November 18, 2010 in Life in Japan, Sekaione Video, Vocational schools by adminsekaione

Interview: ICS COLLEGE OF ARTS

Characteristic of school

ICS (Interior Center School) is a vocational school founded 46 years ago, where students can learn interior design.

Location of school and campus life

The school is in Meguro, Tokyo, and among its 350 current students, 98 are foreigners. Students express strong intention to study interior design, interior architecture, furniture design, and so on.

After graduation from school

Taking advantage of the techniques learnt at school, several foreign students enter the Japanese design professional world. Read more »

November 17, 2010 in Education in Japan, Vocational schools by adminsekaione

Japanese vocational schools : Introduction

In Japan, professional training colleges are considered as schools of higher education. They are known as Senmon Gakkou. These schools offer training in specific fields such as computer networking, telecommunications, marketing … Some offer a wide range of areas and others only a few specific fields. Read more »