Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development
Department of Tourism
International Certification System
“TedQual (Tourism Education Quality)”
Certification obtained
On May 28, 2024, Department of Tourism in the Faculty Faculty of Collaborative Regional Development at our university was certified by TedQual (Tourism Education Quality), an international certification system for tourism education institutions administered by the UNWTO ACADEMY (headquarters: Spain), an affiliate of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
International Tourism Conference held at our university
The International Tourism Society will be held at our university from May 15th to 18th, 2025. The conference will be co-hosted with the University of Central Florida and will welcome approximately 200 participants from 40 countries around the world. This will be the first time that the conference will be held in Asia, and it will be a valuable opportunity to discuss the latest research findings and practices in tourism studies.
About the "Tourism Internship"
The "Tourism Internship" course offered by Department of Tourism is an educational program that provides students with a valuable opportunity to experience the tourism industry. In this program, students learn about the tourism industry through practical experience in eight tourism fields, including accommodation, travel, aviation, distribution, food and beverage, bridal, and trains and buses. Third-year students in the Department of Tourism take this course and do a 24-day paid internship at approximately 50 companies in Japan. In addition, the program is scheduled to be held in Canada and South Korea from 2025, allowing students to gain a wide range of experience, including the structure of society, the current state of the industry, human relationships, and social manners. This program is not just about providing on-site labor, but is intended to provide companies with serious support for the growth of students, deepening their on-site learning and knowledge as members of society. Through this program, which is carried out in collaboration between students, companies, and universities, students will develop the ability to carve out their future careers as tourism talent.
Eight fields of "Tourism Internship"
ABOUT
Department of Tourism
The future of the economy, lifestyle, and international exchange.
Everything is part of the "tourism" field.
- #trip
- #Hospitality
- #region
- #Management
- #Tourism-based community development
- # Practical Education
ADMISSION
POLICY
- 01
I am interested in revitalizing local areas through tourism and in the hospitality industry.
People with a high motivation to learn - 02
To examine various social problems from multiple perspectives,
A person who can express their thoughts logically. - 03
By acquiring foreign languages and a deep general education,
People who want to work globally or locally - 04
Those who want to go abroad or to local areas and acquire proactive action and practical skills.
Characteristics of the Department
In the domestic and international tourism industry
Developing talent that can thrive
Students will acquire language skills and international literacy to handle inbound and outbound tourism, gain a deep understanding and specialized knowledge of local tourism resources, and develop practical tourism planning and design skills.
For the development of the region and tourism
Contributing academic research
He conducts research that connects theory and practice in a variety of fields, including international tourism, tourism psychology, tourism urban development, regional development, the hospitality industry, travel management, service management, and world heritage sites.
Tourism Internship
program
A long-term paid internship program is implemented in which students work for about 24 days at 50 tourism-related companies (hotels, airlines, travel agencies, etc.). Companies and universities work together to support the formation of professional awareness and career plans.
Advanced Program
A support program that responds to motivation
Tourism Human Resources Comprehensive Development Program
[NOMAD School]
This program aims to produce talent for top companies in the tourism industry (including foreign-owned and publicly listed companies).
Four-year learning process
First year:Learning a broad range of fundamental subjects.
As an introductory stage of learning, students will learn basic terminology and theories of tourism studies. In "Pre-Seminars" and "Tourism and Regional Projects," students will learn techniques for information gathering, report writing, presentations, and research design. Support for obtaining language and travel-related qualifications is also provided from the first year.
2nd yearCourse selection and assignments
- Acquisition of problem-solving skills
- Acquisition of problem-solving skills
Students will acquire specialized knowledge and enhance their skills through their chosen course. In addition to classroom learning, they will experience the appeal of the hospitality business and develop the ability to identify challenges in tourist destinations through tourism training visits to tourist spots both domestically and internationally (Hawaii, South Korea, Taiwan, various locations in Kyushu, etc.) and participation in industry-government-academia collaborative projects.
Third-yearlearning: Integrating theory and practice
Students will enhance their expertise within a theoretical and practical environment, and acquire a broad range of practical knowledge and skills through tourism internships both domestically and internationally. In the "Graduation Research Seminar," students will acquire knowledge and skills in the supervising professor's field of expertise and engage in proactive learning through industry-academia-government collaborative projects at the seminar level.
4th yearIn the future (employment/further education)
Activities toward
Activities toward
In "Graduation Research Seminar II," under the guidance of the supervising professor, students complete their graduation thesis, utilizing the specialized knowledge and skills they have acquired up to that point.
Course selection begins in the second year.
Hospitality
Business Course
Learn the significance and practical skills of hospitality.
Develop skills that can be applied to practical work.
This course aims to develop talented people who can play an active role in the hospitality industry. Through hospitality management and career education, we aim to develop people who can play an active role in the field of hotels, tour conductors, bridal, airlines, etc.
Tourism Area Design Course
Through practical education,
Developing tourism professionals that meet the needs of the region.
This course aims to develop professionals in the tourism business. It trains people who will play a leading role in revitalizing local industries through tourism. Students learn about the policies and systems necessary to solve local issues, and aim to develop the tourism talent that the region needs through practical education.
Class Pickup
While learning tourism from a practical perspective,
Aiming to obtain qualifications
Travel Certification Course
Professor Yuji Murooka
This course aims to help students acquire the national qualification of Travel Business Administrator, which is a qualification for travel transactions. Students can learn about tourism-related laws, the travel industry, and consumer protection mechanisms, and acquire practical knowledge, such as familiarity with domestic and international tourism resources. We will support your learning by providing an enriched curriculum for planned qualification acquisition and offering last-minute preparation courses outside of regular classes.
