- Stage 1 (1994~2003)
- Stage 2 (2004~2008)
- Stage 3 (2009~2013)
- Stage 4 (FY2014~2018)
- Stage 5 (FY2019~FY2023)
Stage 1 (1994~2003)
1993
July | The Council for the Promotion of the Establishment of University Centers was established. |
March | Inauguration of the Kyoto University Center |
1994
April | Start of Stage 1 (1994~2003) |
Started credit transfer program (15 universities, 13 junior colleges) |
1995
June | Formulation of the basic concept of the university’s town exchange center (tentative name) |
December | The 1st FD Forum |
March | Publication of “Kyoto Area University Researcher Yearbook” |
1997
April | Commencement of the City College Project (a project commissioned by Kyoto City) |
May | Establishment of the University Information Counseling Office for Working Adults and publication of a guidebook (~2002) |
September | Researcher Database (~2003) |
March | Received permission from the Minister of Education to establish a foundation, Changed name to “University Consortium Kyoto” |
1998
April | Internship business started |
Extracurricular learning programs for students |
1999
April | Consideration of remote lectures begins. |
FY2000
June | Establishment of the Future Concept Review Committee |
September | Completion of the University Community Exchange Center (Campus Plaza Kyoto) The 1st Kyoto Student Festival (~2002) The 1st Kyoto Student Film Festival The 1st Art University Exhibition (~2013) Kyoto Entrepreneurship School (commissioned by Kyoto City) |
October | Open Lectures at Universities |
December | Formulation of the “Final Report” of the Future Vision Review Committee |
FY2001
April | Advanced Human Resource Development Project – Kyoto MOT Program Training Course for Employees Leaving Jobs (Commissioned by Kyoto Prefecture) Launched Remedial Education Program Launched |
June | Establishment of the Academic Consortium (merged into the Kyoto Joint Research Organization in 2004) |
August | Plaza College was launched. |
September | Establishment of the Kyoto Regional International Student Housing Guarantee Organization (~2013) *New applications are ~2009 |
March | Commencement of joint training program for staff |
2002
April | Commencement of high school-university collaboration project |
June | Establishment of Liaison Office (~FY2008) |
July | University “Learning” Forum in Kyoto held in Tokyo and Osaka (~2007) |
2003
May | Kyoto High School-University Collaboration Council was established. |
October | The 1st Kyoto Student Festival University “Learning” Forum in Kyoto (until 2015) |
December | The 1st SD Forum was held. |
January | Formulation of the medium- to long-term plan “Toward the Second Stage: Formation of Kyoto as a World-Class City of Science and Culture” (FY2004~2008) |
February | The 1st High School-University Collaborative Education Forum Formulation of the “University Town and Exciting Kyoto Promotion Plan” (Kyoto City) |
Stage 2 (2004~2008)
2004
April | Start of Stage 2 (FY2004~2008) |
August | Distinctive University Education Support Program “Creation of New Liberal Arts Education through University Collaboration ~Credit Transfer System in the Kyoto Region~” (~2007) Adopted [Representative university: Doshisha University] |
September | University Administrator Training Program started (~2011) |
Start of application for university regional collaboration model creation support (Gakumachi collaboration) project (commissioned by Kyoto City) | |
October | University “Learning” Forum in Kyoto Fukuchiyama (~2010) |
November | University Consortium Kyoto 10th Anniversary Ceremony University Consortium Kyoto 10th Anniversary Magazine Published Establishment of the National University Consortium Council (operated by the secretariat) The 1st National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum Establishment of the University Consortium Kyoto logo |
March | Kyoto Center for Higher Education and Research was established (~2010) |
Establishment of “Kyoto Joint Research Organization” (~2009) | |
Establishment of the University Consortium Kyoto Sports Club (~2008) |
2005
April | Launch of Career Support Program for International Students (~2008) |
June | Commencement of International Student Fairs and Study Abroad Information (~2008) |
