• Business overview
• Event Outline
• Collection of Papers
• The tournament was held on Sunday, December 18th.
• List of winners
• Video of the winners of the competition (policy media)
• Policy Recommendations Forum
• Main schedule (updated regularly)
• Student Executive Committee
• Event details (2021)
• Contact Information

Business overview

　The Policy Research Exchange Conference, which is based in Kyoto, has been held since 2005 with the aim of providing an opportunity for students conducting research to identify and solve the wide range of problems and issues facing cities to make presentations, as well as providing an opportunity for research exchange with faculty members, with each student presenting their results and deepening their own research.

Overview of the 18th Kyoto Policy Research Conference

Click here for the flyer

　The 18th conference was the first in three years to be held in person. With the number of applicants increasing year by year, in order to further boost the conference, the 18th conference was held for the first time at the National Kyoto International Conference Center, which has been the venue for many international conferences.

Kyoto International Conference Center

Date and Time	Sunday, December 18, 2022 10:00-17:00 *The end time may vary slightly depending on the number of applicants.
Event format	*Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the presentation may be changed to an online event (Zoom).
Location	Kyoto International Conference Center (422 Iwakura Osagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) 　5 minutes on foot from Kokusai Kaikan Station on the Karasuma Subway Line 　5 minutes on foot from Kokusai Kaikan Station on the Kyoto City Bus and Kyoto Bus
Organizer	The Consortium of Universities, Kyoto
Planning and Management	Urban Policy Research Promotion Committee 18th Kyoto Policy Research Exchange Conference Student Executive Committee
Presentation Theme	General urban policies (here, “city” is not limited to “urban areas”) <Points to note> Please clarify the issues and challenges, and structure your proposal to be a specific and original policy proposal based on research and analysis of the underlying background and current situation.

Presentation format on the day: Oral presentation (presentation using PowerPoint materials)
　After submitting a paper in advance and undergoing a presenter qualification screening and paper review, you will give an oral presentation on the day of the conference.
　The presentation time is 25 minutes in total, 15 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for questions and answers.
*Please note that we will not be accepting panel presentations this year, as was the case during the in-person event, and only oral presentations will be accepted.
*Presentations on the day of the conference will be recorded on Zoom and will be available to all presenters, related parties, and viewing applicants after the conference, so please understand that filming will be allowed.

This tournament will be carried out with strict infection prevention measures in place, based on the following “Checklist of infection prevention measures when holding an event” (format designated by Kyoto Prefecture).

[Checklist of infection prevention measures when holding an event]

[18th Kyoto Policy Research Conference Presentation Program]

[Collection of Papers]

This is the paper related to the presentation. Please take a look at it.

〇Collection of Papers (Full Edition)
Collection of Papers (Full Edition)

〇 Collection of papers (divided by subcommittee)
Cover / Event summary
Table of contents
Presentation summary
Subcommittee 1
Subcommittee 2
Subcommittee 3
Subcommittee 4
Subcommittee 5
Subcommittee 6
Subcommittee 7
Subcommittee 8
Subcommittee 9
Submitted papers (published only)　*Only those who request it will be published.
Back cover

The

papers and oral presentations will be judged comprehensively, and the following awards will be given to outstanding presenters.

University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award	1 (Top 1 combining papers and oral presentations)
Japan Public Policy Association Award	1 (Top 1 paper-focused)
Excellence Award	One report from each subcommittee
Best Question Award	One report from each subcommittee

◆For details on the screening method, screening criteria, etc., please check the screening requirements.

Examination Guidelines (PDF)

Event details on Sunday, December 18th

　This year’s 18th conference was held in person for the first time in three years, and was held for the first time at the Kyoto International Conference Center, Japan’s leading national conference center.
This year’s conference had a record 108 applications, of which 63 passed the presentation qualification screening and split into nine subcommittees to present their research on a wide range of urban policy topics, followed by a question-and-answer session with two judges and the other presenters.
　After each presentation, the student executive committee implemented a student project. The project involved participants taking on a variety of quizzes about Kyoto, from lateral thinking quizzes to academic quizzes that aligned with the purpose of the conference and the content of their presentations, and was attended by approximately 180 people. Participants commented that the student project was very fun and provided a good opportunity for interaction across universities and faculties, and that the project, in which students from different universities and faculties formed teams to answer quizzes, was a great opportunity for interaction across universities and faculties.
　The award ceremony was held in a hall that can accommodate up to 1,200 people, and when the winners were announced, the students cheered in joy and took group photos on stage. This was a sight that could only be seen in person for the first time in three years, and it was clear that this conference was a learning and rewarding opportunity for the presenters.
　*In light of the COVID-19 situation, the conference did not accept general audience participation (though we did provide a recording of the presentations for those who wished to watch them at a later date).

Scene from the subcommittee 1

Scene from the subcommittee 2

Student planning session 1

Student planning session 2

Award ceremony 1

Award ceremony 2

Award ceremony 3

Research Encouragement Award recipients:
Noda Seminar Group C, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University

List of winners

<Research Encouragement Award>

　Click to view the paper data and PPT data.

