Kevin Ramsden    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement    Position   Professor
Type	Other Special Instructions about Teaching Activities
Period	2021/03/31～2021/10/31
Item	UKYO VOICES: An authentic Academia-Government-Citizens Community Engagement Project in Kyoto City
Details	The Ukyo Voices project, conducted from March 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.