Students delivered the final presentations for the Global Advanced Course I, utilizing the advanced project management and problem-solving skills developed throughout the curriculum. This cohort focused their efforts on designing comprehensive solutions to a critical global health challenge: the obesity epidemic.

The teams presented innovative, user-centric strategies ranging from gamified fitness applications to logistical food supply reforms. Below is a brief overview of the solutions developed by the students:

• Team 1 (MeowMed): Addressing the lack of motivation in healthcare management, this team introduced “MeowMed,” a gamified application where a virtual cat’s health mirrors the user’s physical activity and goal achievement. The app aims to help underprivileged populations and those struggling with motivation by making healthcare engagement cheaper and more emotionally rewarding than competitors like Apple Watch or gym memberships.
• Team 2 (NutriFriends): Focusing on the barriers to healthy eating for young parents and small children, Team 2 developed an interactive app featuring a “Kids Mode” and “Parents Mode”. The solution uses cute characters to engage children and includes a feature that generates nutritious recipes based on drawings the children create, fostering interest in healthy food from a young age.
• Team 3 (Golden Duck): To tackle the isolation often associated with exercise, this team proposed “Golden Duck,” a social “escape game” that combines riddle-solving with physical challenges. Their strategy targets people who lack the motivation to exercise alone by offering a fun, interactive, and team-based outdoor experience.
• Team 4 (Farm2Fork): This team designed a direct-to-consumer marketplace connecting local farmers with busy, low-income individuals who lack the time or funds to shop for healthy food. Their platform features a customizable meal planner driven by AI to ensure reliability and affordability, adhering to a safeguard principle that prioritizes customer health over profit.
• Team 5 (NutriBox): Addressing the “Freshman 15” and poor dietary habits among university students, NutriBox proposed installing vending machines on campus that dispense affordable meal kits. By utilizing “rejected” or imperfect ingredients from local farmers, the team aims to provide a low-cost, healthy, and eco-friendly alternative to fast food and convenience store meals.

Student presentations from the course can be viewed below.

Special Thanks to Our Guest Lecturer

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our guest lecturer and Nitobe College alum, Ms. Kuriko Kawate, for her inspiring presentation. Ms. Kawate shared her invaluable experiences as a student entrepreneur, offering insights into her impactful work with the Hult Prize and her journey founding her own company, Beeber Global. Her story provided our students with a powerful real-world perspective on innovation and leadership.

Global Advanced Course I: Final Presentations (2025.11.19)