[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] 150 High School Students Present Research Results! "Research Festa" Held for the First Time!

Niigata University of Health and Welfare, part of the NSG Group, held the "1st Niigata University of Health and Welfare Research Festa" on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at its campus.

At our university, we promote "high school-university collaboration" which provides opportunities for high school students to deepen their understanding of their desired professions and to experience university learning in advance. This event was held for the first time as part of this initiative, serving as a venue for presenting the results of "Comprehensive Research Time," which has been emphasized in high schools in recent years, to university faculty with specialized knowledge and students from other schools. On the day of the event, approximately 150 new second and third-year high school students from 8 high schools inside and outside Niigata Prefecture participated, and a total of 65 presentations were made.

The presentations covered a wide range of fields, including medical/health, humanities/social sciences/welfare, natural sciences, and mathematics/information/engineering. Participants presented their research findings on self-selected topics in both oral and poster formats. At the venue, presentations were judged by university faculty and others, and active question-and-answer sessions and opinion exchanges took place.

Awards such as excellence awards, poster awards, and special awards from guests were presented to outstanding presentations, providing an opportunity to boost the motivation of participating high school students for their future research activities.

Our university will continue to support research activities that connect high schools and universities, contributing to the development of human resources who will lead the next generation.

[Niigata University of Health and Welfare] https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/

It is one of the few comprehensive medical universities in Japan with 6 faculties and 16 departments, where students can study nursing, medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT. Maximizing the advantages of being a comprehensive medical university, our university offers practical learning in "team medicine," which is essential in medical settings. We have also established a systematic qualification acquisition support system and employment support system across the entire university, achieving top-class national examination pass rates and high employment records nationwide. Furthermore, leveraging the unique environment of our university with sports-related departments, we develop integrated learning such as "sports" x "medicine," "rehabilitation," and "nutrition."

[Men's Soccer Club]

Since its establishment in 2005, the men's soccer club has steadily progressed, demonstrating a strong presence at the national level last year. They achieved their 9th consecutive victory and 11th overall championship in the Hokushinetsu University Soccer League Division 1. They gained extensive experience on the national stage, including reaching the top 8 in the Prime Minister's Cup, winning the reinforcement round of the All Japan University Soccer Championship, and participating in the Emperor's Cup. Through challenges in rookie tournaments and the Independence League, intergenerational strengthening is steadily progressing. Under systematic guidance from specialized staff, they continue to strive for higher achievements as student athletes who will lead the next generation, honing not only their athletic ability but also their discipline and character.

The NSG Group is a corporate group consisting of 101 corporations that operate a wide range of businesses, including education and medical/welfare/nursing care as its core, as well as health/sports, construction/real estate, food/agriculture, trading companies, advertising agencies, ICT, hotels, apparel, beauty, human resources services, and entertainment. Aiming to make each region "the richest and happiest town in the world," we are working from a private sector perspective to create businesses that revitalize local communities, using "people," "security," "work," and "charm" as keywords.

https://www.nsg.gr.jp/