FY2026 Super High School Session Results Presentation
On Thursday, August 20, 2026, Gifu University's Promotion of Regional Collaboration and the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education jointly held the FY2026 Super High School Session (SSS) Results Presentation.
SSS is an educational program in which high school students from across Gifu Prefecture come together beyond the boundaries of their own schools to learn from and inspire one another through group work, exchanges, and discussions. This year, 66 students participated from a total of 25 schools, including 17 prefecture-designated Flagship High Schools and 8 public and private high schools selected through an open application process.
Under the theme, "Identifying Regional Challenges in Gifu and Creating a Vibrant Future for Local Communities," participants were divided into 11 groups. They examined challenges facing Gifu Prefecture and its communities and developed innovative proposals to address them. For this year's SSS, 15 departments of the Gifu Prefectural Government provided preparatory learning videos, and prefectural officials offered direct advice to help deepen the students' discussions. In addition, Gifu University students participated as tutors, supporting the high school students' learning while fostering interaction between high school and university students.
At the beginning of the presentation session, encouraging remarks were delivered to the students by President YOSHIDA Kazuhiro of Gifu University, Governor ESAKI Yoshihide of Gifu Prefecture, and Vice Speaker NAGAYA Kousei of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly, who is the originator of the SSS program.
Presentation Themes
- Group A: Increasing Tourist Spending in the Historic Udatsu Townscape
- Group B: Bear Countermeasure at Vacant House - Building a Public-Private-Academia Co-Creation Community Led by High School Students -
- Group C: Bringing Young People to Gifu! Creating New Industries through Agriculture in the Hida Region
- Group D: Making Gifu More Than Just a Stopover Advancing Tourism Through Digital Innovation
- Group E: Sustaining and Developing Mountainous and Rural Areas through People with Ties to a Community - Revitalizing Gifu through "Appropriate Population Density" -
- Group F: Enhancing Educational Quality and Revitalizing Local Communities through School-Community Collaboration
- Group G: Revitalizing Communities through Tourism × Transportation Transforming Travel Time into Valuable Experiences
- Group H: How Can We Prevent Youth Outmigration? Creating Attractive and Vibrant Communities
- Group I: Morning Culture × Health × Tourism The Gifu Morning Project++
- Group J: Addressing Population Decline and Aging Society Creating Safe and Inclusive Community Spaces for Everyone
- Group K: A Package of Gifu's Natural Treasures!? - "Mino no Minori" - Expanding the Reach of Gifu's Existing Attractions through Nature Tourism
During the presentation session, students introduced numerous creative ideas and practical proposals that reflected unique high school perspectives. Participants actively engaged not only in presenting their own projects but also in asking questions about other groups' presentations, deepening their learning through mutual exchange and inspiration.
Governor Esaki and Vice Speaker Nagaya highly praised the presentations, commenting on the impressive quality of the proposals and the originality of the ideas, many of which offered fresh perspectives not seen before.
At the conclusion of the event, Superintendent HORI Takao of the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education, and Vice President SUGIYAMA Makoto of Gifu University, delivered closing remarks. They commended the students for their hard work throughout the program and expressed their expectations for the participants' continued growth and future achievements.
Gifu University will continue to collaborate with the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education in organizing future SSS activities, further strengthening cooperation between high schools and universities and fostering the next generation of leaders who will contribute to society.
