University Consortium Kyoto Event Information

This is a list of major events hosted by the University Consortium Kyoto in 2025.
Please note that Campus Plaza Kyoto is closed every Monday and from December 28th to January 4th.

April 2025

month	day	day of week	event
4	1	Tuesday	Gakumachi Collaboration Recruitment Starts
	4	Friday	Credit transfer system Early application period closed
	10	Thursday	Welcome party for new members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club
	11	Friday	Applications for industry-academia collaborative education programs open (until May 9)
	12	Saturday	Industry-academia collaborative education program information session and consultation session for university students (for all courses)
	17	Thursday	Industry-academia collaboration education “Project planning practice course” information session and consultation session
	17	Thursday	Gakumachi Collaboration Briefing
	19	Saturday	The 1st Kyoto High School-University Regional Network (KARN) “Risk Management in University Entrance Exams”
	19	Saturday	Kyoto Student Public Relations Club Kyoto Student Festival Joint New Member Welcome Party
	24	Thursday	Welcome party for new members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club (Randen Private Party)
	26	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Course: Showa Ceremony and Kyoto – From Taisho to Showa –

May 2025

month	day	day of week	event
5	3	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Kyoto University of Advanced Science) The health benefits of exercise, especially muscle training
	9	Friday	Application Deadline for Industry-Academia Collaborative Education Program
			Gakumachi Collaboration Briefing
			SD Joint Training Program “Business Etiquette: The More You Know, the More You Understand”
	10	Saturday	2nd Kyoto High School-University Regional Network (KARN) Key points for sustainable student recruitment in the face of a declining 18-year-old population – Considering effective communication measures based on the concerns of high schools –
	10	Saturday	[For International Students] Spring Welcome Session (KTA)
	17	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Lectures: The Great Kyoto Flood of 1935 and the Renovation of the Kamo River
	17	Saturday	TOEFL Skills Improvement Seminar
	21	Wednesday	Guidance for International Student Internship Program
	23	Friday	Guidance for International Student Internship Program
	24	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Kyoto University of Advanced Science) What you can do to enjoy healthy meals forever
			Presentation on Kyoto in English ① Ice Break, Introduction to Japan and Kyoto ~Learn about Japan and Kyoto in English~ ② Learn expressions related to traditional Japanese culture in English
			Guidance for International Student Internship Program
	31	Saturday	Deadline for Gakumachi Collaboration Applications
			SD Seminar “Orientation”
			SD Seminar “Basics of Academic Writing” – How to convert a “problem awareness” into a concrete “question”? –
			Presentation about Kyoto in English Noh performance (Kongo Noh Theater) and exchange event for international students

June 2025

month	day	day of week	event
6	3	Tuesday	Started recruiting for Gakumachi Collaboration (trial slots)
	4	Wednesday	[For faculty and staff] 1st FD joint training program/thematic training “Make yourself lighter tomorrow: How to prepare yourself mentally and interact with Gen Z for university faculty and staff”
	6	Friday	SD Joint Training Program “Marketing Frontline: Capturing the Hearts of High School Students and Freshmen”
	7	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Lectures: Modern Kyoto-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki and Gojozaka – Wartime Ceramic Production Areas and Ceramic Grenades – Practical Lecture 1
			Presentation on Kyoto in English Traditional Culture Experience I ① Tea ceremony experience ② Expressing tea ceremony culture in English
			SD Seminar “Academic Literacy and Policy Proposal Report” – Understanding academic literacy and starting research –
	9	Monday	Deadline for application for the International Student Internship Program
	14	Saturday	SD Seminar “University Systems, Laws, and Organizations” -Understanding university education-related systems, laws, and organizations for high-quality work-
			Internship program for international students Networking events between international students and companies/organizations
			University Relay Lecture (Bukkyo University) Marketing for Living in the Modern World
			Presentation about Kyoto in English ①International Student Session ②Group Activities
	21	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Course: Kyoto at War: Military City, Wartime Cooperation, Evacuation
			SD Seminar “Universities and Higher Education Policy” – Looking at universities from the perspective of higher education policy –
			Presentation on Kyoto in English Traditional Culture Experience II ① Flower Arrangement Experience　 ② Talk in English about Kyoto’s famous places, events, food, clothing, shelter, and education in Japan and Kyoto
			2025 University Executive Seminar “A vision for the future of improving the ‘sum of knowledge’ in our country – Reconstructing the higher education system”
	27	Friday	SD Joint Training Program “University Management and Higher Education Policy in an Era of Great Competition”
	28	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Lectures: The Origin of Twenty Years Old: Etsuko Takano and Her Era – 1969 as a Milestone –
			SD Seminar “University and Society” – The meaning of regional cooperation and the role of universities –
			Presentation on Kyoto in English Presentation English manuscript correction course (online, for those who wish to do so)
			“Let’s speak Japanese” (KTA) for international students
	29	Sunday	Gakumachi Collaboration Second Round (Presentation)

