The 2015 Activity Report data can be downloaded here.
Outline of the event
Gakumachi Collaboration (University Regional Collaboration Creation and Support) Project
Presentation: Sunday, March 29, 2015
Period: April 1, 2015 (Wednesday) ~ May 15, 2015 (Friday)
1st screening: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Second screening: Sunday, June 28, 2015
Notification of results: Early July 2015
Approval Ceremony: Friday, July 10, 2015 11:00~12:00 *A certificate will be issued by Kyoto City for the selected projects.
Interim Report: Friday, October 30, 2015
Final Report: Thursday, March 10, 2016 (for projects completed in February 2016, for projects completed in March 2016 on a different date) *Submission of documents
Report: Sunday, March 27, 2016
Application
Application Period
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 ~ Friday, May 15, 2015
* If you send it by mail, it must arrive on the same day, and if you bring it by 5 p.m.
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● Application Guidelines (PDF link)
● Application form (Word link)
● Application form_Entry example (PDF link)
[The application for the 27th “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” has ended. ] 】
Selection Results
1st Screening (Document Screening)
Organizations that passed the first screening: 18 projects
Second Screening (Public Presentation Screening)
Sunday, June 28, 2015 10:00~15:30
Selected (passed the second screening) organizations: 14 projects
【Supported Projects】14 Projects
| Name of the project for which the applicant is applied [Amount of support] |
Name of organization 【Name of Affiliated University/Administrative Region】 |
Business Overview |
|---|---|---|
| Otomodachi Strategy! ~Concert from 0 years old~ [300,000 yen] |
Nico Nico Family Concert Executive Committee of Kyoto City University of the Arts Student Volunteers [Kyoto City University of Arts / Shimogyo-ku, Ukyo-ku] |
The “Cozy Space” in Ukyo Ward was established based on the “Tsudoi no Plaza” project of Kyoto City with the aim of “alleviating the burden on parents while raising children and creating an environment where they can raise their children with peace of mind.” We will continue to hold concerts and music workshops for parents and children, and aim to create a place where parents and children can relax and connect with each other. Similarly, it will be held at “Friendly House Nishihachijo” in Shimogyo Ward, where the same activity was held last year. |
| Keihoku Utsu Fureai Learning Mutual [300,000 yen] |
Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club [Kyoto Seika University / Ukyo Ward] |
In this year’s project, we will focus on disseminating the charm of Utsu in various forms both domestically and internationally. Children’s photography classes are held in four seasons, and the photos are published on the website, used in the Uzu region calendar, photo books, etc. The Uzu area map will be revised from the one created last year, and at the same time, a regional information signboard will be created. The materials left at the former Uzu Elementary School will be created into a database and archived to encourage use from the outside. In addition, we will hold exchange events between university students and the community. |
| Fushimi & Fukakusa Community Archives [300,000 yen] |
Fushimi and Fukakusa Community Archive Project [Ryukoku University/Fushimi Ward] |
Activities to preserve local “records” and “memories” as intellectual property are becoming active throughout the country. In this project, students and local residents will continue to collect, digitize, and publish materials (8mm film that is deteriorating) that record the townscape and lifestyle of the Showa era from the perspective of ordinary people as local materials, and this year, we will transcribe valuable testimonies through interviews with residents who retain their memories, and archive the local community of the Showa era through images and narratives. |
| Environmental Protection of Fushimi Fukakusa and Higashitakase River and Jizo Bon Project [300,000 yen] |
Ryukoku University, Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizo Bon Project Team [Ryukoku University Junior College / Fushimi Ward] |
The Higashi-Takase River is cleaned up and mowed by local groups, neighborhood associations, and students from the Department of Systems Engineering at Fushimi Technical High School. Last year, I participated as a volunteer in the activities of the Kawakubo Town Jizo Basin, which was held against the backdrop of the Higashi-Takase River, and was very well received by the local community. This year, I would like to be involved in the cleanup activities of the Higashitakase River and participate in environmental protection and community development. In addition to simply participating in the event, we would like to deepen the history and research of the Jizo Bon and share the results with the local community. |
| Bicycle Taxi Ropoli [300,000 yen] |
Mizonobashi 801 Shopping Street Promotion Association [Kyoto Sangyo University/Kita-ku] |
In cooperation with Kyoto Sangyo University students, we will start operating bicycle taxis as a new means of transportation for people who are estranged from going out, elderly people and people with disabilities who have destinations but are restricted in the means of going back and forth = people who are vulnerable to going out. The destination (purpose of use) is assumed to be shopping, hospital visits, restaurants, etc. in the shopping street, the fare is 500 yen one way, the operation is 10 a.m. ~ 1 p.m. (3 hours a day) two days a week (Wednesday and Thursday), and the telephone reception is 10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m. every day (Wednesday ~ Sunday). |
