Resumption of normal business (updated 10/19)

We would like to inform you that Campus Plaza Kyoto will resume normal business operations from Friday, October 22, 2021, as the period of encouragement from Kyoto Prefecture to shorten business hours will end
on
Thursday, October 21, 2021.

Availability Until 21:30 (regular business)
Capacity Limit the number of people who can accommodate you


In addition, it was assumed that the full refund described in the handling of facility use on 10/1~10/21 (updated on 9/29)
Cancellation of reservations will end on Thursday, October 21.

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Handling of facility use from 10/1~10/21 (updated on 9/29)


Regarding the use of facilities at Campus Plaza Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture will be subject to emergency measures on Thursday, September 30, 2021.
In response to the cancellation, in line with the efforts of Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection,
From Friday, October 1, 2021 to Thursday, October 21, 2021, the museum will be open with some restrictions on the use of the facility as follows.
We will inform you that it has been decided.

Availability Until 21:00 (21:30 in normal times)
Capacity Limit the number of people who can accommodate you


* For rental rooms
set up in the night category (18:00 ~ 21:30) and 7 lectures (20:00 ~ 21:30), you can use it until 21:00, but
you will be charged the full fee.
* “Kyoto City Wakamono Employment Support Center” and “Employment Ice Age Generation Activity Support Corner” in this facility
For information on the use of the Open University of Kyoto Study Center, please check with each facility.
* The reception desk is open until 21:30.
* The handling of usage fee refunds is as follows.


[Regarding the cancellation of reservations during the closed time]
1. Eligibility
(1) In accordance with Kyoto Prefecture’s “Efforts to Reduce the Risk of Infection” (decided on September 28), business hours will be shortened.
period
(10/1 to 10/21) When canceling
a reservation for use in a usage category including facility closure time * Except
in cases where it is possible to respond without cancellation, such as changing the date of use or postponing
it. (2) If the reservation has been made as of October 1, 2021 (Friday)
* However, it was canceled on September 28, 2021 (Tuesday) ~ September 30, 2021 (Thursday), when Kyoto City decided to take action.
Including cases
2. Handling of usage fees when all the conditions in 1 above are satisfied
   
If the fee for the use of public facilities has already been paid, the full amount will be refunded.
   
In addition, if you have not paid, we will not ask for delivery.
3. Cancellation Period
   If the “Measures to Reduce the Risk of Infection” is canceled in the middle of the period, we will no longer accept cancellations based on
the premise of a full refund at that time.

  
Note 1 Refunds cannot be made if the use of the facility is made during the time when the facility is not closed in the
“Reservation for use of the usage category including the time when the facility is closed”.
 (
Example: If you use the facility from 18:00 to 21:00 at night, you will pay the full usage fee from 18:00 to 21:30, and if you use the facility from 20:00 to 21:00 at 7 lectures.
Use from 20:00 to 21:30
The full amount of the fee will be charged for each. )
Note 2 Due to the cancellation of the “reservation for use of the usage category including the facility closure time”,Other categories
In the event that the purpose of use cannot be achieved with respect to the reservation for use,
Reservations for use in other categories
We will refund you in full.

(Example: If you have made a reservation for the morning, afternoon, and night of the tournament, but the tournament itself is canceled because the night is no longer
available, and you do not use it in the morning or after noon
.) Initiatives

to Reduce the Risk of Infection (September 28, 2021)  
         

【Event Report】The 18th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum

This year marks the 18th anniversary of the National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum, which aims to exchange information on the initiatives and research results of each university consortium in order to contribute to the development of higher education.
This year’s event was held entirely online (Zoom) for the first time, with the main theme of “Rethinking and Reviving the University Consortium ~What Possibilities the University Consortium Can Open Up in the New Normal Era~”.
Continuing from last year, 476 university faculty members and educators from all over Japan participated in the event of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and through keynote speeches, case reports and exchanges of opinions at breakout sessions, it was an opportunity to exchange information on the state of the “Consortium of Universities” once again.


Part 1: In the keynote speech “Rethinking and Reviving University Management through Management Reform,” Mr. Toshimitsu Oishi (President and President, Osaka Electro-Communication University) took the stage.

