Business Overview
The University Consortium Kyoto has been holding the FD Forum every year since 1995 with the aim of raising awareness of FD among university faculty and staff and contributing to the improvement of university education. From the 2024 academic year, in order to improve the quality of education and university management from a broader perspective, the name of the forum has been changed to “FD/SD Forum” and will be held in a form that incorporates SD elements more than ever before. This is an event related to FD and SD, which is attended by many university faculty members and educators from all over the country.
Outline of the event
The 31st FD SD Forum
- Main
- Universities in Kyoto in 2040 – How We Teach, Learn, and Work –
- Re
- February 28 (Sat) and March 1 (Sun), 2026
- meeting place
- Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus Conscience Hall (Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City) Access
*Click here for the campus map.
The Conscience Hall is the building in (23) of the campus map. - Format
- Face-to-face format (planned)
- substance
- * Leaflet is being prepared
- sponsorship
- University Consortium Kyoto
- support
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City
schedule
| schedule | time | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, February 28th | 10:00-12:30 | Subcommittee 1, Subcommittee 2, Subcommittee 3, Subcommittee 4 |
| 12:30-14:15 *Core time 13:00-14:00 |
Poster Session | |
| 14:30-17:00 | 5th Subcommittee, 6th Subcommittee, 7th Subcommittee, 8th Subcommittee | |
| 17:30-19:00 | Information exchange meeting | |
| March 1st (Sunday) | 10:10-12:30 | Symposium |
| 14:00-16:30 | 9th Subcommittee, 10th Subcommittee, 11th Subcommittee, 12th Subcommittee |
symposium
Coming soon
Breakout sessions (lecture format, workshop format)
| schedule | time | Content | Capacity (priority given to member schools) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, February 28th | 10:00～ 12:30 |
Subcommittee 1 (lecture format) | Rethinking educational evaluation in universities: educational evaluation after the introduction of new curriculum guidelines | Face-to-face 160 (90) |
| Subcommittee 2 (lecture format) | To foster new learning: Building and restructuring curriculum through collaboration between teachers and staff | Face-to-face 160 (90) | ||
| Subcommittee 3 (lecture format) | Building an organization that can survive the university crisis: Fostering a sense of organizational efficacy | Face-to-face 160 (90) | ||
| 4th Subcommittee (Workshop format) | Creating a sense of belonging and place in university classes | Face-to-face 30 (20) | ||
| 14:30～ 17:00 |
Subcommittee 5 (lecture format) | Connecting Public Relations, Opening the University – Nurturing the University’s Appeal and Future through Collaboration with Faculty and Staff | Face-to-face 160 (90) | |
| Subcommittee 6 (lecture format) | Personalized education promoted by EdTech | Face-to-face 160 (90) | ||
| Subcommittee 7 (lecture format) | Disaster prevention measures at universities in the Kyoto area | Face-to-face 160 (90) | ||
| 8th Subcommittee (Workshop format) | New possibilities for industry-academia collaboration | Face-to-face 30 (20) | ||
| March 1st (Sunday) | 14:00～ 16:30 |
Subcommittee 9 (lecture format) | Examples of using assessment tests (generic skills measurement tests) at universities | Face-to-face 160 (90) |
| Subcommittee 10 (lecture format) | Advancement and mobility of university staff (staff human resource development) | Face-to-face 160 (90) | ||
| Session 11 (Workshop format) | How to design high school-university collaboration and connect it to student recruitment, entrance exams, pre-enrollment/first-year education, etc. – Collaboration, connection, and transition now and in the future | Face-to-face 30 (20) | ||
| 12th Subcommittee (Workshop format) | Diversity considerations and support for students with disabilities | Face-to-face 30 (20) |
Poster Session
Date: February 28 (Sat) 12:30~14:15 (Core time 13:00~14:00)
Application period: October 21, 2025 (Tue) ~ November 25, 2025 (Tue)
We will present the initiatives implemented by faculty members and students of the University Consortium Kyoto in relation to distinctive education.
How to apply
Please check the application guidelines below, fill out the “31st FD/SD Forum Poster Session Presentation Application Form”, and send it to the secretariat [Address: fdf@consortium.or.jp] by e-mail.
- The 31st FD/SD Forum Poster Session Application Guidelines [Download]
- The 31st FD/SD Forum Poster Session Presentation Application Form [Download]
Information Exchange Meetings
Coming soon
Application
Coming soon
*Advance application for member schools is scheduled to start in early January 2026.
*Regular applications are scheduled to start in mid-January.
Implementation Report
The report will be posted on the website in May 2026 (it will not be published in paper form).
Inquiries
University Consortium Kyoto FD/SD Forum Secretariat
TEL 075-353-9163 FAX 075-353-9101
E-mail: fdf ■consortium.or.jp (Please replace ■ with @)
〒600-8216 Campus Plaza Kyoto, Shimogyo-ku, Nishidoin-dori Shiokoji, Kyoto
*Window reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