| Symbiosis Project between the Community and the University [300,000 yen] |
Kyoto College of Economics and Cooperation Project [Kyoto College of Economics / Nishikyo Ward] |
This is an initiative in which students interact with local residents to become aware of problems together with local residents and then solve local issues, such as roundtable discussions with local elderly people over lunch every Friday, seminars by experts on solving problems four times a year, and interviews with local residents. Because Naksai New Town is an artificial creation community, it seems to be a precursor to the challenges that arise in any region. It can be recognized as the starting point for young people to think about “urban development” in the future. |
| Awataguchi Chanoyu Town Development [300,000 yen] |
Shirakawa Creation Association [Hanazono University, Ritsumeikan University, Kacho University, Kyoto Tachibana University/Higashiyama Ward] |
・Students will take the lead in implementing three tea ceremony projects that respond to local issues and needs. ・In order to attract a large number of visitors, it will be held in conjunction with local events (Jizo Bon Festival, Awada Shrine Ryo, Higashiyama Flower Lantern). ・In each project, senior tea staff will provide support so that students can proceed smoothly while learning management methods. ・Record the content of the project and the opinions of visitors, and finally compile it as a booklet and distribute it to the community. |
| Kyoto Sanjokai Shopping Street Terakoya Business [300,000 yen] |
Kyoto Koka Women’s University Koka Sanjo Girls 【Kyoto Koka Women’s University/Nakagyo-ku】 |
project aims to further revitalize the Sanjokai shopping street by planning and implementing pre-events and seasonal events to coincide with shopping street events (last year’s Tanabata Night Market and Shopping Street Centennial Calligraphy Exhibition, etc.), and to conduct activities that will serve as a playground and learning place for children and a community place for local residents. This year, students will actively participate in the event of the shopping street and Terakoya in cooperation to expand the connection. |
| Arashiyama Art Project [300,000 yen] |
Kyoto Saga University of the Arts, Faculty of Arts, Department of Design, Department of Tourism Design [Kyoto Saga University of the Arts/Ukyo Ward] |
project will be carried out in Arashiyama, a major tourist destination in Kyoto, to exhibit artworks by students of the University of the Arts. In addition to holding art exhibitions and events at Arashiden Arashiyama Station and commercial facilities, in order to strengthen cooperation with the community, we will focus on toilets, which are the most frequently asked questions in Arashiyama, and create an art space where laughter can be born from the perspective of students. Through these efforts, we hope to contribute to the inheritance and development of the Arashiyama area’s original charm as an art town. |
| Toyoen ~Engawa Project that Connects Beyond Time and Distance~ [300,000 yen] |
Toyozono ~Porch Project to Connect People~ Executive Committee [Ryukoku University/Shimogyo-ku] |
Our business is something that people of all ages, from young people to the elderly, can easily participate in. As part of the project, we will hold a town vegetable expo, a handmade plaza, and a screening. At the Vegetable Expo, we will incorporate vegetables from other regions and hold cooking classes using vegetables from that region. In the handmade plaza, craftsmen and local people will teach you how to make things, and at the screening, a video comparing the past and the present will be shown to promote intergenerational interaction from children to the elderly. |
| Miyako Light ’15 [150,000 yen] |
Miyako Light Executive Committee [Doshisha University, Kyoto Prefectural University, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Sangyo University, Ryukoku University/Kamigyo-ku] |
The Miyako Light Executive Committee is run by working staff, mainly students attending universities in Kyoto. By lighting up and seeing and experiencing the townhouses and townscapes, which are unique to Japan, which are decreasing year by year, the aim is for locals and visitors to rediscover the charm and life of machiya and the ancient traditions of Kyoto, and to become interested in the preservation of machiya and the region. |
| Camo Cinema 11 [150,000 yen] |
Ritsumeikan University Camo Cinema Executive Committee [Ritsumeikan University/Kamigyo-ku] |
Once a month, we participate in a clean hike of the Kamo River Beautification Society, and on August 22, we clean up the Kamo River during the day and show a movie at the Kamo River in the evening. By doing so, we will let many people know about the unique charm of the Kamo River and increase the number of people who want to cherish the Kamo River as much as possible. We are doing this business with the belief that if people like the Kamo River, they will develop a desire to cherish the Kamo River and lead to beautification. |
| Remembering and Recording 2 ~Creating a Work~ [300,000 yen] |
Kyoto University of Art and Design, Modern Industrial Heritage Art Revitalization Project “Makadori IX.” [Kyoto University of Art and Design/Higashiyama Ward] |
