• Business overview
• Event Outline
• Event details on Sunday, December 16th
• About presentation application
• Main Schedule
• Recruiting Student Executive Committee Members
• Event details (2017)
• Contact Information

Business overview

The aim of the event is to provide an opportunity for students who are conducting research to identify and solve urban issues to make a presentation, as well as to have a forum for research exchange with faculty members, so that they can present their results and deepen their own research. Outstanding presentations are awarded research encouragement prizes (Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award, Kyoto Mayor’s Award, University Consortium Kyoto Chairman’s Award, Japan Association for Public Policy Studies Award, etc.).

Event Outline

The 14th Kyoto Policy Research Exchange Conference

This year marks the 14th time since the event began in 2005, and the theme for the presentation will be “Urban Policy in General.” We are calling for research presentations on policies to solve urban issues from the perspectives of various fields, including the environment, economy, culture, community, and welfare. This is an opportunity to deepen exchanges between students not only from universities and graduate schools with policy-related departments, but also from universities and seminars, and to disseminate policy proposals and information based on the results of your daily research and learning to the local community.
We look forward to seeing your presentations!

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Event details on Sunday, December 16th

On Sunday, December 16th, the 14th Kyoto-based Policy Research Exchange Conference was held at the Wagankan on Ryukoku University’s Fukakusa Campus.

This year marks the 14th time this competition has been held, where students and graduate students who are researching ways to find and solve problems and issues facing cities present the results of their daily research.
55 groups were divided into 10 subcommittees, such as tourism and culture, and gave oral presentations. Both the presenters and the students asking questions were very serious. The students seemed to have gained some hints for furthering their research from the enthusiastic Q&A sessions and advice from the judges.

Seventeen groups participated in the panel presentation. Through their research presentations, many students deepened their connections with students from other universities whom they would not normally have the opportunity to meet.

In one student project, we invited Professor Shiomi Naoki from Fukuchiyama Public University as guest speaker. The project was titled “A to Z of Cities Young People Want to Live In,” and participants were asked to share their ideas of what kind of cities they would like to live in using keywords and writing, and Professor Shiomi gave a lecture on the topic.

Then came the award ceremony. When the winners’ names were announced in the hall, a murmur and cheers erupted, and the winners shared their thoughts about this year’s research presentation along with their impressions.
This conference is attracting more and more attention every year, with more and more applicants. From the expressions and words of the participating students, it was clear that this year was once again a great opportunity for learning and networking.

Oral presentation (subcommittee) 1

Oral presentation (subcommittee) 2

Panel presentation 1

Panel presentation 2

Student planning: Guest lectures at the venue

Student event: Participating students at the venue

Award ceremony: View from the venue

Award Ceremony: Received the Kyoto Mayor’s Award for Research Encouragement

Student project: Handout “A to Z of towns young people want to live in”

List of Research Encouragement Award Winners

( Click to view the PDF data. *Only materials with permission to be published are posted.)

About presentation application

◆Please check the recruitment requirements. →　Recruitment requirements

■ Eligibility requirements

Students and graduate students from universities and junior colleges affiliated with the University Consortium Kyoto (both individuals and groups are accepted)
*Groups are accepted as long as the representative meets the above conditions.

■How to apply

To apply, you must complete both Step 1, “Presenter Entry,” and Step 2, “Submission of Presentation Paper.”

>>>Step 1: Presenter application　(deadline: Saturday, October 20th)
Click the application button below, fill in the required information on the presenter application form, and apply.

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 An automatic reply email will be sent to you when your entry is complete. Please be sure to check this email, as it contains the URL and serial number required for step 2, “Submit your paper for presentation .” If you have not received the automatic reply email, please contact us at the address listed below.

>>>Step 2: Submit your presentation paper　(Deadline: Wednesday, October 31st)

Please submit your presentation paper by uploading the file as described below. Submissions by email will not be accepted.

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Open the “Presenter Paper Submission Form” from the URL provided in the automatic reply email that was sent when you completed the “Presenter Entry” in Step 1, enter the serial number (half-width numbers) you were given and the necessary information, and upload your presentation paper. An automatic reply email will be sent to you when submission is complete. If you do not receive an automatic reply email, please contact us at the address listed below.

(Note) Both steps 1 and 2 are required to apply.
After the deadline for step 2, presenter eligibility will be selected. The secretariat will notify the results by email in mid-November to the email address you entered in the “Presenter Entry” section of step 1.

◇◇About submitting papers for presentation◇◇

The papers to be presented will be subject to review along with the presentations (oral and panel presentations) on the day of the conference, so they must be submitted in advance. The representative presenter is responsible for preparing the papers.
In addition, papers that have been confirmed for presentation will be compiled into a collection of presented papers and distributed on the day of the 14th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto.
In addition, papers that received Research Encouragement Awards at the 14th conference will be posted on the conference site on the Foundation’s website at a later date.

Please read the instructions for preparing your presentation paper and use the Microsoft Word template below. Handwritten manuscripts are not accepted.

Published Papers

Click here for the paper that received the Research Encouragement Award at the 13th Conference　

Main schedule (updated regularly)

Recruiting Student Executive Committee Members

We are looking for student executive committee members who would like to participate in planning and running this tournament!

If you would like to participate, please check the recruitment page below and apply.

▽Click here for the recruitment page　　. *Recruitment is now closed.

Event details (2017)

Contact Information

Consortium of Universities, a Public Interest Foundation
14th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto
Email: seisaku-admin-ml■consortium.or.jp (replace ■ with @ before sending)
TEL: 075-353-9130 FAX: 075-353-9101
Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
Business hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00 (excluding New Year holidays)