Student Development Goal
Cultivate people with broad knowledge and practical skills based on a comprehensive understanding of the region, who will contribute to regional revitalization through the use of regional resources.
Characteristics of Learning
Formation of the Regional Community
Students aim to develop an understanding of the regional community based on the regional sociology and then apply it to development of a region that can withstand disasters and provides rich opportunities for purposeful living. In extracurricular training and seminar activities, they can take on the challenge of solving regional issues together with local governments and local residents through community formation.
Local economy and industry
Through studies based on economics and business management, students develop an understanding of the causes and mechanisms of regional problems and explore regional strategies that utilize local resources and the attractions of the region. Gaining the ability to perform data-based analysis of the state of the region enables them to think about how to create a sustainable regional economy and regional industries in collaboration with local governments and companies in partnership agreements.
Regional history and culture
Through studies based on historical science and ethnology, students learn to grasp the formation process of the region from its history and culture. With a better understanding of the region’s attractions, they can then explore measures for utilizing cultural resources to create rich communities, or as tourist resources. In seminars and practical training, students develop the ability to think about regional development from a standpoint that makes the most of the knowledge that has been cultivated within the region for many years.
Exercise wisdom about specific issues with people around you, and work together with them.
Prof. Michio Matsuda, M.A.
- Specialization
- Lifelong Learning, Community Design, Idea Creation
- Class Subjects
- The Theory of Regional Activity, The Practical Training of Regional Activity, Lifelong Learning Theory, etc.
- Seminar
- Our watchwords are Ideas, Communication, and Action! Students will pursue activities that address local issues after learning idea creations skills and discussion techniques.
The piece of paper I am holding in the photo is something that was created to solve an issue in a certain town. We will support students to explore common principles from this kind of ongoing practice to acquire the ability to live in the future.
Class Recommendations by Prof. Matsuda
The Theory of Regional Activity
Students will learn the basics of local activities and case studies from five practitioners in the region.
The Practical Training of Regional Activity
Students will gain first-hand experiences of local activities in Sendai City, as well as Natori City and Kawasaki Town, with which the University has concluded agreements.
Lifelong Learning Theory
Students will explore the work and qualifications involved in lifelong learning held in local community centers and other various locations nationwide.
Let’s explore local resources to create a future region,
Assoc. Prof. Aiko Azuma
What are the region’s resources? Although the things you can see with your eyes may be the first to come to mind, invisible elements like the connections between people, the culture that has been handed down over generations, and the abundance of nature are also important regional resources. And these things we cannot see are extremely diverse and may be the very things that can be utilized as the strengths of the region in the future.
Class Recommendations by Assoc. Prof. Azuma
Regional Economics
Why are local areas suffering population loss and economic decline? The science of economics offers clues to solving this mystery.
Regional Industries
Students develop the ability to analyze the state of regional industry from open data, and to identify issues and propose solutions.
Regional Energy and Resource Economics
The introduction of renewable energy has helped some regions to vitalize and succeed in attracting new residents. We explore the keys to success in such endeavors.