Deepen your understanding of the structure of Japanese society through the history of tourism.
Tourism History
Associate Professor Akimasa Suganuma
This course uses tourism as a theme to deepen your understanding of the origins of Japanese society. Everything related to tourism and travel, from souvenirs and transportation to hotels, inns, and events, has been born out of the process of social development. Through the history of souvenirs and school trips, you will learn about the background and circumstances behind things and customs that you take for granted, and acquire knowledge and culture about tourism and society.
Seminar Pickup
Masaaki Honda Seminar
Through new challenges,
Learning from failure
We visit local sites such as Itoshima City and Chikugo City, listening to the voices of residents and business owners, and working on projects that address the concerns and issues of the local community. We incorporate business methods into our projects and businesses, aiming to create sustainable systems. We value an attitude of proactively taking on new challenges, as experience of failure can lead to great growth.
Seminar student voices
Takuto Amano
Koryo High School / Fukuoka
In Honda's seminar, we set up a mock stall at local festivals and conduct surveys of vacant houses. Through activities and interactions closely related to the local community, such as pounding rice cakes and making shimenawa, we often learn from the local people.
Yuko Ohkata Seminar
Learn tourism psychology,
Tourism marketing in practice
Why do people travel? What do they feel when they travel, and how do they look back on their experiences? In order to create tourist destinations and tourism products, it is necessary to understand the psychological and behavioral characteristics of travelers and use that information to plan and think about advertising methods. In this seminar, we will study the psychology and behavior of travelers, and use that information to think about what kind of marketing activities actual companies and tourist destinations are conducting.
Seminar student voices
Hisako Fujikawa
Kaho High School/Fukuoka
In the Ohkata seminar, we also conduct practical marketing projects in collaboration with local governments and companies. Based on the results of our research, we actually planned and managed a tourism promotion event in the Fukuoka prefecture area.
Shimada Ryu Seminar
"I want to try it"
Seminar on shaping things through tourism
Within our seminar, we form groups and decide on our activities through group discussions. Last year, we worked on projects such as applying to business plan contests both inside and outside the university, and creating tourist information magazines and maps in collaboration with a local taxi company. In addition, we conduct extracurricular training on remote islands during the summer break. We discuss and decide together which island to visit and what theme to set for our training.
Seminar student voices
Sakurasuke Taniguchi
Kyushu International University Affiliated High School
Fukuoka
During the extracurricular training, we visited Ishigaki Island and Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, where we witnessed firsthand the reality of overtourism in tourist areas and participated in initiatives to accommodate tourists while protecting nature. Through these experiences, I realized that there are many things you can only notice by going to the site, seeing them with your own eyes, and experiencing them firsthand.
Qualifications and career path data
Qualifications to aim for
- General and Domestic Travel Business Manager
- Hotel Management Skills Certification
- Junior High School Teacher's License (Social Studies)
- National Licensed Tour Guide
- Language-related qualifications (mainly English, Korean, and Chinese)
- Curator
- Social education specialist (training course), etc.
Main Employment Destinations
- JTB Corporation
- Kyushu Railway Company
- All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
- Nishitetsu Railway Co., Ltd.
- Hoshino Resorts Management Inc.
- Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd.
- H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
- Tobu Top Tours Co., Ltd.
- Hankyu Travel Co., Ltd.
- / Club Tourism Co., Ltd.
- Shikoku Railway Company
- Fukuoka International Airport Co., Ltd.
- JAL Sky Co., Ltd.
- ANA Fukuoka Airport Co., Ltd.
- / Skymark Airlines Co., Ltd.
- Kyushu Sanko Bus Co., Ltd.
- Hawkstown Co., Ltd.
- The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka
- JR Kyushu Hotels Co., Ltd.
- Nishitetsu Hotels Co., Ltd.
- Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Co., Ltd.
- Nishinippon City Bank Co., Ltd.
- Miyazaki Bank, Ltd.
- Hiroshima Bank, Ltd.
- Yamamoto Financial Group Co., Ltd.
- Japan Post Co., Ltd.
- Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Nippon Life Insurance Company
- Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
- / Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Oita Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
- Miyoshi Real Estate Co., Ltd.
- / Zenrin Co., Ltd.
- / AEON Kyushu Co., Ltd.
Graduate Interview
Mr. Seito Sano
Nobeoka Technical High School/Miyazaki
- Employment
- Kyushu Railway Company
I chose to work for a company that can contribute greatly to Kyushu in terms of tourism, as I was born and raised in Kyushu. I will treasure what I learned at university and gain a lot of experience in the future, so that I can support the infrastructure of Kyushu.
Yukina Arazoe
Fukuoka University Wakaba High School/Fukuoka
- Employment
- Nikon Corporation
As I learned more about the travel industry through my department classes and seminar research, I began to want to spread the appeal and excitement of tourism. My current goal is to gain more knowledge and experience so that I can propose the best possible trip for each customer.
Hinako Inoue
Fukuoka Chuo High School / Fukuoka
- Employment
- The Ritz-Carlton, Fukuoka /
Marriott International
During my job search, I took action early on, continuously exploring industries and work styles that suited me. I attended joint company information sessions from my first year, but at the time, my understanding was shallow, and I lacked confidence in the direction I should take. I wondered, "Is the tourism industry really right for me?" and attended information sessions for a wide range of industries. However, the more I learned about different industries, the more convinced I became that "the tourism industry is where I can feel the most excited and work in a way that is true to myself." I proceeded through the selection process with this conviction as my guiding principle and was able to secure a job offer.
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