Iwate Prefectural University hopes to contribute to the community by making use of its intellectual property, through efforts such as cooperating with local authorities, holding open lectures, and promoting open research on community issues.
Joint Efforts with Local Authorities Under Cooperation Agreement
In academic year 2007, the university made new cooperation agreements with Morioka City and Kawai Village. With Morioka City, the Morioka City Community Planning Institute was established, to study the present state and issues of community planning.
Open Lectures
| Takizawa Campus Lectures | 1 | Rebuilding Japan's Diplomacy in Asia |
| 2 | Personal Authentication: the Present State and Issues | |
| 3 | Mental Care of Crime Victims: Making Our Community Safe | |
| 4 | What is Needed to Prevent Child Abuse: Building a Community That Does Not Tolerate Abuse | |
| 5 | Structure of Realism in Movies: From the Origin of Movies to Modern Documentary Films | |
| 6 | What Semiconductors Can Do: From Nano- to Terahertz | |
| 7 | Literature and the Computer: Exploring the Mechanism of Stories | |
| 8 | Science of Languages: What Can Be Said of Japanese as a Language? | |
| 9 | What Was the Role of Municipal Mergers in Tohoku? Investigation of the Role of Administration and Finance. | |
| 10 | The "Cell Death" Phenomenon and Its Significance | |
| 11 | International Relations and Japan: Exploring Japan's Course | |
| 12 | Introduction to Digital Media (The History of Telecommunications: From Analog to Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting) | |
| 13 | What Does Evidence-Based-Nursing Bring for Patients? | |
| Total number of students | 1,137 | |
| Regional Lectures | 1 | Community Industries Revitalization Lecture: Examples of Community Revitalization (held in Ishidoriya, Hanamaki City) |
| 2 | New Year Lecture on Economy: Necessity of Liaison Between Industries and Universities, and Efforts by Iwate Prefectural University (held in Kanegasaki Town) | |
| 3 | Food Industries Seminar: Establishing Local Food Brands (held in Kuji City) | |
| Total number of students | 150 | |
| Aiina Campus Lifelong Learning Lectures | 1 | Let's Promote Green Tourism! |
| 2 | Paradise Above the Clouds: Volunteer Guide Training Course | |
| 3 | Life Enrichment Courses | |
| 4 | Exploring the Oshu-Kaido Road | |
| 5 | Specified Administrator System Discussion | |
| 6 | Dietary Education: Food Education at Home | |
| 7 | Do You Know? Proper Ways to Take Medicine | |
| 8 | Do You Know? Basic Information on Pension | |
| 9 | Morioka Open College | |
| 10 | Facilitator Training Course: How to Conduct a Meeting Smoothly | |
| 11 | Making Information Magazines | |
| 12 | Teach Me, IPU! Aiina School for Elementary and Junior High School Students and IPU | |
| 13 | Employment Support Seminar for the Young | |
| 14 | Computer Skills Improvement Course | |
| Total number of students | 565 | |
| Total number of students for all open lectures | 1852 (1791 in 2006; 1789 in 2005) | |
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Open Research on Community Issues
For the new round of application invitation in academic year 2007, revisions were made to facilitate the realization of large-scale paid joint research. Out of 25 applications, 16 were selected.
Proposals Selected in Academic Year 2007
| Name of Organization | Name of Proposal | Faculty | |
| 1 | Takizawa Village Board of Education | Proper Support for Young Students Showing Signs of Maladjustment to School, as Well as for Their Families | SW C Sl |
| 2 | Miyako City Town Planning Section | Course of Action for the Revitalization of the City Center | MiJ |
| 3 | Clinic A | Linking Health, Medical, and Social Welfare Fields with Electronic Medical Chart Dynamics as a Base | SW MoJ |
| 4 | Aoyama Machizukuri Konwakai (Aoyama Community Planning Discussion Meeting) | Community Planning and Shopping District Revitalization Through Use of Historical Buildings and Community Events | PS |
| 5 | Company B | Research on the Application of "Area Mail" for Tsunami Warnings | SW |
| 6 | Iwate Prefectural Medical Care Center | Development of Evaluation and Training Programs for the Rehabilitation of Patients with Higher Cerebral Dysfunctions, at Facilities for the Handicapped | Sl |
| 7 | Iwate Prefecture NPO and International Culture Section | Community Planning Through Promotion of Art and Culture | MoJ |
| 8 | Morioka Children's Museum of Science | Development of Ubiquitous Guidance System for Science Education for the Young | SW |
| 9 | Katakuri no Satozukuri Kyogikai (Land of Fawn Lilies Development Council) | Development of "Land of Fawn Lilies" in Nishiwaga | PS |
| 10 | NPO Noson Kukan 21 (Farming Village Space 21) | Evaluation and Maintenance of the Farming Village Landscape in Ishihatooka Hamlet | PS |
| 11 | Yabukawa Promotion Council, Morioka | Community Planning That Links History, Nature, and Daily Life: Message from the Coldest Town in Honshu | PS |
| 12 | Hachimantai City Board of Education | Promotion of Gender Equality in a New Town (Promotion of Further Involvement of Women, after Municipal Mergers) | PS |
| 13 | Hanamaki Industrial Club | Research on Organizational Systems within Communities and CSR Activities by Small Businesses | PS |
| 14 | Ninohe Area Promotion Department, Ninohe City | Research on Community Revitalization with the Joboji Lacquer at the Core | PS |
| 15 | Study Group C | Research and Development of Energy-Saving Heating and Ventilation Systems Fit for Houses of Iwate | MoJ |
| 16 | Company D | Universal Design of "Esashi Fujiwara no Sato" Heritage Park by Information System Technologies | SW Sl |
Faculties are abbreviated as follows: Faculty of Nursing: NU, Faculty of Social Welfare: SW, Faculty of Software and Information Science: SI, Faculty of Policy Studies: PS,
Morioka Junior College: MoJ, Miyako Junior College: MiJ, Center for Liberal Arts Education and Research: C
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