■ The more you know, the more you know business etiquette

1. Outline of the training

• Students will learn the necessary knowledge as a university employee, business etiquette, and the basics of how to proceed with work, and acquire the ability to adapt to duties and workplaces.
• It starts with the understanding that manners are a “serious technique” for getting work done. If you think of manners as a technique to make your work go smoothly, you have to think about how you will appear to others. In addition to grooming and greetings, you will also learn the “pattern” of various manners, such as how to greet customers, how to make a phone call, and how to use honorific language.
• Most of the problems that arise when young staff are assigned are related to speaking.
  For example, not being reported, not using honorifics, not answering the phone, making negative remarks, etc.
  In other words, I will tell you how to approach “how to speak as a member of society”, which is important in the education of newcomers and young people.

2. Key points of training management

• By setting up the flow of lectures (knowledge injection) ~ exercises (practice) for each item, we will realize “strengthening practical skills through input ⇒ output”. It also leads to the understanding that what you understand is not necessarily what you can put into practice.
• Lectures, exercises, and instructor comments are incorporated into key points to keep students focused and motivated.

Date & Time

: May 12, 2023 (Friday)13:00~17:00

Venue:

Campus Plaza Kyoto

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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* Newly hired staff (full-time, part-time, contract, and temporary staff) and non-eligible employees can also participate.

Occupancy

20

Participation Fee

Consortium of Universities Kyoto member schools: 4,000 yen Other than those listed on the left: 10,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: Until (Monday), May 8, 2023

Outline of the training

Business etiquette that you know more Training outline [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Speaking Education Center Inc.
Mariya Fujiwara

■Higher Education for University Staff (Basics)

The situation surrounding higher education is chaotic right now. In addition to the declining birthrate, which exceeds the national forecast, there are many changes that are directly related to universities, such as the evolution of the ICT environment such as DX and AI, the progress of globalization, and the revision of the Course of Study. Furthermore, as an unexpected situation, modern society is facing a variety of problems from daily life to economic activities, such as the outbreak of the pandemic, the worsening of climate change, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the emergence of energy problems, the risk of exchange rate fluctuations, and the resulting rise in the cost of materials, feed, and foodstuffs, and their impact is also affecting higher education.
Under these circumstances, it has become increasingly difficult to predict the future, and the social missions and roles required of universities have become more diverse.
On the other hand, education policy is now moving to question the very nature of universities. The revision of the standards for establishing universities from April of Reiwa 5 was unprecedented, and each university was forced to deal with it, but depending on the conclusion of the school corporation governance reform that continues to be discussed, private universities will be required to make larger organizational changes.
What is happening in the current situation surrounding higher education? How did this happen? What about the past? By understanding these things correctly, we may be able to see the future or find hints.
In this lecture, we hope to decipher the situation surrounding higher education and changes in education policy, and to use it as a place to look ahead to tomorrow and create Thailand future. We hope that everyone who has taken this lecture will be able to play an active role as a leader in university reform after returning to their home universities.

Date & Time

: June 14, 2023 (Wednesday)13:00~16:00

Venue:

Campus Plaza Kyoto

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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Occupancy

20

Participation Fee

University Consortium Kyoto member schools: 1,000 yen Other than those listed on the left: 4,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: (Monday), June 12, 2023

Outline of the training

Higher Education for University Staff (Basics) Training Outline [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Yusuke Okada
Ryukoku University, Admissions Department, High School-University Collaboration Promotion Office, Office Manager

■Future University Staff “URA” (Basics)

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of “third occupations,” called URAs (University Research Administrators), who specialize in research support, at universities and other research institutes. According to statistics from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, there are about 200 research institutes with URAs, and the number of URAs exceeds 1,600. In this training, we will introduce the background to the need for URAs in research institutes, especially universities, and what kind of work URAs actually do, and what roles they play, based on the case of the Center for Research and Development (KURA), Kyoto University. We recommend this course for those who are facing issues in promoting and supporting research at universities, administrative staff who Thailand to collaborate with URAs in the future, and those who Thailand to become URAs in the future.

