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The Collaborative Course is a required course for second-year to third-year students in the School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation, aimed at developing thinking methods, attitudes, and skills for working in groups with people of diverse knowledge, skills, perspectives, and backgrounds to examine issues and consider systematic solutions for the future.
There are two projects in the Collaborative Course: the Project Basic for ISI and the Project for ISI. Through these projects, students have the opportunity to gain practical knowledge about social issues related to SDGs from an academic perspective.
The past topics are as the followings.

- Project Basic for ISI-
■Disaster Mitigation and Resilient Society11９
Combining data science and practical thinking to develop an action plan for preparing for natural disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rainfall.
■Thinking about Sustainable Developmental Goals from viewpoints of water and food issues６２
To contemplate food and water issues from multiple perspectives, including communication, biology, environmental science, and economics.
■Multilingual and Multicultural Education In Japan17４
To contemplate the current state and issues related to the establishment of a multicultural and multilingual coexistence society in Japan, as well as the acceptance of international students.
■Designing the world of intelligence – from the viewpoint of artificial intelligence –９
To contemplate the creation of an 'world of intelligence' that extends human activities through artificial intelligence technology.

- Project for ISI -
■Communication in Collaborative settings17
To contemplate potential issues and solutions related to communication in the context of collaborative problem-solving.
■Explore food production from a perspective of spirited brinjal farmer２15
To consider the challenges of food production from the perspective of a local brinjal farmer.
■Creating a "Forestation and Forest Utilization Business Plan" for building a society in harmony with nature: As a case study in Fukuoka Area15
Referring the "Fukuoka City Comprehensive Plan for Agriculture and Forestry", consider about the future image using the forecasting / backcasting methods and create a business plan (scenario) that will contribute to the realization of the "ideal future image".
■Scientific exploration of mental health issues３
To understand the pathophysiology and pathology of mental disorders, including conditions related to mental health and developmental disorders, and to contemplate what kind of relationships are desirable for individuals and those around them in community life, schools, workplaces, and other settings from the perspective of mental health.
■Debates on politics and language17
To explore complex and controversial issues facing the international community in the 21st century and engage in constructive dialogue and debate.
■How to manage public goods11
To contemplate how to effectively manage public resources related to global environmental issues originating from parks and forests.
■Qualitative Research on Mental Health３
To approach the question of 'How do people experience the challenges of mental health and how do they interpret those experiences?' using qualitative research methods.
■Society in the 1920-30s Japan16
To study the social issues in Japan during the turbulent period of the 1920s to 1930s, marked by significant changes in socioeconomic and political aspects, as was the case in many other countries.
■Application of Big Data and Math Modeling to Social Issues９
To leverage 'Big Data' and 'Mathematical Models' to design services and systems tailored to address societal challenges and needs.
■Governance of Water６
To examine governance surrounding 'water' from the perspectives of policy, stakeholders, and consensus-building.
Economy, Inequality, and Policy８10
To consider various issues such as economic growth, income inequality, and environmental problems from the three elements of economics, inequality, and policy.
■Improving problems caused by globalization101617
To attempt to find solutions to the widening economic inequality resulting from globalization, the dysfunction of democracy, and the dismantling and division of national solidarity among other challenges.
■Analyzing data from developing countries１10
To acquire the skills of processing and analyzing data freely available from institutions such as the World Bank and national government statistics agencies, as well as research institutions, and then engage in group-based learning and research on selected developing countries.