“Academic City Collaborative University” Promotion Project [2016~2019]

Since 2016, the Consortium of Universities in Kyoto has been collaborating with Kyoto City to further promote university-wide regional collaboration initiatives by implementing the “Gakumachi Collaborative University” promotion project, which supports universities that are working to develop and implement practical educational programs in which students learn through activities in collaboration with local residents’ organizations, civic activity groups, local companies, and shopping districts. The project will be implemented for 4 years from FY2016~FY2019.
The following six universities have been certified as selected universities for the “Academic Town Collaborative Universities” Promotion Project.

List of Selected Universities
Interim Evaluation Results
Business Performance Report

List of Selected Universities

Otani University

Project name: University and regional collaboration project centered on Kita-ku and Kitaoji areas

Based on the results of the “Nakagawa School District Life Discovery Project” and the “Community Information Dissemination Project” (Otani University Happy Hour at RADIO mix KYOTO) in Kita-ku, Kyoto City, which were established in 2015, and child-rearing support projects, the “University-Community Collaboration Project centered on the Kita-ku and Kitaoji areas” We will carry out the following:
Through this project, we will promote initiatives in cooperation with Mr./Ms.local residents, NPOs, local companies, shops, etc., under the themes of “child-rearing support,” “dissemination of local information,” and “tourism promotion.”

Kyoto University of Education

Project name: Petit content self-guide production to support “Learning from Kyoto, Disseminating Kyoto”

Students in the teacher training course will interview and edit the charms of Kyoto’s geography, history, literature, life, and art for elementary and junior high school students, and make it into a three-minute video. We plan to create useful content that can be used for classes in each subject at elementary and junior high schools, as well as for preparatory learning for students visiting Kyoto from all over Japan.
Utilizing the experience cultivated in teacher training lectures, we aim to produce 150 petit contents in three years, while keeping in mind the content structure and terminology of videos that can be understood by elementary and junior high school students.

Kyoto Women’s University

Project name: “Establishment of a ‘Regional Girls Training Program’ -Aiming to Develop Female Leaders Who Support Local Communities-“

At Kyoto Women’s University, we have been working closely with the local community and taking advantage of the characteristics of a women’s university to accumulate steady collaborative activities that focus on daily life issues such as child-rearing, education, support for the elderly, and support for neighborhood association activities. Expanding on this achievement, we will position collaborative activities in the curriculum and build a “Regional Women’s Training Program” that aims to develop human resources who can become female regional leaders with the ability to identify local issues, solve problems, and have practical skills.
As a first step, in 2017, we will offer “Regional and Industry-Academia Collaboration Courses” for all faculties and all grades, which systematize introductory courses to theoretically learn the social significance of collaborative activities and collaborative courses that promote students’ active participation in activities. In addition to conventional activities, we will develop a wide range of collaborative activities both inside and outside the regular curriculum, such as support for safe and secure urban development and industry support in Kyoto.
In addition, we will form the “Kyojo Roundtable” together with the contracting organizations, aiming to serve as a node that creates exchanges between governments, companies, and citizens.

Kyoto Tachibana University

Project name: “Nurturing and resonating with each other” community-based education program in the Yamashina-Daigo area

Based on the achievements of regional cooperation that have been built up in the Yamashina and Daigo regions so far, we aim to develop seven educational programs with three core issues so that students can “resonate” with the community, be trained in the community, and grow as human resources who can contribute to the community. They cover a wide range of fields, from humanities and social sciences to nursing, medical care, health, and welfare. In addition to the long-standing projects for discovering local culture and promoting the local economy and community development in Yamashina Ward, as well as collaborating with Kyoto City and the Housing Complex Residents’ Association in the Daigo Nakayama Housing Complex in Fushimi Ward, this project will be used as an opportunity to establish a “satellite” of the Regional Cooperation Center in the vicinity of Yamashina Station, secure a base for student activities, and create a system for the community and students to “grow together.” In addition, in response to important issues in modern society, such as support for the elderly and child-rearing, we will launch new programs in the fields of nursing, medical care, and health and welfare, and the entire university will work together to solve regional issues.

