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“Student Athletes x Future of Learning” Symposium to consider educational programs that encourage dual career formation will be held at JR Hakata City on Friday, March 8th.
Mr. Tadao Isaka, Director and Vice-Chancellor of Ritsumeikan Educational Corporation, Mr. Akira Yoshida, former Japan Rugby National Team member and current Osaka University of Economics and Law rugby club coach, and others took the stage.
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Volunteers have set up the “Dual Career Research Group” to study the ideal form of education that encourages the formation of dual careers among athletic club students. This symposium will be held jointly with Nippon Bunri University as the kickoff symposium.
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It is said that there are 200,000 “student athletes,” or so-called athletic club students, nationwide. While these students enter universities through the “Sports Recommendation Entrance
Examination,” it is not always possible for them to choose a faculty based on their own interests. There are few universities that have faculties that specialize in sports, and most of them are enrolled in social science faculties such as the faculties of economics and the faculties of law. However, in these departments, it is difficult to say that appropriate understanding and consideration is given to student-athletes.
The sports experience that athletic students have is their skills and competencies. Even in non-athletics departments, the question is how to utilize and develop their abilities in class. We will consider how educational programs should respond to these issues.
Event overview
◆Date and time: March 8, 2024 (Friday) 14:30-17:00
◆Venue: JR Hakata City 10F Large Conference Room
◆Capacity: 100 people / Application required (participation fee free) ◆Time schedule
14:30 Opening Remarks 14:35 Keynote Speech Mr. Tadao Isaka (Director and Vice-Chancellor of Ritsumeikan Educational Corporation) Mr. Akira Yoshida (Coach of Osaka University of Economics and Law Rugby Club) 15:35 Initiative Introduction Mitsuhiro Yoshimura (Vice President of Nippon Bunri University) / Yamamoto Keiichi (Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Hokuriku University)
16:05 Panel discussion by Dual Career Study Group Facilitator: Mitsuhiro Yoshimura
Panelists: Mr. Tadao Isaka / Mr. Akira Yoshida / Keiichi Yamamoto / Daisuke Takami (Director of the Center for Human Resource Development, Nippon Bunri University) 16:55 Closing remarks 17:00 Closing Speakers
◆Tadao Isaka (Vice President of Ritsumeikan Gakuen, Vice President of Ritsumeikan University, Director of the University Sports Association)
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After becoming an assistant professor in Ritsumeikan University’s College of Science and Engineering in 1992, he became a professor in the School of Sports and Health Sciences, which was established in 2010, and became the dean of Sports and Health Sciences in 2016. In 2019, he became vice president of Ritsumeikan Gakuen and vice president of Ritsumeikan University. I am mainly working on the theme of analyzing human movements seen during sports activities and daily life from a mechanical and physiological perspective, and applying them to improve competitiveness and support daily activities. At the University Sports Association of Japan (UNIVAS), he serves as the Dual Career Committee Chair and works to support the dual career development of athletic club students.
◆Akira Yoshida (Osaka University of Economics and Law Rugby Club Coach, former Japan Rugby National Team)
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Since 2020, he has been an associate professor at Nihon Bunri University, Faculty of Business and Economics. After that, he served as a visiting researcher at the same university and as a professional coach, and from January 2024, he became the director of Osaka University of Economics and Law’s rugby club.
Sponsored by Nippon Bunri University / Dual Career Research Group (*) (*) This research was supported by JSPS Scientific Research Grant No. 23K02541 (“Development of an organized pre-admission/first-year education program to support dual careers of student athletes”) (Representative: Mitsuhiro Yoshimura)). Sponsored by University Sports Association (UNIVAS) / KEI Advance Co., Ltd.
How to apply
Please apply below. https://sites.google.com/view/dual-career/ Contact information
Mitsuhiro Yoshimura (yoshimuramt[at]nbu.ac.jp)
*Please change [at] to @.
Flyer https://prtimes.jp/a/?f=d51856-35-81af7c51c77b288cacff1928b121b4f2.pdf We look forward to your participation.
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