Sapporo Satellite opened in Digic Co., Ltd.
The first KCG facility outside of Kyoto is Sapporo Satellite was established in April 2012 in the center of Hokkaido in the north.
The full-time teachers at Sapporo Satellite are all active at the forefront of the IT industry. In their lectures, they will explain the knowledge, skills, and communication abilities necessary for the future IT business, while interweaving the latest information of the industry and their own experiences on IT company management. This has been a great stimulus not only to the development of IT human resources in Hokkaido, but also to the students at our school in Kyoto.
Message from Sapporo Satellite Director Professor Masanori Nakamura
- Director and Professor, Sapporo Satellite Campus, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Aoyama Gakuin University
- After working for Nippon Unisys Co., Ltd. (Former Barose Co., Ltd.), he established Digic Co., Ltd. in 1987. President and Chief Executive Officer
- President of the Hokkaido Information Systems Industry Association (HISA), Vice President of the General Association of Information Systems Industries (ANIA), President of the Hokkaido Computer-related Industry Health Insurance Association
The training of advanced IT professionals at Sapporo Satellite Campus will inject new passion into the stagnant IT industry in Hokkaido, and the graduates will play an important role in the global era. Business managers are not researchers. I think that the flow should be to identify, apply, and put into practice the "formulae" that the researchers have created that is suitable for their own corporate management. Since this is a professional graduate school, I would keep my focus on business while tracing my 40 years of experience in managing IT companies. Our company is primarily involved in the design and development of communications, control, monitoring, and other applications using IT. I would like to make use of these examples in my lectures.
Message from Professor Hideki Satomi
- Professor, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Otaru University
- After working for Nanxing Building Co., Ltd. and Dutt (Now known as Dutt Japan Co., Ltd.) Co., Ltd., he established Media Magic Co., Ltd. in 1996.
- Vice President, Hokkaido Information System Industries Association (HISA), Representative Director, Hokkaido Mobile Content Business Council, First Representative Member, Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Vice Chairman, International Economic Exchange Committee),Director, Hokkaido Japan-China Economic Friendship Association
It is natural to pursue efficiency in corporate management. My company is growing with the growth of mobile computing, but we cannot afford to neglect the broad analysis when managing. In terms of development, it is necessary to take a 360 view of the content business from the consumer's perspective, rather than a myopic view. In the lectures, I would like to share my experience with the students. In Hokkaido, exchanges among industry, academia and government are more active than those in other prefectures. I also hope that we can make use of the uniqueness of our university to develop IT in Hokkaido and promote regional development. Our company has signed a licensing agreement with Professor Yasuhiro Takeda of KCGI, known for the production of Evangelion animations, for the use of characters with Gainax Co., Ltd.. We also develop and operates content services for mobile phones. I feel that teaching at the same graduate school as Professor Takeda is like a destiny.
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