With the perspective and perspective that solving regional issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population and depopulation and reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake has the potential to develop into a global standard originating in the region, 280 people from 117 higher education institutions and governments from all over Japan turned their attention to the role that universities play in the region and tried to learn and consider advanced initiatives to solve various regional issuesThe participants discussed the results of the collaboration between universities and the future of collaboration between universities and local communities.
The next forum is scheduled to be held in September 2015 at Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Ishikawa Prefecture. Please consider joining us.
▽Symposium ▽Trends in Higher Education Policy (Commentary)
▽ Breakout Sessions (4 subcommittees in total) ▽ Poster Session (24 exhibitors)
Outline of the project
Date & Time | Saturday, September 13, 2014 12:00~20:15, Sunday, September 14, 2014 9:30~11:30 |
Venue | Iwate Prefectural Information Exchange Center Aina |
Thesis | Inter-University Collaboration and Regional Revitalization Initiatives |
Organizer | National Association of University Consortiums |
Co-organizers | Iwate Higher Education Consortium |
program
Day 1: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Time | Contents |
12:00~13:00 | ■ Reception |
12:00~17:00 | ■ Poster Session |
12:00~13:00 | ■Poster Session Core Time |
12:15~12:45 | ■ General Assembly of the National Association of University Consortiums (Target: Consortium organizations only) |
13:00~13:15 | ■ Greeting |
・Greetings from the council representative: Tetsuma Akamatsu |
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・Greetings from the Venue Representative: Shigeki Sakai (President, Iwate University) | |
・Greetings from Mr. Takuya Tatsumasu (Governor of Iwate Prefecture) | |
13:15~16:00 | ■Symposium |
【Theme】 | |
Inter-University Collaboration and Regional Revitalization Initiatives | |
[Panelists] | |
Nagahiko Matsumoto (Executive Vice President, Ehime University) | |
Ryuji Oda (Vice Dean, Faculty of Regional Education and Culture, Yamagata University) | |
Toyoki Okada (President, Kobe Gakuin University) | |
Yoshihito Ozawa (Vice President for Regional Relations, Fukushima University) | |
[Coordinator] | |
Fujio Omori (Professor, Center for University Education, Tokyo Metropolitan University) | |
16:00~16:10 | ■ Poster Session, Corporate Booth, PR Time |
16:00~17:00 | ■Poster Session Core Time |
17:00~17:40 | ■Trends in Higher Education Policy (Commentary) Tomoka Satomi (Director, University Promotion Division, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
17:40~18:15 | ■ Venue transfer and information exchange reception |
18:15~20:15 | ■ Information exchange meeting |
Day 2: Sunday, September 14, 2014
Time | Contents |
9:00~9:30 | ■ Reception |
9:30~11:30 | ■Session 1: Number of participants: 33 Collaboration between Consortium and Companies ~ Regional Revitalization through IC Cards and Campus Reporters |
■ Subcommittee 2: Number of participants: 37 Measures to prevent 20% of unoffered graduates and 120,000 internships |
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■Session 3: Number of participants: 39 International Exchange and Consortia |
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■Subcommittee 4: Number of participants: 54 Reconstruction & Collaboration |
Workshop: “Let’s talk about university conso!”
A workshop for the exchange of opinions and exchanges among those involved in the activities of the University Consortium “Let’s talk about the University Consortium!” (outside the official program) was also held at the same time in Iwate. There was a heated group discussion on the management and activities of each organization, which was very well received.
Inquiries
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