Outline of the United Nations Academic Impact

United Nations Academic Impact Activities Report

Iwate Prefectural University (hereinafter, our university) joined the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) in May

In each year, UNAI member institutions are2019.

required to undertake activities for at least

The UNAI is a program in which universities work together to promote social engagement and to coordinate theone of the 10 UNAI principles and submit aactivities of the United Nations and other higher educational institutions around the world.

yearly activity report to the secretariat of theSince our university conducts various education and research as well as community contributions related UNAI, weUNAI.

participate in 4 of 10 Principles of the UNAI.

Since joining the UNAI Program in 2019,
our university creates a yearly activity report

Four Academic Impact Principles

on UNAI related initiatives, which we post

• Principle 6: A commitment to encouraging global citizenship through education• Principle 8: A commitment to addressing issues of poverty through education• Principle 9: A commitment to promoting sustainability through education• Principle 10 : A commitment to promoting inter-cultural dialogue and understanding, and the“unlearning” of intolerance, through educationon our official website.

https://www.iwate-pu.ac.jp/internationalexchange/unai/index.html

These 4 principles are in harmony with the founding spirit and the basic directions of our university.

Founding Sprit of Iwate Prefectural University

In hopes of creating a new era of harmony among humankind, nature and science, we provide aneducation that fosters independence, knowledge and highly specialized skills which contributeto the enrichment of humanity and society.

2. Distinctive education and research focusing
on interdisciplinary fields3. Practical education and research
4. C ontribution to the local community

1.

Health Promotion Projects with Takizawa City

2.

Initiative to Improve the Quality of Care for People withDiabetes/Chronic Diseases and Care of Cancer Patients for
Nurses in Iwate Prefecture … …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6

3.

Development of a System that Serves as a Platform for theSurvey of the Actual Conditions of Marine and River Debris … ……… 84.

Clothing Life Improvement Project for Child Patients with Severe
Mental and Physical Disabilities - Proposal of Hospital Clothing
Designs for Cerebral Palsy Patients … ……………………………………………………………………… 105.

A Collaborative Project Between the Marble Student Group andMorioka City to Promote Understanding of Sexual and Gender
Diversity … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 126.

Restoration and Disaster Prevention Learning Program

5. Contribution to the internationalcommunity

Through participation in the UNAI, we are intending to further contribute to the globalization of our university and the internationalizationof the local community. Also, through practical education and research, we will continue to engage in efforts to address poverty andwork towards the realization of a sustainable society.

2Iwate Prefectural University United Nations Academic Impact Activity
Report (2022) Table of Contents

This is the report of activities related to the United Nations Academic Impact which our university undertook
in 2022 (January to December 2022)

The basic directions of Iwate Prefectural University
1. T he promotion of compassion and cultivationof a spirit that respects humanity

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