Date & Time

: July 12, 2023 (Wednesday)13:00~16:00

Venue:

Campus Plaza Kyoto

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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Occupancy

20

Participation Fee

University Consortium Kyoto member schools: 1,000 yen For those other than left: 4,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: Monday, July 10, 2023 (Monday)

Outline of the training

Outline of the future university staff “URA” (basics) training [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Eriko Amano
Center for Research and Development, Kyoto University (KURA)
Research Administrator (URA)

■ How to read and use data and graphs

In addition to improving business processes, DX (Digital Transformation) at universities has been expanded to reform the management of education and research based on the premise of data utilization, such as the visualization of learning outcomes and the use of research capability indicators. On the other hand, there are many people who are not good at handling numbers or do not know how to use the data.
The goal of this training is to understand the essence of data analysis and statistics while touching the essence of data analysis and statistics, which is useful for those who are not good at numbers and data, or who are not familiar with handling data, to understand the data and graphs that appear in their daily work, and to create materials that utilize tables and graphs on their own.
The training will be conducted mainly through lectures using examples of university-specific data utilization situations such as entrance examinations, academic affairs, and research support, as well as mini-work using fictitious data and graphs. There will be no practical exercises using computers, but there will be demonstrations by instructors. Please take home as many data utilization tips as possible and use them at your university.

< Goals>

• Acquire the knowledge and skills to read and interpret data and graphs from the standpoint of receiving information.
• From the standpoint of utilizing information, acquire the knowledge and skills to appropriately and effectively provide (communicate and explain) the characteristics of the obtained data.
• Understand the flow and points of the preparatory work (data collection, pre-processing, accumulation and retention, etc.) necessary for work utilizing data.

Date & Time

August 9, 2023 (Wednesday)13:00~16:00

Venue

Campus Plaza Kyoto

Eligibility

It is intended for those who are not good at numbers and data, and those who are not familiar with handling data.

Approximate target

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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* Non-eligible people can also participate.

Occupancy

20

Participation Fee

University Consortium Kyoto member schools: 1,000 yen Other than those listed on the left: 4,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: Monday, August 7, 2023 Monday)

Outline of the training

How to read and use data and graphs Training Outline [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Koichi Yamamoto
Meiji University Research Promotion Department, Research Intellectual Property Office

■Project facilitation for project progress

The purpose of this training is to acquire basic facilitation methods for team management, process management, member support, consensus building, and decision-making in various forms of projects. In addition to their day-to-day work, university staff are increasingly engaged in project-style work with medium- to long-term goals in mind. Incorporating facilitation methods and ideas into the progress of a project will encourage interaction among members and create a space for collaboration. Let’s learn about facilitation that can be used in each participant’s field through group work.

Date & Time

: September 20, 2023(Wednesday) 13:00~17:00

Venue:

Campus Plaza Kyoto

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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* Non-eligible people can also participate.

Occupancy

20

Participation Fee

University Consortium Kyoto member schools: 1,000 yen Other than those listed on the left: 4,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: Friday), September 15, 2023

Outline of the training

Project Facilitation for Project Progress Training Outline [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Katsuhiko Nakanishi
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kyoto Bunkyo University

■ Building a safe team – Mental health line care training

Mental health line care is care in which managers quickly notice mental health problems in their subordinates and provide appropriate support such as consultation support, workplace improvement, and bridging to medical care. It is said that whether or not line care is functioning makes a big difference in the atmosphere of the workplace, the number of people with mental health problems, and the number of job seekers.
In this training, we will understand the signs of mental health disorders and lead to early detection.
It covers a wide range of knowledge and attitudes that you should know as a line, such as the flow of consultation and precautions when returning to work after taking a leave of absence.
At the same time, from the perspective of organizational development, we will provide tips on how to prevent people with mental health problems and aim for a healthy workplace.

Date & Time

: November 24, 2023(Friday) 13:00~16:00

Venue:

Campus Plaza Kyoto

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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* Non-eligible people can also participate.

