Benesse Corporation offers company visits and opportunities for firsthand work experience targeting a wide range of ages, from elementary school students to adults. The goals here are to give children the opportunity to get a glimpse of the working world, as well as to deepen understanding of Benesse and its operations among school officials and those with an interest in the company.
Benesse actively hosts visits from local junior and senior high schools located near its offices.
School teachers in the work experience program
| Fiscal 2017 | 24 |
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| Fiscal 2018 | 20 |
| Fiscal 2019 | 21 |
In 1997, Benesse Holdings established the Benesse Sailing Team. It has been an active part of our corporate sports program since 2000, and today has five members. The team competed in the 2016 Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they finished in fifth place. They will also represent Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Benesse Sailing Team
In Benesse's birthplace of Okayama prefecture, the Company and Benesse InfoShell Co., Ltd., continue to support the Fagiano Okayama soccer club, which competes in the J2 League, as club sponsors. The companies are deeply involved with the team's activity philosophy of "Delivering dreams to children." Through this sponsorship, they will work to promote the Okayama region and sports.
Perimeter advertizing at the home stadium
Photo provided by Fagiano Okayama
The Setouchi Triennale international art festival has been held every three years since 2010 with the aim of returning vitality to the islands of the Seto Inland Sea, where humans have long had a complex but harmonious relationship with nature. Its goal is to turn the Seto Inland Sea into a "sea of hope" for the regions all over the world.
Benesse Holdings, Inc. sponsors Setouchi Triennale as a partner.
■Website http://setouchi-artfest.jp/en/
Last updated : 2020/06/10