{"id":169509,"date":"2025-03-18T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=169509&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:23:45","slug":"fukuoka-to-establish-new-technical-college","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-to-establish-new-technical-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka to Establish New Technical College to Train Digital Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City plans to establish a new technical college (Kosen) on the grounds of Hakata Technical High School to train digital talent in AI, data science, and semiconductors. The initiative, part of the record \u00a51.1128 trillion FY2025 budget, aims to address labor shortages amid rising corporate investment. The college will enroll 40\u201380 students, with \u00a511.6 million allocated for curriculum development and student outreach. Despite existing national Kosen in the region, the city sees value in a local institution to directly supply skilled workers to local firms. The move aligns with broader efforts to attract companies and support startups. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250309\/5010027371.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_hakata-tech-hs_2025_cl.png?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka to Establish New Technical College to Train Digital Talent\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_hakata-tech-hs_2025_cl.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_hakata-tech-hs_2025_cl.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_hakata-tech-hs_2025_cl.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_hakata-tech-hs_2025_cl.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hakata Technical High School official Youtube<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.c<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City plans to establish a new technical college (Kosen) on the grounds of Hakata Technical High School&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":169564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-169509","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/169509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}