On Tuesday, March 17th, we will hold a “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project Achievement Report Meeting and Exchange Meeting”! [*Finished]

In order to utilize the accumulation of “knowledge” of “Kyoto City of Universities” and create policies for the creation of the future of Kyoto, we will hold a report meeting and exchange meeting on the results of the “Future Kyoto Creation Research Project,” which is being conducted in cooperation with university researchers and the department in charge of Kyoto City!
In addition to widely disseminating the results of the six surveys and research projects adopted in the Heisei 26 academic year, the purpose is to promote exchanges between researchers beyond the boundaries of universities and laboratories, and between researchers and citizens, students, government officials, etc.
By seeing the latest research results applied to the community, you will surely have the opportunity to be stimulated by your own research and learning, and to get hints for improving the region. Join us!

Recommended for people like this

・Researchers who want to conduct surveys and research that can make use of their results for the benefit of the community
・Citizens and businesses who are engaged in activities to improve the community
・Students learning about public policy, etc.
・I want to make Kyoto a better place to live! Administrative staff full of enthusiasm
・Those who are interested in the relationship between the university and the community
・ Everyone who loves to learn

Outline of the 26th Achievement Report Meeting and Exchange Meeting

Click here for flyers for the achievement debriefing and exchange meeting.

Date & Time	Tuesday, March 17, 2015 17:00~21:00
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto, 4th Floor, Lecture Room 3 / 2nd Floor, Conference Room 2 and 3rd (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji) [Access] 5 minutes walk from Kyoto Municipal Subway, JR, Kintetsu Kyoto Station
Flow of the day	room on the floor session:=””> 17:00~20:00 26th Achievement Report Meeting * Each survey or research will be reported by the researcher in PowerPoint or other means. 25 minutes per report (including questions and substitutions) Networking event: 2nd and 3rd Conference Rooms on the 2nd floor 20:00~21:00 Networking event * Participants will be divided into surveys and research themes and will exchange opinions freely.
Occupancy	Achievement debriefing session 170 people (no application required, first-come, first-served basis) Exchange Meeting 70 people (registration required) First-come, first-served basis)
How to apply	If you would like to participate in the exchange meeting, please apply by e-mail or phone by the following contact information by Thursday, March 12. E-mail address: mirainokyoto■consortium.or.jp (Please change ■ to @ and send) Tel: 075-708-5803
Participation Fee	free

Timetable for reporting on surveys and research results (1 minute for each preparation, 20 minutes for presentation, 5 minutes for questions and answers)

Estimated time	Principal Investigator	Survey and Research Themes
17:11~17:37	Kazuhiko Ishihara(Professor, Faculty of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University)	designation subject	Analysis of trends in employment after graduating from university and research on support measures by local governments, companies, and universities
17:37~18:03	Tetsuya Masaki(Kyoto Institute of Technology, Doctoral Course)	liberty subject	Spatial Composition and Transition in Municipal Housing and Surrounding Residential Areas in the Suburbs of Kyoto City
18:03~18:29	Shozo Shibata(Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)	continuation subject	The Environment of Residential Gardens in Kyoto City and the Impact of Their Reduction on the Biota of City Blocks
18:34~19:00	Hideki Sugioka(Lecturer, Faculty of Public Policy, Kyoto Prefectural University)	liberty subject	Research on next-generation citizen collaboration policies utilizing the “Future Center” in Kyoto City
19:00~19:26	Akihiro Saeki(Professor, Faculty of Law, Doshisha University)	designation subject	Research on the protection, management, use, and utilization of personal information associated with the introduction of the My Number system
19:26~19:52	Masanobu Nishimura(Associate Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology)	designation subject	Empirical research on the development of merchants and citizens and the formation of networks by creating opportunities for exchange

Click here for an overview of each survey and research theme (Research Report vol.2)

Networking events

Based on the results of each survey and research theme, the participants will be divided into categories and will be able to freely exchange opinions with researchers, citizens, businesses, students, government officials, and others.
(Snacks will be prepared.) ）

Inquiries and applications

University Consortium Kyoto Think Tank Project
TEL 075-708-5803　FAX 075-353-9101
E-mail mirainokyoto■consortium.or.jp
(Please change ■ to @ and send)
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

Research is underway! ~Future Kyoto Creative Research Project: From the Field of Surveys and Research~

Each of the survey and research themes adopted in the 2014 “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” is working toward unknown results. We will introduce the state of the site!

Future Kyoto Creation Research Project Survey and Research Themes in FY2014

Held a rough roundtable meeting between Kyoto companies and international students –
Designated Project 3 “Analysis of Trends in Employment of International Students After Graduation from University and Research on Support Measures in Local Governments, Companies, and Universities”

On the evening of February 3, when the research was finally in its prime, the research group of Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara of the Ritsumeikan University Career Center, which is conducting the research, held a rough roundtable discussion to deepen mutual understanding between international students and Kyoto companies before job hunting.

