The Faculty of Regional Revitalization was established one after another at national universities nationwide such as Ehime University and Miyazaki University.With the aim of making the new faculty a base for regional revitalization suffering from population decline and the stagnation of the local economy, students will learn about branding of special products and promotion measures for local industries, and aim to play a leading role in the region.
Ehime University newly established the Faculty of Social Co-creation.Department of Industrial Management to develop human resources to solve problems of local industry and create new industry, Department of Industrial Innovation to develop human resources to contribute to the development of local industry, Department of Regional Resource Management to develop ability to utilize regional resources and culture, people There are 4 departments of environmental design department to build a sustainable society where and nature coexist.The entrance ceremony was held at the Himegin Hall in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture on the 6th, and 191 new students from the Faculty of Social Co-creation attended. ..
In addition, Miyazaki University has started the Faculty of Regional Resource Creation, Utsunomiya University has started the Faculty of Regional Design Science, Fukui University has started the Faculty of International Regional Science, and Saga University has started the Faculty of Arts and Regional Design.Shizuoka University has established a community creation circle as a cross-faculty education program.
At Kochi University, which established the Faculty of Regional Collaboration from 2015, the first students travel to farming, mountain and fishing villages throughout the prefecture to explore issues and deepen their understanding of the region.It has the effect of encouraging people in the aging area, and it is expected that the activities of the students will be vital to the area even in the area where the new faculty has started.