On Tuesday, November 18th, students enrolled in the interdisciplinary course "Special Course B," taught by Associate Professor Yukihira Shinya ofDepartment of Regional Development of Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development, Faculty of Regional Collaboration, held a "Waterworks Bureau Cafe," a collaborative project with the Fukuoka City Waterworks Bureau, on campus.
This project was carried out to promote the safety of Fukuoka City's tap water. As part of the training, it also aimed to improve communication and presentation skills.
On the day, a booth was set up to compare tap water and mineral water. The students who participated in the event called people to the booth and introduced the bureau's efforts to students, faculty, and staff passing by on campus. Students and faculty who participated in the comparison commented, "I can't tell which is tap water," and "I'll try to drink tap water from now on."
Shinichi Onaka (Musashidai High School), a third-year student in the Department of Tourism Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development said, "I participated in this project because I wanted people to know that my hometown of Fukuoka provides safe, delicious water. It was my first time taking a class taught by a professor from another department, and it was a valuable experience that broadened my horizons. I would like to use the insights I gained from this PR activity in the future."
Associate Professor Yukihira is also working with students on other community-based initiatives, such as participating in a PR project aimed at securing human resources to handle the waterworks business.
[Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development]
