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 and panel discussions by universities selected for the “Academic City Collaborative University” Promotion Project, as well as keynote speeches by guests and a poster session by universities, students, and local groups engaged in university-community collaboration activities in Kyoto City.
From the speeches 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 2018 event .
University-Community Cooperation Summit
| Date and Time | December 1, 2019 (Sunday) 10:00-14:00 |
| venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th floor lecture room 1 / 2nd floor hall (939 Higashishiokojicho, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City) |
| theme | Taking the “University/Students x Community” to the Next Level ~City development unique to “Kyoto, a city of universities and students”~ |
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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 2019 University-Community Collaboration Summit flyer (pdf)
Event Report
On Sunday, December 1, 2019, the 2019 University-Community Collaboration Summit was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto.
The theme was “Taking the ultimate in university-student-community collaboration: urban development unique to Kyoto, a city of universities and students.”
The first part of the event featured a keynote speech by Kyosuke Sakakura, associate professor in the Department of Urban Life Studies at Tokyo City University, followed by presentations and panel discussions by six universities selected for the “University-City Collaboration University” promotion program. The second part featured a poster session by student groups working on activities in collaboration with the community.
In the first keynote speech, in addition to the lecturer, Mr. Sakakura, we welcomed Mr. Yudai Takano, who is also working on the OYAMACHI Project, as a guest speaker, and he spoke on the theme of “Young people’s learning and local vitality created by connections – toward town development that is “ours”.
For details of the lecture, please click here.
Part 1: Keynote speech (Top photo: Mr. Sakakura / Bottom photo: Mr. Takano)
After the keynote speech, the six universities selected for the “Academic-City Collaborative University” Promotion Project announced their initiatives, followed by a panel discussion with Mr. Sakakura. In the panel discussion, opinions were exchanged on the difficulties of promoting regional collaboration across the entire university, and ways to encourage students to learn independently.
Part 1: Presentations by six universities selected in the “Gaku-machi Collaborative University” Promotion Program and panel discussion
In the second part of the poster session, 22 organizations exhibited, and the venue was filled with people asking enthusiastic questions, creating lively exchanges.
*Please see the list of poster session exhibitors below for details of each exhibited poster.
Part 2: Poster session
[Poster Session Exhibitor List]
| Business name | Organization name | detail | |
| 1 | University-community collaboration projects centered on the Kita-ku and Kitaoji areas | Otani University | |
| 2 | Producing small content and self-guides to support “learning about Kyoto and promoting Kyoto” | Kyoto University of Education | |
| 3 | Establishment of the “Community Women’s Training Program (Minor)” – Aiming to train women leaders who support local communities – | Kyoto Women’s University | |
| 4 | A regional collaborative educational program for “growing together and resonating together” in the Yamashina and Daigo regions | Kyoto Tachibana University | |
| 5 | A future Kyoto urban development program centered around Kyo-machiya | Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | Keihoku Utsu Interaction and Learning | Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt | |
| 8 | Soycal from Shizuhara ~ Spreading Kyoto’s soy food culture ~ | Future Broadcasting Station Omusubi Shizuhara Support Team | |
| 9 | Keihoku Satomachi Festival | Keihoku Satomachi Festival Executive Committee | |
| 10 | Children’s Science Class | Exciting Lab | |
| 11 | Halloween in Saiin | Halloween in Saiin Executive Committee | |
| 12 | Camo Cinema | Kamo Cinema 15 Executive Committee | |
| 13 | Runs the website “Kotokare,” which provides real-life information about university life in Kyoto. | Kyoto Student Public Relations Department | |
| 14 | Ukyo Ward Student Election Supporter | Ukyo Ward Student Election Supporter | |
| 15 | Disaster prevention and welfare: everyday life and disasters are connected | Bukkyo University Community Welfare Fieldwork: Let’s go to Omiya (Omiya Disaster Prevention and Welfare City Development Support Team) | |
| 16 | Kyoto University of Advanced Science “Kyogakudo” Kyoto Fruit Project | Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Faculty of Economics and Management, Student Challenge Shop “Kyogakudo” | |
| 17 | Kyoto Student Festival | Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee | |
| 18 | About SDGs | Kyoto City | |
| 19 | Product proposals that utilize Kyoto’s traditional dyeing and weaving | Kyoto Women’s University, Association for Connecting Traditions | |
| 20 | Intergenerational and inter-university exchange: Handmade workshop held! | “Tachi Lab Tachi” is a student organization officially recognized by the Kyoto Tachibana University Community Collaboration Center. | |
| twenty one | Community contribution activities by Kyoto Prefectural University Student Association Kagora ~ Building a bridge between students and the community! ~ | Kyoto Prefectural University Kyoto Regional Future Creation Center Student Section Kagora | |
| twenty two | Policy proposal-based regional collaboration program in Nakafurano, Hokkaido – Kyoto’s future urban development program centered on Kyo-machiya – | Amano Seminar, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts |
About application
Applications will be accepted from Friday, November 1st to Friday, November 29th, 2019.
Applications for participation in 2019 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