An overview of the company was given by a Kyoto company.

At this roundtable meeting, which was attended by 7 Kyoto companies and 25 international students, the participants were divided into groups and discussed the theme of “Why do companies hire international students and what companies do international students want to work for?”
In a rough atmosphere, Kyoto companies expressed their expectations for international students to play a role as a bridge for vitality and overseas expansion, and international students spoke frankly about communication based on cultural differences and concerns about Japan’s corporate culture.

　

We talked about the expectations of Kyoto companies and the concerns of international students.

Through the results of this roundtable discussion and questionnaire survey, we plan to compile proposals for capacity building programs for international students and Kyoto companies, as well as measures to improve the working environment for international students by Kyoto City.

At the end, the opinions of each group were shared as a whole.

The University Consortium Kyoto has high hopes for the research results that will benefit Kyoto companies, Kyoto universities, and Kyoto City!

Conducting a field survey of the garden of a Kyoto machiya –
Ongoing Theme: “The Environment of Residential Gardens and the Impact of Their Reduction on Biota”

Mr./Ms. Niino and three members of Professor Shozo Shibata’s seminar at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, who are conducting the research, are conducting a field survey of the gardens of Kyomachiya houses that are more than 100 years old in the Nishijin area.

We are carefully investigating the vegetation in the garden of Kyomachiya.

　
　
In order to clarify the relationship between the distribution of Kyomachiya and old residential gardens and the biota of birds, Mr./Ms. Niino and other members of the Kyomachiya were actually surveyed as part of a questionnaire survey of residents of houses with gardens in the Momozono School District, Kamigyo-ku, along with interviews with residents.

　

On Thursday, December 4, the survey was conducted in a light rain.
We will carefully listen to the plants in the garden, the types of birds that fly, the status of garden care, etc., and put them down in the diagram.

I will drop the state of the garden into a diagram.

We will talk to the owner of the garden about the types of birds that fly.

There are things that you can’t understand unless you see the site, and Mr./Ms. Niino works tirelessly to create new developments by seeing them. This research, which focuses on the spatial distribution of Kyomachiya gardens and the creatures that inhabit them, is unprecedented, and we are looking forward to seeing the results.

Collaboration project with Chukyo Machibito Café –
Designation Project 2 “Creating a Place for Exchange in Urban Areas”

Cardboard tea room. If you talk about it inside, you may come up with ideas that you haven’t thought of before…

On the evening of Thursday, November 27, a collaboration event with Chukyo Machibito Café was held at Shinpukan in Nakagyo-ku as part of the “Tea Essay Proposal-an Project,” which aims to “create a place for exchange in the city of Kyoto with the theme of commerce” through the collaboration of Professor Masanobu Nishimura of Kyoto Institute of Technology and the Kyoto City Commercial Promotion Division.

I love the town of Chukyo and want to do something! It was a place where “Machibito” and “Akinaibito”, a merchant, mingled and talked passionately in a real café as a venue, writing down their thoughts on creating the future of business in the city of Kyoto on paper napkins.

We are looking for themes to discuss the future of business in the city of Kyoto.

At each table, heated discussions ensued.

Participants wrote down their thoughts.

In order to create a place where the ideas that jump out from the participants will become the threads that will weave the future of business in the city of Kyoto, further trials of the Charonsukan project will continue.

Conducting on-site surveys in municipal housing –
Freedom Project 1 “Spatial Composition and Transition in Municipal Housing and Surrounding Residential Areas in the Suburbs of Kyoto City”

In this survey and research theme, in collaboration with the Kyoto City Housing and Community Development Division, we are trying to clarify the relationship between municipal housing in the suburbs of the city’s 99 housing complexes and the surrounding area from (1) the exterior of the buildings bordering the housing complex, (2) the use of open space in the housing complex, and (3) the situation of the site boundary. The results of the survey are expected to be used in the development and reorganization of municipal housing in the future.

On Wednesday, September 17, the principal investigator, Mr./Ms. Masaki, a doctoral student at Kyoto Institute of Technology, conducted his third on-site survey at a municipal housing complex in Yamashina Ward. (The past two meetings were held in Yamashina Ward and Fushimi Ward in August.)

Measure the height and depth of the planting.

On the left is Mr./Ms. Masaki, the principal investigator, and on the right is Mr./Ms. Inagaki, a collaborator.

In order to clarify the relationship between municipal housing and the surrounding area, we will take photographs of the boundary between the local municipal housing site and the road and the site, and carefully record the dimensions and the width of the adjacent road.
We will also check the state of the open space on the site and the status of entrances and exits outside the site.

It is also important to know what the entrance, which is the boundary between municipal housing and the local area, looks like.

I will carefully drop it into the diagram.

By analyzing the results of these surveys on multiple municipal housing projects and materials on the transition of municipal housing, and deciphering the characteristics of the local environment around municipal housing, it will be useful for considering the consolidation of municipal housing stock in the future. In fact, the results of such a survey were unlikely to occur before.

