have been collaborating with the university on a variety of ongoing projects, which include the establishment of an endowment course, joint research and technological exchange on glass engineering, and supporting the development of tomorrow’s leaders.
In 2022, we signed an agreement with Kyoto University to establish an NEG endowment course in the basic science of glass. This is the first time for Kyoto University to adopt a trust method, a financial framework, to build a system for the continuous operation of the course.
Supporting Shiga Prefecture’s Lake Biwa Floating School Program
Since 2019, we have been supporting education and self-development through an environmental studies program for children in Shiga Prefecture. In 2023, NEG agreed to renew the naming rights partnership contract with Shiga Prefecture in order to continue our support for another four years.
Visiting Lessons(Sponsorship of Otsu City Science Museum’s “Innovation for the Future” classes for inventing, discovering, and making things)
To teach local elementary and junior high school students about glass applications and characteristics, NEG employees visit the Otsu City Science Museum to give hands-on lessons. There were 26 participants in this program in 2022.
Participation in JST Support Program for Female Students in Choosing Science Courses
In conjunction with the University of Shiga Prefecture, in 2020 we started participating as a collaborating enterprise in the Support Program for Female Students in Choosing Science Courses run by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Welcoming Visitors to Our Plants and Showroom; Opening Our Facilities to the Local Community
| Visitors to our plants and showroom | Approx. 230 |
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| Visitors to our facilities that are open to the public (green space, etc.) | Approx. 310 |