In collaboration with Kyoto City, our foundation will widely disseminate examples of collaboration between universities, students, and local communities in the city, as well as host a University-Community Collaboration Summit as an opportunity for interaction between universities, students, and local organizations involved in community collaboration activities.
On the day, there will be case study presentations by universities selected for the “Academic City Collaborative University” Promotion Project, keynote speeches by guests, and a poster session (panel presentations of case studies and exchanges of opinions, etc.) by universities, students, and local groups engaged in university-community collaboration activities in Kyoto City.
From the lectures and reports on various activities, why not find hints for further deepening collaboration with universities, students, and the local community, aiming for new possibilities for collaboration and further revitalization of the local community?
Anyone is welcome to participate, so please feel free to join us.
Please see “About Application” below for application procedures and deadlines.
Please click here to see the details of the 2017 event .
University-Community Cooperation Summit
| Date and Time | Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:00-12:45 |
| venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th floor lecture room 1 / 2nd floor hall (939 Higashishiokojicho, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City) |
| theme | A creative and sustainable future for the city born from Kyoto, the city of universities |
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| Capacity | 200 people * First come, first served (If the capacity is not met, applications will be accepted on the day.) |
| Participation fee | free |
| Sponsored by | Kyoto City, Kyoto University Consortium |
*Start and end times are approximate and may change depending on progress.
Click here to download the 2018 University-Community Collaboration Summit flyer (pdf)
Event Report
The 2018 University-Community Collaboration Summit was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto on Sunday, December 2nd. In the first part of the event, we invited Mr. Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, former International Business Development Officer at the Portland Development Agency, to give a speech on the theme of “Community Design and Livable Urban Spaces – The Case of Portland.”
In the 1950s-70s, Portland’s rivers and air became the most polluted in the United States due to industrial pollution and car-oriented road design, and many residents moved to the suburbs, turning the city center into a ghost town with no one in it. From that rock bottom state, the city made preserving the natural environment its number one goal, rezoning was carried out on the premise that people would travel by foot, and the government and industry worked together to rebuild the city, which has now been transformed to the point where it is said to be the most desirable city to live in the United States. The story told how the key to success was adopting a slogan that anyone from any position could aim for – “cherish nature.”
Part 1: Keynote speech by Mr. Mitsuhiro Yamazaki
Next, a roundtable discussion was held between Yamazaki, Masamine Fukao (Director of Research and Public Relations, University Consortium Kyoto), and Kazuhiro
Shionoya (Director of University Policy, Comprehensive Policy Office, General Planning Bureau, Kyoto City) on the theme of “The role of universities in the community and the outlook for regional collaboration.” The message was conveyed from the unique perspective of students and universities that it is important to take on challenges without fear of failure.
Part 1: Discussion
Afterwards, faculty and staff from the six universities selected for the “Learning-City Partnership University” promotion project (Otani University, Kyoto University of Education, Kyoto Women’s University, Kyoto Tachibana University, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, and Ryukoku University) gave presentations on examples of their university’s community collaboration activities.
Part 1: Case study presentations by universities selected for the “Gaku-machi Collaborative University” promotion program
In the second part, a poster session was held by 21 exhibitors, including those from the Gakumachi Collaboration Project, the Ward’s Urban Development Support Project, the Ward Office and University Collaboration Project, and the six universities selected as Gakumachi Collaboration Universities, and there was lively exchange of opinions and interaction between the visitors and the exhibitors.
*Please see the list of poster session exhibitors below for each exhibit poster.
Part 2: Poster session
After the second session, a networking event was held for the poster session presenters. Facilitated by Kyoto City Urban Planning Advisor Shinichi Asakura, the participants randomly combined keywords that they were interested in and came up with ideas for urban planning based on the overall theme of the 2018 summit, “A Creative and Sustainable Future for Cities.” In a relaxed atmosphere, it was a great opportunity for the students to learn the importance of creating new things with free thinking and the importance of having a creative mind.
