University Consortium Kyoto Event Information

This is a list of major events hosted by the University Consortium Kyoto in 2025.
Please note that Campus Plaza Kyoto is closed every Monday and from December 28th to January 4th.

April 2025

month day day of week event
4 1 Tuesday Gakumachi Collaboration Recruitment Starts
4 Friday Credit transfer system Early application period closed
10 Thursday Welcome party for new members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club
11 Friday Applications for industry-academia collaborative education programs open (until May 9)
12 Saturday Industry-academia collaborative education program information session and consultation session for university students (for all courses)
17 Thursday Industry-academia collaboration education “Project planning practice course” information session and consultation session
Gakumachi Collaboration Briefing
19 Saturday The 1st Kyoto High School-University Regional Network (KARN)
“Risk Management in University Entrance Exams”
Kyoto Student Public Relations Club Kyoto Student Festival Joint New Member Welcome Party
24 Thursday Welcome party for new members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club (Randen Private Party)
26 Saturday Kyoto Studies Course: Showa Ceremony and Kyoto – From Taisho to Showa –

May 2025

month day day of week event
5 3 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Kyoto University of Advanced Science) The health benefits of exercise, especially muscle training
9 Friday Application Deadline for Industry-Academia Collaborative Education Program
Gakumachi Collaboration Briefing
SD Joint Training Program “Business Etiquette: The More You Know, the More You Understand”
10 Saturday 2nd Kyoto High School-University Regional Network (KARN)
Key points for sustainable student recruitment in the face of a declining 18-year-old population – Considering effective communication measures based on the concerns of high schools –
[For International Students] Spring Welcome Session (KTA)
17 Saturday Kyoto Studies Lectures: The Great Kyoto Flood of 1935 and the Renovation of the Kamo River
TOEFL Skills Improvement Seminar
21 Wednesday Guidance for International Student Internship Program
23 Friday Guidance for International Student Internship Program
24 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Kyoto University of Advanced Science)
What you can do to enjoy healthy meals forever
Presentation on Kyoto in English
① Ice Break, Introduction to Japan and Kyoto ~Learn about Japan and Kyoto in English~
② Learn expressions related to traditional Japanese culture in English
Guidance for International Student Internship Program
31 Saturday Deadline for Gakumachi Collaboration Applications
SD Seminar “Orientation”
SD Seminar “Basics of Academic Writing”
– How to convert a “problem awareness” into a concrete “question”? –
Presentation about Kyoto in English
Noh performance (Kongo Noh Theater) and exchange event for international students

June 2025

month day day of week event
6 6 Friday SD Joint Training Program “Marketing Frontline: Capturing the Hearts of High School Students and Freshmen”
7 Saturday Kyoto Studies Lectures: Modern Kyoto-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki and Gojozaka
– Wartime Ceramic Production Areas and Ceramic Grenades – Practical Lecture 1
Presentation on Kyoto in English Traditional Culture Experience I
① Tea ceremony experience ② Expressing tea ceremony culture in English
SD Seminar “Academic Literacy and Policy Proposal Report”
– Understanding academic literacy and starting research –
9 Monday Deadline for application for the International Student Internship Program
14 Saturday SD Seminar “University Systems, Laws, and Organizations”
-Understanding university education-related systems, laws, and organizations for high-quality work-
Internship program for international students Networking events between international students and companies/organizations
University Relay Lecture (Bukkyo University) Marketing for Living in the Modern World
Presentation about Kyoto in English
①International Student Session ②Group Activities
21 Saturday Kyoto Studies Course: Kyoto at War: Military City, Wartime Cooperation, Evacuation
SD Seminar “Universities and Higher Education Policy” – Looking at universities from the perspective of higher education policy –
Presentation on Kyoto in English Traditional Culture Experience II
① Flower Arrangement Experience　
② Talk in English about Kyoto’s famous places, events, food, clothing, shelter, and education in Japan and Kyoto
27 Friday SD Joint Training Program “University Management and Higher Education Policy in an Era of Great Competition”
28 Saturday Kyoto Studies Lectures: The Origin of Twenty Years Old: Etsuko Takano and Her Era
– 1969 as a Milestone –
SD Seminar “University and Society” – The meaning of regional cooperation and the role of universities –
Presentation on Kyoto in English
Presentation English manuscript correction course (online, for those who wish to do so)
29 Sunday Gakumachi Collaboration Second Round (Presentation)

July 2025

month day day of week event
7 2 Wednesday SD Joint Training Program “Successful DX and Unsuccessful DX”
5 Saturday Kyoto Studies Lecture Series: The Gion Festival in the Early Showa Period
– Focusing on the Yamahokocho area before and during the war –
SD Seminar “Educational Management for Quality Assurance of University Education”
– Discussion and advice for promoting education management at your own institution –
Presentation on Kyoto in English
Individual English Presentation
12 Saturday SD Seminar “University and High School-College Collaboration/High School-College Connection”
– Focusing on high school education and thinking about high school-college connection –
19 Saturday SD Seminar “University Strategy and Leadership” -Creating an organization that creates strategies-
23 Wednesday SD Joint Training Program “Basic knowledge of research support”
26 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Shuchiin University)
Kobo Daishi Kukai and Prayer – Reading and Appreciating the “Shoryoshu” –
SD Seminar “Branding and Student Recruitment” – How to proceed with university branding –

August 2025

month day day of week event
8 29 Friday Credit transfer system: Late application period begins
SD Joint Training Program “Fundraising Frontline”
30 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Hanazono University) “Mathematics” is Fun! – The Beauty of Multiplication Tables –
The 22nd National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum
31 Sunday The 22nd National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum

September 2025

month day day of week event
9 12 Friday Credit transfer system: Second-term application period ends
13 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Kyoto Koka Women’s University) Communication with People with Dementia
SD Seminar “Public Presentation”
20 Saturday SD Seminar “Public Presentation Follow-up Training”
University Relay Lecture (Kyoto Seika University) The world seen from Ishiguro Munemaro’s workshop
27 Saturday Kyoto Studies Course: Kyoto Tower and its Designer, Mamoru Yamada
– Exploring the Design Intentions and Appeal of Kyoto Tower –

October 2025

month day day of week event
10 4 Saturday Kyoto Studies Lecture: The History and Role of the National Museum of Modern Art
, Kyoto – Tracing back the exhibitions held
11 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Otani University) Visiting the ruins of the Mongol Empire
12 Sunday The 23rd Kyoto Student Festival

November 2025

month day day of week event
11 8 Saturday Kyoto Studies Course: Following in the footsteps of the military city of Kyoto – War ruins in Fushimi – Practical Course 2
15 Saturday Kyoto Studies Lectures: The formation of modern Kyoto’s urban area and the Kyoto City Tram
– The creation of a new “grid” layout –
29 Saturday Kyoto Studies Course: 100 Years of History of Kyoto’s Coffee Shops, a City Rest
– A Genealogy of Coffee in the Ancient Capital

December 2025

month day day of week event
12 6 Saturday University Relay Lecture (Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts) The Potential of Kyoto Tourism Studies in Collaboration with the Local Community
13 Saturday Kyoto Studies Course Why does Mario jump?
– Patterns and movements in the circulation of Japanese content –
14 Sunday The 21st Kyoto Policy Research Exchange Conference
19 Friday SD Joint Training Program “Introduction to Assertiveness Training for Building Rich Human Relationships”

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