- Business Overview
- Target Businesses
- Target Organizations
- Amount and number of donations
- About the application
- Main Schedule for the Future
- Selection Results
- Implementation Report
- Learning Town NEWS!
- Inquiries
Business Overview
Kyoto City and the University Consortium Kyoto are implementing the “University Regional Collaboration Creation and Support Project (nicknamed the Gakumachi Collaboration Project)” to support the efforts by granting support funds to projects and projects that work on urban development and regional revitalization in Kyoto through “collaboration” between universities, students, and local communities.
This year marks the 15th year of the program, with the aim of developing human resources by securing practical education and research opportunities for universities, and for local communities, solving local issues and revitalizing them through the knowledge of the university and the vitality of students.
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NEW It has become easier to apply for the ≪ Cultural Framework≫ From this fiscal year, projects that apply for the cultural category may be selected in the general category. As for the judging, the content of the projects will be judged in the same way for both the general and cultural categories, and only the cultural category will be judged from the perspective of the student’s degree of contribution to the local community.
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Target Businesses
For the purpose of solving local issues and revitalizing the city of Kyoto, projects that fall under the following requirements ((1) and (2) for the general category and (1), (2), and (3) for the cultural framework) to be implemented in Kyoto City during the Heisei 30 fiscal year (from the date of adoption to the end of March of the following year) are eligible.
However, political activities, religious activities, activities that promote specific ideas, violent or destructive activities, commercial businesses, etc. are excluded.
* Projects applied for the cultural category may be selected in the general category.
* Projects applied for the general category will not be selected for the cultural category.
[Common requirements for general and cultural frameworks]
(1) Projects in which universities and student groups and local communities (residents’ organizations, civic activity groups, businesses, etc., mainly in the Kyoto City area) collaborate and collaborate as organizations and groups, and in particular, students take the initiative in their activities.
* Administrative agencies may be included as collaborators, but cooperation with administrative agencies alone is not possible.
Examples: Health and welfare, social education, community development, promotion of academic, cultural, artistic or sports, environmental conservation,
Surveys and research in various fields such as community safety, citizen lectures, events, etc.
(2) Those who have not received any subsidies or subsidies from Kyoto City other than the Gakumachi Collaboration Project.
[Requirements for the cultural quota only]
(3) Priority Theme: “Culture of the Region”
In addition to the requirements of (1) and (2), it is necessary to dig up the culture that lies dormant in the region and to pass on the culture that has been passed down from generation to generation in the region.
Projects that work on dissemination to preserve for the future, or to create a new culture through the knowledge of the university and the vitality of its students.
Businesses to work on.
In order to inherit and archive local culture, it is necessary to disseminate the results of activities in print and video.
* “Culture” includes lifestyles and customs such as art, performing arts, events, industry, food, clothing, housing, etc., as well as old and new.
There are diverse aspects.
Universities, student groups, and the local community themselves should carry out activities from the perspective of “this is culture.”
Target Organizations
Organizations and groups of University Consortium, Kyoto member universities and junior colleges (*1)
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A local organization that mainly works in the Kyoto city area (*2)
(*1) University departments, laboratories, seminars, clubs, student circles
〈Circles made up of students from multiple universities are also possible〉, etc.
*2 Residents’ organizations such as residents’ associations and neighborhood associations, civic activity groups, groups and groups consisting of businesses, etc. (shopping streets, etc.)
Kyoto City Collaborative Project
Amount and number of donations
General category: Up to 300,000 yen / about 15 cases
Cultural quota: Up to 450,000 yen / about 2 projects
* However, if you apply for the cultural quota, you will be required to use the support money to create deliverables such as printed materials and videos so that it will lead to the inheritance and dissemination of culture.
* In addition, at the project report meeting scheduled to be held in March 31, the implementing organization (1 organization) that is recognized as the most excellent will be commended (certificates, trophies, and activity incentives of 100,000 yen will be issued separately).
