Starting from Utsunomiya, we are making social contributions to the surrounding area.
From children to adults, we hold events that you can experience while enjoying learning and open lectures to help local residents learn for life, and we are doing activities to enrich not only Utsunomiya City but also the surrounding area. In cooperation with local governments and various organizations, students, faculty and staff, and local people are working together as one.
As part of our contribution to the local community, we rent out our university facilities.
As part of our contribution to the local community, Utsunomiya Campus lends out its on-campus sports facilities, including tennis courts, baseball fields, judo halls, gymnasiums, and multipurpose grounds, primarily to club groups from elementary, junior high, and high schools. Please note that priority is given to university events and student use. In addition, there are many cherry blossom trees along the roads surrounding Utsunomiya Campus buildings, and in spring, the areas on campus where the cherry blossoms are planted are opened to the public so that local residents can enjoy the view of the blossoms in full bloom. The cherry blossoms on Utsunomiya Campus are expanding opportunities for interaction with local residents.
Teikyo University Spring Campus Opening Place
Passage from the main gate to the bus rotary
Passage from the north gate to the bus rotary (east side of the ground)
Headquarters building square
Passage to the bicycle parking lot on the south side of Headquarters Building No. 1
Rest space on the east side of the cafeteria building
A university that supports the lifelong learning of citizens
This is a community university run primarily by Utsunomiya City with the aim of encouraging lifelong learning, and it offers open courses for local residents. Utsunomiya Campus also participates in this initiative, supporting lifelong learning and providing a place where people can pursue their interests.
What is "Utsunomiya Citizen's University"?
This initiative has been implemented by Utsunomiya City since 1993, and has promoted university collaboration and local education. As part of this, Utsunomiya Campus also offers open lectures for people who live, work, or attend school in Utsunomiya City. The lectures are led by Professor from the Department of Department of Regional Economics Faculty of Economics, and the content is designed to be enjoyable for people of all ages, from young people to the elderly, to learn about the theme of "economics."
The school festival is also a place for high school exchange
Utsunomiya Campus holds a school festival (Teisai) every November, where students from local high schools sell handmade flowers and produce as part of a stall set up at the festival.
What is "High School / University Exchange Plaza"?
This initiative started in 2003 with the support of the Agricultural Subcommittee of the Tochigi Prefectural High School Education Study Group, and in 2012 we opened our 10th store. Through a network of agricultural subcommittees, multiple high schools participate every year to sell flowers such as cyclamen and pansies, agricultural products such as Chinese cabbage and rice, and processed products such as jam and miso. What is sold depends on the year of the event and the participating schools, but these handmade products are so popular that they are sold out one after another.
Promoting the development of industrial agglomeration in Utsunomiya City
We are participating in the "Next Generation Mobility Industry Accumulation Promotion Council" organized by Utsunomiya City to embody the next generation mobility industry agglomeration strategy. In addition to our university, many local companies and universities collaborate to identify needs and issues, and consider and implement various types of support and projects based on strategies.
What is "Next Generation Mobility Industry Accumulation Promotion Council"?
The industry that creates technologies for improving the mobility of people and things, such as aerospace, automobiles, robots, and information and communication, which are concentrated around Utsunomiya City, is collectively called the next-generation mobility industry. The "Next Generation Mobility Industry Accumulation Promotion Council" was organized to embody the strategy in this industry. In network strategy, coordinator provides technical consultation and matching support in industry-academia collaboration. In the innovation strategy, we hold a study group for the purpose of raising the level of basic technology of companies. In the information dissemination strategy, we are trying to arouse interest in children and students who will be responsible for the next generation of manufacturing, such as "Summer vacation children's science experience bus tour" and "Corporate experience tour". In addition, with the aim of further promoting the manufacturing industry in Utsunomiya City, we are actively working on future human resource development, such as holding the "WRO Japan Utsunomiya Tournament", an autonomous robot tournament.
Specific initiatives at Teikyo University
Next Generation Mobility Ultrasonic Vibration Study Group
Participating in Tochigi, a university consortium that contributes to the creation of attractive Tochigi Prefecture
Universities in Tochigi Prefecture are working on collaboration with local communities and industry in various fields, not to mention education and research. We participate in the "University Consortium Tochigi" and contribute to the creation of an attractive new Tochigi prefecture.
What is "University Consortium Tochigi"?
"University Consortium Tochigi" was established to strengthen mutual cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions, enhance and develop education and research at each university, and contribute to the revitalization of a wide range of local communities and industry. rice field. In a social situation where the birthrate is declining and the population is aging, higher education institutions play a major role, and universities with their own characteristics will work together to fulfill a comprehensive educational function. We believe that the intellectual resources of the university can be used to cultivate new regional power by coordinating with the diverse powers of the local community and industry.
Collaborative courses (credit transfer system in Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Focusing on the development and technological development of aerospace technology
At our university, we participate in the Tochigi Aerospace Association (TASC), interact with general companies, government agencies, and other academic institutions to exchange information, and in Tochigi Prefecture, where many aerospace-related industries are gathered. We are focusing on technological development and promotion of technological development.
What is "Tochigi Aerospace Social gathering (TASC)"?
Tochigi Prefecture is home to a concentration of aerospace-related industries, including materials, parts processing, electronic devices, aircraft airframes, and test equipment. As one of Japan's leading aerospace industry agglomerations, the Tochigi Aerospace Conference (TASC), commonly known as TASC, was established in 1997 to further develop aerospace-related activities, promote exchanges between industry, academia, and government, and to promote the spread of these activities to local industries. Since its establishment, approximately 90 organizations based in Tochigi Prefecture have been involved in the organization's activities, carrying out a variety of projects and events. Our university, which has the Department of Department of Aerospace Engineering in the Faculty of Faculty of Science and Engineering, is also participating in the initiative under the guidance of Professor Hirotoshi Kubota, who is also TASC's chairman. While focusing on the small artificial satellite "TeikyoSat," faculty members give lectures to introduce and raise awareness of technology to companies, and events are held in which local residents can also participate.
