KYOTO大学生グローバルベンチャーコンテスト　京都市長メッセージ

​　京都は，３７の大学・短期大学と，そこで学ぶ１５万人の学生，１万人を超える外国人留学生の皆さんが集い，活躍する「大学のまち・学生さんのまち」です。また，長い歴史の中で培われてきた伝統産業，匠の技を土台に，企業，大学，経済団体など産学公の強固な連携により数々のイノベーションを起こし，発展を続けてきた「ものづくりのまち」でもあります。

　そんな京都で，この度，国内外の学生の皆さんが集い，新たなビジネスプランを英語で発表する「大学生グローバルベンチャーコンテスト２０２１」が，オンラインで開催されます。開催に御尽力された，生田泰宏実行委員長はじめ，全ての関係者の皆様に深く敬意を表します。

　世界中の仲間たちと競い合い，共に成長できるこのコンテストは，今回で６回目。これまで世界１５箇国，総勢４８０名の大学生の方々がコンテストに参加されました。皆さん，この貴重な場に挑戦し，練り上げてきたプランを，自信をもって発表してください。これまでの努力とここでの経験は，結果の如何にかわわらず，皆さんの将来の大きな糧となることでしょう。

　さて本市は，昨年７月，国のスタートアップ・エコシステム「グローバル拠点都市」に選定されました。これを契機に，地元企業との協業，資金調達の支援など，国内外の起業家の皆様が活動しやすい環境づくりに，一層力を注いているところです。

　また，留学生の方々に対しては，起業準備のための在留資格が比較的簡易に取得できるスタートアップビザ制度をはじめ，起業支援や行政手続きなどの情報提供，さらには京都で就職していただくための就職支援など，総合的な留学生施策を進めております。京都に再び，多くの留学生の皆様をお迎えできる日を楽しみにしています。

　コロナ禍において，顕在化した様々な社会的課題を解決へと導くためは，若い皆さんの柔軟な発想と行動力が必要です。そして，そんな皆さんの成長を後押しするこのコンテストから次世代を担う起業家，社会や経済の担い手が次々と誕生することを願って，お祝いの言葉とさせていただきます。

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​京都市長　門川　大作（Daisaku KADOKAWA）

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Kyoto is a "city of universities and a city of students" where 37 universities and junior colleges, 150,000 students studying there, and more than 10,000 international students gather and play an active role. In addition, based on the traditional industry and craftsmanship cultivated over a long history, the "Manufacturing Town" has continued to develop through strong collaboration between industry, academia, and the public, such as companies, universities, and economic organizations.

 

In Kyoto, students from Japan and abroad will gather to present their new business plans in English at the "Global Venture Contest for University Students 2021", which will be held online. I want to express my most profound respect to Mr. Yasuhiro Ikuta, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and all the people involved in this event.

 

This year's contest is the sixth of its kind, allowing students to compete and grow together with their peers from around the world. A total of 480 university students from 15 countries have participated in the contest so far. I want to ask all of you to challenge yourselves in this precious opportunity and confidently present the plans that you have developed. Regardless of the outcome, the efforts you have made so far and the experiences you have gained here will be a great source of inspiration for your future.

 

Last July, our city was selected as a "Global Hub City" in the national start-up ecosystem. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we are making further efforts to create an environment that facilitates the activities of entrepreneurs from Japan and abroad, including collaboration with local companies and support for fundraising.

 

In addition, we are promoting comprehensive measures for international students, such as the start-up visa system, which allows international students to obtain a relatively easy status of residence to prepare for starting a business, providing information on support for starting a business and administrative procedures, and job-seeking support so that they can find employment in Kyoto. We are looking forward to the day when we can welcome many international students to Kyoto again.

 

In order to lead the way to solutions to the various social issues that have emerged in the Corona disaster, we need the flexible ideas and energy of young people. In my congratulatory remarks, I hope that this contest, which encourages the growth of all of you, will give birth one after another to the next generation of entrepreneurs and leaders of society and the economy.

 

Mayor of Kyoto Daisaku KADOKAWA