Ritsumeikan University held a press conference on August 2020, 8, and announced that it would relocate the College of Image Arts and Sciences (Kinugasa Campus) and the Faculty of Information Science and Technology (Biwako Kusatsu Campus) to the Osaka Ibaraki Campus.The relocation time is April 25.At the same time, we will conclude a partnership agreement with NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation, and reform the Osaka Ibaraki Campus into a platform for conducting demonstration experiments and value creation to solve social issues.
The College of Image Arts and Sciences, which approaches video production and research from the field of art, business and technology, and the College of Information Science and Technology, which covers a wide range of fields related to information and communication technology, are faculties that can learn cutting-edge ICT such as IoT and AI in Japan and overseas. Is attracting attention from.Both faculties are based on digital technology and have a high affinity with educational efforts for the new era of With Corona, and are expected to contribute to solving various social issues in the Society 5.0 era. It can be said that it is a field.
Ritsumeikan University reformed the Osaka Ibaraki Campus into a "Social Connected Campus" with the relocation of these two unique faculties and two graduate schools, connecting various fields such as academic research, education, and industry, and community. Aiming for a platform that leads to the development of.
The cooperation agreement with NTT DoCoMo and NTT West is one step forward, and we will share the various advanced information technologies and digital marketing know-how of both companies and work together to contribute to the creation of social symbiotic value.The results will be expanded to education and research on other campuses, and by showing a new way of education and university, we will create a campus that is expected to "cooperate" by companies and local governments.
Yoshio Nakatani, President of Ritsumeikan University and President of Ritsumeikan University, commented on the relocation of both faculties and graduate schools. The question is whether it should be. With the relocation of the Osaka Ibaraki Campus of both faculties and graduate schools centered on AI / IoT, digital technology, sensibilities, and creativity, we have fused the latest video expression and information technology, and the new society is looking for right now. I want to create an image of education and university. "
