The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology chose Kanazawa University to increase the quota of local national universities that contribute to the realization of attractive local universities.The proposal for regional revitalization through the creation of new tourism value has been approved, and Kanazawa University will increase the enrollment capacity of the Integrated School of Tourism Design to 2024 students in 35, an increase of 55.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, two universities, including Kanazawa University, submitted applications, and six academic experts, including Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, former Kwansei Gakuin University President Osamu Murata, and Aomori Chuo Gakuin University President Takashi Sato, reviewed the proposals. and chose Kanazawa University.
Kanazawa University's proposal is to connect the birth of new tourism resources to new businesses, develop and establish them as livelihoods, and create a cycle that leads to the activation of the flow of people and the revitalization of the local economy.The development of human resources who will lead new tourism will be the trigger to create this virtuous circle.
Increasing the number of students at local national universities, which contributes to the realization of attractive local universities, will start in 2022 with the aim of increasing the number of students and promoting activities in response to university initiatives that can be expected to involve the region and revitalize the region. In 2022, no schools were selected, but in 2023, Shimane University, Hiroshima University, and Tokushima University were selected.