July | “Distinctive University Education Support Program (Human Resource Development Program through Industry-Government-Academia Regional Collaboration ~Development of Internships in the Kyoto Region~)” (~2008) Adopted [Representative school: Ritsumeikan University] |
October | Joint High School-University Collaboration Project “Practical Research Joint Education Program” started (until FY2015) |
December | Approved as a Specified Public Interest Promotion Corporation The 1st Policy Research Exchange Conference for Universities and Graduate Schools |
January | Full-scale operation of the “Common Library Browsing System” begins. |
March | Publication of the first issue of “Kyoto Academia Series” (~No. 5, 2009) |
2006
November | “University Seminar for Staff” started (renamed “University Mirai Juku” in 2009, ~2010) |
December | Establishment of the “Miyako College” logo |
February | Kyoto Student Art Auction (~2010) |
2007
April | “Miyako College” was launched. |
July | The 1st FD Seminar (~2009) |
October | Plaza College Kyoto Studies Course (National Project in Nagoya) The 1st Sports Culture Study Group |
December | Symposium to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the internship program |
2008
April | The Secretariat of the Working Student Aid Association was launched. |
June | University “Learning” Forum Shiga in Kyoto (~2013) |
July | Started “Kyoto One Campus” (participating in the Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka consultation venues as a federation of universities in Kyoto) (~2013) |
August | Adopted the Strategic University Collaboration Support Program “Comprehensive Research on FD through Collaboration with Universities in the Region, Development of Common Programs, and Establishment of an Organizational Operation System” (~2010) [Representative University: Bukkyo University] |
Adopted the Strategic University Collaboration Support Program “Promotion of Inter-University Collaboration and Efficiency of Liberal Arts Education through the Sharing and Sharing of E-Learning Systems” (~2010) [Representative University: Kyoto Sangyo University] | |
September | Kyoto Creator Award 2008 Art & Culture Category (Kyoto Student Festival) |
December | Received the 20th Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Commendation for Regional Development (Kyoto Student Festival) |
January | Medium- to Long-Term Plan “Toward the Third Stage ~Aiming to Improve the Quality of Higher Education by Utilizing a New Regional Collaboration Model Unique to ‘University City Kyoto’~” (FY2009~ FY2013) |
February | Formulation of the “Kyoto City of Universities and the Promotion Plan of Kyoto as a City of Students” (2009~2013) (jointly with Kyoto City) |
Stage 3 (2009~2013)
2009
April | Start of Stage 3 (FY2009~FY2013) “Plaza College” merged into “Kyoto College” |
July | Kyoto FDer School started |
August | Strategic University Collaboration Support Program (Development of International Collaboration Program for Enhancing Multifaceted International Exchange and Improving the Quality of Higher Education) (~2011) [Representative University: Ryukoku University] |
February | Tell me about the Manga FD Handbook! FD Man [New Teachers] published |
March | SD Guidebook published |
2010
April | “Kyoto Regional International Student Housing Guarantee Organization” Suspension of New Applications Establishment of the Kyoto Regional Housing Support Organization for International Students (Secretariat) |
June | Kyoto FD Executive School started “Student Place+” opened on the 1st floor of Campus Plaza Kyoto. |
July | Public Interest Incorporated Foundation University Consortium Kyoto Transition Accreditation |
August~September | Short-term Student Study Abroad Program (Boston) started |
September | Campus Plaza Kyoto 10th Anniversary Ceremony |
November | Tell me about the Manga FD Handbook! FD Man [Grading Edition] published |
December | Campus Plaza Kyoto Visitors Exceed 5 Million |
February~March | Short-term Student Study Abroad Program (Melbourne) started |
March | Joint training for new faculty FDs begins. |
2011
April | Offering e-learning courses Establishment of the think tank project “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” (jointly with Kyoto City) |
September | Overseas Training Program for Employees 2011 (Melbourne) (~FY2012) |
November | Started workshop-type training (renamed SD workshop in FY2012) |
2012
