Business overview
In order to contribute to the development of higher education, we are exchanging information on the initiatives and research results of each university consortium.
Overview of the 15th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum
- theme
- “Empowering students and the community through university collaboration”
– Aiming to build the community of the future – - Purpose of the event
- As the environment surrounding higher education in Japan becomes increasingly harsh, one of the important issues shared by higher education institutions is the development of an environment where students can truly concentrate on their studies and the support of student life. A characteristic of a university consortium is that it can undertake educational and social joint ventures that cannot be achieved by a single independent higher education institution. Campus Consortium Hakodate (CCH) was established in 2006 with the aim of developing such joint ventures, and in 2009 it held the 6th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum, where it proposed a way of building a city by young people with cosmopolitan “human power” under the slogan “To foster truly cultured people who have human sensibility, wide-ranging knowledge and appropriate judgment abilities, a sense of social justice, and courage for the truth.
” In hosting the 15th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum, CCH has set the theme of the conference as “empowerment” of young people and local residents through higher education collaboration. Empowerment is a concept that refers to the development of potential abilities and the granting of authority to individuals and societies. In Japan, where the economic and educational disparities between families are widening, higher education is required to strengthen its empowerment function, which allows all young people to fully develop their talents and develop them into people who can be expected to contribute to the future society.
To date, the University Consortium has undertaken a variety of joint projects based on a wide range of collaborations with multiple universities, companies, and organizations. In this forum, we would like to exchange experiences on strategies to fully develop the potential abilities of students and local residents and work to create a rich and diverse community of the future, and to look ahead to the Consortium’s promising projects in the future. - schedule
- September 1, 2018 (Saturday) 10:00-19:40 (Poster session 12:00-15:00)
September 2, 2018 (Sunday) 9:45-11:45 - venue
- Future University Hakodate (116-2 Kameda Nakano-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido)
*On the day, additional bus routes will be available to accommodate the registration time.
*On the first day, after the information exchange session, a free shuttle bus will run from Future University to JR Hakodate Station and to Yunokawa Onsen Town. On the second day, after the subcommittee session, a free shuttle bus will run from Future University to JR Hakodate Station and to Yunokawa Onsen Town and Hakodate Airport. If you wish to use the free shuttle bus, you must apply on the participation application form. - Co-organized by
- National University Consortium Council
Campus Consortium Hakodate - Content
- The 15th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum Leaflet
- (Day 1)
- Pre-event: 10:00-11:30 (Planned by the National University Consortium Council Steering Committee)
*As this is a workshop format with a capacity of 30 people, please apply early if you wish to participate in the pre-event. We will close the application for the pre-event as soon as the capacity is reached.
The pre-event has reached its capacity, so the application is now closed.theme Challenges in consortium management and how to overcome them
– Unraveling the challenges and the nature of consortium organization – (Workshop)Facilitator Mr. Kuniaki Tanaka Campus Consortium Hakodate Mr. Shigeo Morioka Tama Academic, Cultural and Industrial Network Ms. Midori Namba South Osaka Regional University Consortium Yoshihiko Katsura University Consortium Kyoto Mr. Kazuchika Watanabe University Consortium Kumamoto Comment Mr. Karui Ito University Consortium Ishikawa Yuji Kawano Education Network China coordinator Satoko Nishimoto University Consortium Osaka Keynote speech: 13:15-14:15
theme Empowering students and local communities through university collaboration
: Based on the experience of the Kyoto Alliancekeynote speaker Mr. Katsuyoshi Shiraishi Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Ryukoku University First half of the symposium: 15:00-15:50
theme Empowering students and the local community through university collaboration
: Aiming to build the local community of the futureSymposium Noyuri Mima Professor, Future University Hakodate Mr. Kazumasa Takahashi Hakodate University Regional Collaboration Coordinator Mr. Aoi Furutachi Hakoreko.com Inc. coordinator Junichiro Furuchi Associate Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate Campus Second half of the symposium: 16:05-17:15
Exchange of opinions by keynote speakers and symposium participants
Q&A session from the audienceEducational administration report: 17:15-17:45
theme Trends in higher education policy Reporter Mr. Kazuyuki Miura Director, University Promotion Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Information exchange session: 18:10-19:40
- (Day 2)
- 1st Subcommittee (Responsible party: Asahikawa Well-Being Consortium)
theme Community-wide “Children and Childrearing” – an initiative to connect lives to the future Reporter Ms. Kaori Matsuura Section Chief, Maternal and Child Health Section, Childcare Support Department, Asahikawa City Childcare support and town development
-From the My Future Project report-Mr. Katsumi Kurita Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Asahikawa University Children’s Living Conditions and Self-Esteem
: From the Report of the My Future ProjectMs. Misako Shibaki Professor at Hokkaido University of Education, Asahikawa Campus Involvement with school education
-From the My Future Project business report-Ms. Sachiko Shiokawa Associate Professor, Nursing Department, Asahikawa Medical
UniversityCommunity-wide child-rearing through parent-child volunteer participation: From the My Future Project report coordinator Mr. Takahiko Yoshida Professor, Department of Social Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University 2nd Subcommittee (Tama Academic, Cultural and Industrial Network, Public Interest Incorporated Association)
theme “City development starts with developing people” ~Network Tama’s new challenge~ Reporter Mr. Sukehiro Hosono Executive Director of Academic, Cultural and Industrial Network Tama
Professor at Chuo UniversityTama Mirai Scholarship and Japanese Speech Contest Mr. Sadatsugu Nishiura Executive Director of Tama Academic, Cultural and Industrial Network
