Nayose Riara Visits Shiga University Data Science Faculty in Three-Part Video
A corporate-backed VTuber built around a data analyst persona is being used to put a national university's data science faculty on camera, tying the character's stated goal to the institution's own recruitment pitch.
Reporting from 1 source: PANORA.
NTT DATA Value Engineer released a collaboration video on official VTuber Nayose Riara's YouTube channel. Riara, who aims to become a data analyst, visits the Faculty of Data Science at Shiga University. Part 1, out now, has an interview with Dean Ichikawa and a look at Professor Fukaya's seminar. Parts 2 and 3 are scheduled for late October.
The Faculty of Data Science at Shiga University is a national university corporation based in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. The three-part series splits the visit by subject: the dean and a student seminar, then the DMEL Center for medical and environmental data analysis with a campus walk alongside mascot Kamon-chan, then Lecturer Tomomi Ota and her partner robot Pepatan. Riara's channel carries the video, and NTT DATA Value Engineer produced it.
- Part 1: A Direct Hit on the Organization's Top and a Learning Environment Filled with Passion: Interview with Dean Ichikawa and a visit to Professor Fukaya's voluntary seminar. Released.
- Part 2: Infiltrating the DMEL Center and Strolling the Campus: Professor Osato guides the DMEL (Data Science Medical and Environmental Lab) Center visit; campus walk with mascot Kamon-chan. Scheduled for late October.
- Part 3: Into the Depths of Knowledge on Humans x Technology: Lecturer Tomomi Ota and partner robot Pepatan. Scheduled for late October.
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