April | High school-university collaboration project “Kyoto Katariba” started (until FY2015) |
February | Official Facebook page opened Joint high school-university career education program started |
FY2013
April | Start of applications for the Study Abroad Dispatch Program Development Support Project (commissioned by Kyoto City) (until 2015) |
July | English Skill Improvement Training for Teachers and Staff Begins |
September | The 10th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum (Kyoto) |
December | Higher Education Event Navi “Kyomachiya” opened |
February | Tell me about the Manga FD Handbook! FD Man [Class Struggle] published |
March | Formulation of the medium- to long-term plan “Stage 4 Plan: Aiming to Support the Learning and Growth of Students in the Kyoto Region” (FY2014~2018) Formulation of the “Kyoto City of Universities and Kyoto City of Students Promotion Plan” (FY2014~2018) (jointly with Kyoto City) |
Stage 4 (FY2014~2018)
FY2014
April | Start of Stage 4 (FY2014~FY2018) |
November | University Consortium Kyoto 20th Anniversary Lecture and Reception |
2015
May | Credit Transfer Project “Kyoto World Heritage PBL Course” started |
Establishment of the “International Student Study Kyoto Network” (operated by the secretariat) | |
June | SD Seminar Business Launched |
October | Kyoto Student Public Relations Department website “Kotokare” opened (Kyoto City Joint Project) |
November | KyoTomorrow Academy was established. (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology “Project for Enhancing the Acceptance Environment for International Students, such as Housing Environment and Employment Support”) |
FY2016
May | Kyoto College “University Relay Course” opened |
August | Commencement of the Academic Town Collaborative University Promotion Project (Kyoto City Collaborative Project) |
September | Paid internships for international students |
December | Commencement of a multifaceted municipal administration research project utilizing “university knowledge” (Kyoto City Collaborative Project) (until FY2017) |
2017
May | Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” Morning and Afternoon Courses (Total capacity: 500 people) |
February | The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s “Project for Comprehensive Reform of Private Universities (Type 5 * currently Type 3)” was adopted (continued in 2018 and 2019) |
FY2018
March | Formulation of the Medium-Term Plan “Stage 5 Plan: Toward a Kyoto (City) where Everyone Can Learn and Connect” ~Development of Diverse Learning Utilizing Individuality and Characteristics with the Community~” (FY2019~FY2023) |
Formulation of the “Kyoto City of Universities and Kyoto City of Students Promotion Plan” (FY2019~2023) (jointly with Kyoto City) |
Stage 5 (FY2019~FY2023)
Fiscal Year 2019 (Reiwa Era)
April | Start of Stage 5 (FY2019~FY2023) |
Opened the university/regional collaboration portal site “Gakumachi Station” | |
June | Lecture Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the University Consortium Kyoto |
March | Common Indicators of the Foundation’s Implementation Project Questionnaire for FY2016-2018 |
“University Town Kyoto, Student Town Kyoto” Official App KYO-DENT Distribution Begins |
FY2020 (Reiwa 2)
April | Credit Transfer Program “Kyoto Museum PBL Course” |
Credits transfer project “Teacher Training Course Sunday Course” started | |
June | Student Staff Recruitment (for students whose economic situation has deteriorated due to the Corona disaster) |
Establishment of a study space for students (provision of an online environment during the coronavirus pandemic, ~2021/3/31) | |
October | At a large signage at Kyoto Station, university students in Kyoto send out a video with a message of support for students in the Corona disaster |
Internship Program Portal Site Launched | |
November | Submitted a “Request for Creating an Environment Where Students Can Learn with Peace of Mind in the Corona Disaster” to the National Government (Member Schools and Kyoto City) |
FY2021 (Reiwa 3)
April | Kyoto College “University Recurrent Education Relay Course” opened |
July | Implementation of workplace vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine through inter-university collaboration (~September) |
FY2022 (Reiwa 4)
May | Kyoto College “Recurrent Education Program” started |