• Business Overview
• Event Outline
• About the Application
• Entries open until noon on Friday, August 2, 2024
• Submission deadline: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at noon
• Recruiting Student Executive Committee Members
• Main schedule (updated regularly)

Business Overview

　The Policy Research Exchange Conference, which originates from Kyoto, has been held since 2005 with the aim of identifying problems and issues facing cities, allowing students conducting research to solve these issues to present the results of their research, deepening exchanges that go beyond the boundaries of universities and seminars, and providing a forum for policy proposals and the dissemination of information to the local community.

Overview of the 20th Kyoto Policy Research Conference

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　This year marks the 20th anniversary of the conference since its inception in 2005.
　The presentation theme is “Urban Policy in General.” Research presentations will be given on policies to solve urban problems from the perspectives of a wide range of fields, including the environment, economy, culture, community, and welfare.
　Seeing a variety of presentations across the boundaries of universities and faculties may provide a good stimulus for future research. On the day of the conference, in addition to the presentations, the conference’s student executive committee will also be running a program for students to enjoy.
　After the conference, all presenters will receive a report card with their scores and judges’ comments, as well as a comment sheet from the participants of the subcommittee, so please use this as feedback for your presentation. In addition, winners of top awards will have the opportunity to exchange opinions with government officials related to the content of their presentations after the conference, allowing them to deepen their research.
　Why not present the results of your daily research and learning at this conference?
　We look forward to your applications!

Presentation format: Oral presentation
　After submitting a paper in advance and undergoing a presentation qualification screening and paper review, you will be asked to give an oral presentation on the day of the conference.
　The presentation time is 25 minutes in total, consisting of 15 minutes for the presentation and 10 minutes for questions and answers.

Papers

and oral presentations will be judged comprehensively, and outstanding presenters will be awarded a Research Encouragement Award.

◆For details on the screening method, screening criteria, etc., please check the screening requirements.

Examination Guidelines (PDF)

About the Application

◆Please be sure to check the recruitment requirements before applying.

Application Guidelines (PDF)

■Qualifications

Undergraduate and junior college students from member schools of the University Consortium Kyoto (either individuals or groups are acceptable)
*In the case of a group consisting of students from multiple universities, the representative must be a student from a member school of the University Consortium Kyoto.
*The above-mentioned qualified person must handle the administrative procedures related to the competition, such as entry and paper submission.

■How to apply

Step 1: Enter　(Deadline: Friday, August 2, 2024 at noon)

Entry acceptance is now closed.

Step 2: Submit your thesis　(Deadline: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at noon)

　Please enter the serial number given in step 1 and the necessary information in the form below, and upload the PDF version of your paper and the Paper Format Checklist. Submissions by email are not accepted.

■Explanatory video about the competition

Please watch
this video to help you apply. The first part provides an overview of the competition, and the second part explains the judging points and research methods used by the competition judges.

Explanation video for prospective applicants (Part 1)

Explanation video for prospective applicants (Part 2)

Announcement of the winners of the 2023 University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award
(This is a video of the policy proposal meeting held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.)

Announcement of the 2023 Japan Association for Public Policy Studies Award Winners
(This is a video of the Policy Research Conference held on Sunday, December 17, 2023.)

Step 1 Entry deadline: Friday, August 2, 2024 at noon

Entry acceptance is now closed.

Step 2: Submit your thesis by noon on Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Please be sure to create the document according to the following specifications and submit two versions after converting them into PDF files.

Guidelines for Presenting a Paper (PDF)
Presentation paper template (Word)
Thesis Format Checklist (Excel)

When submitting your presentation, you will need to enter a “Presentation Summary (400 characters or less)” and select the “Target SDG” logo in the form, so please prepare these in advance.

Please click on the button below to proceed to the paper submission form.

What happens after submission?

We will screen the submitted papers for presentation eligibility and notify you of the results of your presentation eligibility in mid-November via the email address you entered on the application form.

◇◇About the paper◇◇

• If your presentation is not prepared in the specified format, you may be deemed ineligible during the presentation qualification screening process and points may be deducted during the paper review process.
• Submitted papers will be subject to a thesis examination.
• Please note that the papers submitted by oral presenters will be published in digital format on this website as a collection of papers.
• The papers presented by the Research Encouragement Award winners and the PowerPoint presentations used in their oral presentations on the day will be posted on this website and on the University-Community Collaboration Portal Site Gakumachi Station after the conference (we will confirm whether or not they will be posted individually).

Reference: The research papers and the PowerPoint presentations for the 19th Annual Research Encouragement Award are available here.

Recruiting Student Executive Committee Members

■Role of the Student Executive Committee■
・Planning, preparing and running the “Student Project” to be carried out on the day of the tournament
・Recording videos to explain the tournament
・Disseminating information about the activities of the Student Executive Committee and publicizing the tournament (creating posters, posting on SNS, etc.)
・Operation staff on the day of the tournament (reception, guidance, set-up, award ceremony), etc.

■Eligibility■
・University students belonging to member schools of the University Consortium Kyoto
　※No restrictions on year or faculty.
・Those who can be involved in activities leading up to the tournament to be held in December

■Activity hours■
・The frequency and time of activities will be decided by the members of the Student Executive Committee.
　※Staff from the University Consortium Kyoto will support these activities.

■Activity location■
・There is no specific location, but you may use Campus Plaza Kyoto .

■Recommended for■
・Want to try something new
・Want to do something, but are unsure of what to do
・Want to interact with students from other universities
・Want to plan and manage an event
・Want to design posters or manage public relations using SNS
・Want to learn about or be interested in policy

■How to apply■

Recruitment for members is now closed.

Main schedule (updated regularly)