Award Name	Department	Presentation title	classification	Organization name	Affiliated university name	Essay PPT
University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award	Oral/paper	Creating public opinion through generational and mixed-generation conferences : promoting citizen participation among the younger generation	Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Noda Seminar Group C	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
Japan Public Policy Association Award	paper	Creating public opinion through generational and mixed-generation conferences : promoting citizen participation among the younger generation	Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Noda Seminar Group C	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
Excellence Award	Oral Presentation	Spreading parasol rental service from Kyoto – Proposing the spread of parasols that blend in with Kyoto and are a solution to the heat –	Organization	Okuda Seminar, Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
		The current situation and issues of decent work in Type B business that supports continued employment : Possibilities of integrating industry and welfare	Organization	Ryukoku University Fukao Seminar Industrial Welfare Collaboration Project	Ryukoku University	Essay PPT
		Street parking measures that stimulate Kyoto citizens’ pride	Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Noda Seminar Group A	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
		Consideration of factors that encourage local promotion : Is the weakness of the region a promotion?	Organization	Ryukoku University Faculty of Policy Studies Department of Policy Studies Nakamori Seminar 3rd year student	Ryukoku University	Essay PPT
		Leadership to enhance sustainability of Kyoto Tango Railway – Building relationships between the region and the railway, based on the example of Sanriku Railway –	Organization	Fukuchiyama Public University, 2nd year student, Sugioka Seminar	Fukuchiyama Public University	Essay PPT
		Measures to promote “rain gardens” through resident participation – Introduction of the “Ameniwork Project”	Organization	Doshisha University Faculty of Policy Studies, Kazama Seminar, Amaniwa Group	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
		Proposal for a map-based NFT marketplace “KyoMap” – Promoting cultural development by nurturing artists’ talent –	Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Kazama Seminar D Group	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
		Barrier-free access from the soft side at Kyoto Station – Proposal for Guide for You & I, a video-embedded map from the perspective of people with disabilities –	Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Noda Seminar Group B	Doshisha University	Essay PPT
		Building social capital in public baths : Creating a “public bath community”	Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Kazama Seminar Group B	Doshisha University	Essay PPT

Reference: The papers and PowerPoint presentations for the 17th Annual Research Encouragement Award are available here.

<Best Question Award>

classification	Organization name	Affiliated university name
Organization	Higashiomi Project	Ryukoku University
Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Kazama Seminar C	Doshisha University
Organization	Kyoto Sangyo University Yashio Seminar	Kyoto Sangyo University
Organization	Ryukoku University Faculty of Policy Studies Ishihara Laboratory Transportation Project	Ryukoku University
Organization	Kyoto Tachibana University Fukui Seminar Nobita-kun Team	Kyoto Tachibana University
Organization	Kyoto Sangyo University Matsuo Seminar	Kyoto Sangyo University
Organization	Ryukoku University Fukao Seminar Shikakatsu Project	Ryukoku University
Organization	Study Abroad Research Team	Ryukoku University
Organization	Doshisha University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Kazama Seminar Group B	Doshisha University

Video of the winners of the competition (policy media)

Miu Hayashida, representative of the Noda Seminar C group at Doshisha University’s Faculty of Policy Studies, who won both the University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award and the Japan Association for Public Policy Studies Award at this year’s conference, appeared on Policy Media, a non-profit (public good) media run by the Policy Analysis Network (a public-private partnership policy platform), and the video has now been made public.
Please take a look.

◆ Policy Media YouTube　
[No. 141] Creating public opinion through generational and mixed-generation meetings (Miwa Hayashida x Hiroaki Konno)

Policy Recommendations Forum

On Friday, March 24, 2023, the members of the Noda Seminar C Group of the Faculty of Policy Studies at Doshisha University, winners of the University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award and the Japan Association for Public Policy Studies Award, made a presentation to government departments related to the content of their presentations and held a policy proposal forum to exchange opinions.
The policy proposal is to “hold multiple generational and mixed generational meetings at citizen conferences as a participation measure to lead to spontaneous opinions from the younger generation, stir up the opinions of each generation, and foster democracy in the process
of each generation recognizing the importance of compromise.” In particular, it was emphasized that it is necessary to hold generational meetings to create an environment in which the younger generation can easily participate and overcome the gap in values ​​between generations. In response to this proposal, government officials said, “This proposal is persuasive, based on evidence obtained through demonstration conferences, participant surveys, and interviews with stakeholders,” “I would like to take the proposal home and consider introducing it to the citizen conference I am in charge of, and I would like to consider what points should be taken into consideration in smoothly conducting mixed generational meetings,” and it was a fruitful exchange of opinions toward actual implementation.
Even after the symposium closed, there were conversations between government officials and supervisors as well as between government officials and each other, demonstrating that the symposium functioned as a forum for interaction between participants.

Main schedule (updated regularly)

From early July 2022	Release of information session video for prospective applicants
Friday, August 5, 2022	Entry Deadline
Thursday, October 27, 2022, noon	Deadline for paper submission
Friday, November 25, 2022 18:00	Pre-presentation briefing for presenters (online)
Sunday, December 18, 2022	The 18th Kyoto Policy Research Exchange Conference

Student Executive Committee

　The Student Executive Committee is responsible for public relations activities leading up to the tournament, as well as managing the event on the day, and planning and executing the events.

(18th Tournament Student Executive Committee Members)

<Activity report>

We created and sent out flyers and posters to solicit entries for the tournament.

We recorded an explanatory video for the tournament.

We decided on the tournament’s catchphrase at the meeting!

On the day of the competition, we were extremely busy in the morning checking in and guiding participants, as well as preparing student events for the afternoon and rehearsing the award ceremony.

After the presentations in the subcommittees, the student project finally began!
Participants split into groups and took on various quizzes about Kyoto.
This enabled interaction that went beyond the boundaries of universities and faculties.

We also produced staff T-shirts printed with the theme of this year’s student project, “Getting the right answer isn’t the goal!”

Student executive committee members will be posting information about their activities and tournaments on social media at any time!

　Official TwitterOfficial

　Instagram

Event details (2021)

Contact Information

Research and Public Relations Department of the Consortium of Universities, Kyoto, Public Interest Foundation
E-mail: seisaku-admin-ml■consortium.or.jp (Please change ■ to @ before sending)
TEL: 075-353-9130 FAX: 075-353-9101
Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
*Reception hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00 (excluding New Year’s holidays)