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University Introduction Initiatives in Kawakami Village

table of contents

  1. Learning from the rich natural environment of Kawakami Village, aiming to become an engineer who works towards environmental symbiosis
  2. Partnership agreement with Kawakami Village and major initiatives
  3. Kawakami Village Carpentry School
  4. New Student Orientation (2006-present/The status of implementation since the conclusion of the partnership agreement is as follows)
  1. Learning from the rich natural environment of Kawakami Village, aiming to become an engineer who works towards environmental symbiosis
  2. Partnership agreement with Kawakami Village and major initiatives
  3. Kawakami Village Carpentry School
  4. New Student Orientation (2006-present/The status of implementation since the conclusion of the partnership agreement is as follows)
  • Initiatives in Kawakami Village

Learning from the rich natural environment of Kawakami Village, aiming to become an engineer who works towards environmental symbiosis

Based on the "Agreement on Cooperation and Partnership" concluded with Kawakami Village, Nara Prefecture on July 26, 2010, our university is carrying out a variety of activities in the naturally rich village.
View Kawakami Village on Google Maps

Partnership agreement with Kawakami Village and major initiatives

We are engaged in various initiatives, such as parent-child science classes and participation in local events.

Partnership agreement with Kawakami Village

The connection between our university and Kawakami Village began when students from the Department of Architecture participated in the Kawakami Village Carpentry Workshop, a workshop that has been held since 1998 to promote the effective use of thinned wood and experience forestry. In addition, since 2006, orientations for new students from each department have been held in Kawakami Village, and practical training in environmental education has been conducted in various parts of the village. As a result of these collaborative efforts, and because our university, which is engaged in environmental studies, and Kawakami Village, which is engaged in "village development in the water source area," share common challenges, we signed an "Agreement on Cooperation and Collaboration" on July 26, 2010, and have been carrying out various activities in the naturally rich village.

Main Initiatives

■Parent-child science class

As part of a project based on a comprehensive partnership agreement concluded with the village, our university has been holding "Parent-Child Science Classes" for students and their parents at Kawakami Village Tachikawakami Elementary School since 2011.


List of parent-child science class initiatives

・2024 "Kids' Manufacturing Dojo"
・2023 "Make a plastic bottle microscope and look at cells / Mysterious color-changing salmon roe"
・2022 "Kids' Manufacturing Dojo"
・2021 "Let's Play at Program Land!" (Online)
・2020: Cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ・2019: "Make a battery using everyday items and turn a motor!"
・2018 "Programming with paper and pen. Who can make a small robot run the best?"
・2017 "Luminous LED Badge Making Workshop"
・2016 "Making a Relaxing Lamp with Rainbow LEDs"
・2015 "It's summer! Let's make a homemade motor and learn how a fan works"
・2014 "Let's make and fly a rubber band airplane!"
・2013 "Let's make a battery using lemons"
・2012 "Let's make a super ball using everyday items"
・2011 "Let's make color-changing bubbles"

■ Participation in local events

As part of our activities based on the comprehensive partnership agreement, our university actively participates in local events in Kawakami Village.


Exhibiting at the Yamasachihiko Festival

・2023 "Experience operating a robot created by Osaka Institute of Technology of Technology students competing in an industrial robot contest"
・2022 "Operate a rescue robot and rescue a small robot"
・2021: Cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ・2020: Cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ・2019: "Get up close and personal with a bipedal robot packed with the latest technology! Robot Control Experience Corner!"
・2018 "Bipedal Robot Control Experience Corner!"
・2017 "Let's make a replica from a real fossil" "Solar-converted EV (electric vehicle) and wireless charging system"
・2016 "Making a luminous holder out of glass"
・2015 "Solar Converted EV (Electric Vehicle) Exhibition"
・2013 "Luminescent Glass Nameplate Making Workshop"
・2012 "Luminescent Glass Nameplate Making Experience"

Kawakami Village Carpentry School

Since 1999, the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Faculty of Engineering , has been participating in the Kawakami Village Department of Architecture, which aims to provide a place where students can learn practically about architecture while coming into contact with real wood in Kawakami Village, a forestry hub. The main activities include forestry experiences and creating works using thinned wood. Through the experience of designing and constructing wooden buildings with their own hands, students can experience the joys and challenges of manufacturing.


■ List of Kawakami Village Carpenter School initiatives

・2024 "Second Sakura Saku" (2.3 MB)
・2023 "Bench in front of the Dozo Shozaburo Cliff Carving Monument" (1.6 MB)
・2022 “One, two, mountains.” (9.7 MB)
・2019 "Super Super" (3.3 MB)
・2018 “Mountain amount” (7.6 MB)
・2017 "Diagonal Intersection" (3.3 MB)
・2016 "Dan" (3.3 MB)
・2015 “Water Dance” (2.6 MB)
・2014 "Half Link" (4.5 MB)
・2013 "Half-Ware Rhythm" (1.4 MB)
・2012 "Kawakami Village Carpenter's School 2012" (8.9 MB)
・2011 "Kawakami Village Carpenter's School 2011" (1.2 MB)
・2010 "Kawakami Village Carpenter's School 2010" (1.2 MB)

*Activities will be scaled down in 2020 and 2021 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In addition, we provide opportunities for villagers to participate in our university's events (such as setting up a booth to introduce our policies) to deepen exchanges.

New Student Orientation (2006-present/The status of implementation since the conclusion of the partnership agreement is as follows)

year Faculty Department
2019 Program Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Robotics and Design Department of Design and Architecture
2018 Program Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Robotics and Design Department of Design and Architecture
2017 Program Faculty of Engineering Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering
Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Robotics and Design Department of Design and Architecture
2016 Program Faculty of Engineering Department of Design and Architecture
Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Information Science and Technology Department of Information Networks
2015 Program Faculty of Engineering Department of Design and Architecture
Department of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Information Science and Technology Department of Information Networks

Past efforts: 1. Eco-friendly activities using disposable chopsticks

We learned about the mechanism of a recycling-oriented society by using chopsticks made from thinned wood produced in Yoshino. Eco-friendly activities using "disposable chopsticks"
(2010 and 2011 academic years)

Past Initiatives② Solar Converted EV

We have been working on developing the environmentally friendly "Solar Converted EV". Converted EV
(2011-2017)

Past efforts 3. Natural lighting system

We proposed the installation of a natural lighting system using "luminous glass tiles." We also carried out a test installation. Natural lighting system (2012)

Past efforts 4. Exhibiting at "Machi Decor"

We participated in the design event "Machi de Call." We exhibited works using Yoshino cedar from Kawakami Village in the show windows of the Umeda campus and adjacent commercial facilities.
(2016-2018)

Past Initiatives 5. Health and Fitness Promotion Project

We scientifically verify the secrets to health of elderly people living in Kawakami Village and hold surveys, data analysis, and results presentations in order to promote their health and physical fitness. Health and Physical Fitness Promotion Project (since 2016)