 

Part 1: Following the keynote speeches, Mr. Toshimitsu Oishi (President, President, Osaka Electro-Communication University), Mr. Masaki Yada (Manager, Promotion Division, Planning Office, Policy Planning Department, Osaka Prefectural Policy Planning Department), and Mr. Junichi Higashi (Manager, Life Science and Sports Industry Promotion, Industry Department, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry) took the stage at the symposium “The Current Status and Future Requirements of Collaborative Initiatives in Industry, Industry, and Academia.” (Coordinator: Takahiro Hisashi (Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University))

 

In the online presentation of the [Poster Session], 10 member organizations of the National University Consortium Council made presentations. Many questions and comments were raised by the participants about the efforts of each consortium organization, and there were scenes of active interaction between exhibitors and participants.

 

In the subcommittees, there will be discussions on “Verification of FD and SD Projects in University Consortiums and Toward the Future ~Thinking about FD and SD Required in the Future in University Reform~” (Subcommittee 1: in charge of the Minami-Osaka Regional University Consortium), and “Internships from the University Consortium ~From the case of Kyoto~” (Subcommittee 2: University Consortium in charge of Kyoto), “The state of career education from the perspective of 10 years from now ~Connecting new educational practices of the Corona disaster to the future~” (Subcommittee 3: University Consortium Osaka, a specified non-profit organization), Rethinking the activities and organizations of the University Consortium ~ Considering the ideal form of better collaboration and organization for the development of universities and regions in the era of the new normal ~ Part 3” (Subcommittee 4: in charge of the Steering Committee of the National University Consortium Council) and four subcommittees dealing with various themes of high interest to university educators. Practical case reports and exchanges of opinions with participants were held.

▽ Subcommittee 1 ▽ Subcommittee 2

△ Subcommittee 3 △ Subcommittee 4

 

The next forum, the 19th Forum, will be held in Hachioji in October 2022. Details will be announced on the website of the University Consortium Kyoto as soon as they are decided.

 

【Internship】 【Event Report】Practical Training Experience Exchange Meeting (Business Course/Public Course)

 

As a post-learning for the Business Course and Public Course, we held a “Practical Experience Exchange Meeting”.
Thank you to everyone who participated.

The real pleasure of the University Consortium Kyoto Internship Program is that students who have completed their practical training at various host sites can gather and share their experiences.
The awareness that all the students Mr./Ms. gained from their experiences over the summer and their growth from reflection were very well conveyed from the screen.
I hope you will make use of this valuable experience in your future university life.

We would like to express our gratitude once again to the host companies who prepared the program for the growth of the students despite the many restrictions this year.

We will continue to work toward the development of internship programs that we will work on at “All Kyoto”.

University Consortium Kyoto Internship Program Portal Site

Outline of the 19th Kyoto Student Festival

The 19th Kyoto Student Festival (October 10)
Here is an overview of the festival!

The 19th Kyoto Student Festival will be held on the official YouTube channel of the Kyoto Student Festival, the special website of the Kyoto Student Festival, and the Okazaki Ground.
* The format of the event is subject to change depending on the infection status of the new coronavirus.
For details, please visit the official website of the Kyoto Student Festival.

 

Opening Kyoto Student Festival Official YouTube

The first part of the 19th Kyoto Student Festival YouTube LIVE is a fanfare by an original anime brass band. A spectacular performance kicked off the 19th Kyoto Student Festival. In addition to these two, the opening will feature a dance performance by a student group.

 

Start! Kyo Flame Sode-Touch! Kyoto Student Festival Official YouTube

“Begin! In celebration of the opening of the creative odori “Kyo Flame Sodefure! This year, taking advantage of the online method, it will be held at a different venue and with a different production than in previous years. This year’s “Start! is a must-see.

Kyouto Student Music Award Kyoto Student Festival Official YouTube

The “Kyouto Student Music Award” is a music contest for all music-related groups, such as bands and a cappella, that recruits music groups from all over the country that are mainly active in students. Please take a look at how the students are transmitting their thoughts to the whole country through music and performances!

Kyo Flame Sode-Touch! Contest Kyoto Student Festival Official YouTube

Kyo Flame Sode-Touch! is a creative odori in which you dance with four bamboo sticks in your hand based on the songs, choreography, and costumes that are typical of Kyoto. Kyoto Flame Sodefure, composed of students from Kyoto! You can watch the host team perform in front of Heian Jingu Shrine in real time on YouTube Live for the first prize of 200,000 yen. This is a stage where each team competes to captivate the feelings they have put into the performance over the past year! Please take a look!

A little introduction to the main stage performance!  Odori Promotion Department Official YouTube

We will broadcast the state of the formation practice from the site! We will interview the representatives of each team and the original director (the head of the dance production team) to introduce the charm of the team and the highlights of the performance. Please take a look to enjoy the performance on the main stage even more!

