Happy New Year from the Jikei Group of Colleges.   The year 2013 started with my discovery of the book “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution,” written by Chris Anderson. Following on from the IT revolution, the advent of the 3D printer is bringing about a new industrial revolution of its own. In Japan too, one independent engineer, using a design application on the web, made a design with the aid of CAD and produced a trial version with a 3D printer. By forming a network with multiple medium- and small-sized specialist makers, that product is now being launched on … Continue reading →

  The Jikei Group of Colleges formally took over management of the Symphony Hall from Asahi Broadcasting Corporation in January 2014. The Symphony Hall first opened its doors in 1982 as Japan’s first classical music hall and boasts a history of over 30 years. Herbert von Karajan conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the Symphony Hall in 1984 and declared the hall’s acoustics to be the best in the world. His love for the hall was shared by other famous conductors such as Leonard Bernstein and Claudio Abbado. The new managers for the symphony hall with its illustrious history are … Continue reading →

  The ISPO (International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics) Educational Committee has decided to hold the first ISPO Global Educators Meeting from June 25-27, 2014 in Kobe, Japan.   The 3-day event will bring together prosthetics and orthotics educators, school officials, NGOs, related-organizations, and interested industry representatives from around the world to raise the level of prosthetics and orthotics education as well as strengthen and deepen prosthetics and orthotics expertise globally by broadening coordination between prosthetics and orthotics schools. The meeting is receiving backing from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, Labour and … Continue reading →

  The Jikei Group welcomed 7 administrators and 8 faculty members from Keimyung College for 4 days of training from December 10 to 13 of last year. Located in Daegu, South Korea, Keimyung College is one of the Jikei Group’s educational partner institutions and sends faculty members and administrators to the Jikei Group for training each year as part of our educational partnership agreement.   Keimyung College has embarked on an effort to develop a new curriculum based on the dual aspects of cooperative education with industry and professional education. The Jikei Group has already established curriculums based on these … Continue reading →

  The Jikei Group of Colleges was honored to welcome a delegation from Highline Community College in Tokyo on November 12, 2013. Guests included Dr. Jack Bermingham, President of Highline Community College; Dr. Lisa Skari, Vice President; Patti Rosendahl, Executive Assistant to the President; and Madison Gridley, Alumni Coordinator. Accompanying the delegation was Mr. Junki Yoshida, Chairman and CEO of the Yoshida Group and a Member of the Highline CC Foundation, and Dr. Lisa Skari’s daughter, Ms. Camryn Skari.   The group visited several Jikei Group schools, including Tokyo Film Center School of Arts and Tokyo Communication Arts, and attended … Continue reading →

  The 16th Annual US-Japan Social Welfare Symposium was held on October 30, 2013, at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. Students and faculty from the University of West Florida, Saitama College of Welfare, and Tokyo College of Welfare participated in the one-day symposium, which explored social welfare-related topics ranging from child abuse and bullying to poverty in the elderly and elderly abuse.   The Plenary Session began with a warm welcome to all the participants from Dr. George Ellenberg, Vice Provost, University of West Florida, and Ms. Paula Rappe, Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work. … Continue reading →

  Jikei COM Group opened the Shanghai School of Music and the Shanghai College of Dance and Acting on October 8, 2013 in Shanghai, China.The Shanghai School of Music and the Shanghai College of Dance and Acting will leverage Jikei COM Group’s educational know-how and networking might to produce talented entertainment and music industry professionals active in Asia.The goal for the schools is to train the professionals needed in the music and entertainment industries through a 2-year program.   Although Shanghai has been heavily influenced by Japan and the surrounding　countries in Asia, the music and entertainment industry is still developing, … Continue reading →

  The student-led production of The Gateway to Tomorrow, a musical promoting bone marrow transplant and leukemia awareness in Japan, was held in Tokyo and Osaka in September and October 2013. This year’s performances marked the 20th anniversary of the inaugural performance of the Gateway to Tomorrow.   The Gateway to Tomorrow was conceived, written, produced, and performed by students from a number of Jikei Group schools across the country. Over the years, many corporations and organizations have become involved in the project, making the musical an important part of the cooperative education with industry program at the Jikei Group. … Continue reading →

Sparkling wine created by students as a graduation project has become a commercial product. The story is included in the digital pamphlet written by Mr. Kawabe.   Sparkling wine produced by students from the Brewing Program at Tokyo College of Biotechnology has been chosen to become a commercial wine by Hisa Kawabe, an oenologist at Takahata Winery (Takahata Town, Higashiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture). Mr. Kawabe, manufacturing department head and board member, led the student project and personally selected the sparkling wine to be a 2009 Sparkling Chardonnay.   The sparkling wine took the bronze prize at both the 2012 Japan … Continue reading →

The Social Business Forum in Osaka welcomed Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Many students from the Jikei Group attended.   The Social Business Forum in Osaka welcomed Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the Westin Hotel Osaka on Saturday, July 27. Over 400 students attended the forum from institutions such as Kwansei Gakuin University, Kansai University, Ritsumeikan University, Doshisha University, and Kobe College together with 100 students from 11 colleges in the Jikei Group of Colleges including Osaka College of Medical Technology, Osaka College of Health and Welfare, and Osaka Communication Arts. The forum was sponsored by UBS Bank and … Continue reading →