Business Overview
The University Consortium Kyoto holds the Kansai Student Support Officers Roundtable (KSSK) for the purpose of exchanging with practitioners involved in supporting students with disabilities at universities in the Kansai region.
KSSK was established in fiscal 2008 with the basic philosophy of “a practitioner’s perspective.” The characteristic of this roundtable meeting is that the practitioners involved in supporting students with disabilities will frankly and roughly discuss ideal support, success and failure examples, and ideas and methods in the actual field. The University Consortium Kyoto has continued this philosophy and has been hosting KSSK since 2015.
KSSK consists of providing topics to learn about the current situation and issues of the university, and subcommittees conducted by small groups for each theme. In particular, in the breakout sessions, you can gain insights about supporting students with disabilities by asking the various concerns and questions that the person in charge has, as well as how to provide support, rather than taking the stance of getting some answers. In addition, by exchanging information that can only be shared because of the same region and the size of universities in the Kansai area, it helps to create a network between universities and those in charge.
Outline of the event
The 36th Kansai Student Support Officers with Disabilities Roundtable (KSSK)
The Kansai Roundtable of Persons in Charge of Support for Students with Disabilities (KSSK) is a roundtable meeting of practitioners for active discussions, exchange of opinions and information, and build networks on various themes related to support for students with disabilities based on the basic principle of working from the perspective of practitioners.
- ◆Date & Time:
- Thursday, March 5, 2026, 13:00~17:00
- ◆Venue:
- Campus Plaza Kyoto, 4th floor, Lecture Room 3, etc.
(939 Higashi-Shiokoji-cho, Nishitoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto)
《Access》5 minutes walk from Kyoto Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line, JR Line, and Kintetsu Kyoto Line - ◆ Target:
- Faculty and staff who are involved in or interested in supporting students with disabilities at universities and junior colleges in the Kansai area
- ◆ Capacity:
- 60 (first-come, first-served basis)
- ◆ Participation fee:
- free
- ◆ How to apply:
- Please apply from the URL below
[Application form] https://forms.gle/UVSYVXhi5aACwuBB7 - ◆ Application period:
- December 24, 2025 (Wednesday) ~ February 20, 2026 (Friday) (Deadline will be closed as soon as capacity is reached)
- ◆ Contents:
- Click here for a PDF of the event outline.
| time | substance |
| 12：30 | Reception starts |
| 13：00 | Opening Remarks |
| 13：10 | Topic provided “Initiatives and Challenges in Supporting Students with Disabilities at Kyoto University of the Arts” ≪ speaker≫ |
| 13：40 | Rest and movement |
| 13：50 | Breakout Sessions |
| A Coordinator Fundamentals
Capacity: 10 people
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| This is a breakout session for those who have 1 or 2 years of practical experience in supporting students with disabilities. This subcommittee will be an opportunity to discuss any concerns and issues of supporters, such as confusion, doubts, and unconsciousness about reasonable accommodations in daily responses, and to think about the perspective and role of a support person while sharing honest opinions. | |
| B Coordinator Application (2~3 years or more)
Capacity: 10 people
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In order to consider and judge the content of reasonable accommodation, expertise such as knowledge and skills is required to conduct an assessment through dialogue, but depending on the case, it may be necessary to coordinate the way the evidence is provided and within the university (other departments and faculty members). This subcommittee will have an opportunity to discuss difficult cases that have been readjusted, cases that have been confused, and difficulties in collaboration within the university based on a preliminary questionnaire, and to exchange opinions and information on how to deal with and countermeasure cases that cause problems or take time. |
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| C Career support for students with disabilities (on-campus support and multidisciplinary collaboration)
Capacity: 20 people
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Career education and support for students with disabilities is just as important as academic support, but there are many difficult issues such as creating a support system on campus, collaborating with external support organizations and companies, approaching students from an early stage, and understanding themselves and their families. The purpose of this subcommittee is to exchange information on case studies and issues at each university, as well as to share knowledge and information that can be incorporated into tomorrow’s work and practice, such as examples of collaboration with external resources (multi-disciplinary). We hope that not only those in charge of student support for students with disabilities, but also those in charge of career support departments, student counseling departments, etc., as well as other faculty and staff involved in student support and academic affairs, will participate. |
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| D Consideration of support for students with developmental and mental disabilities
Capacity: 10 people
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Universities have many social barriers for students with mental and developmental disabilities, which may result in students being forced to study in unequal circumstances. However, in order to reduce students’ learning difficulties and create a learning environment, it is often not enough to simply adjust the provision of reasonable accommodations. Therefore, it is necessary to collaborate with relevant departments and diverse resources inside and outside the university to build a more comprehensive and sustainable support system. Therefore, this subcommittee hopes to exchange opinions from various perspectives on how to create an environment that is easy for students with mental and developmental disabilities to learn. When participating, you will be asked to answer a preliminary questionnaire to consider the theme. |
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| E Consideration of support system and collaboration between the university and the university
Capacity: 10 people
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It is important to work as an organization to support students with disabilities based on the communication of their problems. However, there are an increasing number of cases where personal communication is weak, and it is essential to develop a support system and collaborate inside and outside the university. This subcommittee will be an opportunity to discuss overall management related to student support for students with disabilities. Participants will briefly introduce their university’s support system and issues. Also, if possible, please prepare 13 copies of materials (leaflets for student distribution, etc.). *Materials prepared by the participants of the breakout session (13 leaflets for student distribution) |
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| 16：20 | Rest and movement |
| 16：30 | Summary |
| 17：00 | closing |
| 17：30 ～ 19：00 |
Information exchange meeting (only for those who wish. Standing style with alcohol. ） *A membership fee of 2,000 yen will be charged. Please hand it over to the reception desk in cash on the day. |
Planning & Management
The Kansai Student Support Advisory Committee is planned and operated by the following organizer schools.
| Name of University | |
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| Osaka University | Osaka Metropolitan University |
| Otani University | Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Kyoto University | Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Studies |
| Kyoto Women’s University | Kyoto Seika University |
| Doshisha University | Buddhist University |
| Momoyama Gakuin University | |
Contact us
University Consortium Kyoto Student Support Division
TEL：075-353-9189 FAX：075-353-9101
E-mail: kssk-jimukyoku-ml■consortium.or.jp (*Please change the ■ part to @)
〒600-8216 Campus Plaza Kyoto, Shimogyo-ku, Nishidoin-dori Shiokoji, Kyoto
*Window reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding 12/28 ~ 1/4)
