Of the four projects nationwide selected for the regional revitalization human resources education program construction project by the Ministry of Education, the human resources creation program "ENGINE", in which Shinshu University, Toyama University, and Kanazawa University form a scrum, will be held on February 4, 2021. After the joint press conference and kick-off symposium of the three universities, it started to move in earnest.
Shinshu University will be the business responsible school, and Toyama University and Kanazawa University will participate in this program. Train human resources.Looking ahead to the future after the new coronavirus, we aim to develop human resources for regional revitalization who can respond to changes and bring about innovation in the future regions and Japanese society where the population continues to decline.
With the key concepts of "innovation," "connection," and "breakthrough," the three schools have set themes that should work on infrastructure utilization, including transportation, food, tourism, and IT, as industries that form the basis of regional revitalization.Focusing on this field, we aim to develop human resources who will open up the future of the region in an era of major changes based on the challenge to the unknown and detailed data analysis in collaboration with local companies, local governments, and human resources in the metropolitan area.
In addition, the industry-academia-government collaboration platform "Enjin", which spans the three prefectures of Nagano, Toyama, and Ishikawa, which has three schools, will be mutually utilized by the region and educational resources.
・ Strengthen literacy to learn innovation minds from data scientists and top leaders in various fields
・ Career formation that considers the current situation and future by fusing with railways, highways, local facilities, and tourism sites
・ Strengthen practical skills for problem-solving internships at local companies engaged in challenging businesses
Divide into 3 phases of-and proceed with education over multiple years.
The Ministry of Education's "University-based Regional Creation Human Resources Education Program Construction Project (COC + R)" will include 2020 schools including Shinshu University, 3 schools such as Yamanashi Prefectural University, 3 schools such as Okayama Prefectural University, and Tokushima University in FY5. A total of 5 groups from 4 schools were adopted.Each group will receive national financial support for up to five years and will work to develop human resources for regional revitalization.
