Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen Bank in 1983 to provide small loans (microfinance) to the poor.He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for presenting a new model for poverty eradication and contributing to poverty reduction in Bangladesh.Currently, the director of the "Yunus Center" in Bangladesh promotes and promotes the social business advocated by the doctor and supports the social business in the world, and 82 organizations from all over the world are collaborating.

　At the online charity lecture, he gave a lecture on the theme of "NO GOING BACK After Corona-Designing an economic system from scratch".Taking the new coronavirus as an opportunity for humankind to restart, Dr. Yunus preaches a blank slate on how to rebuild the world from the devastation of the corona and what we should be.

　After the lecture, a talk session was held in which experts active in each field asked questions and discussed the world of after-corona with Dr. Yunus.From Ryukoku University, which is co-sponsored this time, a student and Vice President Katsutaka Shiraishi, the director of the Yunus Social Business Research Center, will be on the stage as a questioner.Vice President Shiraishi will participate as an educational institution that fosters leaders in social business and a research institute that leads society.

　Participation fee is free for students and general 5,000 yen (tax included).The proceeds will be donated to medical supplies for COVID-19 in Bangladesh through Dr. Yunus.

　Ryukoku University Yunus Social Business Research Center, under an agreement with Yunus Center, will support research activities and social activities that lead to regional implementation of social business, and will work on the development of university-regional cooperation type business in 2019. It was installed on June 6th.

reference:Ryukoku University Yunus Social Business Research Center