National Odori Performance Kyoto Student Festival Official YouTube

We solicited dance videos from all over the country for various genres. It will be distributed as a digest video on the day of the festival.

 

GrandFinale Kyoto Student Festival Official YouTube

This year, GrandFinale will hold an original project “Yoi Fes!” Yoi Fes! is a special collaboration stage with a big band and dance, and the performance video at a tourist spot in Kyoto is also a highlight. In addition, please enjoy this year’s special projects such as the “Kyo Flame Sodefure! Special Version” and the “Soodori” where everyone including the viewers dance!

 

Experience-based project Okazaki Ground

Four projects will be held at the Okazaki Ground.
There will be a “City Art Created by Everyone” where the pictures you draw will move, a huge photo spot “Word Cloud Art” made of letters, a “Word Drawing Art Coloring Book” that children can enjoy, and a project “Wandering Riddle Solving Kyoto Tour” where you can learn about Kyoto culture while solving riddles. In addition, at night, the mosaic art “Hana, Hikari and Kyoto” using LED lights will be lit up on YouTube Live. We look forward to your visit!!!

 

 

 


 

Online Mystery Solving at Home Festival Official Homepage

Continuing from last year, we will be planning to solve mysteries using our website! The contents are related to Kyoto, and you can learn about the culture of Kyoto through solving puzzles! Please try it from the official website of the Kyoto Student Festival!

We are looking for individual supporters

We are looking for people who support our activities from 500 yen per unit. In order to make the Kyoto Student Festival more accessible, this year we have created original Kyoto Student Festival goods as a benefit for individual supporters. For details, please see “Individual Supporter Recruitment” from the link below. There is an application form, transfer method, and information on benefits. Thank you for your support.

Transfer address: Japan Post Bank
Participant Name: Kyoto Student Festival Executive Committee
Individual Supporter Account Number: 00930-8-318542

Click here for more information on benefits and more!

 

Okazaki Ground Access

■10 minutes walk from Higashiyama Station on the Tozai Subway Line
■ 15 minutes walk from Keihan Kamoto Line “Sanjo Station” or “Jingu Marutamachi Station”
■ Kyoto City Bus “Okazaki Park Museum of Art, Heian Jingumae” or “Okazaki Park ROHM Theater Kyoto, Miyako Messe-mae”

 

 

AY2021 Second Semester and Fall Semester Plaza Subject Classroom List

AY2021 Second Semester and Fall Semester Plaza Subject Classroom List

The second semester of classes will begin on September 21 at Campus Plaza Kyoto.
A list of classrooms is also posted on the Campus Plaza Kyoto bulletin board.

For details, please refer to eKyoto Learning (link below)
https://el.consortium.or.jp/cns531.php?id=71&guest=guest5

 

cancellations and make-up classes>
* If there is a change in the classroom of the Plaza course, we will notify you about the class, such as cancellations and make-up classes, on e-Kyoto Learning.Please be sure to check the “Class Notices (Supplementary Class Information, etc.)” and “Important Notices Regarding Courses” before taking the course.

plaza courses until september>
Due to the extension of the state of emergency declaration measures issued to Kyoto Prefecture, the museum will continue to be closed in principle until September 30 (Thursday).Please be sure to check the status of each Plaza course in September by e-Kyoto Learning and announcements from the host university before taking the course.

University Consortium Kyoto Credit Transfer Project
TEL 075-353-9120 FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

[For Students] 10/23 (Sat) “TOEFL iBT® Test Online Skill Improvement Seminar”

University Consortium Kyoto Member Universities Hold “TOEFL iBT Test Online Skill Improvement Seminar” for Students!

ETS Japan, the TOEFL test office of Japan, and the University Consortium Kyoto will hold an online seminar by ETS-certified trainers for university students who are considering taking the TOEFL iBT test (limited to students affiliated with member universities of the University Consortium Kyoto).
If you are starting to study for TOEFL in order to study abroad in the future, if you are planning to take the iBT test, or if you have taken the test and want to further improve your score, please join us!
This year’s event will be held online using Zoom, so you can participate from home.

Participation is free.
The application deadline is Monday, October 18 at 12 noon, but please note that it will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.

The TOEFL® test is the most widely accepted English test in the world. More than 11,000 institutions in 150 countries, including English-speaking countries, use TOEFL® test scores as proof of English proficiency, admission, recommendation, scholarships, and graduation. The TOEFL® test has been taken by more than 35 million people worldwide.