About the application
Application period [Recruitment for Heisei 30 has ended]
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 ~ Friday, May 11, 2018
* If you send it by mail, it must arrive on the same day, and if you bring it by 5 p.m.
How to apply: Step 1 Before you start writing your application < finish>
It is recommended to read the master plan of the administrative district in which the activity will be carried out. In addition, please listen to the opinions of local people and related government agencies as much as possible regarding the background of the project implementation and the needs of the community. If you have any questions about the basic plan of the ward or points to keep in mind when working in the community, you can also consult with the Regional Power Promotion Office of each ward office or branch. In addition to reconfirming and sharing your objectives and goals, let’s discuss and think again about whether the business you are thinking about is the best way to achieve your goals. In addition, with regard to continuing projects, let’s thoroughly summarize the efforts we have made so far.
How to apply: Step 2 Let’s write an application!< Finished>
＜Click here to download documents related to FY2018 business recruitment＞
● Application Guidelines (PDF link)
● Application form (Word link)
● Application form (example)
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Points to fill in |
○ Let’s check the judging criteria! In particular, the first screening is all about the submitted documents. Let’s find out what criteria are used to judge the case. ○ What is the purpose of the project? Write down your purpose and local needs. The group that listened to the opinions of local people and ward offices in step 1 should also write the contents. ○ Who are you collaborating with? What does each of them do? Let’s be specific. The Gakumachi Collaboration emphasizes learning that can be obtained by collaborating with the university, students, and the community toward the same goal. If a student group is applying, write down what role the partner will play, and if a local organization is applying, write down what the student will do independently. |
How to apply: Step 3 Register your business outline
Please register your business outline using the form below.
How to apply: Step 4 Submission of application documents
Please submit it by mail or bring it to the following address within the application period.
(1) 10 copies of application documents * If there are reference materials (up to 10 sheets), submit 10 copies of reference materials
(2) Application document data (MS-Word) * If reference materials are available, submit the reference data as well.
* Please do not change the prescribed form downloaded from the University Consortium Kyoto website for both (1) and (2).
Main Schedule for the Future
1st screening: After the application deadline ~ mid-June *Document screening
Second screening: June 24, 30 (Sunday) * Public presentation screening
Notification of support project decision and selection results: Early July 30
Approval formula: Early ~ mid-July 30 * A certificate will be issued by Kyoto City for the selected project.
Interim report: Mid ~ end of October 30 * Submission of documents
Final report: March 31 * Submission of documents
Announcement: Mid ~ end of March 31
Selection Results
First Screening (Document Screening)
Organizations that passed the first selection round: 3 projects in the cultural category, 21 projects in the general category
Second Selection (Public Presentation Judging)
On June 24, 2018, the second selection meeting (public presentation judging meeting) was held, and 2 projects in the cultural category and 17 projects in the general category were certified as support projects as follows.
List of 19 Approved School-City Collaboration Projects for FY2018 (in order of application)
(Cultural Framework)
| Business name |
Name of organization [Name of affiliated university] Administrative district of activity |
Business overview |
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| Soycal from Shizuhara ~ Spreading Kyoto’s soy food culture ~ | Future Communication Station Omusubi Shizuhara Support Team [Kyoto Sangyo University] Administrative district: Sakyo Ward |
Soybeans are an essential ingredient in Kyoto cuisine, making yuba, tofu, and white miso, and are a symbol of Kyoto’s food culture. With the aim of promoting local consumption of soybeans and passing on this food culture, we are working with the Shizuhara region to cultivate Kyoto-grown soybeans called “Ootsuru,” hold soybean-related events, develop products, and more. |
| Fukasa Machiya Cinema – School District and Memories – | Fukasa Machiya Cinema (Fushimi-Fukasa Community Archive Project) [Ryukoku University] Administrative district: Fushimi Ward |
