history

Stage 1 (1994~2003)

1993

July The Council for the Promotion of the Establishment of University Centers was established.
March Inauguration of the Kyoto University Center

1994

April Start of Stage 1 (1994~2003)
Started credit transfer program (15 universities, 13 junior colleges)

1995

June Formulation of the basic concept of the university’s town exchange center (tentative name)
December The 1st FD Forum
March Publication of “Kyoto Area University Researcher Yearbook”

1997

April Commencement of the City College Project (a project commissioned by Kyoto City)
May Establishment of the University Information Counseling Office for Working Adults and publication of a guidebook (~2002)
September Researcher Database (~2003)
March Received permission from the Minister of Education to establish a foundation,
Changed name to “University Consortium Kyoto”

1998

April Internship business started
Extracurricular learning programs for students

1999

April Consideration of remote lectures begins.

FY2000

June Establishment of the Future Concept Review Committee
September Completion of the University Community Exchange Center (Campus Plaza Kyoto)
The 1st Kyoto Student Festival (~2002)
The 1st Kyoto Student Film Festival
The 1st Art University Exhibition (~2013)
Kyoto Entrepreneurship School (commissioned by Kyoto City)
October Open Lectures at Universities
December Formulation of the “Final Report” of the Future Vision Review Committee

FY2001

April Advanced Human Resource Development Project – Kyoto MOT Program Training Course for Employees Leaving Jobs (Commissioned by Kyoto Prefecture) Launched
Remedial Education Program Launched
June Establishment of the Academic Consortium (merged into the Kyoto Joint Research Organization in 2004)
August Plaza College was launched.
September Establishment of the Kyoto Regional International Student Housing Guarantee Organization (~2013)
*New applications are ~2009
March Commencement of joint training program for staff

2002

April Commencement of high school-university collaboration project
June Establishment of Liaison Office (~FY2008)
July University “Learning” Forum in Kyoto held in Tokyo and Osaka (~2007)

2003

May Kyoto High School-University Collaboration Council was established.
October The 1st Kyoto Student Festival
University “Learning” Forum in Kyoto (until 2015)
December The 1st SD Forum was held.
January Formulation of the medium- to long-term plan “Toward the Second Stage: Formation of Kyoto as a World-Class City of Science and Culture” (FY2004~2008)
February The 1st High School-University Collaborative Education Forum
Formulation of the “University Town and Exciting Kyoto Promotion Plan” (Kyoto City)

Stage 2 (2004~2008)

2004

April Start of Stage 2 (FY2004~2008)
August Distinctive University Education Support Program “Creation of New Liberal Arts Education through University Collaboration ~Credit Transfer System in the Kyoto Region~” (~2007)
Adopted [Representative university: Doshisha University]
September University Administrator Training Program started (~2011)
Start of application for university regional collaboration model creation support (Gakumachi collaboration) project (commissioned by Kyoto City)
October University “Learning” Forum in Kyoto Fukuchiyama (~2010)
November University Consortium Kyoto 10th Anniversary Ceremony
University Consortium Kyoto 10th Anniversary Magazine Published
Establishment of the National University Consortium Council (operated by the secretariat)
The 1st National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum
Establishment of the University Consortium Kyoto logo
March Kyoto Center for Higher Education and Research was established (~2010)
Establishment of “Kyoto Joint Research Organization” (~2009)
Establishment of the University Consortium Kyoto Sports Club (~2008)

2005

April Launch of Career Support Program for International Students (~2008)
June Commencement of International Student Fairs and Study Abroad Information (~2008)
July “Distinctive University Education Support Program (Human Resource Development Program through Industry-Government-Academia Regional Collaboration ~Development of Internships in the Kyoto Region~)” (~2008) Adopted [Representative school: Ritsumeikan University]
October Joint High School-University Collaboration Project “Practical Research Joint Education Program” started (until FY2015)
December Approved as a Specified Public Interest Promotion Corporation
The 1st Policy Research Exchange Conference for Universities and Graduate Schools
January Full-scale operation of the “Common Library Browsing System” begins.
March Publication of the first issue of “Kyoto Academia Series” (~No. 5, 2009)

2006

November “University Seminar for Staff” started (renamed “University Mirai Juku” in 2009, ~2010)
December Establishment of the “Miyako College” logo
February Kyoto Student Art Auction (~2010)

2007

April “Miyako College” was launched.
July The 1st FD Seminar (~2009)
October Plaza College Kyoto Studies Course (National Project in Nagoya)
The 1st Sports Culture Study Group
December Symposium to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the internship program

2008

April The Secretariat of the Working Student Aid Association was launched.
June University “Learning” Forum Shiga in Kyoto (~2013)
July Started “Kyoto One Campus” (participating in the Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka consultation venues as a federation of universities in Kyoto) (~2013)
August Adopted the Strategic University Collaboration Support Program “Comprehensive Research on FD through Collaboration with Universities in the Region, Development of Common Programs, and Establishment of an Organizational Operation System” (~2010) [Representative University: Bukkyo University]
Adopted the Strategic University Collaboration Support Program “Promotion of Inter-University Collaboration and Efficiency of Liberal Arts Education through the Sharing and Sharing of E-Learning Systems” (~2010) [Representative University: Kyoto Sangyo University]
September Kyoto Creator Award 2008 Art & Culture Category (Kyoto Student Festival)
December Received the 20th Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Commendation for Regional Development (Kyoto Student Festival)
January Medium- to Long-Term Plan “Toward the Third Stage ~Aiming to Improve the Quality of Higher Education by Utilizing a New Regional Collaboration Model Unique to ‘University City Kyoto’~” (FY2009~ FY2013)
February Formulation of the “Kyoto City of Universities and the Promotion Plan of Kyoto as a City of Students” (2009~2013) (jointly with Kyoto City)

