Tipness and Toin Yokohama University sign a comprehensive partnership agreement to develop local communities through industry-academia collaboration

Tipness Co., Ltd.
Tipness and Toin Yokohama University sign a comprehensive partnership agreement to develop local communities through industry-academia collaboration
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Tipness Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tomohiro Okabe), which operates general fitness clubs and 24-hour training gyms mainly in the Kanto, Kansai, and Tokai regions, and Toin Yokohama University (location: Aoba-ku, Yokohama) , President: Tomoko Mori) have concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with the aim of contributing to the development of the local community. [Image
With the aim of creating a healthier world, in May of this year, we began the “OPEN TIPNESS” initiative, which aims to become a fitness club open to the local community. In addition to providing traditional services for members, each store actively provides experiences and learning opportunities that contribute to the health of local residents and enrich their lifestyles. By collaborating with Toin Yokohama University, which has a sports-related faculty and provides practical and experiential education in small groups, we will create practical learning opportunities for students, while promoting the health of the local community. We aim to contribute to the development of
◩Purpose: Improving the health and health awareness of local residents; Developing specialized human resources through practical learning opportunities; Developing future athletes Matters related to 3) Other matters deemed necessary by both parties ◩Current concrete activity schedule – Introduction of internships at Tipness
headquarters and stores – Training club (tentative) to utilize students’ work experience at Tipness stores ” and cooperation with the “Toin Sports Challenge Classroom” ◩Comment from Toin Yokohama University President Tomoko Mori: I am very happy to have this opportunity. We believe that this is no longer the time for
universities to develop students solely in the classroom. We believe that the mission of the university is to provide richer learning to students with the cooperation of companies. Today, we have signed a partnership agreement with Tipness Co., Ltd., which is making a significant contribution to local wellness. We would like to take this opportunity to further educate our students and strengthen our contribution to the local community. ◩Comment from Tomohiro Okabe, President and Representative Director of Tipness Co., Ltd.We are very honored to have been able to conclude a comprehensive partnership agreement with Toin University of Yokohama. Toin Yokohama University has a baseball club that won the 2022 All-Japan University Soccer Championship and has produced professional baseball players for four consecutive years, including Koja, who was selected first by the Rakuten Eagles in this year’s draft. It is a well-known fact that Toin Yokohama University is a prestigious university in sports, and I am excited to be able to work with Toin Yokohama University in various situations. The background to this partnership agreement is that both parties have a shared awareness that the facility must be rooted in the local community and needed by the residents. Since May of this year, TIPNESS has been operating as “OPEN TIPNESS,” in addition to providing traditional services for members, providing a place for local residents to experience and learn to enrich their lifestyles. We will use this comprehensive partnership agreement as an opportunity to proactively develop “community contributions through joint activities in the Yokohama/Kawasaki area” and strive to contribute to the health of the region and the development of the local community. ◩Toin Yokohama University Overview Representative: President Tomoko Mori Location: 1614 Tetsucho, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Business content: 4-year university educational institution Official website: https://toin.ac.jp/univ/◩Stocks Company Tipness Overview Representative: President Tomohiro Okabe Headquarters: 3rd floor, Nippon Television Yobancho Building No. 1, 5-6 Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Founded: October 1986 Business: Fitness club management Number of stores: Directly managed stores 144 stores, 2 franchise stores, 14 contracted facilities (including designated management) Website: https://www.tipness.co.jp Through this initiative, we will continue to fulfill our corporate philosophy of “proposing and providing a healthy and comfortable lifestyle culture.” We aim to achieve this goal.