Collaborative project on regional revitalization with Sanjo City (Niigata Prefecture)

Sanjo City (Niigata Prefecture) and SFC concluded an agreement in 2017, and in collaboration with the Keio Research Institute at SFC, Professor Masatoshi Tamamura of the Faculty of Policy Management and his research group are jointly promoting research on the formation of a regional society full of vitality and the development of programs to foster human resources that will lead the future society. Since AY 2018, graduate students have been residing in Sanjo City, where they have been conducting verification studies and implementation of community development projects through sports. In addition, efforts by local volunteers toward community development have been progressing, and initiatives such as the “Hangaku-Hankyo (Learning while Teaching, Teaching while Learning) Workshop” by Sanjo City high school students and SFC undergraduate students are being organized on an ongoing basis. In AY 2024, Keio concluded an “Collaboration Agreement on Promotion of Regional Revitalization and International Cooperation in R&D” among three parties, which included the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). These parties will continue to conduct R&D to create a synergistic system that advances regional revitalization and international cooperation.

Applicable regions

Niigata Prefecture Sanjo City

Implementation period

August 9, 2017 - present

Community and Regional Affairs category

Regional collaboration as research targets and implementation sites/research that aims to popularize region-specific issues
Social collaboration through advanced research
Education of students/human resource development for the next generation
Advisory role for the authorities, etc.
Two-way recycling-oriented collaboration with local communities and societies