Doshisha Women’s University

Project name: “Future Kyoto Town Development Program with Kyomachiya at the Core”

Since 2004, the “Machiya Course” at Kyomachiya, which has been continuously held at the university, will be further developed by collaborating and integrating with a series of educational programs inside and outside the university’s regular curriculum, and will be reborn as a community-based educational program that develops from multiple fields through interaction with local residents and collaboration with museums.
Students will grasp the historical process and current situation of Kyoto from the perspective of “Kyoto Studies” from a wide range of fields that cross faculties and departments, such as history, geography, education, literature, and tourism, and will learn independently and interactively with the local community through fieldwork in Kyoto City and workshops with local residents. Through such a program, we aim to disseminate proposals for the future from the perspective of female university students on urban development of a disaster-resistant community-based cooperative society based on the experience of reconstruction support education.

Ryukoku University

Project name: Development of community-based educational programs through multi-generational and multicultural collaboration
-Aiming to realize “community-based learning” where students and the community learn together-

Taking advantage of the characteristics of the southern part of Kyoto City, centered on Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, where Ryukoku University’s Fukakusa Campus is located, we aim to build a community-based learning (CBL) that allows students and communities to learn together and build a relationship of mutual trust through multi-generational and multicultural exchange.
In order to implement many CBL projects through regular and extracurricular activities, we will expand and organize the diverse seeds of regional collaboration that we have already accumulated in the fields of regular curricular, extracurricular, research, and community contribution, and build a “Regional Collaboration Seeds Bank” that connects both the needs of educational programs and the needs of the community.
In addition, we will actively carry out educational projects related to CBL, give as many students as possible an opportunity to make their regional debut, and support students who actively participate in regional cooperation activities.

Interim Evaluation Results of the “Academic City Collaborative University” Promotion Project

The “Academic City Collaborative University” Promotion Project, which started in 2016, has a support period of four years until 2019, but in the third year, 2018, an interim evaluation by external experts will be conducted, and the interim evaluation was conducted on July 28. The evaluation results are as follows.

Name of university and applicant: Otani University President Yasushi Kikoshi

Project name:

University-regional collaboration centered on Kita-ku and Kitaoji areas here for

an overview> Summary

evaluation:

Although some of the projects are equal

to or better than the plan, we hope that further efforts will be made in order to achieve the objectives of this project, taking into account the criticisms and other factors.

Review:

The fact that the university-wide common courses were started ahead of schedule and that many students are participating in various projects is commendable, but it is necessary to promptly implement those for which specific improvement measures are known.
It is necessary to verify the degree of contribution of various initiatives, including the production of radio programs, to the local community, and to further disseminate the results.
I hope that efforts will continue to be made not only for the faculty or seminars, but also for the entire university under the strong leadership of the president.
It is necessary to further disseminate the results of the students’ involvement in various initiatives and the points that lead to the learning and growth of students.

[Reference]: Otani University website “Commu Lab“

Name of university and applicant: Kyoto University of Education President Tomohide Hosokawa

Project Name:

Petit content and self-guide production to support “Learning from Kyoto, Disseminating Kyoto”
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Overall evaluation:

Although some of the projects are as good as or better than the plan, we expect further efforts to achieve the objectives of this project, taking into account the comments and other factors.

Review:

It is commendable that the initiative has led to the reform of the curriculum for teacher training, but in the future, it will be necessary to devise and maintain the video content that has been created.
Since it is difficult to see the independence of students and the degree of contribution to the community through content production, it is necessary to enhance content that students plan independently and that are unique to students, and to further deepen initiatives.
I hope that efforts will continue to be made not only for the faculty or seminars, but also for the entire university under the strong leadership of the president.
It is necessary to further disseminate the results of the students’ involvement in various initiatives and the points that lead to the learning and growth of students.

[Reference]: Kyoto University of Education special website “GAKUMACHI. KYOTO」
Kyoto University of Education Youtube Channel

Name of university and applicant: Kyoto Women’s University President Tadayuki Hayashi

Project Name:

Establishment of a “Regional Women’s Training Program (Minor)” – Aiming to Develop Female Leaders Who Support Local Communities –
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Summary

Evaluation:

The project is carried out as planned, and the objectives of this project can be achieved by continuing the current efforts.

