October 26, 2018
—A "Hub for High School Revitalization by High School Students" Takes on the Challenge of Using Drones for Regional Issues—
On November 1, 2018, based on a proposal by students of Hiroshima Prefectural Yuki High School and Mr. Kiyohiko Kando, a Jinsekikogen-cho community revitalization researcher in Hiroshima Prefecture, Jinsekikogen-cho and Hiroshima Prefectural Yuki High School will collaborate to launch the "Yuki High School Students' Jinsekikogen-cho Drone Academy" (hereinafter referred to as the Yuki High School Student Drone Academy), a hub for high school revitalization by high school students.
This "Yuki High School Student Drone Academy" is based on the various activities and achievements that Yuki High School students and community revitalization researchers have carried out over approximately one year with advice and support from the Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University (Social Innovation Lab, Consortium for Co-Creation of Drone Collaborative Society). Yuki High School students will collaborate with various entities from both inside and outside the region to take on the challenge of using drones for regional issues.
A press conference will be held at Yuki High School to mark the launch of the Yuki High School Student Drone Academy.
At this press conference, student representatives of the academy and related parties providing cooperation and support will attend. They will present the practical activities of Yuki High School students using drones to date and their vision for future activities.
For more details, please see the press release (file: "Launch of the 'Yuki High School Students' Jinsekikogen-cho Drone Academy' - A 'Hub for High School Revitalization by High School Students' Takes on the Challenge of Using Drones for Regional Issues —.pdf" ). This press release has been distributed to the city news desks of various newspapers.
Inquiries
■ Community Development Promotion Division, Jinsekikogen-cho Tel: 0847-89-3332 (Contact: Yagawa)
■ Hiroshima Prefectural Yuki High School Tel: 0847-82-0006 (Contact: Ikeda)
■ Social Innovation Lab, Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University Tel: 03-4590-0444
E-Mail: si-lab@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Contact: Kando, Sugai)
(Distributed by: Academic Research Support, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office, Keio University E-Mail: kri-pr@sfc.keio.ac.jp )