Tsukuba University of Technology Planned Exhibition at the Entrance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Students with disabilities play a leading role!　Co-creation Project with Society" at the entrance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Tsukuba University of Technology is holding a special exhibition titled "Students with Disabilities Take the Lead!　Co-creation Project with Society", the University of Technology Tsukuba is holding a special exhibition at "MEXT Information Plaza" in front of the entrance on the 2nd floor of the East Wing of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as described below. We hope you will visit the exhibition to learn more about our university's activities.

Exhibition Period

Tuesday, January 14, 2012 - Thursday, February 13, 2025

10:00 - 18:00 (Admission until 17:30)

Exhibition Location

Entrance, 2nd floor of the New Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Building (3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Admission free

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology "Information Plaza" website

http://www.mext.go.jp/joho-hiroba/index.htm

■Exhibition Overview

Tsukuba University of Technology, under the philosophy of "contributing to the fostering of a diversity environment in society as a whole that includes people with disabilities," has been strengthening cooperation with society and promoting co-creation projects, centering on the newly established "Faculty for the Creation of a Symbiotic Society," which will be established in April 2025.

The University has concluded cooperative agreements with several domestic institutions and is developing projects in which students with disabilities can proactively participate by working with partners who have diverse expertise and experience. By actively involving students with hearing and visual impairments, the University is promoting initiatives that combine practical learning with social contribution.

This exhibition introduces the specific products and activities of the projects that students have been involved in planning and managing as a result of the co-creation projects with society that the university has implemented so far, and displays the university's efforts toward the realization of a symbiotic society.

Exhibit Contents

Panels

4 outdoor panels

The university guide, educational philosophy of the Faculty of Symbiotic Society, and initiatives for co-creation with society will be exhibited.

Photo of the panels seen from outside

Indoor panels: 3

The following initiatives will be exhibited as the results of co-creation projects with society conducted by the university so far, mainly by students.

＞ The University's efforts to host the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics

＞ Demonstration of a navigation system for the visually impaired

＞ How to make a Braille book Kodansha Blue Backs "The Origin of the Universe and Matter

Photographs of the entire exhibition

Actual exhibits

Navigation system for the visually impaired Braille blocks

The actual Braille block of the navigation system for the visually impaired introduced in the indoor panel will be exhibited.

The two-dimensional code of the navigation system is attached in the middle of the Braille block.

●Den

We will introduce Denden, the university's character created by the university's staff with the cooperation of students.

Den-Den

Video

Introduction of faculties approx. 30 min.

A video introducing the three faculties of Tsukuba University of Technology: Faculty of Symbiosis and Social Innovation, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Faculty of Industrial Technology will be shown.

University banner

Eyeself - Watashi no Sekai - about 15 min.

Visually impaired students of the university produced a video work with the cooperation of professional creators. A video work depicting the world of narrowing of the visual field will be screened.

Main visual of the video work