University and Urban Partnership Council

It was established on March 14, 2005 as a forum for exchange of opinions between the president and president of the city university and the The Mayor of Yokohama, in order to realize a city full of vitality and attractiveness in cooperation with citizens, companies and governments.
As of April 2023, there are 30 universities*.
(* If a university / junior college club is attached, it is counted as one university.)

• University and Urban Partnership Council Regulations (PDF: 138KB)

As part of the formation of an academic city, in collaboration with Yokohama National University, Yokohama City University, economic organizations, international exchange organizations, etc., we applied for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "International Student Employment Promotion Program" and adopted the proposal (implementation period: 2017-2021 (5 years)).
In 2022, when the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)'s "Employment Promotion Program for International Students" ends, we will develop and implement four programs as "Yokohama Model", "Japanese Language Education", "Career Education", "Internship" and "Business Target" to support the employment of international students.
Kanagawa University and Kanto Gakuin University participate in the holding and implementation of each program as cooperating universities.

• On Thursday, June 15, 2017, a ceremony to conclude a cooperation agreement between four universities (Yoko National University, Yoko City University, Jindai, Kanto Gakuin University) and Yokohama City was held (in Japanese).Press release document (PDF: 596KB)）
• We conducted a survey on employment support for international students targeting companies in the city. （Survey and Analysis Report (PDF: 955KB)）