Reiwa XNUMXnd year Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology project
"University-based Regional Revitalization Human Resources Education Program Construction Project" Kick-off Symposium

The kick-off symposium of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology project "University-based Regional Creation Human Resources Education Program Construction Project (project name: COC + R)" was held online on February 3, 2rd year of Reiwa.At the symposium, under the theme of "From employment to job creation-What is the future human resource development that can be challenged only by a local university?" With an eye on it, we discussed about "human resources development," which will become even more important in the future, with the aim of transforming into an attractive region and achieving sustainable growth.

Taking advantage of "the power of" to "" to take on new challenges

Business Concept and Selection After the promotion video explaining the business of the four universities was screened, President Hamada of Shinshu University gave the opening remarks on behalf of the host school.

President Hamada is from the book "33 Teachings of Eiichi Shibusawa to Create an Unbreakable Heart" by Ken Shibusawa, the protagonist of this year's NHK Taiga drama "Reach Beyond the Blue Sky" and the great-great-grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa, who is called the father of Japanese capitalism. We introduced "the power of" to "".This is the power to create new things that seemingly contradictory things occur by combining chemical reactions that were previously unthinkable. President Hamada said, "In this project, the power of" to "from encounters and encounters. I want to take on new challenges by demonstrating. "

The guest was Mr. Rio Yokoi, Director of the Regional Learning Promotion Division, General Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.Mr. Yokoi explained the aim of COC + R and the business contents of the four selected universities. I would like to strengthen the functions. "

Clarification and penetration of the value unique to the university is indispensable

In the keynote speech that followed, Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi, Director of Recruit Advancement Research Institute and Editor-in-Chief of Recruit "College Management", entitled "What is an attractive local university in the future?" He presented issues about the role that the university should play and the themes that should be challenged.

Mr. Kobayashi pointed out two points to become the local university of choice. One is the clarification of the existence value of the university (value unique to the university). Compared to 2 years ago, the 1-year-old population has decreased by 30%, the number of universities has increased by about 18 times, and the university entrance rate has more than doubled to 4%. Many people say that they don't understand or don't know what they have when they graduate.Therefore, it is important to clarify the uniqueness (attractiveness) of the university and send a message to the other party in an easy-to-understand manner.Mr. Kobayashi pointed out that not only outer communication, which disseminates information outside the university, but also inner communication, which is intended for the university, must be forgotten in order to permeate the value of existence into society.

He also said that especially in the case of local national universities, it is necessary to differentiate from the ever-increasing number of public universities, and not only the tuition fees are low, but also efforts should be made to create strengths and characteristics in terms of education and research. ..

A simple story that tells the image of human resources to be trained in one minute

The second point that Mr. Kobayashi pointed out was cooperation with the local community regarding education, research, and human resource development.The first thing I emphasized was the creation of a university where I could imagine what I would do after graduation.He also mentioned the formation of industrial clusters in the region in collaboration with industry, government and gold.Introducing examples such as Pittsburgh, which was reborn as a medical industry city from the former steel industry city with the contribution of the university, "I want you to exert your power to create industries that look to the future, not just what you have now. If it is difficult, there is also a method to work on building a "regional cooperation platform" that makes use of the strengths of multiple universities. "

In addition, Mr. Kobayashi said that what is needed in the future is "reform of connection with high-ranking companies."In order to develop human resources who will be responsible for the value and regional revitalization unique to the region, it is essential for society and the university to share the necessary human resources image, as well as to reform the university entrance exams and establish an acceptance system in line with changes in the high school curriculum.To that end, he suggested, "We want you to create a straightforward story that can be told in one minute, with the aim of instilling the" unique value "of developing such human resources."

To enhance the program with the symposium as a hint

After that, four keynote subcommittees (details are in another section) were held.Each subcommittee presented various perspectives on the "image of human resources to be trained", deepened discussions among university, company, and local stakeholders, and shared the contents using graphic recording.

In response to this, President Shigeru Saito of the University of Toyama commented, "Through the symposium, we can confirm the significance of developing human resources together with the university and local governments and companies, in addition to how to enhance and make the university's education interesting. Unlike classes up to high school, university lectures are for polishing and beautifying oneself. Through this project, we will reexamine the ideal way of university education together with companies, and in 10 or 20 years later, in the community. And I want to develop human resources who can play an active role in the world. "

President Koetsu Yamazaki of Kanazawa University, who stood in the closing remarks, said, "I once again felt that it was the mission of the university to let students draw their own future and to provide the place and means for self-improvement necessary for that purpose. It is also important to develop human resources who can break through the current situation in Japan. I would like all the teachers and companies involved in this project to understand the contents of this symposium and deepen the contents of the program. " The symposium was closed.

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