Occupancy

20

Participation Fee

Consortium of Universities Kyoto member schools: 4,000 yen Other than those listed on the left: 10,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: (Monday), November 20, 2023

Outline of the training

Building a Team with Peace of Mind – Mental Health Line Care Training Training Outline [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Business Plus Support Inc.
Human Resource Development Producer
Yoko Yamada

Careers of University Staff – Entering Graduate School and Beyond

If you are interested in this training, you have probably thought about going on to graduate school at least once. Studying at graduate school, which is sometimes said to be the “most expensive” for university staff, is the most expensive. Cost includes not only money, but also the time and effort spent on it. What and how much is Thailand beneficial to studying at graduate school, which requires such a high cost, for us university staff? What is the same and what is different from the many skill improvement training programs in the world? In this training, four speakers will talk about their motivations for going on to higher education, the graduate school they studied, the themes they researched, the realizations they realized for the first time after entering the university, and what went well in balancing their studies with work and life at the graduate school, and conversely, what did not go well. We hope that by listening to the real stories of working graduate students, participants will eventually accept the decision to go on to graduate school as their own and if possible, increase their motivation to go on to higher education.

Date & Time

: December 6, 2023(Wednesday) 13:00~16:00

Venue:

Online (Zoom)

Youth (Up to 5 years in office)	Medium (Up to 10 years in office)	Proficiency (After 10 years of service) and managerial positions)
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Occupancy

40

Participation Fee

University Consortium Kyoto member schools: 1,000 yen Other than those listed on the left: 4,000 yen
* We will send you an invoice. Please transfer to the designated account.
Transfer deadline: (Monday), December 4, 2023

Outline of the training

Careers of University Staff: Entering Graduate School and Beyond Training Overview [Click here for details]

Lecturer

Yusuke Okada (General Manager, Ryukoku University Admissions Department, High School-University Collaboration Promotion Office, Master’s Degree, Oberlin University Graduate School)
Yumi Taniguchi (Assistant Director, Human Resources Division, Human Resources Department, Ritsumeikan University, currently enrolled in the master’s program at Doshisha University)
Yuichi Matsuda (Chief, Administrative Group, Kansai University Administration, Master’s Degree, Oberlin University Graduate School, Ph.D., Kansai University Graduate School)
Yasunari Shirafuji (Kyoto Sangyo University, President’s Office, IR Promotion Office, Doshisha University Graduate School, Master’s Student)
Mr. Takamichi Murayama (Secretary General, Kyoto Bunkyo Junior and Senior High School, Master’s and Ph.D. Graduate School of Doshisha University) *Coordinator

Implementation Report

The total number of participants was 183. The capacity filling rate was 91.5% (183 participants against 200 capacity), which was higher than last year’s 75.7% (178 participants against 235 capacity). We were also able to achieve the annual plan target of “90% or more capacity filling rate”.
On the other hand, in individual programs, the capacity filling rate was 105% (147 participants against the capacity of 140 students) when limited to training excluding “business etiquette that you know more about,” and as in the previous year, the number of applications for training on acquiring basic knowledge required of university staff exceeded the capacity. In order to improve the capacity sufficiency rate, it is considered necessary to set a theme with a higher need.
In addition, the training was held face-to-face, except for “Careers of University Staff: Entering Graduate School and Beyond,” but it was not limited to member schools and universities in the area, but also participants from as far away as Hokkaido. The active exchange of opinions among the participants through work and group discussions is considered to be a factor that increased the effectiveness of the training.
In the future, the SD Training Committee, which plans the SD Joint Training Program, will continue to consider the content of training and the invitation of lecturers in accordance with changes in the environment surrounding the university, referring to the results of Thailand questionnaires and other sources.

mental health line care training

Program	CapacityNumber of	Participants
Business etiquette that you know 60	people 36	people
Higher Education for University Staff (Basics)	20-25
20 and	24	“URA” (basic) university staff in the future
How to read and use data and graphs:	20 and	23
Project facilitation:	20 and	21 people
Building a team with peace of mind –	20 people in	20 people
Careers of University Staff –	40 to	34 Graduates

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto SD Project
TEL 075-353-9163　FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Business hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)