On Monday, 2 May (early morning of 3 May, JST), the lecture "Self-Organization and Manufacturing" by Professor Makoto Fujita, the first recipient of "The Ojima Distinguished Lectureship Award" established by Stony Brook University, was held at the University of Tokyo New York Office.

The lecture was attended in-person by many, including alumni in New York, as well as online.Despite the lecture being scheduled on a Monday evening in New York and early Tuesday morning in Japan during the Golden Week period, many people attended the lecture. After the lecture, questions were actively exchanged from both on site and online, and the event ended on a high note.