Jissen Women's University / Jissen Women's University Junior College has been established in 1899 under the founding spirit of "Women change society and change the world." Count the history.We have cultivated women who have the dignity with the intellect and morality required by society, and the "practical ability" that allows them to be self-employed by making use of the knowledge and culture they have learned, while responding flexibly to the demands of the times.Now that society is undergoing rapid structural changes, the "connection between students and society" is being actively pursued by the entire school in order to foster the true "practical ability" that is also mentioned in the name of the school.Mr. Masanori Namba, President of Jissen Women's University and Jissen Women's University Junior College, talked about the philosophy and concrete achievements and effects.

Multi-layered learning in "society" and "on campus" fosters problem-solving "practical skills"

　In a complex society where diversification is rapidly advancing and liquidity is increasing, we can take on issues that are urgently needed to be solved on a global scale as ourselves, tackle them from familiar points, and think and act to solve the issues. Human resources are required.Specifically, in addition to a wide range of education and high expertise that can judge things from multiple angles, the ability to discover and solve problems, foreign language proficiency, understanding of different cultures, logical thinking and judgment across literary and literary fields. A talented person.

　At our university, we are promoting unique educational measures that focus on the two perspectives of "globalization" and "social cooperation" as well as enhancing and improving the quality of education in regular lessons so that students can nurture and practice them. "Globalization" and "social cooperation" are like the front and back of a coin and cannot be separated.We believe that promoting the integration of these two will greatly contribute to the growth of students.

　By participating in social collaboration activities, students can have a concrete image of how their studies will be useful in the world and where and what they can do in society.In addition, by interacting with other generations widely in the real world, we can come into contact with different values ​​and ways of thinking, and gain new perspectives and awareness.By repeating the reciprocating movement of taking them back to the university and utilizing them for learning, we aim to cultivate "practical skills" to create a society and maintain the future in collaboration with people from various backgrounds. ..

Collaborative activities with the Japan Sumo Association, which has evolved into a major university-wide project

　Initially, many of the social cooperation activities were started by teachers in individual classes, but in April 2021, the Social Cooperation Promotion Office for the entire school was set up in order to bring these together into one big swell. I did.Since the start of the initial individual efforts, we have counted 4 achievements by the second half of 2021.

　One of the symbolic things is the collaborative activities with the Japan Sumo Association, which is developing into a project in which multiple faculties and departments work together. In December 2017, the University and the Japan Sumo Association signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement.The major theme of the collaboration is to think about and put into practice "how our students will contribute to the succession and development of the traditional Japanese culture of sumo."

　Official sumo wrestling goods such as lip balms, hand towels, and glasses wipes designed and developed by students of the Department of Living Environment and the Department of aesthetics and art history were sold at the Ryogoku Kokugikan and online shopping sites, and were well received in various fields. I am.In terms of goods marketing and distribution services, the knowledge of the Department of Contemporary Social Studies is also utilized.In addition, in response to the attendance of spectators accompanied by children in sumo wrestling, "if there is a place where small children can have fun", students of the Department of Life and Culture, Department of Infant Childcare, will play a central role in setting up a kids room. Proposed and approved by the association.

　Currently, the main achievements are the development and sale of sumo goods, but in the future we hope to collaborate with the learning of each department.Learning in the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters is useful in terms of understanding and interpreting traditional culture, and learning in the Department of English Literature, Faculty of Letters is a great help in communicating the history and culture of sumo wrestling to foreign audiences.To manage the dietary habits of wrestlers, it is essential to study nutrition, which is the specialty of the Department of Dietary Science.In this way, each faculty / department has an approach that makes the most of their expertise, organically collaborating with the culture of "sumo" and drawing a future image of working on problem solving.

　Some of the participants have been engaged in collaborative activities for a long time from the 1st grade to the 4th grade, and as their experience points increase, their human power and social skills improve, and teachers also grow tremendously. I have achieved it.I feel that the area of ​​efforts and the accumulation of time have fostered the students' voluntary positiveness and have come to fruition as "practical skills."

"Creative Karuta Exchange" "Machiaruki" ... Connect with the community, learn from each other, and support each other

　As an educational institution that is open to the community, we are also focusing on regional cooperation with local governments and residents.In the "Multi-generational exchange carta project" in collaboration with Hino City, Tokyo, students and elderly people in the community "exchange their feelings and thoughts with karuta and exchange the way of life and way of life that they want to cherish every day." Based on this concept, we produced "Aoi Mika Karuta" and held the first exchange meeting in July 2021.

　The reading cards were created by students studying about the local community at the Department of Contemporary Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hino Campus, and the picture cards were packaged by students who took the open course at the Shibuya Campus.For example, it is a mechanism to understand the intergenerational gap of communication means such as letters and SNS messages while interacting with each other through the reading tag "I think she is important because she wrote a letter".Talking and listening to the elderly gives students a lot of awareness, such as self-affirmation that they are useful to someone and how to communicate with others from different backgrounds.In addition, with Hino City, we are steadily working on a number of regional alliances, such as implementing "Machiaruki" to rediscover and utilize the charm of the region together with the members of the action plan executive committee aiming to revitalize the local community. It is producing results.

　"Jissen Total Advanced Support (abbreviation: J-TAS)", which realizes an individual support system according to the situation of each student, supports such social cooperation efforts as a base. J-TAS is a general term for the "self-growth support" system unique to Jissen Women's University, and provides a detailed student support system that only small and medium-sized universities can provide through various advisor systems and semi-annual reviews. The J-TAS system has a community function that allows students to interact with each other. Students themselves share the same interests and themes as students in other faculties, and are a group of circles that voluntarily and voluntarily act. It is a platform.It provides grassroots support for social collaboration and provides the soil for student-led activities.

Aiming for long-term social cooperation education at "All Practical Girls' Academy" including middle and high school

　Participation in social collaboration is not only a fun experience for students, but it can sometimes be shocked by friction and misunderstandings with others.However, I want students to accept different values, convey their intentions correctly, and acquire the ability to coexist and collaborate with others.Even in the present age when women's social participation has become commonplace and gender-free has become widely recognized, the environment surrounding women has not changed at all.By producing many female students with supple and powerful "practical skills", we will contribute to the realization of a truly gender-free and genderless society.We believe that the great significance of social cooperation at women's colleges lies in that.

　In fact, compared to 10 years ago, the university won the first place in the ranking of "University 2021 with increased employment deviation (30 or more, less than 100 employees at major companies)".In addition to a number of social collaboration efforts, I think that this achievement was achieved by inviting top-level employees of companies as lecturers to career development classes and providing many opportunities to think about their mission in society.

　The challenge for the future is to verify how these social collaboration efforts will lead to students' satisfaction with their future work and life.Social cooperation is an important and responsible initiative that will have a considerable impact on their lives even after graduation.In addition, we plan to develop social cooperation not only for universities and junior colleges, but for the entire school including Jissen Joshi Gakuen Junior High School and High School.It is an opportunity for students to seamlessly think about what they will learn, what kind of "practical ability" they will acquire, and what kind of "practical ability" they will acquire in the 10 years spent at Jissen Joshi Gakuen from junior high school to university. The aim is to support long-term connections with society according to the stage of mental and physical development, enhance educational effects, and foster true "practical skills."

　Based on the founding spirit of "Women change society and change the world," we will steadily nurture the power to connect with society in order to create a society in which women can play an active role.