University and Urban Partnership Council

Established on March 14, 2005 as a forum for exchange of opinions between the city's university president and presidents of the The Mayor of Yokohama, in order to realize a vibrant and attractive city in cooperation with citizens, companies and governments.
As of April 2023, there are 30 universities (*).
(* If you have a university / junior college club, it is counted as one university.)

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

As part of the formation of academic cities, 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 "Program for Promoting Employment of International Students," and the proposal was adopted (period from 2017 to 2021 (5 years)).
Since FY2022, when the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "International Student Employment Promotion Program" will be developed and implemented as "Yokohama Model".
Kanagawa University and Kanto Gakuin University participate as partner universities in holding and implementing each program.

• On Thursday, June 15, 2017, a ceremony for signing a partnership agreement between four universities (Yoko National University, Yoko City University, Shindai, Kanto Gakuin University) and Yokohama City will be held.Press release document (PDF: 596KB)）
• A survey on employment support for foreign students was conducted for companies in the city. （Survey and Analysis Report (PDF: 955KB)）