Education/Human Resources Development

What is innovation education?

It is a type of education for fostering the human resources who will lead the Innovation Framework and the region. It involves at-home courses and practical learning such as observational training conducted in collaboration with the local community as well as entities such as businesses and research institutions inside and outside Fukushima Prefecture according to different levels of education (elementary school, junior high school, high school, university, etc.).
Also, through inquiry activities, it produces a large number of human resources who create innovations born out of Fukushima Prefecture, and who are capable of leveraging their strengths while being open to diverse types of thinking from people of different regions and generations.

Educational support at elementary schools

Fukushima Futaba District Educational Recovery Vision Promotion Collaboration Assembly Project

Eight towns engage in various initiatives, such as Furasato Sozogaku, a type of exploratory learning that uses the local region as a learning resource, as well as collaborations with the local region and various types of people. Through these initiatives, the towns work to promote appealing education that is unique to the Futaba District while connecting people from different towns and generations The project aims to foster the ability for children to carve out their own futures.

Fukushima Prefecture Education Recovery Promotion Project (Project to Promote Elementary and Junior High School Education of the 12 Municipalities in the Evacuation Zone)

Outside instructors are invited to the 12 municipalities of the evacuation zone of Fukushima Prefecture to solve regional issues and develop a curriculum that can serve as a model for schooling in low-population and emerging areas, and to provide the necessary training to teachers.
The elementary and junior high schools in these municipalities, in line with the aim of this project, provide educational activities rooted in the local region and carry out initiatives to create amazing schools that impress both students and their parents and guardians.

Educational support at high schools and higher institutions of learning

Fukushima Innovation Human Resources Development Support Project

Through collaboration with businesses, universities, and research institutions, this project provides practical educational programs at high schools to foster highly ambitious human resources who will be in charge of the framework. These programs include lectures and hands-on training that cover the latest technologies and initiatives for solving issues.

Fukushima Innovation Framework Project for Assuring Human Resources in Industries

For students of technical high schools and universities inside Fukushima Prefecture, this project supports initiatives in collaboration with entities such as local businesses and research institutions with the aim to foster human resources by invoking interest in the Innovation Framework and assuring human resources by promoting local employment.
With the aim to foster and assure human resources who can contribute to the Innovation Framework, the project collaborates with businesses in the prefecture who are engaged in the Innovation Framework in initiatives to invoke interest in the Innovation Framework (initiatives related to human resource development) and initiatives to promote local employment (initiatives related to assuring human resources). These initiatives are for students and their guardians as well as instructors of applicable high schools, and for university students and job seekers.

Support for educational research activities at universities

Project for Creating Human Resources Development Foundation Utilizing Recovery Knowledge at Universities (Recovery Knowledge Project)

Following the earthquake, universities inside and outside the prefecture have engaged in educational research activities in cooperation with local governments, businesses, and high schools in the coastal region of the prefecture, which is home to few higher education institutions such as universities. Our organization actively supports such efforts.

* For representatives at selected universities, etc.
For financial assistance guidelines, overview of handling of work representatives, and a Q&A about recovery knowledge, please see the following.

Fukushima Innovation Future course

The Fukushima Innovation Future course is aimed at young people who are the future of Fukushima Prefecture. Experts involved in the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework are invited to give lectures (target: entire Fukushima Prefecture region).
As well as spreading awareness about the Innovation Framework, the course focuses on the following three points.

  1. Providing opportunities to learn about advanced technology and knowledge
  2. Providing opportunities to feel the high potential of Fukushima Prefecture
  3. Assisting integrated study (inquiry-based) time in schools through lectures by experts

Since fiscal year 2025, we are collaborating with the Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI), who aim to be a world-class center of excellence for creative restoration. By introducing new schemes that dispatch F-REI researchers as lecturers, we are providing opportunities for children to experience cutting-edge research and academic disciplines.

Innovation education social media

We post information for educational institutions and students on social media.
* These posts are available in Japanese only.

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Fukushima Super Science School Project (Fukushima Prefecture Bureau of Education, Compulsory Education Section)

[Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education Official Note blog]

Daily updates on children playing and learning, direct from Fukushima!
Here you can also find information on initiatives supported by FIPO.
* These posts are available in Japanese only.