is the 11th year that we have been continuing our activities for regional development centered on the Higashiyama Ward Rokuhara School District. We have been closely connected to the local community, unearthing overlooked cultures, forgotten and buried history and resources from an artistic perspective, and have been working to make residents aware of them through numerous events and workshops. This year, we will continue our activities so far and explore the possibility of creating industry (jobs) by utilizing the resources of the town (pottery and Zhongyu). |
| Inari Gaku ~ Easy to start from, travel manners [300,000 yen] |
The Ryukoku Project Supporting Mirai’s Environment [Ryukoku University/Fushimi Ward] |
This project aims to implement practical initiatives on travel manners and hospitality for foreign tourists visiting Japan for the whole of Kyoto, centered on Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. Broadly speaking, we will work on three pillars: (1) collecting and analyzing information on travel manners, (2) planning and implementing manners communication, and (3) disseminating the results of the project. By thinking about the travel etiquette of foreign tourists from the perspective of students, we will promote mutual understanding between the local community and tourists. |
Implementation Report
Heisei 27 Public Presentation Screening (2nd Screening)
On Sunday, June 28, 2015, a public presentation screening (second screening) was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto to determine the selected projects for this year.
This year, 17 companies that passed the document screening in the first round of screening participated in the presentation screening, and each organization made elaborate presentations to promote the effects and characteristics of their projects and their enthusiasm for their projects. During the Q&A session, the students did their best to respond to the selection committee members, and as a wonderful initiative for regional revitalization, the students were able to fully demonstrate the results of their preparations so far.
In addition, a total of 125 people, including representatives of the presentation organizations, attended the event, and listened to the students’ presentations on their rich ideas and initiatives in collaboration with the local community.
Heisei 27 Project Certification Ceremony
On Friday, July 10, 2015, a certification ceremony was held at Kyoto City Hall in the presence of Mayor Kadokawa of Kyoto and members of the selection committee for the 14 projects selected this year.
At the certification ceremony, the mayor will present certificates to the representatives of each project, and representatives of each certified organization will express their determination to implement the project, and future activities are expected.
After the certification ceremony, the selection committee members gave comments and advice to each of the selected organizations, and each organization made a strong start toward regional revitalization.
Heisei 27 debriefing session
On Sunday, March 27, 2016, a report meeting was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto. In addition, on the day of the event, a recruitment briefing session for Heisei 28 was held at the same time, and an opinion exchange meeting and exchange meeting were held with the participation of not only related parties but also visitors using the screening time.
≪ debriefing session≫
Of the 14 organizations selected this year, 13 (one group was absent) reported on their activities. Each group took advantage of the 8 minutes they had to present the results of their activities so far in their own presentations. The presentations gave each organization a very clear understanding of the various initiatives that have been carried out in the region so far. In the four-minute Q&A session after the presentation, it was seen that the judges responded sincerely to the questions.
≪Opinion exchange meetings and exchange meetings≫
Facilitated by Kyoto City Urban Development Advisors, after the debriefing session, an opinion exchange meeting and exchange meeting were held as a place to frankly discuss what was learned through the Gakumachi Collaboration Project. Approximately 50 participants, including not only those involved in the selected organizations but also those who came to listen to the presentations, were divided into groups of 4 or 5 and exchanged opinions while changing group members on themes such as what they learned and what they learned and what specific episodes led to their learning, what they would like to do in the future in regional cooperation, and what they expect. In addition, in order to share what was said in these groups, we wrote down what impressed us on a sticky note at the end and posted it on the board, further deepening the exchange.
≪Award Ceremony and Commentary≫
Continuing from last year, this year’s awards were given to business organizations that have achieved excellent results. This year’s outstanding organization was selected as the “Nico Nico Family Concert Executive Committee of Kyoto City University of the Arts Student Volunteers,” and the award was given in recognition of the fact that the group properly practiced the objectives clearly stated in the application and that its activities were clearly described in their own words. Congratulations!!
In addition, I hope that all organizations will continue their activities in the future, making use of the learnings and connections gained through their activities!
Where to submit application documents and contact information
University Consortium Kyoto Gakumachi Collaboration Project
TEL：075-353-9130 FAX：075-353-9101
MAIL：gakumachi-admin-ml■consortium.or.jp
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〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00
