Online courses for adult education and recurrent education. Regional Academia Research and Practice Organization (Kanagawa Prefecture)

The times are at a major turning point. Beyond overcoming the coronavirus crisis, the most important thing to entrust our future to the next generation is "education." I decided to set up an educational organization for new members of society and the community, with the intention of applying the experience of higher education at the university to the future citizen education in the community.

This corporation is planned to be established as a non-profit general incorporated association. Citizen's lectures offered by this corporation are different from open lectures and qualification acquisition lectures that have been held at many universities, etc., and provide a variety of learning opportunities in collaboration with local governments and companies. As a general rule, all courses are delivered online, so students can take anytime, anywhere, without time and place restrictions. The content of the course is carefully selected to solve regional issues and stimulate intellectual curiosity, and university researchers, practitioners, and experts from Japan and overseas will give lectures in an easy-to-understand manner.

In the 4th year of Reiwa, we are considering launching the "Kanagawa Future Creation Course" as the first civic course in collaboration with local governments in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kanagawa is also my hometown, and there are mountains, rivers, and the sea that raised me. We ask for your understanding and cooperation in creating an academia for citizens by new citizens together with the local people in this blessed environment.