Business summary
Since its establishment in 1995, the University Consortium Kyoto has been promoting faculty development activities in the Kyoto region together with member schools as a systematic effort to help faculty improve and enhance their teaching content and methods.
Starting in 2019, we launched a new “Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting” as a forum for university faculty and staff to share their FD-related ideas and concerns, and to interact on various FD-related themes, beyond the boundaries of their respective universities.
The Kyoto FD networking event will be held three times in 2023.
Event Outline
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- Faculty and staff of universities and junior colleges
*Full-time or part-time, and length of employment does not matter
*Participation is open to both member and non-member schools - participation fee
- free
- Sponsor
- The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto
| 1st session: “Students’ Japanese language skills (Japanese language education)” – It’s important to be careful because it’s something so obvious! Cultivating the “thinking” skills necessary for university studies through reading and writing training – |
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| This is the first Kyoto FD exchange meeting in 2023, and the theme will be “Be careful because it’s obvious! Cultivate the ‘thinking’ ability necessary for university learning through reading and writing training.” The decline in Japanese language ability among university students has already been pointed out, but the decline in Japanese language ability (especially the decline in reading comprehension) can be seen not only as a decline in Japanese vocabulary and written expression ability, but also as a decline in the ability to “think” based on Japanese. At this exchange meeting, we would like to think together with those who are concerned about the decline in students’ Japanese language ability and thinking ability in various daily teaching situations, as well as those involved in first-year education and curriculum management, and those who want to share this awareness with faculty and staff of other universities, beyond the boundaries of universities, to think about “how can we cultivate students’ ‘thinking’ ability through reading and writing training.” This is not a “training session” but an “exchange meeting,” so please feel free to join us. |
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| schedule | August 10, 2023 (Thursday) 13:30-16:30 |
| venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd floor hall |
| Capacity | 30 people |
| Topic provider | Mr. Hiromitsu Fuku (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Soka University) |
| coordinator | Shinji Matsumoto (Vice President and Professor of the Faculty of Letters, Bukkyo University / Member of the University Consortium Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee) |
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Providing topics
“Be careful with these obvious things!
Through reading and writing training, we will develop the thinking skills necessary for university studies.” Group Work 1 Question-and-answer session Group Work 2: Summary |
| Part 2: “Transformation of classes in primary and secondary education under the GIGA School Initiative: What does this mean for universities of the future?” |
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| In primary and secondary education, the GIGA School Initiative has created an environment where each learner has their own information device and network connection to learn, promoting the Reiwa era of Japanese education. Three years have passed since the GIGA School Initiative, and I would like to explain the current changes in classes, mainly in elementary and junior high schools, with some cutting-edge examples. Based on these, I would like to think with you about how the university environment (classes, research, student life) will change in the future. This is not a “training session” but an “exchange meeting,” so please feel free to join us. |
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| schedule | Saturday, December 16, 2023 13:00-15:20 *End time may change depending on progress. |
| venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto Conference Room 3 |
| Capacity | 30 people |
| topic provider | Satoshi Nakagawa (CEO of EdLog Inc. / Inspector of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (GIGA School Strategy Officer / Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University)) |
| coordinator | Hidehiro Nakajima (Professor, Ritsumeikan University Educational Development Promotion Organization / Chairman, University Consortium Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee) |
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Topic provided
“Transformation of classes in primary and secondary education due to the GIGA School Initiative.
What does this mean for the future of universities?” Q&A |
| Part 3: “The current situation and issues! What is the current situation regarding support for students with disabilities and what should universities do?” – In anticipation of the legal reforms that will come into effect on April 1st |
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| With the implementation of reasonable accommodation at universities, I believe that you are dealing with students every day with the questions of “providing reasonable accommodation” and “what can we do for students with disabilities or anxiety” in mind. At this exchange meeting, we will invite Jun Murata from Kyoto University to talk about the current state of support and think together about the type of support that university faculty and staff should provide in the future. Why not join faculty and staff from other universities and think about support and issues for students with disabilities or anxiety beyond the boundaries of the university? This is not a “training session” but an “exchange meeting,” so please feel free to join us. |
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| schedule | Saturday, March 23, 2024 13:30-16:30 *End time may change depending on progress. |
| venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto 2nd floor hall |
| Capacity | 30 people |
| topic provider | Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Student Services Organization, Kyoto University) |
| coordinator | Shinji Matsumoto (Vice President, Faculty of Letters, Bukkyo University / Member of the Kyoto FD Planning and Research Committee of the University Consortium) |
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Topic provided
“The current situation and issues! What is the current situation regarding support for students with disabilities and what should universities do?”
– In anticipation of the legal reforms coming into force on April 1st – Group work |
Implementation Report
In 2023, the Kyoto FD Exchange Meeting was held three times in person, due to the COVID-19 pandemic being classified as a Class 5 infectious disease. The
first meeting was themed on “Students’ Japanese language skills – It’s obvious, but we must be careful! Cultivating the ability to think through reading and writing training, which is necessary for university learning.” The event was held as an opportunity to consider the decline in university students’ Japanese language skills (especially their reading comprehension) as not just a decline in Japanese vocabulary or writing ability, but also a decline in the ability to think based on Japanese. After a topic presentation by Mr. Hiromitsu Fuku (lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Soka University), the participants split into groups, compiled questions and opinions for the presenter, and shared information and exchanged opinions with faculty and staff from other universities about the sense of crisis over the decline in students’ Japanese language skills and thinking abilities, as well as about first-year education and curriculum management.
The second session was themed on “Transformation of lessons in primary and secondary education through the GIGA School Initiative: What does this mean for universities of the future?” and was held as an opportunity to consider future changes in the university environment (classes, research, student life) based on the fact that the GIGA School Initiative is creating an environment in primary and secondary education where each learner has their own information device and network connection to learn. Mr. Satoshi Nakagawa (CEO of EdLog Inc. / Inspector of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (GIGA School Strategy Officer) / Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University) reported on cutting-edge examples of changes in lessons, mainly in elementary and junior high schools, about three years after the GIGA School was introduced. Afterwards, questions and opinions were collected for the presenter, and information was shared and opinions were exchanged across universities on issues such as what challenges there are in university education.
The third session was themed on “The current situation and issues! What is the current situation regarding support for students with disabilities and what should universities do? – In anticipation of the legal reforms that will take effect on April 1st,” and Jun Murata (Associate Professor, Student Services Organization, Kyoto University) gave an explanation of the current situation regarding support for students with disabilities and what should be done in anticipation of the legal reforms, followed by group work. As the legal reforms were just around the corner, there were many highly motivated participants and they actively shared information and exchanged opinions.
Based on the opinions and comments received from participants, we will continue to plan and consider further improvements to the exchange events from next year onwards.
Contact Information
The Consortium of Universities Kyoto, Public Interest Foundation FD Project Division
TEL : 075-353-9163 FAX: 075-353-9101
Address : Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
*Business hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00 (excluding New Year holidays)
