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2019/8/20

Kyoto University holds a high school-university collaborative science camp in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture

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　The Kyoto University Morisato Kairen Environmental Education and Research Unit will be in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture for two days on August 2019th and 8th, 24. Application to planning and drawing the future of the region ~ ”will be held.

　"Science camps" have been practiced nationwide, but most of them have been held as opportunities for junior high and high school students to experience learning at research facilities that are conducting cutting-edge research. rice field.However, this approach may strengthen the high school students in rural areas into a kind of admiration for research conducted in the city, and in a sense increase the flow of young people leaving the rural areas to the city. be.Therefore, the Morisato Kairen Environmental Education and Research Unit of Kyoto University planned this science camp with the attitude that researchers would visit the regions and explore the goodness of the regions with high school students.

　In this first science camp, we aim to study with scientists how to return the results of science to the field.Although scientific knowledge and technology for environmental problems are advancing day by day, it cannot be denied that there are many aspects of divergence when trying to return the results of such science to the real world.Learn how to unravel various regional information from a scientific perspective, such as topography, land use, history, and testimonies of residents, and develop a sustainable community that makes good use of local resources (natural resources and regional knowledge). Think about what it should be.This time, while actually using geographic information systems (GIS), drones, and photogrammetry technologies, it is a practical learning to think about how these technologies can be utilized in the region.

　This science camp will be held under the auspices of the Kyoto University Morisato Kairen Environmental Education and Research Unit and the support of Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture.

reference:[Saijo City] Saijo High School x Kyoto University Science Camp 2019 will be held

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