FY2019

Business Overview
Outline of the event
Tournament held on Sunday, December 15
Encouragement Prize winners’ debriefing session
Submission of Presentations
Main Schedule
Relay Interview Project
“Ask a Social Innovator!”
Holding events (FY2018)

Recruitment of Student Executive Committee Members
Inquiries

Business Overview

The purpose of this program is to provide students who are conducting research to identify and solve the issues faced by cities to make presentations, as well as to provide opportunities for research exchange with faculty members, to present their findings and deepen their own research. Excellent presentations are presented with research encouragement awards (Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award, Kyoto Mayor’s Award, University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award, Japan Society for Public Policy Award, etc.).

Outline of the event

The 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto

This year, the 15th year since 2005, the theme of the presentation is “Urban Policy in General,” and we are looking for a wide range of research presentations on policies to solve the issues faced by cities from the perspectives of various fields such as the environment, economy, culture, community, and welfare. Why don’t you deepen exchanges among students not only at universities and graduate schools with policy departments, but also beyond the boundaries of universities and seminars, and to propose policies and disseminate information to the local community about the results of your daily research and learning?
We look forward to hearing from Mr./Ms.!

Date & Time

: Sunday, December 15, 2019 10:00~17:30 (scheduled to end)

place

Ryukoku University, Fukakusa Campus, Wagaokan
〒612-8577 67 Fukakusatsukahoncho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
(Access) →Ryukoku University website (access) is here
Get off at Inari Station on the JR Nara Line and walk for about 8 minutes.
Get off at Ryukoku Omae Fukakusa Station on the Keihan Main Line and walk for about 3 minutes.
Get off at Kuinabashi Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line and walk for about 7 minutes.

Organizer:

University Consortium Kyoto

Planning & Management

Urban Policy Research Promotion Committee
The 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto Student Executive Committee

announcement
theme

Presentation theme: “Urban Policy in General” (The word “city” here is not limited to “urban”) ）
You are free to think about the environment, economy, culture, community, welfare, and other themes in urban policy.

≪ to keep in mind≫
Clarify your awareness of the issues and issues, and structure your policy proposals to be specific and original based on the background and current surveys and analyses of the underlying situation.
Graduate students are also allowed to report on their research on policy at the graduate school.

Presentation Format

Choose one of the formats.

Oral Presentation

classification announcement Q&A total

Undergraduate 15 minutes 15 minutes half an hour

graduate student 15 minutes 15 minutes half an hour
Panel Presentations
Materials will be displayed on the panel, and explanations will be given to visitors and questions will be answered by the judges.

Tournament held on Sunday, December 15

On Sunday, December 15, the 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto was held at the Wakaokakan on the Fukakusa Campus of Ryukoku University.

This year marked the 15th year of the conference, in which students and graduate students who conduct research to identify and solve problems and issues facing cities present their daily research results, and more than 500 visitors have visited.
Sixty-eight groups were divided into 10 subcommittees to give oral presentations, and both the students presenting and the students asking questions were serious. The enthusiastic question-and-answer sessions and advice given by the judges seemed to have given the students hints for deepening their research in the future.

Sixteen groups participated in the panel presentations. Through their research presentations, many students deepened their exchanges with students from other universities that they do not usually have the opportunity to meet.

The theme of the 15th conference was “AI and Our Changing Future,” and science writer Kaoru Takeuchi Mr./Ms. was invited to give a lecture. We provided an opportunity for humans and AI to coexist, and to think about how to maximize the best of both humans and AI, what abilities only humans have, what they can do, and where they can make use of the strengths of AI.

And the award ceremony. When the names of the winners were announced in the hall, there were roars and cheers, and the winners shared their thoughts on the presentation of their research as well as their impressions.
The number of entries is increasing year by year, and this competition is attracting more and more attention. From the expressions and words of the participating students, it was clear that they had a great opportunity to learn and interact with each other this year.

Oral presentation (breakout session) 1

Oral presentation (breakout session) 2

Panel presentation 1

Panel presentation 2

Student Project: Lecturer Kaoru Takeuchi

Student Project: Lecture

Award Ceremony: Venue

Award Ceremony: Research Encouragement Award Recipients Kyoto Prefectural University

Research Encouragement Award Winners

( Click to view the PDF data. *Only papers and PPT data that have been approved for publication are posted.)

