Soka Institute for Global Solutions

The Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) serves as an anchor for global citizens to expand their collaborative, purposeful, and sustaining networks of global cooperation. The institute was launched based on the visions laid out by the university founder Daisaku Ikeda in his 1987 peace proposal. In it, Ikeda envisions a world with humanity-centered sovereignty. With this in mind, SIGS provides outlets in global citizenship education knowledge and practices, while building a network of citizens who seek pragmatic solutions to the most challenging global problems of the present era.

SIGS Projects

PreK-12 Global Citizenship Education Project

The Global Citizenship Education (GCE) project convenes a working group to develop a framework for PreK-12 global citizenship education curriculum. The working group is a hub of individuals, organizations, and institutions working in GCE. We aim to provide resources that are accessible to PreK-12 teachers who seek to implement GCE in their classrooms.

Global Citizenship Education Project

Nuclear Abolition Project

The Nuclear Abolition (NA) project convenes a working group to provide nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation education for the youth. The working group also facilitates policy discussions with experts on urgent risk reduction measures of nuclear weapons. We seek to cultivate people’s capacity and networks to articulate voices on behalf of, and in the interest of, common humanity.

Nuclear Politics Summer Program

Peace and Reconciliation in East Asia Project

Three symposia from 2024 to 2026 on Peace and Reconciliation in East Asia will be hosted by the Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) at Soka University of America (SUA), sponsored by the Office of the President. Three symposia over three years will offer different focus points on events in East Asia beginning in 2024 with Japan, to be followed by South Korea in 2025, and the People’s Republic of China in 2026.

Peace and Reconciliation Symposia 2024-2026

Sustainability Project

In the 2024-25 academic year, SIGS has launched a new project focused on sustainability, a key pillar of global citizenship education. In partnership with the Earth Charter International and the Soka Amazon Institute, SUA students will have the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica or the Amazon Rainforest to learn more about ecological sustainability. On campus, a series of panel discussions will be held on topics related to sustainable urban development, energy infrastructure, and planetary citizenship, among others, facilitating discussions and explorations to make our commitment to sustainability a common and de facto basis of society today.