Part 2: Poster session presenters’ networking event
[Poster Session Exhibitor List]
| Business name | Organization name | detail | |
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| 1 | A regional collaborative educational program for “growing together and resonating together” in the Yamashina and Daigo regions | Kyoto Tachibana University | |
| 2 | Developing a Community-Based Educational Program with Multigenerational and Multicultural Collaboration: Aiming to Realize “Community-Based Learning” in which Students and the Community Learn Together | Ryukoku University | |
| 3 | Establishment of the “Community Women’s Training Program (Minor)” – Aiming to train women leaders who will support local communities – |
Kyoto Women’s University | |
| 4 | Producing small content and self-guides to support “learning about Kyoto and promoting Kyoto” | Kyoto University of Education | |
| 5 | University-community collaboration projects centered on the Kita-ku and Kitaoji areas | Otani University | |
| 6 | A future Kyoto urban development program centered around Kyo-machiya | Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts | |
| 7 | Halloween in Saiin | Halloween in Saiin Executive Committee (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies) |
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| 8 | KOKA☆Orange Project ~Let’s support the elderly and people with disabilities with food!~ | KOKA☆Orange Supporters (Kyoto Koka Women’s University) |
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| 9 | Soycal from Shizuhara ~ Spreading Kyoto’s soy food culture ~ | Future Broadcasting Station Omusubi Shizuhara Support Team (Kyoto Sangyo University) |
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| 10 | Keihoku Utsu Interaction and Learning | Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt | |
| 11 | Kitashirakawa Children’s Dining Hall “Karaful” | From student groups (Kyoto University, Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts) |
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| 12 | Environmental protection in Fushimi Fukakusa and Higashi Takase River and the Jizobon project (disaster-resistant town development developed from local revitalization through traditional events) |
Ryukoku University, Higashi Takase River Environmental Protection and Jizobon Project Team (Ryukoku University Junior College Division) |
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| 13 | “Toryo HANDs” is a collaborative project to restore ties in housing complexes | House Smile (Ryukoku University) | |
| 14 | Yodo Honmachi Shopping Street Community Library Project | Ryukoku University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Inoue Seminar Yodo Honmachi Shopping Street Community Library Project |
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| 15 | Fushimi Fukasa Machiya Cinema – School District and Memories | Ryukoku University Faculty of Policy Studies, Department of Policy Studies Matsuura Seminar Fukakakusa Machiya Cinema (Fushimi Fukakakusa Community Archive Project) |
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| 16 | Children’s Science Class | Wakuwaku Laboratory (Bukkyo University) | |
| 17 | Kagora Cafe | Kyoto Prefectural University Kyoto Regional Future Creation Center Student Section Kagora | |
| 18 | Ritsumeikan University AVA Community Business Department Project ~ Mutual love with the local community through university sports ~ |
AVA (Athlete Volunteer Association) – Ritsumeikan University Athletics Volunteer Group | |
| 19 | Would you like to dance with a female student from Kyoto Koka Women’s University? | Kyoto Flame Sleeves! Karakurenai (Kyoto Koka Women’s University) | |
| 20 | A radio program based in the local community, run by volunteers from Bukkyo University | Team Butsu☆Raji! (Bukkyo University) | |
| twenty one | Kyoto Gakuen University “Kyogakudo” Kyoto Fruit Project | Kyoto Gakuen University Faculty of Economics and Management Student Challenge Shop “Kyogakudo” |
About application
Applications will be accepted from Thursday, November 1st to Friday, November 30th, 2018.
Applications for participation in 2018 are now closed.
Contact Us
University Consortium Kyoto, Public Interest Foundation University-Community Collaboration Summit Contact:
TEL: 075-353-9130 FAX:
075-353-9101
MAIL: chiiki-summit-ml■consortium.or.jp
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Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
600-8216 *Reception hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00
