FY2012 Re-Inventing Japan Project

Ehime University

Support for the Formation of Collaborative Programs with ASEAN Universities【Name of project】（Adopted year: FY2012, Type I ）Six-University Coordinative Service-Learning Program at the Rural Communities in Japan and Indonesia【Aim of project, Ideals of Global Human Resource on the project】
Train international ‘servant leaders who, by supporting primary industry at the region level will contribute tosustainability for future society.

【Summary of project】
Students in the joint master’s and doctoral courses of the Japan/Indonesia 6-university consortium will live 1 week to3 months in a local community and carry out a themed service learning program related to their field of research.

■ Forming the University Network with Quality Assurance(Ocean field practice in Indonesia)○ A general overseeing body will monitor programs using the PDCA Cycle
A SUIJI Consortium Servant-Leader Center will be established to evaluate,improve and monitor the programs at all member universities.
○ Maintain high standard of transparency and strict objectivity
Japanese and Indonesian faculty will be evaluated by the same criteriausing learning portfolios. The portfolios will be open to all on the website.
○ Evaluation of credit transfer
Student evaluation will be based on communication skills with people in thecommunity, group work in their research field, student journals, and final
presentations in English.

■ Contents of the Programs, Preparation for the Start of the Programs(Constituent universities and their programs)○ Agriculture and fishing village service learning program
Students will enter rural and fishing village communities and work withthem to identify problems and take action in sustainability. Certificationof Servant-Leader will be awarded.
○ JD and DD Graduate school programs
JD and DD programs will be offered at the graduate level in the fieldsof Forestry, Hydrological Cycle, Soil Science, Food Science, Plant
System Management and Marine Production○ Formation of the 6-university consortium
The Servant-Leader Center will be established under the auspices of
SUIJI (Six University Initiative Japan-Indonesia)■ Student-Mobility○ Outbound (Undergraduate Students)
2nd and 4th year undergraduate students will be sent
abroad for a 3-week service learning program.
○ Inbound (Master’s students)
Master’s course students will join service learning
programs and study about one year in the foreigncountry。

2012

201320142015

2016

Outbound

3151

69

80

97

Inbound28375561

69

Note: These numbers are at application of this project.

■ Promotion of Student-Mobility Environment○ The Servant-Leader Center will provide support for students
The Center will have 5 academic staff members to manage the curriculum and certification and they will assure that thequality of education meets international standards.
○ The Ehime-Indonesia Friendship Association will promote relations with industry, government and theuniversity.
The Association provides links between industry, government and the university so students can visit and get work
experience in industries in Japan and Indonesia.

■ Visualization of the Content of Education, Dissemination of the Outcomes○ Results will be presented at the SUIJI Seminar of the SUIJI 6-University Consortium
At the annual SUIJI Seminar a Student Forum and Academic Forum are held where students and faculty can present
the results of their research/study. The PDCA cycle will also be evaluated at that time at the Presidents’ Meeting.