About the project
Current Japanese society is faced with various social problems both in metropolitan area and in local area. These problems are common throughout Asia. Especially in local area, we hold more serious problems than in metropolitan area such as low birthrate and aging population, depopulation, diminishing primary industry, unstable employment, and environmental issue among others. Furthermore, newly problems are emerging in multicultural society and in gender-equal society.
In addition, globalization exposes local society closer to other countries, which means locals are influenced by international relations.
University of Toyama as a local university has these urgent missions:
1 Collaborate with partners in East Asia region (Korea, China, Far Eastern Russia, Chinese Taipei) and have a correct and common understanding about various problems which relate to Challenges of ‘Kyousei’ from a view point of local area.
2 Establish a program for graduate students and future generation scholars to cooperate each other in a close manner.
University of Toyama has worked on the project called ‘CEAKS’ : Creation of East Asia ‘Kyousei’ Studies for three years since 2010. This project created a new field of study. We will work harder to share and develop the field.
University of Toyama and Universities in East Asia area (Korea, China, Far east Russia, Chinese Taipei ) should share a common subject to make ‘Kyousei’ society where people are living together in collaboration. We will offer a program for masters degree course students and future generation scholars to exchange educational and research programs closely with our partnership universities in East Asia. That means, we will establish and develop the multilateral educational research system beyond borders and make a commitment to global challenges of ‘Kyousei’ from a view point of local area.
CEAKSⅠ:Creation of East Asian‘Kyousei’: Studies Phase 1 (2010-2012)
―Live and Learn Together to Quest for “Challenges of Kyousei”―
University of Toyama has been striving to develop a graduate school for humanities, sociology, and arts, and launched a three-year research project in 2010 organized by the cross-faculty group of 40 scholars. This was an academic project aimed at pursuing what the world according to Asia ought to be in the 21st century and working on new challenges of their creation with joint study members within and outside the university system as well as within and outside of Japan based on two specific keywords, “Asia” and “Kyousei・”
This study project was comprised of four study teams and six study groups assigned with respective challenges: ‘Kyousei’ studies; Economy and Wolrd Crisis; Environmental Studies; ‘Kyousei’ with the Social Weak etc. We have been working on each challenge as well as to develop workshops and international symposiums to meet your expectations of the future. Please Catch achievements up on “research achievement” on this HP.