For two days on September 12 (Sat) and 13 (Sun), the 12th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum was held at Kanazawa Institute of Technology (Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture) with the main theme of "The Role Required of Universities and New Developments in University Consortiums."
As the nature of universities changes drastically, new developments are required for university consortiums, and 310 people from higher education institutions and governments across Japan focused on the role that universities play in community formation through collaborative education with local communities and the regional revitalization activities of higher education institutions to prevent the collapse of local communities, and consider the path that will lead to the new development of consortiums. Thank you for participating.
In the keynote speech on the first day, under the theme of "Regional Revitalization and the Role of Universities," we welcomed Mr. Hiroya Masuda, Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo, and gave a lecture on what kind of regional revitalization should be carried out by universities that play a major role in the region from various perspectives. ▽Keynote
speech ▽Keynote speaker Hiroya
Masuda At the symposium, the government, university faculty members, and regional and university liaison organizations provided four topics: "Regional Revitalization and the Role of Local Communities," "The Role Required of Universities in Regional Cooperation," "Promotion and Future Development of the University Joint Education Promotion Project in Kyoto," and "Community-based Society and Universities," followed by discussions and lively discussions.
The poster session held in parallel was a great success, with many questions and impressions from participants about the efforts of each consortium organization, and active interaction between exhibitors and participants.
▽Symposium discussion ▽Poster session (21 exhibitors)
On the second day, the participants held six breakout sessions on various themes related to universities and consortiums, such as "Development of human resources who will be responsible for regional revitalization and regional services" and "Toward Improving the Environment for Accepting International Students in Cooperation with Local Governments and Local Communities," and included reports on practical cases and exchanges of opinions with participants.
▽Subcommittees (6 subcommittees in total)
Workshop ▽Case report
The next 13th forum will be held in Hiroshima in September 2016. Details will be announced on the website of the University Consortium Kyoto as soon as they are decided.
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