Gifu COC+ Project Promotion Consortium Executive Member and Appraisal Meeting
Gifu University held a Gifu COC+* Project Promotion Consortium Executive Member and Appraisal Meeting at the Gifu University Satellite Campus (Gifu City) on July 30, 2019.
The Gifu COC+ Project Promotion Consortium was created to promote the COC+ program titled, "Make a big step at Gifu × Bring a Plus to Gifu: joint development of a region-oriented business leader." The consortium comprises universities, Gifu Prefectural Government, and the private sector.
First, the executive member meeting was held being attended by the representatives of the member organizations. The attendees made reports on their achievements in 2018 and the planned projects for 2019. The meeting was followed by the active opinion-exchange by the members.
Next, the selected representatives from each organization announced their assessments for the programs executed in 2018 at the appraisal meeting. An external appraisal for the consortium's activities is planning to be carried out by the appraisal special committee consisting of experts and scholars.
*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.
(Executive Director for Academic Research & Information)
