Kansai University and Mukogawa Women's University have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation in PCR testing for the new coronavirus and mutual use of entrance examination venues (entrance examination BCP) in the event of an emergency disaster such as a large-scale earthquake or pandemic.
Kansai University and Mukogawa Women's University signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in November 2018.We have been cooperating in education, such as allowing students from Kansai University to take the "Special Course for Childcare Worker Examination" at Mukogawa Women's University.In this memorandum, based on the conventional agreement, we will add new cooperation items regarding measures for new coronavirus measures and entrance examination measures in the event of an emergency disaster so that both examinees and students can proceed with entrance examinations and off-campus training with peace of mind. Strengthen cooperation.
Specifically, the scope of PCR tests that Mukogawa Women's University has been conducting for some time will be expanded to include students and faculty members of Kansai University.Kansai University will carry out the work related to saliva collection and sample delivery, and Mukogawa Women's University will carry out the subsequent inspections.First, we will start targeting off-campus training students (41 people) who are required to acquire the qualification of a social worker, and we plan to expand the target in the future.
We also made a promise about cooperation in the entrance examination BCP (Business Continuity Plan), such as mutual use of the entrance examination venue with Mukogawa Women's University in the event of an emergency disaster.Kansai University has formulated a BCP to prepare a system that can respond accurately and quickly in the event of an emergency disaster in 2010, and in 2020, whether or not to conduct an entrance examination at Kansai University as an entrance examination BCP, enrollees Measures such as postponement of entrance examinations and cancellation of examinations at some local entrance examination venues have been stipulated according to the degree of influence on securing and requests from the national government.In the plan, it is envisioned to build a system that allows mutual leasing of buildings in the event of an emergency with a neighboring university or a university in a major city, and this memorandum is part of that.
At the conclusion of this memorandum, President Hiroshi Maeda of Kansai University and President Kazuyoshi Mizoguchi of Mukogawa Women's University each announced their comments and hoped to utilize each other's strengths to meet the demands of society and students through inter-university collaboration.
