TEDxWasedaU was founded in 2011, by the students of Waseda University. TEDxWasedaU consists of students from various backgrounds with the mission of embracing cultural diversity and providing opportunities to exchange, share, and spread ideas. This will help to achieve TED’s vision of having “Ideas worth spreading.” TEDxWasedaU is a non-profit organization that aims to expand the outlook of the organization TED. TEDxWasedaU is one of the largest student organized TEDx communities in Japan, holding a major event and a few community based salon talks and discussions annually. In addition, a Student Speaker Competition (SSC) is also held once a year to recruit students as potential speakers for the main event. Starting from 2014-2015, TEDxWasedaU gained 2 new licenses, Salon and Live. With total 3 different licenses, TEDxWasedaU is spreading interesting and innovative ideas to local communities.