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A Forum, "University role toward Gifu where women can shine" is held

On February 2, 2017, a forum, "University role toward Gifu where women can shine" was held at Gifu University auditorium. The forum was part of Gifu University's "Initiative for Implementation of Diversity Research Environment (Collaborative Type)," sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The initiative is jointly promoted by Gifu University, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu Women's University and API Co., Ltd.
The four institutions closely work together and hold various events. A "forum" is a venue for each participating institution with different business operations to discuss the same themes from their respective points of view.
"University role toward Gifu where women can shine" was a final forum for 2016 hosted by Gifu University and participants exchanged and shared opinions about how to "recreate Gifu" from the standpoints of "national university."

Professor Etsuko Sugawara, Vice President, Executive Director for Revitalization, Regional Development and Gender Equality of Iwate University was invited to deliver a keynote speech at the forum. The title was, "Women's leadership for regional revitalization and university roles - efforts and commitment of Iwate University." Professor Sugawara spoke about Iwate University's woman worker employment program, current state of daycare center establishment plan within the university premises, and the next generation human resource development system for university employees under which women workers taking maternal leaves before and after child birth find it easy to take advantage of a replacement system. In addition, she talked about various activities of Iwate University Organization of Revitalization for Sanriku-region, which is implementing a number of region-based projects.

After her speech, one of the twelve research themes adopted by a "Collaborative-type Joint Research Subsidy Program," (also part of Gifu University's initiative), "Research on application of propolis extract to animal bandage" was introduced to the audience. Professor Koichi Masukawa, Director of the Center for Collaborative Study with Community, Gifu University made a presentation about the programs of COC*1 and COC+*2 and the center's collaboration with Gifu University's initiative.


*1 COC (Center of Community) projects:
projects of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Their objectives include reinforcing university functions to be a core of local communities where people, information and technology are brought together for problem-solving. To achieve these objectives, universities are expected to promote regional-based education, research and social contribution.
*2 COC+ (Center of Community Program for Local Revitalization) projects:
projects of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Their objectives include assembling people together to regions for revitalization by:
- offering attractive job opportunities to students in collaboration with universities, local governments and businesses and,
- supporting university's curriculum reform efforts necessary to cultivate personnel sought by regions.

Professor Sugawara of Iwate University making a speech

2017.03.23

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