Nakamura Gakuen University and the University of Hawaii at Kapi'olani in the United States have decided to establish a double degree system that allows students to obtain degrees from both universities by accrediting some of the credits earned at the University of Hawaii where they studied abroad while enrolled at Nakamura Gakuen University. decided.At Nakamura Gakuen University in Jonan-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the presidents of both schools and officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will gather for a signing ceremony on the 27th.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Nakamura Gakuen University students study abroad for one year. From the summer of the 1nd year to the summer of the 2rd year, 3 to 23 credits are taken.You can earn a degree in Culinary Arts or Food and Beverage Management from the University of Hawaii at Kapi'olani.
Nakamura Gakuen University was adopted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for the industry-academia collaboration service management human resources development project in 2015, and while starting the management human resources development of the food industry service, the food management department was newly established in the Faculty of Nutrition Science from April 2017. ..
With the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 33 industry-academia-government organizations, mainly in Kyushu, gathered to hold the "Food Industry Service Management Human Resources Development Consortium" and systematized the education program for human resource development required by the food industry.In this program, we positioned the latest learning of overseas knowledge as important and decided to introduce a double degree system.
The University of Hawaii at Kapi'olani has one of the top 20 culinary schools in the United States and is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accreditation Committee as the highest standard educational institution.
The double degree system is rapidly being introduced at universities in Japan in order to respond to the progress of globalization and complicated needs of society.
