Curriculum

The Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation equips students with the skills they need to collaborate with local stakeholders to solve problems and add new value as they work toward sustainable community development. We call this set of abilities “collaborative regional innovation skills.” Our curriculum is designed to develop these skills over four years of study and is divided broadly into four types of classes.

All four class types emphasize group work, group discussions, debate, service learning, problem-solving, and other forms of active learning, with the aim of deepening students’ active, rational thinking skills and cultivating the ability to synthesize their knowledge and experiences.

The Curriculum

Basic Skills Courses and Solution-oriented Thinking Courses teaching the foundations of collaborative regional innovation are emphasized in the first and second years of study and the Practical Skills Courses and Specialized Skills Courses build on this foundation. Classes from all four categories are distributed across the first three years of study, with subjects becoming increasingly practical and specialized as students advance. The first and second years solidify critical thinking skills, collaborative attitudes, research skills, and the integration of humanities and sciences while at the same time developing practical and specialized skills. Over four years, students acquire collaborative regional innovation skills by integrating everything they have learned.