Academics

AcademicsFeatures of Learning

Project-Based Learning (PBL)

Take on real-life challenges faced
by our partner companies and organizations

PBL is the core of our curriculum. Students will take on PBL exercises several times in their second and third years to discover factors causing certain social/corporate issues and propose solutions for them. It is designed for students to acquire abilities to discover and solve problems collaborating with others and to pursue tasks.

Flow of PBL exercises

You shall find every corner of Hiroshima as your classroom!

Students of Eikei University of Hiroshima will have opportunities to tackle real-life problems faced by partner companies and organizations, as part of the coursework. Such experiences shall make students to think by themselves and to make appropriate action for solving those problems, while the coursework will guide them with various skills and knowledge to come up with the best solutions.

Examples of PBL exercises

Examples of PBL exercises
Sample Categories Project Themes
Private-sector companies
(Food products)		 Expanding the world of salad to promote vegetable consumption
Private-sector companies
(Precision devices)		 Helping prevent the progression of frailty in the elderly
Private-sector companies
(Regional revitalization)		 Continually growing the regional resource of lemons
Private-sector companies
(IT)		 The active participation of highly skilled foreign professionals has yet to progress in small and medium-sized enterprises in Hiroshima Prefecture
Public interest incorporated foundation Engaging in initiatives so that 30% of all directors are female

Learn from real-life problems faced by partner companies and organizations

In order to actively incorporate real-life problems into our class activities, the “Platform” will be established in Hiroshima Prefecture in cooperation with various entities off the campus, such as private companies, NPOs, international organizations and local governments.
The Platform is expected to expand further to provide more opportunities for Eikei students.

Eikei University of Hiroshima Council of Practical Learning

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Degree Project

The degree project will be done in the third or fourth year to summarize the four years of learning and practice.
Students set their project theme freely and discover solutions.

The one-year-long degree project will be done in the third or fourth year. Students set their project theme freely and discover solutions. Research for individual degree projects is performed through seminars, with 2 briefing sessions (mid-term and final). We invite stakeholders of the company, administrative body, or the like to said briefing sessions as external evaluators, getting feedback on research from perspectives including novelty and feasibility. Students incorporate that into a report and announce their results at a public presentation.

Degree Project(Overall summary)

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Project-Based Learning (PBL) at Eikei