On December 26 (Thursday), the final report session of "Yamaguchi Future Restoration School" was held at Yamaguchi Prefectural Office, and five students from Gifu University participated.

　TUFS students gave a presentation under the title "< Closed School x Saiko> Project: Connecting from Closed School to Yamaguchi and the World ~". The rough content is to reuse closed schools and lend them to educational YouTubers and artists, enable class visits and hold exhibitions, etc., and give them back to local people by releasing them to depopulation and the collapse of local communities. By the way, the title "Saiko" includes the idea of "rethinking" local issues, "reviving" closed schools and areas, and making Yamaguchi Prefecture the "best" area.

　In response to the student's presentation, Governor Muraoka Tsugumasa, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, said, "It is good not only to talk about using closed schools, but also to include ideas that can be enjoyed by local people." In addition, the appeal of the area may be transmitted depending on the person who uses it. " Thank you very much for your polite comment.

　After the presentation, an exchange meeting was held, and each school was mixed together to form a group, and looked back on this program and presentation. Finally, the representatives of each school expressed their determination in the future. A student from the University expressed his determination that "I would like to continue my efforts so that my thoughts and ideas can be properly delivered to the people around me, not alone or imposed in order to realize my aspirations." I thought this was triggered by a field survey conducted in October (I received advice such as "Can I imagine the behavior of people accompanying our proposal?").

　The students seemed to be stimulated by presentations from other schools, and at the exchange meeting, they recognized each other's splendor. Didn't you meet good friends through this program? This is the end of this year's program, but I hope that students will continue to take on challenges so that they can meet more people with aspirations.

Associate Professor Yuya Sato, Basic Education and Culture Education

Please refer to the following URL for the field survey in October.

• https://www.shimonoseki-cu.ac.jp/topics/topics2019103116786.html