Support for Student Volunteer Activities

Volunteer Support Center
Advisor to the President（Student Guidence and Welfare）
MAEDA Masato
Director of Student Guidance and Welfare Division
NAGAMATSU Iwao

  • SDGs目標01
  • SDGs目標02
  • SDGs目標04
  • SDGs目標10
  • SDGs目標11

Background and objectives of activities


Kagoshima University considered it necessary for students to be actively involved in society in order to nurture enterprising students as stated in the Kagoshima University Charter established in 2007, and established the Volunteer Support Center in April 2009 as a system to organically link society and students, providing support for students in volunteer activities.

Summary of Activities

Support student volunteer activities

Expected Benefits

Students are involved in volunteer activities that lead to the achievement of the SDGs goals. Some examples include working in children's cafeterias (Goal 1, Goal 2), learning support (Goal 4, Goal 10), disaster volunteerism (Goal 11), and community cleanup volunteerism (Goal 6, Goal 14, Goal 15).