In April 2013, KCGI will open the "International IT Business Course" to train professionals in offshore development (*1), BPO (*2), and IT services to Japanese companies.Many IT-related companies in the world today are ordering software development overseas.Graduates are expected to be employed by these companies and work as transnational development specialists.There is no such course of study or research at any higher education institution in Japan.

Features of the new course include

On Saturday, August 11, a trial run of the "ET Robocon," a competition to see how well robots with embedded software can run, was held at Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG).The ET Robocon is a competition to see how smoothly a self-propelled robot of a certain specification can run on a course with various obstacles such as hills.The competition is based on the design model of the running software and the results of actually running the robot.The Kansai Conference is held every year at KCG.

On Saturday, November 11, KCGI's Sapporo Satellite Student was held this year at the “Group Work Report Meeting” of the “Leadership Theory” held at The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI). However, we participated by simultaneous broadcast.

Leadership Theory is a lecture on the essence of a leader's behavior that can grasp and lead an entire organization in the face of ever-changing technology.On this day, each group of several students made a presentation about the project they had worked on, using video and other materials.

On August 21, KCGI and KCG began a training program for database operations officials from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at KCG's Kyoto Ekimae Campus.The training will last for five days until the 25th, and will cover everything from database system installation to operation and management.

KCGI student Ms. Inshu Qiao (from Shanghai, China) was selected as the 2012 Honorary Ambassador of Friendship for Kyoto Prefecture.The main roles of this group are to participate in internationalization events held by the prefectural government, to support international students, and to promote Kyoto in various parts of the world, including China, where they are from.I love Kyoto with its rich history," said In, "and I want to do my best to be a bridge between Kyoto and China.

(2-5-11 Nihonbashi-Nishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan) will hold the "CG Ani Cup 2012" (supported by the Embassy of Denmark and KYOTO CMEX Executive Committee, in cooperation with Google and Dwango) on October 27 at Kyoto Computer Gakuin Kyoto Ekimae School (10-5 Nishikujo Teranomae-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, 7 minutes walk from Kyoto Station Hachijo exit), where representatives from Japan, Taiwan and EU will compete in CG animation works as a "Media Arts Human Resources Development Support Project" by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.A "CG Animation Contest" will be held to select the Japane

Mr. Shigeto Okuda, a graduate of the Department of Media and Information Studies at KCGI (admitted in April 2011), passed the "Project Manager (PM) Exam," one of the difficult and advanced exams (Skill Level 4) in the April 2012 exam for information processing engineers authorized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.Mr.

In September 2012, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics will open an open lecture “.kyoto” study seminar for students studying in Kyoto.

On Saturday, June 2, U-Choir, a choral circle made up of KCGI and KCG students and faculty members, participated in the 49th Kyoto Chorus Festival organized by the Kyoto Chorus Union.

This will be the second time U-Choir has participated in this choral festival since last year.The Kyoto Chorus Festival is the largest chorus festival in Kyoto Prefecture, organized by the Kyoto Chorus Association and held over three days.Approximately 120 organizations in the prefecture are participating.This time it was held at the Yawata City Cultural Center.

The The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI) and Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG) will also hold annual summer festivals this year.Every weekend in July, a variety of events will be held for the general public to participate.Starting with an astronomy workshop (May 6) to report on the annular solar eclipse seen on May 21, there will be a railroad workshop (May 7) to take photos from a great location overlooking railroad tracks, the annual lecture on the Gion Festival (May 13), a workshop by KCGI students on social media and mouse pad making (May 21), a cosplay exchange party