FY 2015

Business Overview
Outline of the event
Main Schedule
Register Presenters
Implementation Report
Inquiries

Business Overview

The purpose of this program is to provide students who are conducting research to identify and solve the issues faced by cities to make presentations, as well as to provide opportunities for research exchange with faculty members, to present their findings and deepen their own research. Excellent presentations are presented with research encouragement awards (Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award, Kyoto Mayor’s Award, University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award, Japan Society for Public Policy Award, etc.).

Outline of the event

The 11th Policy Research Conference from Kyoto

The Conference on Policy Studies was launched in 2005 as a place for students who are conducting research to identify and solve problems and issues facing cities to present their research results, and this year marks the 11th time.
In addition to the usual theme of “Urban Policy in General,” this year’s theme of “Arts and Culture, Cities and Society” and “Aging and Cities and Society” will be solicited. Would you like to deepen or finish your learning, test your skills, improve your presentation skills, or take advantage of the opportunity to participate in competitions and learn more?
We look forward to receiving your application!

Date & Time:	Sunday, December 6, 2015 10 a.m. ~ 6 p.m. (tentative)
place	Campus Plaza Kyoto (Kyoto City University Community Center)
Organizer:	University Consortium Kyoto
Planning and ManagementThe	11th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto Student Executive Committee
announcement theme	Theme: “Urban Policy in General” You are free to think about the themes of urban policy, such as “environment,” “economy,” “culture,” “region,” and “welfare.” In addition, we are looking for presentations on this year’s special themes: “Art and Culture and Cities and Society” and “Aging and Cities and Society.” Those who specialize in arts and culture and welfare are also welcome to apply.
announcement format	(1) Oral presentation After the 15-minute presentations, there will be 10 minutes for comments and Q&A by the judges, and 5 minutes for preparation and withdrawal, and the total time per presentation will be 30 minutes, and the presenters will present their research in each subcommittee. (2) Panel Presentation This is a presentation made by the presenter who posts the results of his or her research on the panel.
student planning	Under the theme of “Thinking about Youth Political Participation,” a group discussion will be held between students and Kyoto City Councilors (members of the City Council Reform Promotion Committee).

Flyer for the 11th Research Exchange Conference [Click here for details]
List of Oral Presenters at the 11th Research Exchange Conference (List of Designated Questioners) [Click here for details]
List of Panel Presenters at the 11th Research Exchange Meeting【Click here for details】

Main Schedule

Registration: Friday, July 10, 2015 ~ Wednesday, October 7, 2015 *To those who have completed registration*
Pre-briefing session: Saturday, October 24, 2015 13:30-15:00 [Click here for details]
Submission : Saturday, October 31, 2015 *Papers must be 2 pages in A4 size [Click here for details]
Race day: Sunday, December 6, 2015

Register Presenters

Period: Friday, July 10, 2015 – Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Qualifications: Students and graduate students of member universities and junior colleges of the University Consortium Kyoto
* In the case of a group, it is possible if the representative meets the above conditions.
*If you are a non-member university, please contact the secretariat.
Method: Please fill out the Presenter Application Form for the Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto and apply.

Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto Presenter Application Form [Application Closed]
Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto Application Guidelines [Click here for details]
Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto Presenter Recruitment Flyer [Click here for details]
※To everyone who has completed registration※

Implementation Report

The 11th Conference on Policy Studies

On Saturday, October 24, a pre-briefing session was held by the student executive committee ahead of the 11th Policy Research Exchange Conference from Kyoto (to be held on December 6). At the briefing session, in addition to giving an overview of the competition, such as the schedule and judging criteria, the 80 participants were divided into groups and had time to introduce their own research, which provided an opportunity for the 80 participants to become interested in each other’s themes.

The 11th Policy Research Exchange Conference

This year, the 11th edition of the conference, we have set special themes related to “arts and culture” and “social welfare” and encouraged the participation of students and graduate students from various universities, as well as universities and graduate schools with policy departments, and a total of 79 presentations (65 oral presentations and 14 panel presentations) were presented.
In the 10 breakout sessions and panel presentation venues divided by theme, research presentations in various fields related to urban policy were presented, and after the presentations, the judges and audience enthusiastically engaged in a question-and-answer session. In addition, this year, we introduced a “student evaluation system” in which presenters not only give their own presentations, but also listen to other presentations and share their opinions and evaluations, thereby increasing opportunities for presenters to gain stimulation and learning through their opinions, and to encourage further deepening of research.
In addition, in response to the passage of a bill in June this year to lower the voting age to 18 years or older, a roundtable discussion was held with nine incumbent Kyoto City Council members in collaboration with the Kyoto City Council Secretariat to think about “youth political participation.” In the roundtable discussion, 48 student participants discussed their image of politics and their ideal image of politics by asking questions to lawmakers, and as a result, many participants said that their image of politics and politicians had changed, and that they were able to feel that politics and elections are familiar to them.
At the award ceremony, the results of the judging were critiqued and the Research Encouragement Award was awarded to the outstanding presentations, and the venue was crowded with participants, indicating that the competition was a place for students to learn and create a sense of fulfillment.