In order to preserve for future generations the footage and photos of the Showa era of Fushimi Ward that lie dormant in the area, and to provide an opportunity for isolated elderly people living alone to go out, 8mm film will be excavated and screened at viewing events (held about three times a year) that anyone in the area can participate in, and DVDs will be made to preserve them as local records. In addition, photographs from the Showa era will be collected and held as events to display them at the screening events, and interviews will be conducted with the owners of the footage and local residents to create a booklet that conveys the “memories” and “stories” behind the footage. |
(General category)
| Business name |
Name of organization [Name of affiliated university] Administrative district of activity |
Business overview |
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| Environmental protection and Jizobon project in Fushimi Fukakusa and Higashi Takase River | Ryukoku University Higashi-Takase River Environmental Protection and Jizobon Project Team [Ryukoku University Junior College Division] Administrative district: Fushimi Ward |
In order to pass on the local traditional event to the next generation and to improve the environment of the Higashitakase River, where the event is held, we will work with the local community and involve high school students in planning and running river cleaning activities and the Jizo Bon Program. |
| Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex Revitalization Project | Kyoto Tachibana University Contemporary Business Society Urban Planning Research Group [Kyoto Tachibana University] Administrative districts: Yamashina Ward, Fushimi Ward |
In order to promote Kyoto’s traditional craft, Kiyomizu ware, and to increase opportunities for interaction between the elderly and child-rearing generations in the Daigo-Nakayama housing complex in Fushimi Ward, a lighting event called “Tou-ro” will be held using Kiyomizu ware pottery. In addition, cleaning activities will be held at the venue and workshops will be held to make accessories using the Kiyomizu ware that will be exhibited at the event, creating a place for residents to socialize with each other. |
| Children’s Science Class | Wakuwaku Laboratory [Bukkyo University] Administrative district: Kamigyo Ward |
In the Kitano shopping arcade area of Kamigyo Ward, we will hold free science experiment classes for children after school on weekdays to provide a place for children to hang out and to encourage children and their parents to visit the arcade. We will also participate in the Kitano Town Development Council to understand the needs of the arcade, and set up booths at events hosted by the Kitano shopping arcade, such as the summer festival and Halloween. |
| Halloween in Saiin | Halloween in Saiin Executive Committee [Kyoto University of Foreign Studies] Administrative district: Ukyo Ward |
With the aim of strengthening ties with local residents, shops, and students around Shijo Street, a Halloween parade will be held from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies to Hankyu Nishinokyo Station, in which students and local residents can participate. Related events will also be held, including a stamp rally around the surrounding area, workshops at children’s centers, and collaborative projects with the Taikage Halloween Festival. |
| Keihoku Satomachi Festival | Satomachi Festival Executive Committee [Kyoto Sangyo University, Ryukoku University] Administrative district: Ukyo Ward |
In order to create a place for interaction between the town (Keihoku) and the city (town center) and to revitalize the area, students and working people from the Keihoku area will be taking the lead in holding a summer festival and Christmas party in the area. For the summer festival, which will be held for the third year, in cooperation with local Kitakuwata High School students, workshops will be held on nagashi somen noodles and lantern making, and for the first time, a “Christmas party” will be held with the theme “Fun for adults too,” where sweets will be made using local ingredients. |
| Camo Cinema 14 | Kamo Cinema 14 Executive Committee [Ritsumeikan University] Administrative district: Kamigyo Ward |
In order to raise awareness of environmental conservation among young people, cleaning activities will be held along the Kamo River during the day and outdoor movie screenings will be held after sunset. This year, we will deepen our efforts with the following three objectives: “To raise environmental conservation awareness among young people by taking advantage of the local characteristics unique to a student town,” “To establish the event itself in the area as a ‘summer tradition’ that local residents can enjoy every year,” and “To have local residents recognize the significance of the event as an activity by Kyoto students.” |
| Kitashirakawa Children’s Dining Hall “Karaful” | Student groups [Kyoto University, Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts] Administrative district: Sakyo Ward |
The goal of this project is to lay the foundations for establishing a system in which the entire community can raise and look after children by having students take the lead in creating a community that will serve as a hub for interaction among local residents. A children’s cafeteria called “Karafuru” will be opened once a month at Kitashirakawa Children’s Center, and anyone can participate. |
