Kevin Ramsden    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement    Position   Professor
Date	2023/02/14
Presentation Theme	UKYO VOICES: An authentic Academia-Government-Citizens Community Engagement Project in Kyoto City, Japan.
Conference	Invitation to present/lecture at USM/KUFS-USM Japanese Cultural Center
Promoters	KUFS-USM Japanese Cultural Center
Presentation Type	Speech (General)
Contribution Type	Collaborative
Invited	Invited
International coauthorship	International coauthorship
Country	Malaysia
Venue	Universiti Saiin Malaysia (USM)
Holding period	2023/02/14～2023/02/14
Publisher and common publisher	Kevin Ramsden & Aaron Campbell
Details	The Ukyo Voices project, conducted from April to October, 2021, was an authentic community engagement initiative between Kyoto University of Foreign Studies and the government and people of Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, to help the ward celebrate its 90th anniversary. In the spirit of being ‘good neighbors’, students from the university and its associated high school teamed up to interview twelve individual residents and representatives of businesses in the local area, photograph daily life in the ward, and build a bilingual website in an effort to document and understand how the people of Ukyo-ku, across all generations, live, work and play. This was a truly collaborative effort, with local government personnel interacting with students and faculty members at all stages to bring the project to fruition.