Experiments in creating the future start in the tea room –
Designation Project 2 “Creating a Place for Exchange in Urban Areas”

In this survey and research theme, we will conduct empirical research to foster and network the formation of merchants, businesses, and citizens who promote the rediscovery and creation of “local value” through “creating a place for exchange” that takes advantage of the attractiveness of local resources accumulated in the city center.

On the evening of Wednesday, August 27, a new place for exchange was established in the “Demonstration Experiment on the Development of Merchants and Citizens and the Formation of Networks by Creating a Place for Exchange” conducted by Professor Masanobu Nishimura of the Graduate School of Craft and Sciences of Kyoto Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Kyoto City Commercial Promotion Division.

We will make a tea room out of cardboard.

We share the content of the discussion.

A lot of ideas popped up.

　
At the “Future Session,” which was accompanied by a surprising gimmick to create a tea room out of cardboard in a townhouse that was more than 100 years old, participants from a variety of attributes, including local merchants, shared ideas necessary for the future of the town with their eyes shining.

Based on these, various entities such as merchants, businesses, citizens, and artists will connect and create a “place” to create. In a few years, the city may look completely different from what it is now.

Future Kyoto Creation Research Project Survey and Research Themes in FY2014

Contact us

University Consortium Kyoto Think Tank Project
TEL 075-708-5803　FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

We will hold a 26th “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” certified business report meeting & 27th recruitment briefing!

Kyoto City and the University Consortium Kyoto will hold a debriefing session on the 26th “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” and a 27th recruitment briefing session in the “Gakumachi Collaboration Project (University Regional Collaboration Creation and Support Project)” to support efforts for regional revitalization implemented in collaboration with universities, students, and the community.

Why don’t you find new possibilities for collaboration between the university and the community and hints for regional revitalization from the reports of accreditation projects by students, such as regional development through the inheritance of local customs and traditions?

On the day of the event, we will also hold an opinion exchange meeting and a networking event with visitors.
It is free to come and go, and anyone can participate, so please feel free to join us.

Heisei 26 “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” Certified Business Report Meeting & Heisei 27 Recruitment Briefing Session

Date & Time	Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:00~17:15
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto, 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1 / Hall 2nd Floor (939 Higashi-Shiokoji-cho, Nishitoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto) [Access] 5 minutes walk from Kyoto Municipal Subway, JR, Kintetsu Kyoto Station
Flow of the day	room on the floor> 10:00 ~ Heisei 26 Certified Business Report Meeting * 1 Presentation @ 13 minutes (including questions and substitutions) 15:10~27 Business Recruitment Briefing hall on floor> 15:30 ~ Opinion exchange meeting, exchange meeting, critique and award ceremony 17:15 End (tentative) * Please see here for the detailed schedule ↓↓↓ “Heisei 26 Certified Business Report Meeting Heisei 27 Recruitment Briefing” Time Schedule
Occupancy	200 (80 for opinion exchange meetings and exchange meetings) All are on a first-come, first-served basis. If the capacity is not reached, we will accept applications on the day.
Participation Fee	free

●Click here for the information flyer
⇒ Flyer announcing the debriefing session.pdf
●Click here for details of the Gakumachi Cafe (opinion exchange meeting and exchange meeting)
⇒ Gakumachi Cafe Information Flyer.pdf
●Click here for details of our business
⇒ https://www.consortium.or.jp/project/seisaku/gakumachi
●Click here for last year’s event
⇒ https://www.consortium.or.jp/project/seisaku/gakumachi/2013-1

Registration

　Applications are being accepted from February 18, 2015 ~ March 27, 2015.
If you would like to participate or attend the lecture, please apply using the application form below.

Inquiries and applications

University Consortium Kyoto Gakumachi Collaboration Project
TEL ：075-353-9130　FAX： 075-353-9101
MAIL：gakumachi-admin-ml■consortium.or.jp
(Please change ■ to @ and send)
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00

The 2013 “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” Research Report has been published!

We are pleased to announce that we have published a research report for the 2013 Academic Year of the “Future Kyoto Creation Research Project,” which will be conducted in cooperation with university researchers and the department in charge of Kyoto City in order to create policies for the creation of the future Kyoto by utilizing the accumulated “knowledge” of “University City Kyoto.”

FY2013 Research Results Report on the Future of Kyoto Creation Research Project

FY2013 Research Results Report

*The title of the principal investigator and the name of the research cooperating department are as of the time of adoption.