Review:

It is highly commendable that it accurately grasps the needs of female leaders in the region and the active participation of women in companies, and steadily deepens cooperation with local communities and external organizations. I hope that industry-academia collaboration will be further enhanced in the future, and that efforts unique to women’s universities will expand.
I hope that efforts will continue to be made not only for the faculty or seminars, but also for the entire university under the strong leadership of the president.
It is necessary to further disseminate the results of the students’ involvement in various initiatives, the points that lead to the learning and growth of students, and the degree of contribution to the community through the implementation of the project.

[Reference]: Kyoto Women’s University “Center for Regional Collaboration Research HP“

Name of university and applicant: Kyoto Tachibana University President Ryoichi Hosokawa

Project name:

community-based education program that “nurtures and resonates with each other” in the Yamashina-Daigo area < Outline is here>

Summary

evaluation:

The project is as planned, and the purpose of this project can be achieved by continuing the current efforts.

Review:

There is a wide range of fields in which regional cooperation is being developed, and the characteristics of the university are being utilized. In addition, we have been able to involve students in the initiatives, and in addition to seeing some initiatives that have significantly exceeded the target for the number of participating students, we can also appreciate the fact that the efforts are widely disseminated using social media.
With regard to initiatives such as child-rearing support, it is necessary to steadily promote initiatives in cooperation with local organizations in the city.
I hope that efforts will continue to be made not only for the faculty or seminars, but also for the entire university under the strong leadership of the president.
It is necessary to further disseminate the results of the students’ involvement in various initiatives, the points that lead to the learning and growth of students, and the degree of contribution to the community through the implementation of the project.

[Reference]: Kyoto Tachibana University “Regional Collaborative Education Program Achievements 2016 PDF“

Name of university and applicant: Doshisha Women’s University President Hiroo Kaga

Project name:

Click here for an overview of the Future Kyoto Town Development Program with Kyomachiya at its core< >

Overall evaluation:

Although some of the projects are as good as or better than the plan, we hope that further efforts will be made in order to achieve the objectives of this project, taking into account the criticisms and other factors.

Review:

The content of the machiya course is excellent and commendable, but it was difficult to see the involvement of the students, so it is necessary to further disseminate information about the part planned and operated by the students.
I hope that the efforts will be deepened so that the lessons learned from fieldwork outside the city can be further utilized in the urban development of Kyoto.
I hope that efforts will continue to be made not only for the faculty or seminars, but also for the entire university under the strong leadership of the president.
It is necessary to further disseminate the results of the project, such as the fact that it is connected to the learning and growth of students, and the degree of contribution to the community through the implementation of the project.

[Reference]: Doshisha Women’s University, Faculty of Contemporary Business, Department of Social Systems HP

Name of university and applicant: Ryukoku University President Takashi Irizawa

Project name:

Development of a community-based educational program through multi-generational and multicultural collaboration -Aiming to realize “community-based learning” in which students and the community learn together- Click here for an overview of <>

Summary

evaluation:

Although some efforts are equal

to or better than the plan, in order to achieve the objectives of this project, I look forward to further efforts in consideration of the comments.

Review:

The ideas of CBL (Community-Based Learning) and Regional Collaboration Seeds Data Bank can be evaluated. Collecting seeds and connecting them with the community is a very important perspective, and it is expected that a coordinator will be appointed in the future.
Considering the size of the university, it is necessary to further increase the number of students involved in the initiative.
I hope that efforts will continue to be made not only for the faculty or seminars, but also for the entire university under the strong leadership of the president.
It is necessary to further disseminate the results of the students’ involvement in various initiatives, the points that lead to the learning and growth of students, and the degree of contribution to the community through the implementation of the project.

[Reference]: Ryukoku University Regional Collaboration Seeds Bank “with DRAGON”

“Academic City Collaborative University” Promotion Project Project Performance Report

The “Gakumachi Collaborative University” promotion project, which started in 2016, has completed its four-year support period until 2019. Therefore, we will report on the business results of each selected school as follows.