• What is the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department?
• What is Kotokare?
• Workshop
• Public Relations Department Recruitment
• inquiry

What is the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department (Business Overview)?

　As competition between universities is expected to intensify due to a long-term decline in the population of 18-year-olds, it is necessary to more actively promote the appeal of Kyoto as a “city of universities and students” to junior and senior high school students who will become university students in the future.
　As a result, the University Consortium Kyoto and Kyoto City have established the “Kyoto Student Public Relations Department” as a new collaborative initiative to promote the “real charm of Kyoto” experienced by university students studying in Kyoto during their student life to junior and senior high school students nationwide from a student perspective. The Kyoto Student Public Relations Department will promote
　the appeal of university life in Kyoto, which has been planned, interviewed, and written by students, through a dedicated website “Kotokare,” SNS, events, etc.

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What is Kotokare?

“Kotokare”, a media outlet introducing the real lifestyles of Kyoto’s university students
, is a website that distributes various content planned, interviewed and written by the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department, and was launched on October 1, 2015.
<URL> https://kotocollege.jp/ 

Kotokare’s Policy

　The name was decided by a vote of the members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club, based on the name idea that the club members came up with at a workshop.
　The abbreviation of “College in the Ancient Capital” expresses the essence of Kyoto and the school, while also being easy for junior and senior high school students to remember and remember. The
　club members also created the following logo under the supervision of a professional designer.

　The vertical and horizontal lines represent the paths that various students walk, and express how these students intersect in various ways to form a circle, or community, and are connected. It
　also includes an element of the “grid” layout of streets that run perpendicularly from north to south and east to west, a characteristic of the city of Kyoto.

Check out social media too!

The Kyoto Student Public Relations Club also posts information on social media! We share behind-the-scenes stories from interviews, daily activity reports, and the latest information. Please follow PR club member Koto Karen!
<Twitter>  https://twitter.com/gakusei_kyoto
<Facebook>  https://www.facebook.com/gakuseikyoto
<Instagram>  https://instagram.com/gakusei_kyoto

Workshop

The Kyoto Student Public Relations Department conducts training aimed at improving the skills of its members.

Workshop 1

Event Outline

We are looking for participants to join the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club and university students who are starting their student life in Kyoto, to deepen their understanding of the Rakuchu area starting from Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, and to serve as a starting point for building relationships with the local community. As Ritsumeikan University and Bukkyo University are nearby, the aim is to support a student life that is more familiar to the local community by raising awareness of the existence of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club and gaining a deeper understanding of the local culture and scenery, as well as to build a foundation for the organization by raising awareness of the existence of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club.

event date:

Saturday, April 20, 2024, 14:00 ~ [Ended]

place:

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Eligible participants:

Members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department and students from member schools of the University Consortium Kyoto who are interested in this training

Teacher:

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

Event Report

First, we borrowed the Kitano Tenmangu Bundo Kaikan Hall to introduce the Kyoto Student Public Relations Club’s activities, break the ice, and interview the priest.

Afterwards, we were given a formal bow at the main hall, and then guided around the grounds, toured the historic site of Odoi Aomomjien, and visited the Treasure Hall where the sacred treasures are kept.

The official Kyoto Student Public Relations Club website , “Kotokare,” also features writings by members of the club about the day’s events, so please take a look.

Public Relations Department Recruitment

The Kyoto Student Public Relations Club is looking for members to join us!
The website “Kotokare” is planned, managed, and operated by students attending universities in Kyoto, and will spread the appeal of university life in Kyoto to junior and senior high school students across the country. Our mission is to make junior and senior high school students think, “I want to attend a university in Kyoto!”
University students in Kyoto, why not show off your ideas, passion, and teamwork as the initiators of this project?

If you would like to join or visit, please contact us using the link below.

Conditions for joining

•Undergraduate and graduate students (any year) who belong to a member school of the University Consortium Kyoto. (Click　here for a list of member schools
.) •Those who can participate in activities at a base in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City (travel expenses will not be reimbursed)
•Those who can participate in activities at least once a month, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.

We are looking for students like this!

Contact Information

Consortium of Universities Kyoto, a public interest incorporated foundation Kyoto Student Public Relations OfficeTEL
075-353-9130 FAX 075-353-9101Campus
Plaza Kyoto, Nishinotoin-dori Shiokoji-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
※Reception hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9:00-17:00 (excluding New Year holidays)