Stage 3 (2009~2013)

2009

April Start of Stage 3 (FY2009~FY2013)
“Plaza College” merged into “Kyoto College”
July Kyoto FDer School started
August Strategic University Collaboration Support Program (Development of International Collaboration Program for Enhancing Multifaceted International Exchange and Improving the Quality of Higher Education) (~2011) [Representative University: Ryukoku University]
February Tell me about the Manga FD Handbook! FD Man [New Teachers] published
March SD Guidebook published

2010

April “Kyoto Regional International Student Housing Guarantee Organization” Suspension of New Applications
Establishment of the Kyoto Regional Housing Support Organization for International Students (Secretariat)
June Kyoto FD Executive School started
“Student Place+” opened on the 1st floor of Campus Plaza Kyoto.
July Public Interest Incorporated Foundation University Consortium Kyoto Transition Accreditation
August~September Short-term Student Study Abroad Program (Boston) started
September Campus Plaza Kyoto 10th Anniversary Ceremony
November Tell me about the Manga FD Handbook! FD Man [Grading Edition] published
December Campus Plaza Kyoto Visitors Exceed 5 Million
February~March Short-term Student Study Abroad Program (Melbourne) started
March Joint training for new faculty FDs begins.

2011

April Offering e-learning courses
Establishment of the think tank project “Future Kyoto Creative Research Project” (jointly with Kyoto City)
September Overseas Training Program for Employees 2011 (Melbourne) (~FY2012)
November Started workshop-type training (renamed SD workshop in FY2012)

2012

April High school-university collaboration project “Kyoto Katariba” started (until FY2015)
February Official Facebook page opened
Joint high school-university career education program started

FY2013

April Start of applications for the Study Abroad Dispatch Program Development Support Project (commissioned by Kyoto City) (until 2015)
July English Skill Improvement Training for Teachers and Staff Begins
September The 10th National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum (Kyoto)
December Higher Education Event Navi “Kyomachiya” opened
February Tell me about the Manga FD Handbook! FD Man [Class Struggle] published
March Formulation of the medium- to long-term plan “Stage 4 Plan: Aiming to Support the Learning and Growth of Students in the Kyoto Region” (FY2014~2018)
Formulation of the “Kyoto City of Universities and Kyoto City of Students Promotion Plan” (FY2014~2018) (jointly with Kyoto City)

Stage 4 (FY2014~2018)

FY2014

April Start of Stage 4 (FY2014~FY2018)
November University Consortium Kyoto 20th Anniversary Lecture and Reception

2015

May Credit Transfer Project “Kyoto World Heritage PBL Course” started
Establishment of the “International Student Study Kyoto Network” (operated by the secretariat)
June SD Seminar Business Launched
October Kyoto Student Public Relations Department website “Kotokare” opened (Kyoto City Joint Project)
November KyoTomorrow Academy was established.
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology “Project for Enhancing the Acceptance Environment for International Students, such as Housing Environment and Employment Support”)

FY2016

May Kyoto College “University Relay Course” opened
August Commencement of the Academic Town Collaborative University Promotion Project (Kyoto City Collaborative Project)
September Paid internships for international students
December Commencement of a multifaceted municipal administration research project utilizing “university knowledge” (Kyoto City Collaborative Project) (until FY2017)

2017

May Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” Morning and Afternoon Courses
(Total capacity: 500 people)
February The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s “Project for Comprehensive Reform of Private Universities (Type 5  * currently Type 3)” was adopted (continued in 2018 and 2019)

FY2018

March Formulation of the Medium-Term Plan “Stage 5 Plan: Toward a Kyoto (City) where Everyone Can Learn and Connect” ~Development of Diverse Learning Utilizing Individuality and Characteristics with the Community~” (FY2019~FY2023)
  Formulation of the “Kyoto City of Universities and Kyoto City of Students Promotion Plan” (FY2019~2023) (jointly with Kyoto City)

Stage 5 (FY2019~FY2023)

Fiscal Year 2019 (Reiwa Era)

April Start of Stage 5 (FY2019~FY2023)
Opened the university/regional collaboration portal site “Gakumachi Station”
June Lecture Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the University Consortium Kyoto
March Common Indicators of the Foundation’s Implementation Project Questionnaire for FY2016-2018
“University Town Kyoto, Student Town Kyoto” Official App KYO-DENT Distribution Begins

FY2020 (Reiwa 2)

April Credit Transfer Program “Kyoto Museum PBL Course”
Credits transfer project “Teacher Training Course Sunday Course” started
June Student Staff Recruitment (for students whose economic situation has deteriorated due to the Corona disaster)
Establishment of a study space for students (provision of an online environment during the coronavirus pandemic, ~2021/3/31)
October At a large signage at Kyoto Station, university students in Kyoto send out a video with a message of support for students in the Corona disaster
Internship Program Portal Site Launched
November Submitted a “Request for Creating an Environment Where Students Can Learn with Peace of Mind in the Corona Disaster” to the National Government (Member Schools and Kyoto City)

FY2021 (Reiwa 3)

April Kyoto College “University Recurrent Education Relay Course” opened
July Implementation of workplace vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine through inter-university collaboration (~September)

FY2022 (Reiwa 4)

May Kyoto College “Recurrent Education Program” started
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