2021
Report on Activities

1Outline of the United Nations Academic Impact

Iwate Prefectural University (hereinafter, our university) joined the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) inMay 2019.
The UNAI is a program in which universities work together to promote social engagement and to coordinate theactivities of the United Nations and other higher educational institutions around the world.
Since our university conducts various education and research as well as community contributions related UNAI,
we participate in 4 of 10 Principles of the UNAI.

Four Academic Impact Principles• 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 education
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.
The basic directions of Iwate Prefectural University
1. T he promotion of compassion and cultivationof a spirit that respects humanity
2. Distinctive education and research focusing
on interdisciplinary fields

3. Practical education and research
4. C ontribution to the local community
5. Contribution to the international
community

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

2United Nations Academic Impact Activities Report

In each year, UNAI member institutions are required toundertake activities for at least one of the 10 UNAI principles
and submit a yearly activity report to the secretariat of theUNAI.
Since joining the UNAI Program in 2019, ouruniversity creates a yearly activity report on
UNAI related initiatives, which we post on ourofficial website.

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

IndexIwate Prefectural University United Nations Academic Impact Activity
Report (2021) Table of Contents

This is the report of activities related to the United Nations Academic Impact which our university undertook in 2021 (April2021 to March 2022).

1. Social Skills Training for Young People...................................................................... 4
2. Reproductive Health (Sexual and Reproductive Health) Care for AdolescentGirls in Children's Homes in Iwate Prefecture .......................................................... 5
3. Workshops on Caring for Children with Special Needs and Their Families ....... 6
4. M
 ultifaceted Management and Utilization of Rivers through Visualizationand 3D Modeling ......................................................................................................... 7
5. R
 egional Social Theory Seminar: Collaboration with the “Let’s Connect with'Kumo o Tumugu' Project” - Hospitality with Well Water and Homespun - ........ 9
6. P
 romoting Intercultural Understanding in the Reading Marathon Room- Understanding Other Cultures Through People & Understanding People
Through Books - .......................................................................................................... 10
7. Understanding International Cultures Seminars I/II - Korean Language
Online Training............................................................................................................ 11
8. Initiative to Promote Cross-Cultural Understanding in Miyako Junior College .... 12
9. The Second Hand Ticks Again in the Hearts of Affected People: Introducing
activities of the Student Red Cross Volunteer Corps of Iwate Prefectural
University Miyako ....................................................................................................... 13
10. Holding of LINKtopos2021 ..................................................................................... 143