Designated Assignment
The role of biodiversity conservation in Kyoto’s unique attractions, such as its traditions, culture, and tourism, and measures needed in the future

Research Themes	Knowledge of the symbiosis of the natural environment in the lives of citizens and evaluation of the actual conditions of familiar biota
Principal Investigator	Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
Research Summary	The knowledge of coexistence with the natural environment and the actual state of the biota around us, which have been nurtured in the lives of citizens, are presented through household surveys in the Shirakawa River system, field surveys at the Shirakawa Children’s Festival, questionnaires to temples and shrines on wildlife trends, field surveys of forest vegetation damage (mainly caused by deer), and surveys of townhouse gardens. Based on this, we proposed the creation of a support framework between departments in charge of the government and in cooperation with citizens so that efforts to coexist with the natural environment that take root in the lives of citizens will lead to the creation of an attractive city that is unique to Kyoto.
Research Cooperation	Environmental Management Division, Environmental Planning Department, Environmental Policy Bureau, Kyoto City
Research Reports	Research Report

Designated Assignment
Conditions for the Success of Social Business and Necessary Measures ~From the Perspective of Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises~

Research Themes	Empirical Research on the Development and Dissemination of Social Business Using Student Participatory Business Competitions
Principal Investigator	Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kyoto Sangyo University, Mr. Etsuga Omuro
Research Summary	With the cooperation of companies that manufacture and sell social products, a competition was held over a period of about 100 days in which students made proposals for their development and dissemination, and the changes in students’ own perceptions and behaviors before and after participation were investigated. Based on the results, we showed that being involved in social business may lead to the development of socially oriented consumers, and proposed the enhancement of socially oriented consumer education for younger people (high school students, etc.) and the creation of an environment that makes it easy to start a business.
Research Cooperation	Kyoto City Industry and Tourism Bureau, Commerce and Industry Department, Commercial Promotion Division
Research Reports	Research Report

Free Assignment

Research Themes	Urban planning issues for narrow streets adjacent to main roads ~Toward the Maintenance and Conservation of “Historic Narrow Streets”~
Principal Investigator	Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Researcher Sachiko Morishige
Research Summary	Through a survey of the situation of narrow streets in the so-called “Tanogata district,” we grasped its characteristics and issues. We proposed measures such as urban planning regulations for high-rise buildings facing narrow streets, clarification of the handling of cul-de-sacs that are “non-roads” under the Building Standards Act, guidance for the installation of emergency evacuation exits, and creation of rules to adjust the relationship between narrow streets and high-rise buildings.
Research Cooperation	Kyoto City City Planning Bureau, Urban Planning Department, Urban Development Promotion Division Kyoto City City Planning Bureau, Building Guidance Department, Architectural Guidance Division City Planning Division, Urban Planning Department, Kyoto City City Planning Bureau
Research Reports	Research Report

Free Assignment

Research Themes	Analysis of new segments and their characteristics in the kimono-related market
Principal Investigator	Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University Mitsuri Yoshida
Research Summary	Through interviews with kimono-related businesses on the appeal of kimono and questionnaire surveys of people who wear kimonos on a regular basis, we organized the problem structure of “kimono banare” and proposed support measures to improve consumer knowledge and the spread of opportunities to wear kimono on a daily basis.
Research Cooperation	Kyoto City Industry and Tourism Bureau, Commerce and Industry Department, Traditional Industry Division
Research Reports	Research Report

University Consortium Kyoto Think Tank Project
TEL 075-708-5803　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)

Research is underway! ~Future Kyoto Creative Research Project: From the Field of Surveys and Research~

Each of the survey and research themes adopted in the 2014 “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” is working toward unknown results. We will introduce the state of the site!

Future Kyoto Creation Research Project Survey and Research Themes in FY2014

Report Publishing

Conducting on-site surveys in municipal housing –
Freedom Project 1 “Spatial Composition and Transition in Municipal Housing and Surrounding Residential Areas in the Suburbs of Kyoto City”

In this survey and research theme, in collaboration with the Kyoto City Housing and Community Development Division, we are trying to clarify the relationship between municipal housing in the suburbs of the city’s 99 housing complexes and the surrounding area from (1) the exterior of the buildings bordering the housing complex, (2) the use of open space in the housing complex, and (3) the situation of the site boundary. The results of the survey are expected to be used in the development and reorganization of municipal housing in the future.

On September 17, the principal investigator, Mr./Ms. Masaki, a doctoral student at Kyoto Institute of Technology, conducted a third on-site survey at a municipal housing complex in Yamashina Ward. (The past two meetings were held in Yamashina Ward and Fushimi Ward in August.)

Measure the height and depth of the planting.

On the left is Mr./Ms. Masaki, the principal investigator, and on the right is Mr./Ms. Inagaki, a collaborator.

It is also important to know what the entrance, which is the boundary between municipal housing and the local area, looks like.

I will carefully drop it into the diagram.

Experiments in creating the future start in the tea room –
Designated Topic (2) “Creating a Place for Exchange in the Inner City Area”

In this survey and research theme, we will conduct empirical research to foster and network the formation of merchants, businesses, and citizens who promote the rediscovery and creation of “local value” through “creating a place for exchange” that takes advantage of the attractiveness of local resources accumulated in the city center.

