G-cube

G-cube provides a collaborative platform for early-career researchers to engage with one another, enhancing the quality and impact of their research while working collectively toward achieving the project vision. All project members aim to support the social implementation of research outcomes and business proposals generated through G-cube.

At G-cube, early-career researchers collaborate with local residents and participating institutions in the target regions to identify and categorize local challenges. Through this collaborative process, G-cube cultivates early-career talent with the skills to negotiate and coordinate with relevant regional stakeholders and businesses, empowering them to actively advance the social implementation of research results in their respective fields of expertise.

In alignment with the aims of the COI-NEXT Regional co-creation area—which strives to co-create new innovations with local regions and contribute to societal transformation—G-cube promotes the development of not only researchers but also young talent in the community. For example, with a view to launching startups led by young talent, G-cube fosters researchers capable of designing R&D from a broad perspective, producing outcomes that go beyond theoretical work to achieve social implementation, and continuously taking on new challenges in collaboration with local communities.

Under the common theme of “circulation of resources related to sustainable food supply,” each early-career researcher begins by defining their own R&D topic.

In line with the shared theme, early-career researchers develop their R&D topics from the perspective of their respective fields. Each researcher takes the initiative to design their research plan, which is then refined through discussions within the training project team and integrated into a single project aligned with the common theme. While emphasizing independent planning by the researchers themselves, the base project leader, deputy project leader, and human resource development leader provide guidance as needed. Together, they promote the training project with an eye toward generating new R&D topics by early-career researchers, while ensuring overall consistency with the co-creation hub for fostering a green job market based on Gastronomy Geopolitics.