Award Name	Department	Presentation title	classification	Organization name	Affiliated university name
Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award	Panel presentations (undergraduate) (graduate)	Balancing the protection of common forest rights and the acceptance and inclusion of migrants	Organization	Faculty of Policy Science Gakuto Takamura Seminar Group A	Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award	Panel presentations (undergraduate) (graduate)	*No graduate students applied in 2019	–	–	–
Kyoto Mayor’s Award	Oral Presentation (Undergraduate) (Graduate)	Effectiveness of games in citizen education and their mid-term effects	Organization	Public Policy School 3rd year Kubota seminar	Kyoto Prefectural University
Kyoto Mayor’s Award	Oral Presentation (Undergraduate) (Graduate)	Introduction of multicultural coordinators in Kyoto City	Organization	Policy Proposal Seminar	Kyoto University Graduate School of Public Policy
University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award	Panel 2nd place (undergraduate) (graduate school)	Citizenship education program for elementary school students by the Faculty of Policy Studies	Organization	Public Policy School 2nd Year Student Kubota Seminar	Kyoto Prefectural University
	Panel 2nd place (undergraduate) (graduate school)	*No graduate students applied in 2019	–	–	–
	Oral 2nd place (undergraduate) (graduate school)	Consideration of new indicators for evaluating small and medium-sized enterprise financing	Organization	Nakamori Seminar	Ryukoku University
	Oral 2nd place (undergraduate) (graduate school)	The potential of using video to explain policies: A proposal to increase participation in Maizuru City’s citizen review	individual	Hazuki Ikeda	Kyoto Prefectural University Graduate School
Japan Public Policy Association Award	Thesis (undergraduate)	Succession of a festival in collaboration with volunteers: The case of “Agematsu” in Tsurugaoka, Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture	Organization	Faculty of Sociology, Otani Seminar, Miyama Group	Bukkyo University
Japan Public Policy Association Award	Thesis (Graduate School)	The potential of using video to explain policies: A proposal to increase participation in Maizuru City’s citizen review	individual	Hazuki Ikeda	Kyoto Prefectural University Graduate School
Excellence Award	Oral Presentation	Consideration of a sustainable Kyoto City bus operation system	individual	Satoshi Hatanaka	Ritsumeikan University
		A new form of tourism utilizing the tea industry	Organization	Team-Ochat	Kyoto Prefectural University
		Making Kyoto sightseeing even more attractive	Organization	Kyoto Shirabetai	Ryukoku University
		Measures to combat poverty among boarding students in Kyoto Prefecture	Organization	Kazama Seminar Public Housing Group	Doshisha University
		Youth Political Participation	Organization	Fukao Seminar Group D	Ryukoku University
		Promoting a circular community stockpile through public-private collaboration	Organization	Kazama Seminar Circulation Stockpile Team	Doshisha University
		New possibilities for behavioral choices in crowdfunding	Organization	Red Panini	Ryukoku University
		The potential of local education incorporating active learning as seen through local film production	Organization	Fukao Seminar A	Ryukoku University
		Towards solving cat problems in the local community of Kyoto: Proposal for a Stray Cat Adviser dispatch project	Organization	Kazama Seminar Community Cat Group	Doshisha University
	Panel Presentation	Research and studies on creating a student-led migration information platform	Organization	Faculty of Regional Management, Taniguchi Seminar, Vacant Store Team	Fukuchiyama Public University

Click here for the PowerPoint presentation of the papers and oral presentations of the 14th Annual Research Encouragement Award.

Encouragement Prize winners’ debriefing session

On February 28, 2020, we invited representatives of government agencies to hold a debriefing session for the presenters who won the Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award and the Kyoto Mayor’s Award at the 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto.

We received valuable opinions from people from the Kyoto Prefectural Government and Kyoto City Hall departments related to the research themes of the award winners, and it was an opportunity to further deepen our future research and return the research results to society.

▲Ritsumeikan University, Faculty of Policy Science, Takamura Gakujin Seminar Group A (Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award)

▲Policy Advocacy Seminar, Graduate School of Public Policy, Kyoto University (Kyoto Mayor’s Award)

▲Kyoto Prefectural University, Faculty of Public Policy, 3rd year Kubota Seminar (Kyoto Mayor’s Award)

▲Q&A session

▲ Scene of the venue

▲ Everyone who participated in the Encouragement Award winners’ debriefing session

University and regional collaboration portal site Gakumachi Station
Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto

Submission of Presentations

◆ Please check the application guidelines.　→ Application Guidelines

■ Eligibility

Students and graduate students of member universities and junior colleges of the University Consortium Kyoto (both individuals and groups are acceptable)
* In the case of a group, it is possible if the representative meets the above conditions.

■ How to apply

Please click the application button below, fill out the presenter application and presentation paper submission form, and upload your presentation.
We will send you an automatic reply email when your application is completed. This automatic reply email will contain the reference number, so be sure to check it. If you have not received an automatic reply email, please contact us using the contact information below.

■ Presenter Application and Submission of Presentation Papers Presenter Application Acceptance Period

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 ~ Thursday, October 31, 2019

Please apply using the presenter application and presentation paper submission form on the official website of the University Consortium Kyoto. *Papers will not be accepted by e-mail.

Main schedule (updated regularly)

From June 18, 2019 (Tuesday)	Call for presenters begins
Thursday, October 31, 2019	Deadline for submitting presentation paper
From Friday, November 1, 2019	Information on various applications for student projects, etc.
Mid to late November 2019	Notification of confirmed presenters sent (by email) Conference program presentation Presenter briefing session to be held (planned)
Sunday, December 15, 2019	The 15th Kyoto-based Policy Research Exchange Conference

Relay Interview Project “Ask a Social Innovator!”

Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto: Relay Interview Project by Judges Started! Episodes about the Policy Research Exchange Conference and tips for thinking about social contribution through “urban policy” will be delivered by social innovators beyond the boundaries of universities.

Part 1
Kyoto Tachibana University Vice President Takashi Sakamoto

Part 2
Kyoto Sangyo University, Hiroki Shino, Professor

3rd
Bukkyo University Associate Professor Mitsuo Otsuka

[University/Regional Collaboration Portal Site Gakumachi Station]
Click here to view the page of the Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto.

Holding events (FY2018)

Recruitment of Student Executive Committee Members

*Applications for 2019 have been closed.

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto
The 15th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto, Urban Policy
E-mail: seisaku-admin-ml■consortium.or.jp (Please change ■ to @)
TEL 075-353-9130　FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Business hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)