Centre for Olympic Research and Education
In December 2010, Centre for Olympic Research and Education (CORE) was established for Jigoro Kano’s 150th birth anniversary. Jigoro Kano contributed to development of Japanese physical education and sports as the president of Tokyo Higher Normal School. Also He flourished in international Olympic movement propulsion as the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Thus far, this university has practiced and accumulated experiences and knowledge of sports science research and education. As a results, many students and graduates got success in the internationally as the Olympian and Paralympian.
CORE inherits sports history of University of Tsukuba, and promotes practice and development of the Olympic education and research as the Olympic Studies Centre (the first in Japan, 31 institutions in the world) which is authorized by IOC. CORE will cooperate with 11 related institutes such as special support education school and affiliated school.
The definition of the Olympic education of CORE
CORE defines the Olympic education as the educational activities, using sports and the Olympic and Paralympic as materials, that develop human resource who will contribute to making world peace by international point of view.
Specific practice can be distinguished as 3 following practices
Specific practice can be distinguished as 3 following practices
- Study of the Olympic history and itself
- Study of culture and social problem in regions and countries that relates to the Olympic
- Study of value and philosophy of the Olympic
Value and philosophy of the Olympic are the positive value which all sports have.
Columns of the Olympic education that IOC holding up are
- Joy of Effort
- Fair Play
- Respect for Others
- Pursuit of Excellence
- Balance between Body, Will and Mind
Objective of the Olympic education is to educate human resources who have these 5 values and contribute to international peace.
Bodies
| President | Kyosuke NAGATA- President, University of Tsukuba |
| Deputy Chair | Yuji Moro – Vice President, University of Tsukuba / Director, University of Tsukuba Education Bureau of the Laboratory Schools |
| Steering Committee | |
| Director | Hisashi SANADA- Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Member | Yuji Moro – Vice President, University of Tsukuba / Director, University of Tsukuba Education Bureau of the Laboratory Schools |
| Member | Satoshi Hamamoto – Vice Director , University of Tsukuba Education Bureau of the Laboratory Schools |
| Member | Hiroyuki Raisaka – Advisor to the Director , University of Tsukuba Education Bureau of the Laboratory Schools |
| Member | Akiyo MIYAZAKI- Associate professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Member | Taro OBAYASHI- Assistant professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Member | Yoshimi NAKATSUKA- Teacher, Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba |
| Secretariat | |
| Director | Hisashi SANADA- Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Staff | Akiyo MIYAZAKI- Associate professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Staff | Taro OBAYASHI- Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Staff | Oka SUZUKI- Researcher, University of Tsukuba |
| Staff | Keita FUKUDA- Researcher, University of Tsukuba |
| Advisor | Izumi EGAMI- Visiting Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| Advisor | Tamie OHASHI- Jigoro Kano Memorial International Sport Institute |
