COC business * which became "+ R" and reached the third stage.Now that the corona disaster continues, the situation surrounding regional revitalization and regional revitalization has changed significantly.The COC + R business is now being asked how to produce human resources who are strong in change.Talk to Professor Yasuto Hayashi of Shinshu University, who has been deeply involved since the start of COC, about what should be done in the next phase, how regional revitalization will change in the future, and what kind of projects can be considered in the future. I asked.
The attractiveness and vitality creation of local companies will help attract the human resources that have been cultivated.
The "ENGINE Program" led by Professor Yasuto Hayashi is a collaboration between Shinshu University, Toyama University, and Kanazawa University.Therefore, we are developing "human resources with breakthrough power".Professor Hayashi attaches great importance to "learning" that breaks the shell of one-way "education" and fosters independence by moving on its own. "The corona wreck has continued, and the world and employment situation have clearly changed. That is why we must create human resources who are strong in change. We can catch up with and overtake the changes."
Therefore, it is time for both universities and companies to change their perspectives.Universities need to step deeper into the enterprise to develop human resources and encourage change.And companies must understand that today's students have a completely different consciousness and change their consciousness.Especially if you want to acquire human resources with "breakthrough power".
"We will create a new environment, including entrepreneurship, that will make local companies attractive and vibrant. From the next fiscal year onward, we would like to strengthen such elements," says Professor Hayashi. It may be that the aim is not only the event that shortens the distance between students and companies, which is part of the ENGINE program, but also the integration of the recurrent business.
New vitality in rural areas is created by the circulation of human resources
Where will the human resources cultivated in this way eventually go? "Human resources are useless if they stay. If we constantly circulate and replace and interact with each other, new things will be born. For circulation, it is necessary to have attractiveness in each area."
As Professor Hayashi says, even if you get a job in Tokyo, there are many cases of changing jobs and starting new things in your hometown or region as you acquire know-how. ..Students themselves discover the choices they want to do here and there.It is most important for the human resources circulation to not only pray for the community to stay and come, but also to make efforts to become the community of choice.
Professor Hayashi says that regional revitalization is the epitome of human revitalization.This year's COC + R symposium focused on local ESG because it will be a metaphor for understanding the value and balance of circulation.In other words, the world changes when your feet change.Collaboration with universities will change the consciousness of companies, the environment, and the region.The circulation of human resources brings transcendental power to this country-I want to have such expectations.
Possibility for regional revitalization in Asia
Not only in Japan, but also in Taiwan and South Korea, for example, there are areas that have declined due to the adverse effects of unipolar concentration.This is possible in the future in the next growing Asian countries.Currently, multiple universities in Japan and multiple universities in Taiwan are collaborating to form an alliance, share the achievements of each other, and think about regional revitalization together. When the human resources cultivated by COC + R look overseas, it leads to a deeper understanding of the region and their own country.I am secretly thinking of including regional revitalization through international collaboration in future symposiums.
Professor Yasuto Hayashi, Shinshu University
Born in Aichi prefecture.Completed the Graduate School of Comprehensive Engineering, Shinshu University (Doctor: Academic).Specializes in sentiment informatics.Applying psychological knowledge, we will conduct practical research on the mechanism of brand recognition and brand building.In addition, he will be in charge of industry-academia-government collaboration, career education, and community contribution activities at Shinshu University, making use of his business experience in social research and administrative planning at university-launched ventures.
* Casebook (pdf version) can be downloaded from the COC + R portal site.