On the evening of August 27, a new place for exchange was set up for the revitalization of commerce in the city at the “Demonstration Experiment on the Development of Merchants and Citizens and the Formation of Networks by Creating a Place for Exchange” conducted by Professor Masanobu Nishimura of the Graduate School of Craft Sciences of Kyoto Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Kyoto City Commercial Promotion Division.

We will make a tea room out of cardboard.

We share the content of the discussion.

A lot of ideas popped up.

Future Kyoto Creation Research Project Survey and Research Themes in FY2014

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The analysis results of the 25th “Citizen Life Realization Survey” have been announced!

We will publish the results of the analysis of the “Survey on the Realization of Citizen Life” conducted as part of the “Future Kyoto Creation Research Project” jointly implemented by the University Consortium Kyoto and Kyoto City.

As part of the Kyoto City Policy Evaluation System, the “Survey on Citizens’ Perceptions of Citizens’ Lives” is conducted to grasp the actual feelings of citizens about the extent to which the policies and measures listed in the city’s basic plan are being achieved. It can be used by those who are engaged in community development activities.

In addition, as a document edition, the results of the survey on the perception of life by generation, gender, and residence for all 130 items in all 27 policy areas, the survey results on the importance of policies in all 27 policy areas, and the correlation between the perception of life and the importance of the policy are also posted.
Please take a look.

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What can we learn from the analysis?

・Comparison results with the average of the past two years in terms of actual living conditions
– Policy priority based on the correlation between people’s lives and policy importance
・Policy areas where there is a correlation between the perception of life and the feeling of happiness
– Potential needs of different generations through free-form analysis
– Trends and issues of generation and gender in terms of life and policy importance by policy area

Data in the results of the analysis

Analysis results related to the 25th “Citizen Life Realization Survey” Overall [Click here for details]

I. Outline of the 25th Citizen Life Survey [Click here for details]
Reference: 130 items in 27 fields [Click here for details]
II. Results of responses to the questionnaire on the perception of daily life, importance of policies, interest in municipal government, and happiness [Click here for details]
III. Analysis using statistical analysis methods
1 Comparison with the average of the past two years in terms of actual life [Click here for details]
2. Consideration of policy priorities based on policy importance and lifestyle experience [Click here for details]
3 Correlation between the perception of life and the feeling of happiness [Click here for details]
4 Analysis of free text [Click here for details]
IV. Discussion by Policy Area [Click here for details]

Literature

The following items are posted as materials.
・Aggregation of the results of a survey of 130 items in all 27 policy areas by generation, gender, and residence
– Aggregation of
policy importance in all 27 policy areas by generation, gender, and residence– Policy priorities
by generation, gender, and residence in terms of the relationship between life perception and policy importance in all 27 policy areas(Policy areas with a high sense of life are effective, but policy areas with a low sense of life and high policy importance need to be improved, and policy areas with a low sense of life and policy importance need to be raised as a whole.) ）

Data in the Archives

Inquiries

The future of Kyoto with the “knowledge” of the university! Decided on the research theme of the “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project”

We are pleased to announce that six themes have been decided for this fiscal year’s “Future Kyoto Creation Research Project,” which will be conducted through the cooperation of university researchers and the department in charge of Kyoto City, in order to create policies for the creation of the future Kyoto by utilizing the accumulated “knowledge” of the “University City of Kyoto.”
thinktank_2011_1 The following survey and research themes are also published in the first issue of the Research Newsletter.

“Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” Research Report No.1

Designated Projects: Surveys and Research Projects Designated by Kyoto City
Topics related to Kyoto City policies that are freely set by researchers (other than designated projects)
[Continuing Projects] Based on the results of last year’s surveys and research projects,Issues to continue to work on to achieve even greater results

Designated Assignment 1

Research on the protection, management, use, and utilization of personal information in accordance with the enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Number Act)

theme	Research on the protection, management, use, and utilization of personal information in accordance with the enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Number Act)
Principal Investigator	Akihiro Saeki (Professor, Faculty of Law, Doshisha University)
Research Summary	There is room for the My Number system, which will start in 2015 and will be enhanced, to be enhanced by local governments enacting their own ordinances. Therefore, based on the actual situation in Kyoto City, we will narrow down the issues that are expected to be solved by the use of the Number Act, and examine what kind of ordinances are necessary to enact in order to improve the convenience of citizens and the efficiency of administration.

Designated Assignment 2

Research on the creation of a place for interaction between merchants and others in the urban area (the area bounded by Shijo-dori, Kawaramachi-dori, Oike-dori and Karasuma dori and the surrounding area)

theme

Empirical research on the development of merchants and citizens and the formation of networks by creating opportunities for exchange

Principal Investigator

Masanobu Nishimura (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Craft and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology)

Research Summary

We will conduct empirical research to foster and form networks with merchants, businesses, and citizens who promote the rediscovery and creation of “regional value” through “creating a place for exchange” that takes advantage of the attractiveness of local resources accumulated in the city center.

