The agreement concluded this time promotes industry-academia collaboration in the "Faculty of Food Management" to be opened at Ritsumeikan University Biwako Kusatsu Campus in April 2018 with the aim of producing management human resources with deep education related to food, and promotes industry-academia collaboration in food-related fields. The purpose is to develop human resources who can realize innovation in the university.

　Specifically, we will implement educational programs such as inviting guest speakers in "general lecture subjects" to learn about the current state of the food business, experience in the field, promote academic research related to food services, and develop management human resources in industry. Through such measures, we aim to realize the sophistication of education and research in the food-related field.

　At Ritsumeikan University, we have been working together since the conception stage of the Faculty of Food Management, and with the conclusion of this comprehensive agreement, we have even stronger connections and human resources who can lead to solutions to global issues. We will work on training.

　At the time of this conclusion, Mikio Yoshida, President of Ritsumeikan University, said, "The need to develop management human resources in the food service industry, and the need to capture food as a target of higher education and research and give it back to society. The service association is recognized.These issues and future visions are in line with the educational and research activities of the Faculty, and with the conclusion of this agreement, a new link between academia and practical issues in the food business has been achieved. We would like to develop it into a new educational development. I commented.