[Faculty of Modern Social Studies] Booth exhibited at the 22nd National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum

The 22nd National University Consortium Research Exchange Forum was held on August 30th and 31st at Kobe Gakuin University's Port Island Campus 1, with the theme "Towards cultivating new talent to pioneer a rapidly changing future society - Inter-university collaboration and industry-government-academia collaboration based on timeless trends."

On the first day, the 30th, a symposium was held entitled "Inter-University Collaboration and Regional Co-creation: The Potential of Consortia in a Period of Social Change." In addition, a student stage performance featured a Burmese dance by students from the University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, and an erhu performance and Quranic chanting by students from Ashiya University.

In front of the symposium venue, poster sessions and panel exhibitions were held by member universities of the Hyogo Kobe University Consortium, and from our university, as part of industry-government-academia collaboration, the seminar of Professor Ebi Ryohei of the Faculty of Faculty of Modern Social Studies, Department of Tourism and Regional Management, introduced the "Subway Coastal Line Walking Map," a collaborative project with the Kobe City Transportation Bureau, and the production of an information tabloid for the Hanshin area as part of the "Regional Revitalization Support Project by University Students" by the Hyogo Prefecture Hanshin Minami Prefectural Center.

During core time (break time), participants visited the exhibition booths of each organization and interacted with the students. Over 400 people participated on the day.

(Source: Regional and Social Cooperation Office)