Society and Community
We aim to grow in unison with communities through activities such as supporting education and taking part in local events.
Supporting the Younger Generation
Our educational support activities centered in Shiga Prefecture, where NEG is based, are aimed at getting youngsters interested in science. We also collaborate with universities to carry out glass-related research and to foster the researchers and engineers who will form the pillars for advancements in the glass industry.
Academic–Industrial Collaboration
endowment course at Kyoto University
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 2023, we launched the NEG endowment course in the basic science of glass at Kyoto University. The course digs deep into basic research on glass with the aim of fostering the next generation of glass researchers and engineers.
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)
“Innovation for the Future” class
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 29 participants in this program in 2023.
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). There were 15 participants who visited NEG as part of the program in 2023.
Welcoming Visitors to Our Plants and Showroom; Opening Our Facilities to the Local Community
| Item | FY2023 | |||||||||||
| Visitors to our plants and showroom | Approx. 340 | |||||||||||
| Visitors to our facilities that are open to the public (green space, etc.) | Approx. 80 | |||||||||||
Coexistence with Local Communities
To strengthen our ties with local communities, we carry out volunteer activities such as cleaning and planting greenery, host various events to which we invite local residents, and carry out donation and support activities.
| Item | FY2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employees joining community activities | Approx. 320 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People visiting our summer festival and other events | Approx. 7,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People joining dialogue between the NEG Group and neighborhood councils | Approx. 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donations of flower seedlings to local schools and neighborhood councils | Approx. 23,000 seedlings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donations of Omi rice to children’s community kitchens and to children of foreign parents in Shiga Prefecture | 6 tons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
