SOMPO : “Tokyo University of the Arts × Sompo Holdings” Industry-Academia Collaboration Diversity on the Arts Project (DOOR) Contribution to Creating a Society in which Diverse People Live Together with Art through Human Resource Development Offering Lectures and Establishing a Project Base(PDF/514KB)

May 9, 2017

Tokyo University of the Arts Sompo Holdings, Inc.

Tokyo University of the Arts (President: Kazuki Sawa, hereinafter "TUA") and Sompo Holdings, Inc. (Group CEO & President: Kengo Sakurada, hereinafter "Sompo Holdings") launched Diversity on the Arts Project (DOOR) (Director: Katsuhiko Hibino, Dean of The Faculty of Fine Arts) in April 2017 that aims to train personnel who contribute to social inclusion* and to create a social environment in which diverse people can live together through diverse values of the arts.

TUA and Sompo Holdings are pleased to announce that a series of systematic and practical lectures on "art × welfare" started at TUA on April 10 as a specific DOOR initiative, and that a DOOR base has been established in the TUA Yanaka suburb.

*Social inclusion refers to the concept of increasing social participation opportunities for each citizen including the elderly, physically-challenged and other socially vulnerable people, and of mutual support as members of the local community.

1. Series of lectures that give practical training on "art × welfare"

   Forty eight members of the public have signed up to a series of lectures, which commenced on April 10, that also target TUA students. In the first term of the series we will invite various speakers from social welfare corporations, government agencies, universities, NPOs, and artists to lecture on obligatory subjects, including "Diversity on practice" that deepens understanding of inclusive society, and "Care practice analysis exercise" that provides hands-on training at the Sompo Holdings' nursing care business subsidiary's facility.

   As elective subjects, we will offer courses on the "Art communication basics" that teach how to design spaces that encourage dialogue and communication through art and the ideal concepts and ways to link art and society, and the "Access design basics" that provide theoretical and practical advice regarding structuring the process from planning to holding workshops, and designing places for people with diverse values and experiences to interact.

   * Refer to attachment for curriculum details.

   Orientation on April 10

2. A base for DOOR in the TUA Yanaka suburb

On April 10 a base for DOOR was opened in the suburbs of TUA. The base is a venue for DOOR attendees to interact and engage in autonomous activities, and serves as a "door" that opens up DOOR activities to the local community. Going forward, we will actively engage in the community, aiming to identify the diverse latent values and create opportunities to enrich the community.

Address: Yanaka 6-1-28, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Hours: Open from 10 AM to 6 PM (Closed on Thursday)

DOOR Base

Attachment

1. Obligatory subject

   First Term Curriculum (Tentative)

   Course	Lecture day	Details	Lecturer	Lecturer's affiliation
   Diversity on practice	10-Apr	Orientation	Katsuhiko Hibino	Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
   	17-Apr	Why is the inclusive society needed?	Shinichi Nozaki	Director for Policy Planning of Social Welfare/ Director-General for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
   	24-Apr	Attitude required as future citizens 1	Takeshi Nakajima	Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
   	1-May	Attitude required as future citizens 2	Tatsuya Ito	Project Associate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
   	8-May	Discussion on inclusive society 1 Vulnerable robots	Michio Okada	Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology
   	15-May	Discussion on inclusive society 2 Virtual reality (VR) and cognitive experience of dementia	Tadamichi Shimogawara	President, Silver-Wood Corp.
   	22-May	Discussion on inclusive society 3 On pro bono consultation at Fu-terasu	Hiroyasu Urazaki	Lawyer
   	29-May	Discussion on inclusive society 4	Still arranging the details
   	5-Jun	Discussion on inclusive society 5 About death	Shinmon Aoki	Writer
   	12-Jun	Discussion on inclusive society 6 Terminal care at nursing home	Kayoko Tokita	Director, Odawara Fukushi Kai (Social Welfare Corporation)
   	19-Jun	Discussion on inclusive society 7 Architecture and welfare	Chie Konno	Class-1 architect, teco (Architectural design office)
   	26-Jun	Discussion on inclusive society 8 Agile software development and ICT system for nursing care	Shirou Fujiwara	President, carecolLabo Inc.
   	3-Jul	Discussion on inclusive society 9 Reality at jails: Aging and disabled inmates	Mitsuhiro Tashima	Chairperson of the board, Nanko Airin Kai (Social Welfare Corporation)
   	10-Jul	Discussion on inclusive society 10 The disable and arts: Activities of Creative Support Let's	Midori Kubota	Director, Creative Support Let's (NPO)
   	2-Oct	Base for welfare connected to local community 1 Healthcare Room for All and Maggie's Tokyo	Masako Akiyama	Representative, Cares Co.
   	16-Oct	Base for welfare connected to local community 2 Takoshinmachi House and Koisuru-Buta Laboratory Co.	Soichi Arita	Fukushi Gakudan (Social Welfare Corporation)
   	23-Oct	Base for welfare connected to local community 3 Share Kanazawa	Ryosei Oya	President, Bussi-en (Social Welfare Corporation)
   	30-Oct, 6-Nov, 13-Nov, 20-Nov, 27-Nov, 4- Dec, 11-Dec	Artist's activity 1 to 7	Artists who are active at social welfare facilities
   	18-Nov, 15-Jan, 22- Jan, 29-Jan	Diversity and cultural activities 1 to 4	Experts in cultural activities, etc.
   Course	Lecture day	Details	Lecturer	Lecturer's affiliation
   Basic theory on care	7-Oct	Progress of welfare and modern society	Still arranging the details
   	21-Oct	Welfare in the past and in future	Kazuhiro Nozawa	Mainichi Newspapers Co.
   	18-Nov	Discussion on nursing care's progress and objective: Its history and progress, discussion on from disease to objective of care	Daisuke Iida	Chairperson of the board, Fukushi Gakudan (Social Welfare Corporation)
   	25-Nov	Discussion on recipients: Understanding care from the perspective of anatomical physiology
   	9-Dec	Discussion on observations: Importance of observations in care
   	16-Dec, 13-Jan, 27- Jan	Caring skills as arts 1 to 3	Still arranging the details
   Course	Lecture day	Details	Lecturer	Lecturer's affiliation
   Care practice analysis exercise	26-Aug, 7-Sep	Orientation for practical training	Sompo Holdings, Inc, etc.
   	18-Sep to 3-Oct	Practical training and surveys at facilities of Sompo Holdings
   	After facility surveys	Review on practical training and caring experiences	Daisuke Iida	Chairperson of the board, Fukushi Gakudan (Social Welfare Corporation)
   		Survey on other facilities (Trainees are divided into 3 or 4 groups)
   		Summarizing survey reports
   		Work session on how to change the care at the front line
   Course	Lecture day	Details	Lecturer	Lecturer's affiliation
   Practical exercise of the program	To be noticed in advance	Practical exercise of the program	Katsuhiko Hibino	Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts

2. Elective subject