Faculty of Science and Engineering Maruta Seminar and Faculty of Law Watari Seminar were selected for a project grant sponsored by the University Consortium Hachioji

The project "Effective Utilization of Original Products Utilizing Hachioji Sake Rice and Rice Flour in Hachioji City" by the Shinsaku Maruta Seminar of the University of Faculty of Science and Engineering was selected for the Reiwa 7 Student Planning Project Subsidy Planning Office sponsored by the University Consortium Hachioji.
In addition, the "Promotion of 'Student Participation' Community Development in Kasumi Junior High School District (Student Presentation)" by Faculty of Law 's Noriaki Watari Seminar was selected as the designated project category.

The purpose of this subsidy is to subsidize a portion of the costs of initiatives planned, managed, and implemented by students in the Hachioji area, and to contribute to supporting student activities and revitalizing the region.

At the Maruta Seminar, we have been developing rice flour biomass plastic products and sweets by making rice flour, a by-product of the process of making ginjo sake from Hachioji rice. This year's plan aims to promote STEAM education that fosters the ability of elementary and junior high school students in Hachioji City to discover and solve local issues by utilizing the "edible spoons" that are particularly complete among these products and have been mass-produced in collaboration with Working Food Co., Ltd.

In the Watari Seminar, we have been promoting community development in the Kasumi Junior High School District, which is an area around the university. The core of this area development is the "Community Development Promotion Council" sponsored by Hachioji City. The meeting of Kasumi Junior High School District is planned and operated by students of the Watari Seminar, and the second meeting of this year is scheduled to be held on Saturday, August 9 at the University Global Square. We are also involved in the planning and management of local events such as the Takiyama Castle Cherry Blossom Festival and the Kasumi Civic Center Festival, and we plan to deepen our regional collaboration activities while utilizing subsidies in the future.

Professor

Shinsaku Maruta

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Specialized Field

Biomolecular Science

Research theme

Development of light-driven biomolecular machines using photochromic molecules

Associate Professor

Noriaki Watari

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Specialized Field

Political science/Administration/Local autonomy/Public policy

Research theme

1. Comparative analysis of metropolitan finances
2) Scandals in central government ministries and agencies and prosecutorial investigations