University

Project Outline

Representative:

　The University of Tokyo

Joint Applicants:

　The University of Tsukuba

　The University of Toyama

This project has three core components to support students with disabilities:

I. Operation of a consultation service for universities and students nationwide, on support for students with disabilities and support for transition to employment

II. implementation of specialized training programs for universities (mainly online seminars on academic and employment support)

III. The implementation of a program for the transition to work in cooperation with industry, academia, and government through holding town meetings throughout Japan

With these three pillars as the project's core to support the study and career transition of students with disabilities, the project will put them into practice after establishing a nationwide structure to realize the cooperation with universities, private companies, and government agencies.

In addition, the project will effectively realize three pillars by collaborating with joint applicant universities as a core, using the collaboration that the University of Tokyo has developed. The latter collaboration includes a network of 124 universities, companies, and organizations throughout Japan developed through the "Platform Formation Project on Disability and Higher Education" and the "Project to Promote Support for Students with Disabilities' Study and Career Transition."  And the eight specialized committees in collaboration with universities and companies, the AHEAD JAPAN involving more than 100 universities nationwide, and the collaboration with regional networks throughout Japan that PHED has implemented.

Representative:

　Kyoto University

Joint Applicants:

　Osaka University

　Tsukuba University of Technology

　Hiroshima University

This project aims to strengthen the support network for students with disabilities in higher education institutions and establish standards. In order to achieve this objective, the project has three phases: [1] support for connecting and transitioning from upper secondary school to university (including technical colleges), [2] support for studying after entering university, including the provision of reasonable accommodation, and [3] support for transitioning into society, including employment support for university students. The project will implement the following concrete measures:

• Consultation program on support for students with disabilities using the network
• Program for the formation of regional networks and cooperation regarding support for students with disabilities
• Program to share professional know-how on support for students with disabilities
• Program for sharing information contributing to the awareness-raising  and understanding of students, faculty members, etc.
• Information archiving, dissemination, and implementation of each program

Each program aims not to have a one-time effect but to have a continuous ripple effect. Furthermore, it aims to establish and improve the standard of this field by disseminating the projects' outcomes widely, without limiting them to specific regions.