July 2025

month	day	day of week	event
7	2	Wednesday	SD Joint Training Program “Successful DX and Unsuccessful DX”
	2	Wednesday	FD Joint Training Program: 2nd Theme-specific Training How to write an application to obtain research funding: Learn tips and strategies
	5	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Lecture Series: The Gion Festival in the Early Showa Period – Focusing on the Yamahokocho area before and during the war –
			SD Seminar “Educational Management for Quality Assurance of University Education” – Discussion and advice for promoting education management at your own institution –
			Presentation on Kyoto in English Individual English Presentation
			The 21st Kyoto High School and University Faculty Exchange Meeting What is school-wide inquiry-based learning? ~The connection between “comprehensive inquiry time” and “inquiry in subjects” leads to deeper student learning and teacher growth~
	12	Saturday	SD Seminar “University and High School-College Collaboration/High School-College Connection” – Focusing on high school education and thinking about high school-college connection –
	19	Saturday	SD Seminar “University Strategy and Leadership” -Creating an organization that creates strategies-
	23	Wednesday	SD Joint Training Program “Basic knowledge and latest trends in research support: What kind of research is currently required of universities?”
	26	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Shuchiin University) Kobo Daishi Kukai and Prayer – Reading and Appreciating the “Shoryoshu” –
	26	Saturday	SD Seminar “Branding and Student Recruitment” – How to proceed with university branding –

August 2025

month	day	day of week	event
8	5	Tuesday	Kyoto College: Second semester applications open
	19	Tuesday	Kyoto College: Second semester application closed
	29	Friday	Credit transfer system: Late application period begins
	29	Friday	SD Joint Training Program “Fundraising Frontline”
	30	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Hanazono University) “Mathematics” is Fun! – The Beauty of Multiplication Tables –
	30	Saturday	The 22nd National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum
	31	Sunday	The 22nd National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum

September 2025

month	day	day of week	event
9	12	Friday	Credit transfer system: Second-term application period ends
	13	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Kyoto Koka Women’s University) Communication with People with Dementia
	13	Saturday	SD Seminar “Public Presentation”
	20	Saturday	SD Seminar “Public Presentation Follow-up Training”
	20	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Kyoto Seika University) The world seen from Ishiguro Munemaro’s workshop
	27	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Course: Kyoto Tower and its Designer, Mamoru Yamada – Exploring the Design Intentions and Appeal of Kyoto Tower –

October 2025

month	day	day of week	event
10	4	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Lecture: The History and Role of the National Museum of Modern Art , Kyoto – Tracing back the exhibitions held
	11	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Otani University) Visiting the ruins of the Mongol Empire
	12	Sunday	The 23rd Kyoto Student Festival
	31	Friday	Deadline for application for Gakumachi Collaboration (trial slots)

November 2025

month	day	day of week	event
11	8	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Course: Following in the footsteps of the military city of Kyoto – War ruins in Fushimi – Practical Course 2
	15	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Lectures: The formation of modern Kyoto’s urban area and the Kyoto City Tram – The creation of a new “grid” layout –
	29	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Course: 100 Years of History of Kyoto’s Coffee Shops, a City Rest – A Genealogy of Coffee in the Ancient Capital

December 2025

month	day	day of week	event
12	6	Saturday	University Relay Lecture (Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts) The Potential of Kyoto Tourism Studies in Collaboration with the Local Community
	13	Saturday	Kyoto Studies Course Why does Mario jump? – Patterns and movements in the circulation of Japanese content –
	14	Sunday	The 21st Kyoto Policy Research Exchange Conference
	19	Friday	SD Joint Training Program “Introduction to Assertiveness Training for Building Rich Human Relationships”