On February 23, 2017, a reporting session was held for the selected 12 research projects by "Seiryu-no-kuni (Pure Water Country) Gifu Women Support Project^*" of an Initiative for the Implementation of the Diversity Research Environment (Collaboration Type), sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). This project has been jointly implemented by the four institutions from 2015. They are: Gifu University, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu Women's University and API CO., Ltd.

In the Collaboration Type, a woman researcher who belongs to one of these four institutions is funded for her work when she carries out a joint research with other woman researcher belonging to a different institution (also among the four institutions). (A male researcher can also take part in a joint research and is funded for his work as long as at least one woman researcher becomes a member of a work.)

In the session, speakers were divided into three groups and discussed 5 themes in pharmaceutical sciences, 3 themes in humanities and social science and 4 themes in food science.

At the end of the session, President Hisataka Moriwaki made the following remarks; "I was impressed with a lot of significant and substantial achievements in natural science as well as humanities and social science by researchers. I look forward to your continued efforts for the benefit of Gifu and citizens of Gifu.

^*"Seiryu-no-kuni (Pure Water Country) Gifu Women Support Project"
"Seiryu-no-kuni (Pure Water Country) Gifu Women Support Project" is part of the MEXT's "Initiative for Implementation of Diversity Research Environment (Collaboration Type)." The project aims to reinforce research activities of female researchers through unique partnership among Gifu University, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu Women's University and API CO., Ltd., and their joint research programs. It is also designed to revitalize local communities by enhancing mobility of female researchers within regions and securing workplaces for them. The project is expected to increase percentage of female researchers in workplace and their assignment for higher positions at universities (positions equal to or higher than lecturers or associate professors) by executing "positive actions" such as collaboration type joint research projects, open recruitment of female teaching staff and leadership education programs.