[Call for Entries] "DREAM JAPAN PROJECT 2025" – A Festival Changing the Future Through Student × Corporate Collaboration

Dentsu Inc. Sodejin (Social Design Engine)※ is hosting the "DREAM JAPAN PROJECT 2025," inviting students nationwide to submit ideas for solving social issues to improve their own futures. The application period runs from Tuesday, July 1 to Monday, September 1.

The call for entries is divided into three courses: the "Corporate Challenge Course," which aims to commercialize or productize submitted ideas for solving challenges for a better future using corporate resources; the "Free Entrepreneurship Planning Course," supported by venture capital (VC) firms and startups; and the "AI Challenge Solution Course," which aims to realize solutions using AI. Selected ideas will be refined based on advice from corporate judges, and a presentation and awards event will be held on Tuesday, November 11.

This project was launched to foster students' free ideas and collaborate with companies to build a vibrant, future-oriented Japan. For students, it aims to provide experiences useful for comprehensive admissions (formerly AO admissions), job hunting, and entrepreneurship, free from constraints of academic background or financial resources. For companies, it provides a platform to encounter dynamic students and their ideas.

*Dentsu Sodejin (Social Design Engine): An internal virtual team within Dentsu Inc., originating from the personal aspirations of employees who wish to improve society. Since its inception, it has pioneered new themes, insights, communication approaches, and systems within social design.

[Project Outline]
How can I make my future better?
What challenges or ideas should I tackle to achieve that?
Regardless of academic background or money.
We will realize your dreams and ideas for a better future and a better Japan,
with corporate support.
Young people, use the power of companies! Let's bring a fresh breeze. To everyday life. To tomorrow.
Let's create a richer, more joyful future for ourselves.
This summer, let's change the future.

 

【Overview】
① Turn your ideas into businesses and products! "Corporate Challenge Course"
We're seeking ideas that solve social issues and create a happier future for yourself, linked to the challenges presented by participating companies.
② Match your dreams with VCs! "Free Entrepreneurship Planning Course"
We are seeking ideas that solve social issues and create a happy future for yourself.
③ AI Brings Your Ideas to Life! "AI Challenge Solution Course"
We are seeking ideas for solving social issues using AI that will create a happier future for you.

Application Period: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Monday, September 1, 2025 (must be received by 5:00 PM; online submission only)
Eligible Applicants: High school students, vocational school students, junior college students, university students, and graduate students nationwide in Japan
Application Site (note):https://note.com/dreamjjapan615/
How to Apply: Submit via Google Form https://forms.gle/8CL4F5QcCKEFFWS3A
Judging Committee:
② "Corporate Challenge Course"…Representatives from each participating company
② "Free Entrepreneurship Project Course"… Yuta Shimono (Chair, CEO of Muni, an AI development startup originating from the University of Tokyo's Matsuo Research Institute and Kyoto University), Tae Amano (Creww), Yuya Murakami (East Ventures), Naoyuki Otani (Gazelle Capital), Shiho Takai (Quantum Leap Ventures), Fuyuki Tateyama (Zero One Booster Capital)
③ "AI Problem-Solving Course"…Susumu Namikawa (Growth Officer / Chief AI Master, Dentsu Japan)
Organizer: Dentsu Inc. Sodejin (Social Design Engine)
Cooperation: 47Club
Sponsored by:
① "Corporate Challenge Course"…Sekisui House, TOYOTA CONIQ Pro, Inc., Mitsubishi Chemical, Seven-Eleven Japan, Delight Lab (Hyogo Prefecture / Metal Stationery Manufacturer), Ishiken (Hiroshima Prefecture / Futon Manufacturer), Inoue Kiln (Fukushima Prefecture / Pottery)
② "Free Entrepreneurship Planning Course"…Muni, Creww, East Ventures, Gazelle Capital, Quantum Leap Ventures, Zero One Booster Capital

Contact: dreamjapan@dentsu.co.jp