Professor at Meisei UniversityTown Development and Manufacturing Competition Mr. Masato Itohisa Executive Director of Tama Academic, Cultural and Industrial Network
Associate Professor, Hosei UniversityTama Mirai Scholarship for Talent Development coordinator Mr. Sukehiro Hosono Executive Director of Tama Academic, Cultural and Industrial Network, Professor at Chuo University 3rd Subcommittee (The Consortium of Universities in Kyoto, a Public Interest Foundation)
theme Considering how to create a lifestyle where students and the community can interact and grow together
: From a multi-generational community where students participate to building a connected populationReporter Mr. Yoshinobu Kikuchi Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui Intergenerational Home-Sharing Project: Practice in Fukui Mr. Takaharu Katagi President of Applied Arts Research Institute
(Architect)Designing the enthusiasm of young people and students – X Camp, a way to engage with the local community Mr. Dai Hasegawa Representative Director of NPO Machiing Hongo The necessity and role of an organization that connects everyone in the city coordinator Mr. Tomohiro Taniguchi Professor, Department of Regional Management, Faculty of Regional Management, Fukuchiyama Public University 4th Subcommittee (Campus Consortium Hakodate)
theme Empowerment projects possible only through a small university consortium Reporter Mr. Koji Tanaka Chair of the Hakodate Campus Consortium Management Committee, Professor at Hakodate University The University Connects People, Companies/Organizations, High Schools, and the City: Campus Consortium Hakodate Initiatives Mr. Mori Ikuo Professor, Hirosaki University, Chair of the Planning and Steering Committee of the University Consortium Academic City Hirosaki Hirosaki Academic City is taking on “common lessons” – to nurture young people who can think through local issues from the perspective of local residents and take action to solve them Ms. Emiko Tanyanagi Professor at Future University Hakodate coordinator Mr. Kuniaki Tanaka Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate Campus
Time schedule and location
<Day 1> Saturday, September 1, 2018 Venue: Future University Hakodate
| time | Content | venue |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00～13:00 | reception | 3F Main Entrance |
| 10:00～11:30 | Pre-event (workshop) *30 people capacity. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The pre-event has reached capacity and applications are now closed. |
1F Presentation Bay |
| 12:00～13:00 | Poster Session | 3F Mall |
| 13:00～13:15 | Opening | 4F Auditorium (+3F Large Lecture Room) |
| 13:15～14:15 | keynote speech | |
| 15:00～17:15 | Symposium | |
| 17:15～17:45 | Educational administration report | |
| 17:45～17:50 | Closing | |
| 18:10～19:40 | Information Exchange Meeting *A free shuttle bus will be in operation after the information exchange meeting. If you wish to use it, please apply through the participation application form. |
1F Dining room |
<Day 2> Sunday, September 2, 2018 Venue: Future University Hakodate
| time | Content | venue |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00～9:45 | reception | 3F Main Entrance |
| 9:45～11:45 | Subcommittee meetings (Subcommittee 1 to 4) *A free shuttle bus will be operated after the subcommittee meetings. If you wish to use the bus, please apply through the participation application form. |
3F Large lecture room 4F/5F Medium lecture room/Small lecture room |
Implementation Report
The 15th Nationwide University Consortium Research Exchange Forum was held over two days, from Saturday, September 1st to Sunday, September 2nd, at Future University Hakodate (Hakodate City, Hokkaido), with the main theme of “Empowering Students and the Community through University Collaboration – Aiming to Build the Community of the Future.”
The 15th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum was attended by 222 people from higher education institutions and government agencies across the country, who exchanged experiences on strategies for fully realizing the potential of students and local residents and working to create rich and diverse communities of the future, as well as to consider consortium projects that are considered to have great promise in the future.
On the first day, a pre-event was held before the forum began, where members of the University Consortium Secretariat looked back on their activities and shared the challenges they face on a daily basis in running the forum.
For the keynote speech, Professor Katsuyoshi Shiraishi (Ryukoku University, Faculty of Policy Studies) gave a talk entitled “Empowering Students and Local Communities through University Collaboration: Based on the Experience of the Kyoto Alliance.”
- ▽Pre-event scene
- ▽Keynote speech
- ▽Scenes from the symposium
- ▽Report on education administration
In the symposium that followed, Junichiro Furuchi (Associate Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate Campus) was invited as coordinator, and Yuri Mima (Professor, Future University Hakodate), Kazumasa Takahashi (Community Collaboration Coordinator, Hakodate University), Aoi Furutachi (Hakoreko.com Co., Ltd.) and others engaged in lively discussions on the topic of “Empowering Students and the Community through University Collaboration: Aiming for the Development of the Future Community.”
In the educational administration report that followed, Kazuyuki Miura, Director of the University Promotion Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, reported on the trends in higher education policy.
In the poster session held in parallel with the symposium, many questions and impressions were raised by participants about the efforts of each consortium organization, and there were scenes of active interaction between exhibitors and participants.
▽Poster session (20 exhibitors)
On the second day, four subcommittees were held covering a variety of themes, including “Community-wide ‘Children and Childrearing’ – an initiative to connect lives to the future,” “Town building starts with human resource development – a new challenge for Network Tama,” “Considering a form of lifestyle where students and the community can interact and grow – from a multi-generational community with student participation to building a related population,” and “Empowerment projects possible only through a small university consortium.” Practical case studies were reported and opinions were exchanged with participants.
▽Scenes from the subcommittees (all four subcommittees)
The next forum, the 16th, is scheduled to be held in Kumamoto. Details will be posted on the University Consortium Kyoto website as soon as they are decided.
We look forward to your participation.
Contact Information
Japan University Consortium Council Secretariat (University Consortium Kyoto)
TEL 075-353-9100 FAX 075-353-9101
Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
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