On March 26, the Kanazawa University Center for Management of Teaching and Learning held the Educational Management Seminar 2026 “Considering Learning Outcomes through Multicultural Co-learning: With Reference to Effective Course Design and Management Methods” online. A total of 74 participants from both inside and outside the university attended.26, 2012. Seventy-four participants from inside and outside the university attended.
In FY2024, Kanazawa University was selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for the “Project to Support the Creation of Social Impact through the Internationalization of Universities.” Based on this, the university newly developed a series of courses on multicultural co-learning spanning from the bachelor’s program to the master’s program, and has been fully implementing them since April 2026. This seminar provided an opportunity to learn effective course design and management methods related to multicultural co-learning at other universities and to consider learning outcomes achieved through such co-learning.
The seminar began with opening remarks by Trustee Akiharu Morimoto of Kanazawa University. This was followed by keynote lectures: Professor Masahiro Inoue of Taisho University (Professor Emeritus at Shibaura Institute of Technology; Trustee of the Japan Microcredential Organization) delivered a lecture titled “Possibilities and Challenges of Multicultural Co-learning in University Education: Learning from the Practices and Functions of International PBL and Microcredentials.” Next, Professor Miki Cutting, Director of the Center for Educational Development and Learning Support at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, delivered a keynote lecture titled “Functions and Effectiveness of Student Assistants (SAs) Supporting Multicultural Co-learning: A Platform for Realizing Learner-centered Education.”
In the opinion exchange session in the latter half of the seminar, Professor Toru Hayashi of the Education Support Center (Deputy Director of the Center for Management of Teaching and Learning) facilitated a discussion that included topics such as the course management of the “Multicultural Collaborative Workshop (MCW)” offered at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, the relationship between total study hours and credits in microcredentials, ensuring the validity of learning assessment, and methods for measuring global competency. Many questions were raised by participants, reflecting the high level of interest in the theme.
Finally, Vice President Kyoko Ojima, Director of the Center, delivered closing remarks, bringing the seminar to a successful conclusion.
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Mr. Inoue giving a lecture -
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Professor Hayashi moderating the session
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