Specifically, the following forums will be created experimentally to verify effectiveness and examine sustainable mechanisms.

(1) A place for “learning” and “network formation” where merchants, businesses, and citizens interact and connect

(2) A place of “matching” between vacant stores and large stores and attractive merchants

(3) A place for “cultural creation” and “community building” where a variety of citizens, such as merchants, young people, artists, and designers, interact and create a theme of interest

Designated Assignment 3

Analysis of trends in employment after graduating from university and research on support measures by local governments, companies, and universities

theme	Analysis of trends in employment after university graduation of international students and research on support measures in local governments, companies, and universities
Principal Investigator	Kazuhiko Ishihara (Director, Career Center, Ritsumeikan University, Professor, Faculty of Policy Science)
Research Summary	Through surveys of international students and companies in Kyoto, mainly at Ritsumeikan University, we will clarify the attitudes and behaviors of international students toward employment. Specifically, we will investigate the motivation and future prospects of international students who want to work for Japan companies, and the companies will investigate the abilities they are looking for in international students and their expectations for hiring. We will analyze these issues and consider employment support measures for international students and capacity building programs for companies through collaboration between universities, companies, and governments.

Free Assignment 1

theme

Spatial Composition and Transition in Municipal Housing and Surrounding Residential Areas in the Suburbs of Kyoto City

Principal Investigator

Tetsuya Masaki (Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of Craft Sciences, Kyoto Institute of Technology)

Research Summary

Regarding the relationship between municipal housing distributed in the suburbs of Kyoto City and the surrounding areas, we will set up several municipal housing complexes in Yamashina Ward and Fushimi Ward as fields, and clarify the continuity between the use of outdoor space and the surrounding residential areas. To this end, (1) the exterior of the building in contact with the housing complex, (2) the use of open space in the complex, and (3) the condition of the site boundary will be recorded and collected on-site.

The results of the survey on the use of open spaces and how they blend in with the surrounding area will be used in the development and reorganization of municipal housing in the future.

Free Assignment 2

theme

Research on next-generation citizen collaboration policies utilizing the “Future Center” in Kyoto City

Principal Investigator

Hideki Sugioka (Lecturer, Faculty of Public Policy, Kyoto Prefectural University)

Research Summary

Focusing on the “Future Centers*” and “Future Sessions,” which have been attracting attention in recent years as methods for solving problems, we will clarify the current situation and issues in the sectors of industry, academia, government, and NPOs in Japan. In addition, by conducting a future session on a trial basis based on a survey of the current status of Kyoto City’s citizen collaboration policy, we will make recommendations on next-generation citizen collaboration policies using the Future Center in Kyoto City.

* A method in which diverse stakeholders gather across organizations, engage in future-oriented dialogue and create relationships, and take coordinated actions according to the ideas that emerge from them.

Ongoing Issues

theme

The Environment of Residential Gardens in Kyoto City and the Impact of Its Reduction on the Biota of City Blocks

Principal Investigator

Shozo Shibata (Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)

Research Summary

Based on the results of the research obtained last year, this year we will evaluate the characteristics of residential gardens, which are one of the elements that make up urban greenery, and the impact of the continuity of greenery on the biota of city blocks, and based on the results, we will show the role that residential gardens play in the conservation of biodiversity in the urban area of Kyoto.

Specifically, we will evaluate the green potential of residential gardens from multiple perspectives by analyzing the continuity and area change of green spaces using GIS, comparing a resident questionnaire on the biota of the target area, and the results of planting surveys in the newly established area within the target area.

University Consortium Kyoto Think Tank Project
TEL 075-708-5803　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)

2014 Gakumachi Collaboration Project Selected Organizations!

On Sunday, June 29th, the Gakumachi Collaboration Project “Public Presentation Screening (Second Screening)” was held.The “Gakumachi Collaboration Project” is a project that grants support funds to initiatives in collaboration between the university and the local community to create attractive communities and solve local issues.
In the presentations on the day, 21 organizations that passed the first screening gave presentations on their planned projects from the students’ perspectives.
As a result of the screening, 16 projects (one of which is an incentive project) were selected as support projects, and at the certification ceremony held at Kyoto City Hall on Wednesday, July 9, Mayor Kadokawa presented certificates to the representatives of each project. Representatives of each organization that has been certified as a support project have expressed their determination to implement the project, and it is expected that support projects in collaboration with student organizations and local communities will be developed in various parts of Kyoto City in the future.

