This year marks the 21st anniversary of the National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum, which aims to exchange information on the initiatives and research results of each university consortium in order to contribute to the development of higher education.
This year’s event was held in Kyoto for the first time in 11 years, and was held in two locations, Kyoto City University of Arts and Campus Plaza Kyoto, which moved to the eastern area of Kyoto Station in October 2023, and was attended by 277 university faculty members and educators from all over Japan.
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With the main theme of “Development of Inter-University Collaboration and Regional Cooperation Utilizing Regional Characteristics,” the event was an opportunity to reconsider the role that university consortiums should play through keynote speeches, symposiums, case reports and exchanges of opinions in breakout sessions.
[Saturday, September 7]
| ▼ National Association of University Consortiums Greetings from Katsuhiro Ohara |
▼Greetings from Kyoto Mayor Koji Matsui |
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▼Greetings from Deputy Governor of Kyoto Prefecture Hiroki Furukawa |
▼ Flute quartet by students of Kyoto City University of Arts |
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“Utilizing the resources of the region to create higher education in a new era”
~Exchange and Collaboration in Kyoto Based on Culture and Art~”
≪ Speakers≫
Mr. Oussouby Sako (Director, Information Center, Kyoto Seika University)
| ▼ Keynote Speaker Mr. Oussouby Sako | ▼ Keynote Speech |
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“Future Cultural Policy and Inter-University and Inter-Regional Collaboration Based on Trends in Higher Education”
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Mr. Jugo Imaizumi (Deputy Director, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
| ▼ Keynote Speaker Jugo Imaizumi | ▼ Keynote Speech |
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Symposium
“Expectations for University Consortiums Taking Advantage of Regional Characteristics”
≪ Coordinator≫
Yuji Kawano (President of the Elisabeth College of Music, Representative Secretary of the National Council of University Consortiums)
≪ Symposist≫
Ms. Yoko Matsubara (Vice President, Ritsumeikan Educational Corporation)
Mr. Senyoshi Ikebo (Vice President, Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives)
Hitoshi Miki (Life is Tech Co., Ltd., Former Director of Policy Department, Kyoto City University)
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At the poster session booth exhibited by 14 organizations and the information exchange meeting held at Hotel Granvia Kyoto, there was a lively exchange among the participants.
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 Kyoto Student Festival “Kyo Flame Sodefure!” |
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[Sunday, September 8]
On the second day of the forum, four subcommittees were held on various themes related to universities and consortiums, and practical case reports and exchanges of opinions with participants were held.
“Development and Management of PBL Courses in Collaboration between Universities and World Heritage Sites”
“Co-creation of learning and growth in high school and university in the future
―Exploring a new high school-university collaboration that transcends consortiums―”
“Development of wide-area credit transfer by a university consortium
―Toward the realization of high-quality learning that makes the most of the characteristics of the region―”
“The Future of Student Volunteer Activities Drawn by Students: Thinking about Sustainable Volunteer Activities”
| ▼ Subcommittee 1 (University Consortium Kyoto) | ▼ Subcommittee 2 (Higher Education Consortium Miyazaki) |
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| ▼ Session 3 (University Consortium Osaka) | ▼ Subcommittee 4 (University Consortium Osaka) |
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Thank you very much for your participation.
The next 22nd forum will be co-hosted by the University Consortium Hyogo Kobe and will be held in late August 2025 at Kobe Gakuin University’s Port Island Campus 1 (Kobe City).
Details will be announced on the website as soon as they are decided.
We look forward to your participation.
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