「日経STEAM2023シンポジウム」に武庫川女子大学と附属高校がダブル参加。薬学部のチームがプレゼンで特別賞を受賞しました。
2023/07/20
English below.
関西の国公私立１８大学が高校生とともにSTEAM教育で拓く未来を考える「日経ＳＴＥＡＭ2023シンポジウム」(主催：日本経済新聞社大阪本社）が7月19日、大阪市天王寺区の大阪国際交流センターで開催され、武庫川女子大学と附属高校がダブル参加しました。複数のプログラムが同時開催される中、「学生サミット未来の地球会議」で耐性菌感染症について発表した薬学部薬学科のチームがSHIONOGI特別賞を受賞しました。
メーンイベントの「学生サミット未来の地球会議」には国内外の大学、高校から34チームが参加し、武庫川女子大学からは附属高校が爪による健康のセルフチェックについて、薬学科は耐性菌感染症について発表しました。参加チームは事前にオンラインのゼミで日経STEAMアドバイザーの中島さち子さんらからレクチャーを受け、約3か月かけて内容を練り上げました。
薬学科の6人でつくるチーム「ムコロジー」は、新型コロナウイルス以上のパンデミックを引き起こす可能性のある薬剤耐性菌（ＡＭＲ）について、全学でアンケートを実施したところ、78％の学生が「知らない」と答えたことから、「知識不足がAMRの脅威の拡大につながっている」と考察。自己判断での抗菌薬の使用中止など「やってはいけない行為」等を周知して、将来の感染症被害を食い止めるようと、Instagramで情報発信することを提案しました。この発表に対し、「感染症の中でも最大の脅威であるAMRについて課題意識を持ち、真っ向から取り組んだ意義は大きい」と高い評価が得られ、受賞につながりました。薬学科6年の船内綾子さんは「AMRの脅威を広めたいという明確な方針を決めて取り組んだことが評価されてうれしい。ぜひ多くの人に私達のInstagramを見てもらってAMRへの理解を広めたい」と話していました。
「女性研究者座談会」では各大学から14人の女性研究者が登壇。本学から建築学部景観建築学科の上町あずさ教授が参加しました。事前に高校生から寄せられた質問を司会者が投げかけ、登壇者が挙手で答えるラリー方式。上町教授は「大学に進む意義」に手を挙げ、「大学では教員と個別に関わったり、テーマをもって研究したり、自分だけの学びが広がる。私自身、そうした大学での経験が今の研究の基本になっている。クラス全員が同じことを学ぶ高校とは違う、貴重な経験ができるはず」と回答しました。
健康・スポーツ科学部は体験コーナーに参加。光や音の刺激を合図にマットの上でジャンプし、全身反応時間を測定することで敏捷性をチェックしました。渡邊完児教授と学生3人の呼び掛けにこたえ、高校生が次々に測定に挑戦。反応速度を友だちと競って何度もチャレンジする高校生もいて、会場は盛り上がりました。
また社会情報学部は新企画「デジタルアート展示会」に参加。情報デザイン研究室の学生3人が、SDGｓの目標「平和と公正をすべての人に」を実現するためのシンボルキャラクター”河童の裁判官”をつくり、デジタルアートで表現しました。壁に展示したアートにiPadでアプリをかざすとユーモラスなキャラクターが浮き上がる空間ディスプレイに高校生たちが興味深く見入っていました。
武庫川女子大学のブースでは2024年に新しく開設する歴史文化学科が学科概要を説明し、歴史好きの高校生たちが真剣な表情で聞きました。この日参加した高校生は北陸・近畿・中四国の35校約500人。「武庫川女子大学」ののぼりを立てたブースは多くの高校生が立ち寄り、にぎわいました。
The Nikkei STEAM 2023 Symposium, in which 18 public, and private universities in the Kansai region and high schools take part was held on 19th of July at the Osaka International House in Tennoji Ward, Osaka with Mukogawa Women's University joining forces with the high school. Among several programs held simultaneously, a team from the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, received the SHIONOGI Special Award for their presentation on drug-resistant bacteria at the Student Summit Future Earth Conference.
The Student Summit Future Earth Conference, was attended by 34 teams from universities and high schools in Japan and overseas, and the Mukogawa Women's University high school presented a paper on self-checking health with fingernails, while the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy presented a paper on drug-resistant infectious diseases. The participating teams received lectures from their advisor, Ms. Sachiko Nakajima, in an online seminar beforehand, and spent about three months working on their content.
Under the name of Mukology, a team of six students from the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy, conducted a university-wide survey on drug-resistant bacteria (AMR), which have the potential to cause a pandemic greater than the novel coronavirus, and found that 78% of students answered that they had never heard of AMR, and considered that "a lack of knowledge is leading to the spread of the AMR threat." They suggested disseminating information on Instagram to inform students of "what not to do" such as discontinuing the use of antimicrobials at their own discretion, and to stop future damage from infectious diseases. The presentation received a high evaluation, saying, "It is significant that the students were aware of the issue of AMR, the greatest threat among infectious diseases, and tackled it head-on," leading to the award. Ayako Funai, a sixth-year student in the Department of Pharmacy, said, "I am happy that our efforts to spread the threat of AMR with a clear policy were highly assessed. I hope people will take a look at our Instagram.”
Fourteen female researchers from various universities took the stage at the Female Researchers Forum. Professor Azusa Uemachi of the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Faculty of Architecture was one of them. The moderator asked questions submitted in advance by high school students, and the speakers responded by raising their hands in a rally style. Professor Uemachi raised her hand to answer the question, "What is the significance of going to university?" to which she replied, “At University, you can expand your own learning by working independently with faculty members and conducting research on your own theme. Such experiences at university are the basis of my current research. It will be a valuable experience that is different from high school, where all students learn the same things in class."
The Health and Sports Science Department held a hands-on experience section in which participants jumped on a mat to cue light and noise stimuli and measured their whole-body reaction time. High school students, cheered on by Professor Kanji Watanabe and three students, took on the challenge one after another. Some of the high school students competed with their friends to see how fast they could react, and the event was a great success.
The Faculty of Social Informatics also participated in a new project, Digital Art Exhibition. Three students from the Information Design Laboratory created a digital artwork of "Judge Kappa," a character that symbolizes the realization of the SDG goal of "Peace and Justice for All." High school students watched with great interest as the humorous character floated in the space display when they held up their iPads with the app.
At the Mukogawa Women's University booth, the Department of History and Culture, which will newly open in 2024, gave an overview of the department, and the high school students who love history listened with intently interested expressions. About 500 high school students from 35 schools in the Kinki, Chugoku and Shikoku regions participated in the event. The booth with "Mukogawa Women's University" banners was always crowded with high school students.