Click here for seminar outline → TOEFL iBT Test Seminar Flyer

Date & Time:

Saturday, October 23, 2021 9:30~12:30 (Zoom entry starts at 9:00~)

Venue:

Please prepare an Internet environment that can access the online course and a computer with a camera and microphone function, and access it from a convenient location.

Target:

Students enrolled in a member university of the University Consortium Kyoto who fall under the following categories:

・Those who are starting to study for TOEFL or those who are planning to take the iBT test
・ Those who have taken the exam and aim to further improve their score

Capacity:

50 (first-come, first-served basis)
* Please note that if there are a large number of applications, it will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.

Lecturer:

U.S. ETS Certified Trainer
Prof. Chiaki Taoka (Full-time Lecturer, Center for Common English Education, Kobe Jogakuin University )

Contents:

– Introduction of questions specific to the TOEFL iBT test
– Preparation for the four sections of the TOEFL iBT test (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing)
・Introduction of effective learning methods and teaching materials
*Lectures will be conducted in Japanese.

Co-organizers: University Consortium Kyoto / ETS Japan G.K.

Contact:
[TOEFL®テスト日本事務局] 
ETS Japan G.K. https://www.toefl-ibt.jp/test_takers/
Email: event■etsjapan.jp (Please change ■ to @.) )

2021 Internship Program Practical Experience Exchange Meeting

2021 Internship Business and Public Course Practical Experience Exchange Meeting

Approximately 210 trainees will be divided into three groups and will give presentations on their practical training.
Please take a look at the experiences of the trainees at various host destinations.

Date and time

Date Time: Saturday, September 18, 2021 15:00~
Held online
*Free entry and exit

Who should attend?

・Organizations registered as recipients of internships
・University officials of students participating in the Foundation’s internship
* If you are a member of a group or university other than the above and would like to visit, please contact the secretariat below.

Inquiries

〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto
University Consortium Kyoto Internship Project Promotion Office
TEL.075-353-9106/ FAX.075-353-9101
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00

Handling of facility use from 9/13~9/30 (updated 9/10)


At Campus Plaza Kyoto, the state of emergency declared in Kyoto Prefecture and the instructions of Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City
Based on the period from Friday, August 20, 2021 to Sunday, September 12, 2021, it has already been booked
In principle, we have announced the closure of the museum, including reservations for use, but it was issued to Kyoto Prefecture on Monday, September 13, 2021.
We would like to inform you that due to the extension of the state of emergency, we will continue to close in principle
until September 30 (Thursday).
*Please check with each facility for information on the use of the “Kyoto City Wakamono Employment Support Center”, “Employment Ice Age Generation Activity Support Corner”,
and “The Open University of Japan Kyoto Learning Center” in this facility.
   
* The reception desk is open until 21:30.


 (1) During the extended state of emergency declaration period (9/13~9/30), the museum will be closed in principle.
(In this case, the usage fee at the time of cancellation will be refunded in full.) )
(2) However, during the extension period of the state of emergency, a reservation has already been made, and the use of the facility is unavoidable.
If necessary, only those that comply with the basic policy of the national government and the emergency declaration measures of Kyoto Prefecture,
Permission to use it.
(3) Availability and capacity when using the facility
According to (2), the available time when using the facility is “until 20 o’clock” and “50% of the specified capacity”
condition:
(4) New reservations during the issuance period
We will not accept new reservations during the state of emergency.
(5) In addition to future trends in infection, changes in the government’s response policy, and the knowledge of experts, etc.
It may be changed. Please note that usage restrictions as of the date of use will apply.
Thank you very much.


[Refund of usage fee when canceling reservation due to closing]
1 Eligibility
(1) When canceling a reservation for the extended Kyoto Prefecture State of Emergency Declaration Period (9/13~9/30)
   (2) If the reservation has been made as of September 13, 2021 (Monday)
* However, this includes cases where Kyoto Prefecture was subject to the extension of the state of emergency declaration measures on September 9, 2021 (Thursday) ~ September 12, 2021 (Sunday).

2. Handling of usage fees when all the conditions in 1 above are met
If the usage fee or usage fee for a public facility has already been paid, the full amount will be refunded.
In addition, if you have not paid, we will not ask for delivery.
3 Cancellation Period
If the Kyoto Prefectural Emergency Declaration was lifted in the middle of the period, it was assumed that a full refund would be made at that time
Cancellations will no longer be accepted.

   Emergency Measures (Extension) Related to Novel Coronavirus Infections 20210909