Oral presentation: Inside the breakout session


Panel Presentation: Inside the venue


Student Project: Roundtable Discussion


Student Project: Group Presentation


Award Ceremony: Inside the venue


Award Ceremony: With Mr. Ishida, Chairman of the Urban Policy Research Promotion Committee Recipient of the Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Prize for Research Encouragement Students: Tsujita Seminar, a third-year student at the Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University

List of Recipients

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Kyoto

Award Name	target	Presentation Title		Name of organization	Name of university	Name of Representative (Presenter’s name)
Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award	Oral Presentation	Brand building in traditional industries ~Along the Aspects of Experience Value~	organization	Ryukoku University Faculty of Economics 3rd year Tsujita Seminar	Ryukoku University	Takayuki Ishida
Kyoto Prefectural Governor’s Award	Oral Presentation	Individuals on the challenges and prospects of a place for the elderly in Kyoto City			Kyoto Tachibana University	Masayuki Ota
Kyoto Mayor’s Prize	Oral Presentation	Shoryuji Castle Park “SHIROKOI Project” Otama-chan Omikuji	organization	Kyoto Prefectural University Shimomura Seminar A	Kyoto Prefectural University	Tetsuma Koga
Kyoto Mayor’s Prize	Oral Presentation	Proposal for Farmland-Related Policies in Kyoto Prefecture – Preventing the Increase in Abandoned Farmland –	Kyoto Prefectural	Policy Advocacy Seminar	Kyoto University	Shuhei Aramaki
University Consortium Kyoto President’s Award	panel announcement	Utilization of Local Resources and Area Management in Rural Villages: A Case Study of the Hot Spring Tourism Industry in Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture	organization	Ritsumeikan University Minami Shinshu Project Tourism Team	Ritsumeikan University	Misaki Hara
Japan Society for Public Policy Award	thesis	Saving young people from black bites	organization	The black points	Kyoto Sangyo University	Shunichiro Maenishi
Award of Excellence	oral announcement ・ panel announcement	Rethinking the nature of voluntary disaster prevention ~Based on a survey of the government and citizens~	organization	Ryukoku University Tsukunoma Seminar	Ryukoku University	Ryosuke Yano
		A Study on Improving the Ease of Understanding in the Umeda Underground Mall Individual	:		Mao Tomioka	Ritsumeikan University
		Management of Public Facilities of Local Governments in the Context of Population Decline ~From the Perspective of Public Relations and Community Autonomy~ Organizations		Ritsumeikan University Hiraoka Seminar Minami Shinshu	Ritsumeikan University Fuchiwaki	Keita
		Organizations on	Preventive Measures and Coping with Bullying in Elementary Schools	Bukkyo University Otsuka Seminar Bullying Group:	Ryosuke Konami,	Buddhist University
		Actual Situation and Issues of Community-based Integrated Care in Disaster-Affected Areas: A Case Study of Local Governments in Miyagi Prefecture		Ritsumeikan University Hiraoka SeminarMiyagi Earthquake Team,	Ritsumeikan University	Maruoka Daishu
		Toward the Elimination of Barriers to Entry into the Rice Breeding Industry: An Economic Analysis of the Problems Surrounding the Seed Industry:		Ritsumeikan University Ishikawa Seminar,	Ritsumeikan University	Kyohei Okubo
		An organization	on a new system for inheriting traditional techniques	Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University Kazama Seminar Kyoto Prefectural Group,	Doshisha University,	Taku Nishimura
		Bioethanol Generation Organizations from Food Waste		Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University Kazama Seminar,	Doshisha University,	Yui Shimizu
		The Political Process of the Coastal Law Revision after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Dynamics of Policy Decisions and Their Factors:			Ritsumeikan University	Natsuki Miura
		Implementation Status and Issues of Japan’s Feed-in Tariff Scheme for Renewable Energy			Ritsumeikan University Graduate School	Jiang Chao
		Actual Situation and Problems of Collaboration in the Delinquency Prevention Project: A Case Study of the Kyoto Prefecture Youth Community Development Support Project –	Organizations	Kyoto Prefectural University Kubota-Matsuoka Seminar Youth Community Group:	Prefectural University,	Yoshinako Nishimura
		Current Status and Issues of Disaster Prevention Activities in the	CommunityTatsuya		Yokoyama	Seisen University

Inquiries

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