In collaboration with Kyoto City, our foundation will widely disseminate examples of collaboration between universities, students, and local communities in the city, as well as host a “University-Community Collaboration Summit” (nicknamed “Gachi Link”) to provide an opportunity for interaction between universities, students, and local organizations involved in community collaboration activities.
On the day, there will be a lecture by community designer Ryo Yamazaki, presentations of case studies by universities selected for the “Academic-City Collaborative University” promotion project, and a poster session (panels introducing case studies and exchanging opinions, etc.) by universities, students, and local groups engaged in university-community collaboration activities in the city.
From the lectures and reports on various activities, why not find hints on how to further deepen collaboration between universities, students, and the local community, aiming for new possibilities for collaboration and further revitalization of the local community?
Anyone is welcome to participate, so please feel free to join us.
University-Community Collaboration Summit (nicknamed “Gachi Link”)
Date and Time | Sunday, November 6, 2016 10:00-13:00 |
venue | Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th floor lecture room 1 / 2nd floor hall (939 Higashishiokojicho, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto) [Access] 5 minutes on foot from Kyoto Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway, JR, and Kintetsu lines |
Contents | <5th floor lecture room 1> Lecture topic: Community design connecting universities, students and the local community (tentative) Speaker: Yamazaki Ryo (studio-L representative, community designer) ![]() Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1973. Graduated from Osaka Prefecture University Graduate School and the University of Tokyo Graduate School. PhD in Engineering. In addition to being the representative of studio-L, Yamazaki is also a professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design (head of the Community Design Department) and a special visiting professor at Keio University. After working at an architecture and landscape design firm, he founded studio-L in 2005. He is involved in community design to help local residents solve local issues. Many of his projects involve town development workshops, resident-participation comprehensive planning, and citizen-participation park management. He has received Good Design Awards for the “Ama Town Comprehensive Development Plan,” “studio-L Iga Office,” and “Shimanowa 2014,” as well as a Kids Design Award for the “Parent and Child Health Handbook.” ● Case presentation <In the second floor hall> |
Capacity | 200 people *First come, first served *If the capacity is not reached, applications will be accepted on the day. |
Participation fee | free |
Sponsored by | Kyoto City and the Kyoto University Consortium |
Event Report
On Sunday, November 6th, the “University-Community Collaboration Summit” (nicknamed “Gachi Link”) was held at Campus Plaza Kyoto.
In the first part of the event, community designer Ryo Yamazaki gave a keynote speech, and case studies were presented by universities selected for the “Gachi Collaboration University” promotion project.
In the second part, the venue moved to another area for a poster session. In the poster session, 14 universities, students, and local organizations engaged in university-community collaboration activities in the city participated, and they introduced cases through panels and exchanged opinions.
Many students, university faculty, and local residents visited each venue, and participants deepened their interactions with each other in an attempt to find hints for further deepening collaboration, aiming to find new possibilities for collaboration between universities, students, and the community and further revitalize it.

Part 1: Lecture by community designer Mr. Yamazaki

Part 1: Case study presentations by universities selected for the “Gaku-machi Collaborative University” promotion program

Part 2: Visitors and exhibitors exchange opinions in front of the posters

Part 2: Poster Session
[Poster Session Exhibitor List]
Business name | Organization name | Location | detail | |
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1 | Bukkyo University Welfare Education Development Center Project Local Welfare Fieldwork Project Let’s go to Onogo! |
Let’s go to Onogo (Bukkyo University) | Kita Ward | |
2 | Bukkyo University Welfare Education Development Center Project Local Welfare Fieldwork Let’s go to Murasakino! |
Murasaki Kids (Bukkyo University) | Kita Ward | |
3 | Kita Ward Community Development Radio Project Connecting Generations | Ritsumeikan University Faculty of Social Sciences Sakata Seminar | Kita Ward | |
4 | Miyako Light ’16 | Miyako Light Executive Committee | Kamigyo Ward | |
5 | Kyoto Gyoen Open Data Map Project | Kyoto Suzaku Rotary Club | Kamigyo Ward | |
6 | Implementing collaborative activities for regional revitalization and building promotion networks | Kyoto Institute of Technology Sasaki Urban Planning Laboratory | Sakyo Ward, Nakagyo Ward, Yamashina Ward , and others |
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7 | “Jidai Matsuri Support Project” (Citizenship Studies I, GB class) |
Ritsumeikan University Service Learning Center | Nakagyo Ward | |
8 | Kyoto Tourism Hospitality Strategy “What Tourists Really Think” | Kyoto Tourism Open Data Council | Shimogyo Ward | |
9 | Keihoku Utsu Interaction and Learning | Kyoto Seika University Keihoku Utsu Treasure Hunt | Ukyo Ward | |
10 | Buddhist University × Kaohsiung Middle School Regional Revitalization Project | Bukkyo University Social Collaboration Center Mio Revitalization Project | Ukyo Ward | |
11 | President’s Sweets Project | Hanazono University HLP (Hanazono Leaders Project) | Ukyo Ward | |
12 | Activities of Ukyo Ward Student Election Supporters | Ukyo Ward Student Election Supporter | Ukyo Ward | |
13 | Town and Park Planning | Kyoto Town Shichisai Community (Ryukoku University) | Fushimi Ward | |
14 | Environmental protection of Higashi Takase River and Jizobon project | Ryukoku University Higashitakase River Environmental Protection and Jizobon Project Team | Fushimi Ward |
Contact Us
University Consortium Kyoto, Public Interest Foundation University-Community Collaboration Summit Contact:
TEL: 075-353-9130 FAX: 075-353-9101
MAIL: chiiki-summit-ml■consortium.or.jp
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Campus Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
*Reception hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00