We have announced our business plan, which we have worked so hard to develop!　　　There was also an appeal in kimono …
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We will also answer sharp questions from the judges!　　　　　Finally, a comment from the Director of the Policy Division of Kyoto City University!
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Certification ceremony

Awarded a certificate by the Mayor of Kyoto, Kadokawa
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It was a tense declaration of determination!
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We will do our best to revitalize the region!
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【Supported Projects】15 Projects

Project Name [Amount of Support] Organization	Name [Name of Affiliated University / Activity Administrative Region] Project	Overview
Fushimi Fukakusa Community Archives [300,000 yen]	Fushimi and Fukakusa Community Archive Project [Ryukoku University/Fushimi Ward]	The movement to archive local “records” and “memories” as intellectual property is gaining momentum throughout the country. In Fushimi Ward, there is a strong momentum for this movement, and there is a particularly strong interest in the townscape and life of the Showa era. The purpose of this project is 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, and to consider how to use them.
Otomodachi Strategy! ~Music Workshop from 0 years old~ [109,100 yen]	Nico Nico Family Concert Executive Committee of Kyoto City University of the Arts Student Volunteers [Kyoto City University of Arts / Shimogyo-ku]	Friendly House Nishihachijo in Shimogyo Ward is an educational facility for children aged 0~3 years old and their parents. Parents and children with small children tend to be isolated from society for a variety of reasons. By creating a space where such parents and children can gather, this facility aims to ease the burden of child-rearing and create a better child-rearing environment. We would like to continue to hold music workshops for parents and children there, and create a place where parents can relax and connect.
Operation Umezu School District ~Connecting residents with towns, towns and school districts [300,000 yen]	Federation of Umezu Neighborhood Associations (in charge: Umezu Town Development Committee) + Ritsumeikan University Inui Seminar [Ritsumeikan University / Ukyo Ward]	(1) To convey the appeal of the Umezu School District’s community activities to those who have newly moved to the area and those who have not joined the residents’ association, and to disseminate the contact point for the community (Preparation and distribution of “(tentative) Umezu Regional Activities Chronicle” and “Umezu Regional Activities and Regional Organization Navi”). (2) At the same time, create opportunities for new people to meet each other in the town and create an atmosphere where it is easy to participate in local activities ((tentative) Welcome to Umezu / Welcome to XX Town). (3) In response to the above activities, we will more actively develop events that are easy for new residents to participate in and want to participate in.
Discovering the region’s attractive living and cultural spaces× Chanoyu Hospitality Promotion Project [300,000 yen]	Hanazono University Tea Ceremony Club Volunteer 【Hanazono University/Higashiyama Ward】	(1) Students working on the tea ceremony will work with local residents to discover the history of the region and the lifestyle and culture of people who live in harmony with nature. (2) Consider a tea ceremony that enhances the charm of the place you discovered, and provide a tea ceremony as a space for local hospitality. (3) Create a poster that combines the discovered place and the tea ceremony, and disseminate it in the form of a poster and a booklet summarizing it as a hidden cultural space in the region.
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]	Utilizing the facilities at Arashiden Arashiyama Station, which is the center of Arashiyama, we will exhibit art works unique to the University of the Arts and develop a project to turn the station into a museum. It expresses that Arashiyama, Kyoto, is not only a place of tradition and history, but also a place that nurtures cutting-edge culture and art. We hope that the students’ works, such as paintings, prints, sculptures, and dyeing, will transform the station into an art space, and in the future, it will be an opportunity for art to spread from the station to the community.
Keihoku Utsu Fureai Learning Mutual [300,000 yen]	Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Search Club [Kyoto Seika University / Ukyo Ward]	The purpose of this project is to revitalize the Uzu area and foster rich learning for students. The Uzu area is blessed with abundant nature and history, but depopulation is progressing. We will present scenarios for regional revitalization through exchange and learning, focusing on 1) searching for local treasures (interviews on local culture, history, and lifestyle, surveys of local industries such as Kitayama cedar and ayu), and 2) exchange events between local communities and students (children’s flamenco classes, mochi making at Karausu, raft making learned from Kitayama cedar industry, etc.).
Miyako Light ’14 [250,000 yen]	Miyako Light Executive Committee [Doshisha University, Kyoto Sangyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto Prefectural University, Ryukoku University, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kansai University of Foreign Studies/Kamigyo-ku, Fushimi-ku]	Miyako Light mainly holds “night light-up events” that express the “lights of life” that spill out from inside the townhouse through the lattice through the lattice, and also hold events that take advantage of the characteristics of each town that serves as the venue. This fiscal year, in order to share the charm of machiya with a wider number of people, we will work on the project with four guidelines: “diversification of the customer base,” “implementation in new areas,” “promotion of event participation,” and “expansion of events.”
