2014 National Institute for Educational Policy Research, Seminar on Educational Facilities Research

As a leading country of education, Finland is one of the highest performing countries in the OECD-PISA(Programme for International Student Assessment). In 1998, Finland’s Basic Educational Act
was revised so that when a new elementary and secondary school is constructed, basically a 9 year comprehensive school is established. Presently, in Japan also, efforts are being made concerning
educational continuity from elementary through secondary levels. Since 2007, there are approximately 154 integrated school facilities for educational continuity from elementary through secondary level,
and with the decrease in the number of children and the consolidation of schools, it is expected that integrated school facilities will increase in the future. In the aim to learn from Finland’s leading edge
experiences and invite a new perspective for Japan’s future integrated schools, 2014 Seminar on Educational Facilities Research will be held inviting Mr. Reino Tapaninen, Chief Architect at the Finnish
National Board of Education, an expert on Finland’s school architecture, Dr. Marketta Kyttä, Associate Professor at Aalto University, an expert on children’s behavior research, and Prof. Kazumi Kudo,
Professor at Toyo University, a noted architect of many school architecture in Japan.

Reino Tapaninen

Marketta Kyttä

Kazumi Kudo

Chief Architect,Finnish National Board ofEducation

Associate Professor in Land useplanning, YTK Land Use Planning andUrban Studies Group, Aalto University
School of Engineering, Finland

Professor, Toyo University
President, Coelacanth K&H Architects Inc.

Title: Finnish
Comprehensive School
Architecture

Admission Free
Ticket of Attendance Required◆ Date◆ Venue

Title: Activity promoting environmentand school settings of Finnish andJapanese children

2014.1.28

Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology,
Auditorium No.1

Title: School Architecture for Educational
Continuity from Elementary throughSecondary Levels

SimultaneousInterpretation
provided◆ Access

2014 January 28 (Tue) 13:00～16:30
Doors open 12:30
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Auditorium No.1
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Central Government Building No.7 East Wing 3F※We will stop accepting applications when we reach the maximum capacity.

◆ HostNational Institute for Educational Policy Research◆ Co-host Finnish Institute in Japan,
Research Center for Educational Facilities-Tokyo Institute of TechnologyArchitectural Institute of Japan◆ Support◆ Audience People interested in educational facilities such as architects,

policy makers and university students of architectural courses

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Co-host: Finnish Institute in Japan,
Research Center for Educational Facilities-Tokyo Institute of Technology
Support: Architectural Institute of Japan

2014 National Institute of Educational Policy Research, Seminar on Educational Facilities Research

School Architecture in Japan and Finland
Focus on Japan’s Integrated School Facilities for Educational Continuity
from Elementary through Secondary Levels and Finnish Comprehensive Schools

Program2014.1.28(Tue)13:00-16:30 MEXT Auditorium 1

Simultaneous Translation Admission Free (Ticket of Attendance Required)■ Opening Remarks(13:00～13:05)
Haruki Ozaki/ Director-General,
National Institute for Educational Policy Research■ Remarks from Co-host(13:05～13:10)
Kauko Laitinen/ Director
The Finnish Institute in Japan■ Speech1(13:10～13:55)
Finnish Comprehensive School Architecture
Reino Tapaninen/ Chief Architect, Finnish National Board of Education■ Speech2

Mr. Reino Tapaninen(13:55～14:40)
Activity promoting environment and school settings ofFinnish and Japanese children
Marketta Kyttä/ Associate Professor in Land use planning,
YTK Land Use Planning and Urban Studies Group,
Aalto University School of Engineering, Finland
Dr. Marketta Kyttä- Break (10 minutes) ■ Speech3(14:50～15:35)
School Architecture for Educational Continuity
from Elementary through Secondary Levels
Kazumi Kudo/ Professor, Toyo University,
President, Coelacanth K&H Architects Inc.

■ Panel Discussion
Q&A(15:40～16:25)
Coordinator: Isami Kinoshita/ Professor, Environmental Science andLandscape Architecture Course, Chiba University■ Closing address(16:25～16:30)

Prof. Kazumi Kudo

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Deadline2014 January 21（Tue） （We will stop accepting applications when we reach the maximum capacity.）
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