[Tsuyama KOSEN] Kagawa KOSEN and Yonago KOSEN Co-host "KOSEN Fes in Okayama"

Tsuyama National College of Technology (Tsuyama KOSEN) (Principal: Takaya Sato, located in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture) held "KOSEN Fes in Okayama" on Saturday, May 23, Reiwa 8 (2026), at Convex Okayama, co-hosted by Tsuyama KOSEN, Kagawa National College of Technology (Kagawa KOSEN), and Yonago National College of Technology (Yonago KOSEN).

This event is jointly organized by neighboring KOSENs with the aim of widely informing elementary and junior high school students about the educational institution known as "National College of Technology (KOSEN)". This is the second time the event has been held, following December of last year. This time, it was held in parallel with a "Company Information Session for KOSEN Students," creating an event where elementary and junior high school students and their parents could see the connection between companies and KOSEN students.

◆ Event Overview

Date: Saturday, May 23, Reiwa 8 (2026) 13:30-16:00

Location: Convex Okayama (Large Exhibition Hall)

675 Ouchida, Kita-ku, Okayama City

Target Audience: 1st to 6th grade elementary school students, 1st to 3rd grade junior high school students

Content: Introduction to "National College of Technology (KOSEN)" for elementary and junior high school students, introduction of each school, experience corners, individual consultations, entrance exam problem explanations by KOSEN faculty and graduates, etc.

◆ Experience Booth Content

- Various Aspects of Planaria - Observation and coloring of regenerating planaria (Tsuyama KOSEN)

- Experience a Small Drone! (Tsuyama KOSEN)

- Let's Build a Wind Car (Tsuyama KOSEN)

- Learn About Information Security (Yonago KOSEN)

◆ Event Day Scene

Approximately 80 elementary and junior high school students and their guardians participated on the event day. The experience booths allowed participants to feel the appeal of KOSEN, and the individual consultation corner provided an opportunity to resolve doubts and concerns about KOSEN. Furthermore, a school explanation by Tsuyama KOSEN Principal Sato, along with entrance exam preparation and problem explanations by faculty and KOSEN graduates, were conducted in the presentation corner, introducing the characteristics and appeal of KOSEN as well as preparation for entrance exams.

As a first-time initiative this time, the event was held in the same venue as the "Internship Company Information Session for KOSEN Students" (organized by Rita Inc., with 200 students and 40 companies participating). This provided an opportunity for elementary and junior high school students and their parents participating in this event to observe the company information session and see the real situation of how KOSEN students are expected by companies. The elementary and junior high school students, along with their parents, were seen browsing the company information session area with great interest.

We hope that the charm of "KOSEN" was conveyed to all participants and that it will become one of their career choices.

Scenes from the experience booths ① Scenes from the experience booths ②

Scene from the individual consultation booth

◆ About Tsuyama National College of Technology

Tsuyama National College of Technology was founded in 1963 as a higher education institution to train practical and creative engineers. In response to changes in the industrial structure and to build an educational and research system that meets societal needs, the four existing specialized departments were reorganized and integrated into a single department, "Department of General Science and Engineering," in fiscal year 2016. The undergraduate program consists of one department with four courses (Advanced Science Course, Mechanical Systems Course, Electrical and Electronic Systems Course, and Information Systems Course), providing a five-year integrated education to train highly skilled engineers with both practicality and creativity. It is a national higher education institution. This department allows students to learn interdisciplinary fusion capabilities and the foundational basic sciences, enabling them to acquire high expertise based on solid basic science, develop cross-disciplinary fusion skills, propose problem-solving for complex and diversifying science and technology, and foster well-rounded individuals with a global perspective on humanity and the environment.

Furthermore, it offers a two-year advanced course (Department of Mechanical and Control Systems Engineering, Department of Electronic and Information Systems Engineering) for more specialized learning, aiming to train core engineers who can demonstrate their abilities in the international community through integrated and interdisciplinary education.

Exterior of Tsuyama National College of Technology

【School Overview】

School Name: Tsuyama National College of Technology

Location: 624-1 Numa, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture

Principal: Takaya Sato

Established: 1963

URL: https://www.tsuyama-ct.ac.jp/

Business Description: National College of Technology, Higher Education Institution