| Self-governing club activities in the Rakusai Takenosato housing complex | Kyoto Women’s University Eriko Inoue Laboratory Takenosato Group [Kyoto Women’s University] Administrative district: Saikyo Ward |
In the Rakusai Takenosato housing complex, where the local community is weak and there are no self-governing organizations such as neighborhood associations, residents are faced with the need for human relationships that will enable them to help each other in the event of a disaster. In response, the project will create club activities based on residents’ areas of expertise and hobbies, and work to solve local issues by linking these clubs together. |
| Miyako Light ’18 | Miyako Light Executive Committee [Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto Prefectural University, Doshisha University, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University, Kansai Gaidai University] Administrative district: Kamigyo Ward |
In order to encourage the preservation of machiya houses and to let many people know about their charms, events will be held to light up the houses. As a new element this year, kimonos that are no longer being used in the area will be used and tours will be planned with local people acting as guides. |
| Soratane Project | Soratane Project [Kyoto Sangyo University, Otani University] Administrative district: Kita Ward |
Based on the concept of connecting “children,” “students,” and the “community,” the event aims to attract younger generations to the Shin-Omiya shopping district in Kita Ward by hosting a student-run music stage, food stalls offering local ingredients, a “Sora Tane Festival” with workshops for children, and other year-round public relations activities. |
| Kaohsiung Revitalization Project | Bukkyo University Kyoto/Kaohsiung Revitalization Project [Bukkyo University] Activity administrative district: Ukyo Ward |
With the aim of revitalizing the Kaohsiung region, a famous autumn foliage spot that is seeing a decline in tourists, and increasing the number of tourists throughout the year, the project will promote the area’s attractions on social media, hold photo exhibitions, produce merchandise featuring Kaohsiung’s mascot character, and hold clean-up events along the Kiyotaki River. |
| Keihoku Utsu Interaction and Learning | Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt Association [Kyoto Seika University] Administrative district: Ukyo Ward |
To revitalize the Utsu region, which is blessed with rich nature, history, and culture but is suffering from aging and depopulation, the project will hold community events such as children’s photography classes and children’s festivals, participate in traditional events such as the summer festival, organize documents from the former Utsu Elementary School, and plan the renovation of vacant houses. |
| “Toryo HANDs” is a collaborative project to restore ties in housing complexes | House Smile [Ryukoku University] Administrative district: Fushimi Ward |
Focusing on the issues of the declining number of households, the increase in elderly people living alone, and lonely deaths in Momoryo housing complex in Fushimi Ward, the organization aims to build relationships between residents that will make them feel comfortable, and will hold an event called “Momoryo HANDs,” which is centered around a cafe space, a vegetable market, a bazaar, and children’s booths, as well as publish and distribute the “Danchi Tsuushin,” which compiles information about events at the complex. |
| Yodo Honmachi Shopping Street Community Library Project | Yodo Honmachi Shopping Street Community Library Project [Ryukoku University] Administrative district: Fushimi Ward |
With the aim of revitalizing Yodo Honmachi and the community centered around the shopping district, vacant storefronts will be utilized and events will be held to discover and promote the charms of the shopping district and the local area, centered around a library that will be opened periodically, new product development workshops, and the creation of free papers and flyers that promote the unique charms of the shopping district from a student perspective. |
| Kyoto Bunkyo University Bus Tours | Kyoto Bunkyo University Bus Tours [Kyoto Bunkyo University] Administrative district: Fushimi Ward |
In Mukojima New Town, where the aging population is accelerating and elderly poverty and social withdrawal are becoming problems, we will be holding a one-day bus tour using a school bus (departing and arriving at Mukojima New Town) to create opportunities for elderly people to interact with students and to help them relieve daily stress and find meaning in life. This year, we will be making it possible for many residents, including elderly people who have returned from China, to participate, and will be holding a “Kyoto Bunkyo Bus Tour Photo Exhibition” to display past activities, as well as a “Participants’ Gathering.” |
| KOKA☆Orange Project ~Let’s support the elderly and people with disabilities with food!~ |
