On October 2019, the Ibaraki City Tourism Association, which works to promote tourism in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, moved to the Otemon Gakuin Ibaraki Sochiji Campus, which was opened in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture in April 4.We will strengthen the cooperation between Otemon Gakuin University and the Ibaraki City Tourism Association, centered on the Faculty of Regional Creation, and disseminate the appeal of the region.
The Ibaraki City Tourism Association is working to disseminate information using the information magazine "Ibaraki no To", its homepage, and digital signage at both JR Ibaraki and Hankyu Ibaraki City stations.The university building "Academic Ark" on the Sochiji campus, which will be the relocation destination, has first-year students of all faculties, as well as the Faculty of Regional Creation and the Faculty of International Liberal Arts.
At the time of relocation, the Ibaraki City Tourism Association said, "The" intelligence "and" information power "of the university and the" action power "of the students will be a great advantage in our activities, and we will learn and practice tourism and town planning together. We believe that we can contribute to the development of the local community. "It is the first time for a public institution to enter the university, and the accepting pursuit gate school will deepen cooperation centered on the Faculty of Regional Creation, which focuses on regional issues as an education and research theme, and integrate regional contribution and learning. He commented that he would like to create his own model.