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- 2 - Promotional s for the To-Collabo program Sapporo campus (Minami ward, Sapporo city) Shonan campus Isehara campus (Hiratsuka city Isehara city Hadano city Oiso town) Shimizu campus (Shizuoka city) Kumamoto campus (Kumamoto city) Aso campus (Minami Aso village) To preserve the biodiversity of Hokkaido, inter-generational exchange in winter sports, support for the elderly (plowing, disaster prevention) Understanding of Tanzawa mountains (afforestation), development and promotion of energy prevention, activation of health promotion for the elderly Utilization of tourism resources like the seas ports marine sports, economic revitalization of region through processed marine products Enrichment of tourist information services Lack of workers and successors for agriculture, commodification of specialty products, preservation and succession of seeds, responding to natural disasters (farming in heavy rains), commodification of functional foods Common issues 1 Enrichment of regional livelihoods Decline in customer traffic to regional shopping districts Response to earthquakes and natural disasters Nurturing of local industries and encouragement of local production for local consumption Lack of personnel for traditional events Common issues 2 Promotion of inter-generational exchange Hollowing of regional communities due to aging population and declining birthrates Reduction of family recreation Inter-generational exchange in regional sports Creation of space for lifelong learning Common issues 3 Publicize the appeal of regions Re-examination and development of resources for tourism Revitalization of industry through establishment of regional brands Spreading information about folk arts and increasing participation Research and development of specialty products Common issues 4 Protection of the natural environment Research on energy harvesting technologies including solar generation, heat recovery and biomass Conservation of natural resources through the protection of animals and plants and local cleanup Promotion of environmental education activities like 5R Proposals for ecotourism that utilizes natural resources Promotional s for the To-Collabo program Taking the 4 plans and 8 themes that can be anticipated from the regions common issues, we will utilize the various knowledge, people and power of the university in order to search for resolutions. We will establish an educational and research program that will enable us to produce personnel that can contribute to society by granting students the educational opportunity to think about what can I do and to put that into action. Plan Ⅰ Regional design plan Plan Ⅱ Life-stage production plan Plan Ⅲ Plan Ⅳ Safe and secure Brand creation Opening the university Sports health Regional tourism Culture and arts Harvesting energy Protection of plants and animals
- 4 - Reform of research organization Objective of research plan Constructing new values and style of regional collaborative research across 4 plans and 8 s based on the comprehensive includes supporters and alumni Research plan for the To-Collabo program Tokai University has a network of approximately 51 support organizations, 74 alumni association branches and an organization called Keyaki no Kai, a grou alumni that includes approximately 400 companies as members. Each group maintains relations with local municipalities. Responsible Community-based industry-academia-government Regional collaboration research center (est. 2015) will coordinate organization collaborative activities by the research support research activities division Plan for research promotion Basic plan Interdisciplinary research that corresponds to the region s characteristics Matching of the region with researchers from academic departments, research institutes, research laboratories and centers Examples of results of regional collaborative research targets for 2017 Regional design plan Safe and secure Brand creation Construction of flooding models to simulate tsunamis and heavy rains Verification of functionality of agricultural and marine products and development of foods that utilize these functions Survey of disaster prevention plans for tsunamis and heavy rains as well as heightened efficiency of results Investigation of functionality of food residue and unused marine products and development of foods Life stage production plan Opening the university Sports health Extra-university survey related to citizenship Development of balanced diet healthy body food control system Verification of impact of citizenship education and inter-generational exchange Verification and improvement of system that is appropriate for meals, anti-aging and physical strength Regional tourism Culture and arts Study to identify the region s unique natural resources Uncovering of traditional arts and crafts of the region Proposal of a new type of tourism that enables symbiosis of a modern lifestyle and nature Development of means for the newly created local arts and crafts knowledge Energy harvesting Protection of plants and animals Thermal fluid and electrical improvement of thermoacoustic engines, wave-power devices, etc. Collection and preservation of specimens of endangered animal and plant species Application and manufacture of thermoacoustic engines and wavepower devices Creation of internet database for samples and assessment of preservation research
Social contribution plan for the To-Collabo program Objective of social contribution plan Unfolding of social contribution activities that amalgamates the 18 academic schools intellect, people and power in service of the 4 plans and 8 s for regional collaboration already underway at the various campuses Organizational reform Chancellor s planning office, General affairs division, Social collaboration innovation C, Challenge C Establish a To-Collabo Promotion Center under the purview of the Chancellor and to centralize the organization of regional collaboration Regional design plan Life-stage production plan Contribute to disaster prevention activities to ensure the region s safety and security Contribute to brand development, nurturing and other activities in order to support local industries Create opportunities for inter-generational learning for the region s society Establish community activities directed towards the elderly including sports health lectures Promote resident participation-type events that aim to re-examine regional resources Manage regional culture through traditional arts and crafts Consider the utilization and development of solar energies of various types Engage in protection activities directed at insects, plants and marine life Examples of results of social contribution targets for 2017 Establish volunteer PF on each campus that will work with municipalities to develop disaster response Develop at least 2 specialty products that can become regional brands across the campuses Staging of opera with local themes with the center that would be open to the public and all campuses All campuses open a walking course that utilizes the campus grounds Multiple campuses create a regional guidebook and promote planning and operations of a tourism model Contribute to increased exchanges by proposing a new model of traditional culture unique to the region Realization of agricultural cultivation that utilizes the development of a 4-wheel solar car or LED lights Create database of results of survey of Aso region s insects and plants Gather and publicize the various examples, results and processes in the To-Collabo Case - 5 -
- 6 - Open to municipalities nationwide Check University assessment The organization to promote the To-Collabo Program Open to universities nationwide Hiratsuka city Minami ward, Sapporo city Supervision To-Collabo Promotion Office Minami Aso village Kumamoto city Plan & Action To-Collabo PG steering Hadano city Isehara city 熊本市 Comprehensive database To-Collabo Case To-Collabo Project Oiso town Check To-Collabo PG assessment Education Research Frontier Education Center Regional Collaboration Research Center Link provided by all campuses educational and research facilities Do All faculty and students