KOKA☆Orange Supporters [Kyoto Koka Women’s University] Administrative district: Ukyo Ward |
In order to contribute to realizing a richer life for the elderly and people with disabilities in the local community, we will develop a new product, “soft Japanese sweets,” which are easy to swallow. We will also create a pamphlet that describes training methods for maintaining eating function and distribute it to facilities, etc. to raise awareness of “eating safely and deliciously.” |
| Mirai Art Seika Project | Seekasu [Kyoto Seika University] Administrative district: Sakyo Ward |
Art workshops will be held at local children’s centers, day care centers, etc. to provide an opportunity for local residents of a wide range of generations, mainly children and the elderly, to interact through “art,” thereby creating an opportunity to create “emotionally rich hearts” for children and “purpose in life” for the elderly. |
Implementation Report
Heisei 30 Public Presentation Screening (Second Selection)
On Sunday, June 24, 2018, the second selection meeting (public presentation judging meeting) of the Heisei 30 Gakumachi Collaboration Project was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto. The 24 organizations that advanced to the second round of selection conveyed their enthusiasm for the content of their projects and how they would proceed with cooperation with the local community. In response to the students’ thoughts, the judges asked questions that were sometimes harsh, but with high expectations.
On the day of the event, a total of about 160 people, including representatives of the presentation organizations, attended.
Heisei 30 Business Certification Ceremony
On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, a ceremony was held at Kyoto City Hall to certify the Gakumachi Collaboration Project, and certificates were awarded to the 19 organizations selected this year. Representatives of each organization who received certificates from Mayor Kadokawa expressed their strong determination. A member of the selection committee said, “We hope that the activities will support you to deepen your own learning and for the local community to take the lead in your efforts.”
From now on, the activities of each organization will start in earnest. Please keep an eye out for the activities of each organization on the University Consortium Kyoto’s website “Gakumachi NEWS” and facebook!
Achievement debriefing session
≪ announcement≫
On Sunday, March 24, 2019, 19 organizations (17 organizations in the general category, 2 organizations in the cultural category) adopted in 2018 reported on their activities. In the 8 minutes allotted to each organization, they gave presentations on the results of their activities this year, and it was a debriefing session that showed how they have been actively involved in projects that are close to the community.
As a new initiative in 2018, we introduced a designated question system by the selected organizations, and questions were actively posed not only by the judges but also by the students. In addition, we introduced a comment sheet for the selected organizations to write their impressions and advice on each organization’s presentation, and we were able to deepen the exchange of opinions among students.
≪Opinion exchange meetings and exchange meetings≫
After the debriefing session, a discussion and exchange meeting were held as a place for students to reflect on what they had learned through their involvement in the Gakumachi Collaboration Project and to have a frank discussion under the guidance of the Kyoto City Community Development Advisor.
Approximately 70 participants, including not only representatives of the selected organizations but also members of the general public, were divided into groups of 4 or 5 using round cardboard as tables to review their activities, and exchanged opinions while changing group members on themes such as what they learned, specific episodes that led to learning, and what they would like to challenge and expect in the future through regional collaboration. In addition, in order to share what each group talked about, we were able to further deepen our interaction by writing down what impressed us on sticky notes and posting them on the board.
≪Award Ceremony and Commentary≫
Every fiscal year, we commend the business organizations that have achieved the most excellent results and present incentives for their activities. This year’s best organization was selected as “Hasumairu (Ryukoku University)” for its work on the “Collaborative Project to Restore the Connections of Housing Complexes”!
The award was given in recognition of their direct efforts to address local issues, their deep involvement with the local community, and their ability to connect the issues they discovered to results with their own ideas.
Learning Town NEWS!
We introduce the initiatives of the projects adopted in the Gakumachi Collaboration Project from time to time.
Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto Gakumachi Collaboration Project
TEL ：075-353-9130 FAX： 075-353-9101
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