Hello, Campus! @深草町家 [200,000 yen]	Non-profit organization Fukakusa-Ryukoku Machiya Community (student organization Kyomachiya Nanasai Community) [Ryukoku University/Fushimi Ward]	Ryukoku University’s Fukakusa Machiya Campus participates in the community as a member of the local community and plays a role as a regional cooperation base for developing activities. Students from the “Kyoto Machiya Nanasai Community” based on the Machiya Campus will proactively have contact with the local community and promote regional exchange through the community farm project. Under the themes of “rediscovering the charm of Fushimi,” “spreading love of hometown,” and “passing on the wisdom and activities of traditional life” through “food and agriculture,” this project aims to help students and local communities mutually grow through community activities and social education, and to create endogenous vitality and infrastructure in the region.
Kyoto Sanjokai Shopping Street Terakoya Business [300,000 yen]	Kyoto Koka Women’s University Koka Sanjo Girls 【Kyoto Koka Women’s University/Nakagyo-ku】	Kyoto Koka Women’s University has been collaborating with the Sanjokai Shopping Street Promotion Association to conduct exchanges with local residents such as “Kouka Children’s Plaza”. Last year, we held pre-events related to the annual events “Tanabata Night Market” and “Food Food Village” where local residents gather as part of the Terakoya project, aiming to revitalize the local community. And in the winter, he created BIG art to decorate the ceiling with the local people, which was well received. This year, we aim to continue and develop these activities.
Connecting Arashiyama and Katsura River with a “raft” Project 2014 [300,000 yen]	Laboratory of Environmental Design, Kyoto University “Arashiyama Landscape Kirikomi Team” [Kyoto University / Ukyo Ward, Nishikyo Ward]	By providing a place for learning together with people of all ages, we will deepen our understanding of Arashiyama’s traditional culture, and aim to restore the “connection between mountains, rivers, and people” by restoring and copying the traditional activities that once existed in the Arashiyama area, such as the felling of thinned timber and firewood, river flowing, and using the felled thinned wood in various ways.
Symbiosis Project between the Community and the University [263,000 yen]	Kyoto College of Economics and Cooperation Project [Kyoto College of Economics / Nishikyo Ward]	In this program, students from Kyoto Keizai Junior College collaborate with a local NPO (Specified Non-Profit Organization Rakusai Welfare Network) to work on various projects aimed at solving various problems (mainly problems associated with the aging of the population) in Rakusai New Town. Specifically, students play a central role in planning and managing “dinner parties” for elderly people living alone and holding various seminars on the theme of aging.
Toyoen veranda project that connects people [260,180 yen]	Executive Committee of the Toyoen Enbuki Project to Connect People [Ryukoku University/Shimogyo-ku]	At the Toyozono School District in Shimogyo Ward, he is working on three projects aimed at intergenerational exchange. The first was an interview survey with the elderly about the current situation and attractiveness of the area. The second is a photo exhibition in which the elderly and children of the community participate. The third is a workshop for the younger generation who participate in photo exhibitions and are interested in regional revitalization. As a result, this project aims not only to deepen ties within the community, but also to encourage the younger generation, who will be responsible for the future, to carry out community activities as the management side.
Nanyakan and Oharano! Attractiveness Transmission Business Project [300,000 yen]	Nanyakanya Oharano [Kyoto City University of Arts / Nishikyo-ku]	A group of volunteer farmers in the Oharano area and Kyoto City University of the Arts will cooperate to implement various initiatives for regional revitalization with the participation of local residents using the Hiwari field as a tool. At the same time, we will enhance the dissemination of information and consider and produce package designs for regional brands.
Female college students’ thoughts on venison promotion activities [300,000 yen]	Kyo ✿ Shika Meets [Kyoto Koka Women’s University / Ukyo Ward]	With the aim of protecting forests and reducing crop damage in the Keihoku area of Ukyo Ward, students from the Department of Life Design have gathered to promote venison dishes. The venison cooking study group aims to make exterminated deer delicious, but the purpose of the association is not only to popularize venison dishes, but also to think about why deer should be eaten. Through a series of study sessions on environmental issues and site visits, he focuses on recipe development.
Remembering and recording ~Revival of Pottery Dolls~ [300,000 yen]	Kyoto University of Art and Design, Modern Industrial Heritage Art Revitalization Project “Makadori VIII.” [Kyoto University of Art and Design/Higashiyama Ward]	A town where pottery is thriving, near Gojozaka, Higashiyama Ward. The “pottery dolls” that were once made in this area will be revived after 40 years. While developing workshops to create pottery dolls with local residents, we created works to be exhibited at the pottery festival. While being conscious of making the pottery festival more exciting, we will build a community that transcends generations among residents and start holding it in August.

【Incentive Project】*Although it was the runner-up in the selection screening, it is a project that can be expected to deepen cooperation between students and the community, and the initiative is encouraged.

Project Name [Amount of Support] Organization	Name [Name of Affiliated University / Activity Administrative Region] Project	Overview
Kyoto Sento Art Festival [100,000 yen]	Kyoto Sento Art Festival Executive Committee [Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto University of Art and Design, Doshisha University / Kita-ku, Kamigyo-ku]	The Kyoto Sento Art Festival will be held with the aim of revitalizing public baths by connecting the power of artists with the many public baths in Kyoto. Sento, artists, and the art festival executive committee will work together to create works that match the characteristics of each sento, and use these works as an opportunity to increase the number of bathers and interact with them. By creating works in close contact with local bathhouses, artists create communication between customers with different purposes, such as regular customers of sento Mr./Ms. people who are interested in art.

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