- About Kyoto Student Public Relations Department
- What is Kotokare?
- Pass Prayer Ema Project
- Recruitment of Public Relations Department Staff
- Contact us
About Kyoto Student Public Relations Department (Project Overview)
As competition among universities is expected to intensify further due to the long-term decline in the 18-year-old population, it is necessary to actively communicate the appeal of Kyoto as a "university town and student city" to junior high and high school students who will become university students in the future.
Therefore, as a new collaborative initiative, the University Consortium Kyoto and Kyoto City have established the "Kyoto Student Public Relations Department" to convey to junior and senior high school students nationwide the "real charm of Kyoto" that university students studying in Kyoto experience while living their student lives.
The Kyoto Student Public Relations Department will disseminate the appeal of university life in Kyoto that students planned, interviewed, and created articles on the dedicated website "Kotokare", SNS, events, etc.
Support System
What is Kotokare?
Media introducing the real lifestyles of university students in Kyoto
"Kotokare" is a website that distributes various contents planned, interviewed, and created by the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department, and was opened on October 1, 2015.
＜URL＞https://kotocollege.jp/ 
Kotokare's Policy
Based on the name idea devised by the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department members at the workshop, the decision was made by a vote of the members.
The name is an abbreviation of "College in the Ancient Capital" and expresses the uniqueness of Kyoto and the school, while making it easy for junior high and high school students to remember and become familiar.
Under the supervision of a professional designer, the student communications staff also created the following logo.
The vertical and horizontal lines represent the paths that various students are walking, and express that by interacting with them in various ways, one circle = community and connect.
It also includes the characteristic of the city of Kyoto, the "grid eye" of the streets, which are perpendicular to the north-south and east-west.
Check out SNS!
The Kyoto Student Public Relations Department also disseminates information on SNS! We provide behind-the-scenes stories of interviews, daily activity reports, and the latest information. Please also follow up with the PR staff Karen Koto!
＜Twitter＞ https://twitter.com/gakusei_kyoto
＜Facebook＞ https://www.facebook.com/gakuseikyoto
＜Instagram＞ https://instagram.com/gakusei_kyoto
Pass Prayer Ema Project
With the aim of supporting examinees nationwide who are worried about the corona disaster, we planned the "Pass Prayer Ema Project" and solicited wishes to be dedicated to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, which is the general headquarters of Tenmangu Shrine nationwide and is known as the god of learning.
Event Report
From Thursday, November 5, 2020 to Monday, January 4, 2021, 109 wishes were received for university life in Kyoto. Gathered from all over the country. The collected wishes were hung on a large ema (made of wood "Miyako Kiki" produced in Kyoto City) drawn by members of the Kyoto Student Public Relations Department, and accompanied by messages of support from the club members, prayers for passing the exam and praying for the fulfillment of their wishes were made at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.
On the day of the event, it was a warm spring cheerfulness, and plum blossom buds were beginning to open here and there at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, and it was a dedication ceremony that made me think that I was able to deliver the wishes of the examinees to Tenjin-sama (Sugawara Michishin).
Contents
We are looking for the thoughts of prospective students aiming to enter a university in Kyoto! Kyoto university students accompany a giant handmade ema and dedicate it to Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as the god of learning.
Period of application
From Thursday, November 5, 2 to January 4, Reiwa 3 Reiwa【Application closed】
Target
Students from all over Japan who are working hard for university life in Kyoto from April Reiwa 3
Recruitment of Public Relations Department Staff
The Kyoto Student Public Relations Department is looking for members to work with us!
Kotokare, a website planned, operated, and managed by students attending universities in Kyoto, will convey the appeal of university life in Kyoto to junior high and high school students nationwide. Our mission is to make junior high and high school students want to attend a university in Kyoto.
University students in Kyoto, why don't you demonstrate your ideas, passion, and teamwork as the initiators of this project?
If you would like to join or visit the club, please contact us from the link below.
Admission Requirements
•Undergraduate, undergraduate, and graduate students belonging to member schools of the Consortium of Universities Kyoto (*Regardless of grade) 【Click here for a list of member schools】
•Those who can participate in activities at bases in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City (* Transportation expenses will not be paid)
•Unless there is a compelling reason, those who can participate in activities at least once a month
We are waiting for such students!
Contact information
University Consortium Kyoto, Kyoto Student Public Relations Department Office
TEL 075-353-9130 FAX 075-353-9101
〒600-8216 Campus Plaza Kyoto
Shiokoji, Nishinotoin-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto ※Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00~17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)
