University of the Ryukyus
Center for Educational Research and Development
The Center for Educational Research and Development was established for the purpose of improving schools and local community educational processes. With the cultivation of human resources in mind, the department and other institutions cooperate in order to design theoretical and practical methods for teachers, and to systematically drive the educational system forward.
In the list right, A and B show the field of work available, and points 1 to 7 describe the projects and seminars currently being implemented.
- Educational Training Field
- Educational Counseling Field
- Educational Training Volunteer Project
- Educational Counseling Project
- Multimedia Use Implementation Project
- Lecture Organization Project
- School Educational Training Seminar
- Educational Training Seminar
- Multimedia Seminar
Development support educational practice center
From April, 2009, a name turned into "the development support educational practice center" attached to the Department of Education. We develop a study about the development support of children and the education method and aim for contributing to the community through education consultation and training activity.
For children who need special support, "the total support classroom" has been started in October 2006.
Manufacturing Laboratory
The Manufacturing Laboratory is the foundation of mono-zukuri education in the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering. Accuracy, efficiency, and safety in the manufacturing process in mono-zukuri are required, and students can obtain these skills through training courses in this Laboratory. Knowledge of material processing and manufacturing can be learned from lectures, and first-hand experience of how to make products. In order to develop highly skilled engineers who can design products systematically, the themes in the training course are chosen from diverse fields of processing and Students work on their projects in small groups. The purpose of training is to foster abilities in engineering design and problem-solving. Therefore, a number of tool machines, casings, forgings, welding equipment, machining centers and CNC machines are installed in the Manufacturing Laboratory. Furthermore, experiment apparatus and test pieces are produced to support education and research in undergraduate and graduate programs.
The Institute for Animal Experiments
Related to biomedical sciences, Education and research on the following subjects are carried out: care and management of laboratory animals, animal research, alternatives to animal research, and laboratory animal sciences.
Research Laboratory Center
The Research Laboratory Center offers the use of apparatus and facilities for education and research into medical science. The Center is open to all staff and students from the Faculty of Medicine and aims to contribute to education and research related to medical science.
Subtropical Field Science Center
The Subtropical Field Science Center is composed of the Division of Island Agricultural and Forest Science(IAFS), and the Division of Educational Information in Agricultural and Forestry. The IAFS consists of the Rural Agricultural Section, Forest and Seashore Resource Section, and Urban Agriculture and Greenland Management Section. The Field Science Center has two campuses: Senbaru Field in Nishihara and Yona Field in the northern part of Okinawa.
The Field Science Center provides practical education facilities and conducts research on agriculture and forest management in tropical and subtropical zones. The Senbaru Field provides practical education facilities and conducts research on mainly crop, vegetable and animal production. The Yona Field provides practical education facilities and conducts research on forest and coastal resources.