Aerospace Lecture in Tochigi 2010 – Solar System and Exoplanets –
Dispatch of Senior Assistant Professor to monthly training sessions for technical education
We will work on the promotion and development of the automobile industry with Tochigi Prefecture as the transmission base.
In Tochigi Prefecture, the Tochigi Automobile Industry Promotion Council, a network of industry-academia-government funds, has been established to further promote the automobile industry. As a secretary member, the university also participates in the network, promotes mutual exchange, and is working on the development of various support projects.
What is "Tochigi Automobile Industry Promotion Council"?
The Tochigi Automobile Industry Promotion Council aims to create a place for exchange and information exchange related to the automobile-related industry by forming a network in collaboration with prefecture companies, universities, industrial support organizations, financial institutions, etc. Furthermore, we are working to promote the automobile industry by supporting the improvement of technological capabilities, human resource development and securing, and expansion of sales channels in small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, the "electric vehicle testing business" that lends electric vehicles to companies for a certain period of time to promote the spread and research and development of next-generation vehicles, and major companies to improve the profitability and competitiveness of companies in the prefecture. We are also engaged in unique activities such as the "Site Improvement Training Project" to improve the production site with the cooperation of.
Electric vehicle internal structure survey business Disassembled the electric vehicle "Nissan Leaf" at our university and held an "electric vehicle disassembly tour" for companies
Discourse centered on friction and vibration Held a study group to hold technical discussions on brake squeal and friction
Technical Lecture at Composite Material Processing Technology Research Group * Provided information and advice at the research group on CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) used for aircraft parts, etc. * Joint project with Tochigi Aerospace Industry Promotion Council
Company profile briefing session Held briefing sessions on campus such as company profile and employment information to secure human resources for companies in the prefecture
Students play a central role in revitalizing the region
The Hometown Support Team adopted the "Rape Field Revival Project" proposed by then Senior Assistant Professor Kosei Yamada of the Department of Regional Faculty of Economics, Department of Regional Economics, and worked with students from Utsunomiya Campus to revitalize rural areas.
What is Furusato Support Team?
This project was initiated in 2010 by the Agribusiness Support Division of the Agriculture and Forestry Department of Saitama Prefecture. The project aims to revitalize the mountainous areas of Saitama Prefecture, where the declining birthrate, aging population, and depopulation are causing the decline of agriculture and forestry and difficulties in maintaining local activities, with the new perspectives and dynamism of university students. From our university, a project commonly known as the "Rape Blossom Field Revival Project," which aims to revitalize farming and mountain villages by turning unused farmland into rape blossom fields, was selected for the project and activities. Faculty of Economics Department of Regional Economics Students in the "Mere Old Man" program will further deepen their understanding of local activities not only through the specialized knowledge and theories they learn in lectures, but also by actually visiting the local community and conducting fieldwork. They learn about community revitalization in a practical way as they interact with local people and explore problems and solutions.
Contribute to the revitalization of Utsunomiya through philosophical dialogue
At Utsunomiya Campus, we hold philosophy cafes, where adults and children can "think" about various things and "communicate" them to each other, primarily discussing child-rearing and family. By providing an opportunity to discuss things that we don't normally think about in depth, we can come into contact with different perspectives and discover new discoveries and possibilities. We aim to hold these cafes regularly, promoting active interaction with local residents and promoting the creation of a city that is friendly to children's education and child-rearing.
Philosophy Cafe activities
This activity is part of Community Engagement and the connection between the high school and university initiative, and aims to use the method of philosophical dialogue to "think" about various things and "communicate" them to others in words. Time is set aside for dialogue on a set theme. Philosophical dialogue was developed as a school education program and is now a method used around the world. Philosophy cafes are planned and run all over Japan, but they have not been held continuously in Tochigi Prefecture. Aiming to educate children and revitalize Utsunomiya, we are working to hold the prefecture's first philosophy cafe on a continuous basis.
What is Philosophy Cafe?
It is a "philosophy open debate" project for citizens that originated in Paris, France in the 1990s, and since a cafe that anyone can freely enter and exit was selected as the venue, it has come to be called the café philosophique. rice field. It had the function and character as a place where citizens could freely exchange opinions on philosophical topics without being bound by authority for citizens, but it is now the school education program "For Children" that was born in the United States. It is being developed in Japan in a gentle connection with "Philosophy for Children".
Past activities
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April 23, 2018
About introducing morality into school as a subject
This is a recurrent education program where local companies and students learn together.
One of the challenges facing regional revitalization in Tochigi Prefecture is attracting young people to the area. To achieve this, local businesses need to improve their recruitment and retention capabilities. Teikyo University's Utsunomiya Campus has launched a new recurrent education program to achieve this goal, starting in 2025.
What is the "Tochigi Learning Platform for Improving Human Resource Recruitment and Retention"?
This recurrent education program is a collaboration between Tochigi Prefecture's industry, government, academia, and financial institutions, and aims to improve the recruitment and retention capabilities of local companies by enabling business managers and students to "learn from each other." It was selected as a subsidized project under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's fiscal 2024 supplementary budget. It creates a win-win relationship between industry and universities, helping business managers rediscover the value of their companies and helping students realize the value of working locally.
