On March 2021, 3, Kanagawa University and Kanto Gakuin University, which are based in Yokohama, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement at Yokohama City Hall.
Until now, although Yokohama was a cultural city, there was no university campus in the center of Yokohama.However, in April 2021, Kanagawa University will open the Minatomirai (MM) campus, and in April 4, Kanto Gakuin University will open the Kannai campus one after another.
In addition to the concentration of companies, government offices, tourist facilities, etc., the MM / Kannai area in the center of Yokohama will be colored as a student district with a total of about 8,300 students from both universities in the future.Taking this opportunity, the two universities collaborated to further brand the educational city of Yokohama, and signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement to develop various cooperation projects aimed at solving regional issues.
Both universities will contribute to the promotion of industry-academia collaboration in order to make the MM / Kannai area a cutting-edge area for open innovation, and promote the creation of a system where students can learn from companies, organizations, residents, etc. by making the area a living learning place. do.Furthermore, we will build a cooperative relationship in order to more actively tackle the issues of SDGs that both universities are responsible for as educational and research institutes.
Specifically, we will participate in information sharing (establishment of social cooperation hotline) in the Kanto Gakuin University Social Cooperation Center and Kanagawa University Social Cooperation Center establishment preparation room, and in the "Innovation City Yokohama Promotion Consortium (tentative name)" to be launched in the spring of 2021. In addition, we will solve regional issues and conduct demonstration experiments centered on the MM / Kannai area, foster venture companies, conduct joint research with companies to create innovation, and collaborate with Yokohama City, which is working as a leading city of SDGs, nationwide. Develop an experience-based learning program for high school students, and work on packaging content that digs up sightseeing routes that lead to SDGs learning.
President Kaneko of Kanagawa University said, "I thought it was necessary for both universities to work together to utilize the advanced resources that each other is proud of in order to solve complex problems in the local community." We hope to create a new educational area with Kanagawa University, which has always competed and cooperated with each other to build a good relationship, complement each other in our areas of expertise, and further develop in Yokohama. "
