Case Studies (Special Feature)

Examples of activities since 2018 can be found on the University and Regional Collaboration Portal Site
Please see “GAKUMACHI STATION”.

・Dissemination of attractiveness through discovery and reevaluation of local resources
・Fact-finding surveys to solve regional issues
・Initiatives aimed at revitalizing shopping districts
・Urban development through the practice of art
・Urban development through the promotion of local culture and tradition
・Creation of regional bases and places to belong
・Support for the elderly and children
・Environmental conservation activities
・Dissemination of local information using the media
・Initiatives to promote agriculture
・Others

Disseminating the attractiveness of local resources through discovery and reevaluation

In the

Name of university,	name of project, outline	of initiative, details
Otani University, Otani University Junior College Nakagawa	School District Life Rediscovery Project	Nakagawa School District, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, which is famous as the production area of the famous tree “Kitayama cedar”, we are conducting interviews with the Nakagawa School District Social Welfare Council about the history, culture, and lifestyles that have been passed down to the community, as well as the thoughts of the people who live there and local issues. Furthermore, based on the results of the survey, we are also working on participation in community welfare activities and planning and implementation of salons for the elderly.	PDF

Urban Development through the Practice of Art

Since

Name of university,	name of project, outline	of initiative, details
Saga Art University, Saga Art Junior College Department Atago	Kodo Highway Light	Heisei 8, as an event jointly planned by Sagano Hoshokai and Saoan, a group of graduates and students of our university have produced a large lantern to coincide with the 1,000-lantern memorial service at the time of Kano Nembutsu held in late August every year. Together with lanterns produced in collaboration with elementary and junior high schools in the Saga-Arashiyama area, they will be displayed on the old Atago Highway from the Ichinotorii gate of Atago Shrine to the Saga-Shakyamuni Hall.	PDF

Support for the elderly and children

Name of university,	name of project, outline	of initiative, details
Kyoto Tachibana University	School of Nursing “Help Team”	Students from the Faculty of Nursing of Kyoto University visit the homes of the elderly in the Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex and support and solve the problems of daily life that they have heard from each house in advance, such as cleaning high places and baths, replacing screen doors, moving furniture, and carrying out large garbage, etc., which are usually difficult to do. It is held twice a year, in the first semester and the second semester.	PDF

Dissemination of local information using the media

Name of university,	name of project, outline	of initiative, details
Kyoto Prefectural University	“KPUKPU Radio (commonly known as Kapuraji)” in which students transmit local information through community radio by students → Learn more	addition to the university’s community contribution activities, information on events in the Kitayama area and information on the university for prospective students are disseminated through the students’ own plans and announcements. Broadcast once a month (15 minutes) at Kyoto Sanjo Radio Cafe. The program will be streamed via the university’s website, YouTube, and the Internet.	PDF

other

students The

Name of university,	name of project, outline	of initiative, details
Fukuchiyama Public University	Kita-Regional Cooperation Conference → Learn more	think tank of about 50 universities and private organizations has been established to conduct research and make recommendations on issues in the Kita-region.	PDF
Kyoto Women’s University	Gion Shimbashi Landscape Conservation Activities → Learn more	With the conclusion of a comprehensive partnership agreement with the NPO Kyoto Landscape Forum, we have been cooperating with the activities of the Gion Shimbashi Town Development Department since the 28th fiscal year. With the aim of preserving and sharing the scenery and culture of Gion Shimbashi, we cooperate with local events and participate in regular meetings.	PDF
Activities of the “Doshisha Women’s University Town Development Committee” by Doshisha Women’s	University	committee was established in July with the keyword of “community development” as a student’s idea, and student-led meetings are held every week. We are engaged in PR activities for Kyotanabe Gyokuro for university students, English education for local elementary school students through an after-school children’s plan, health promotion in the community, and activities for participation in the National University Community Development Policy Forum in Kyotanabe.	PDF
Hanazono University	“People who connect, a future that expands” “Student Group Call” that creates connections between people → Click here for details	Revitalize the community by creating connections between people. I am currently working on a project to support the child-rearing of university students, “Call Atto Ukyo” (connecting parents with parents, children with children, and parents with children). University students produce parenting in workshops. We will also work to get people interested in the local community through sweets produced in Ukyo Ward.	PDF
Ryukoku University, Ryukoku University Junior College	Keihan Line (Shichijo ~ Tofukuji) Revitalization Project → Learn more	This project is an industry-academia collaborative education project conducted in collaboration with Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Keihan HD”). This is an extracurricular project by volunteers from across faculties and grades who think about regional revitalization measures in the Shichijo ~ Tofukuji area along the Keihan Line, which Keihan HD is facing as an issue, mainly by Japan students and international students at our university.	PDF