Jan 19, 2022
In April 2022 Japan is welcoming the first-ever Esports high school, named Esports Koutou Gakuin. Open to gamers, streamers, programmers, writers and designers; the curriculum will balance a traditional learning program with speciality esports classes.
So What?
Funded by the esports outfit of Japanese telecom company NTT and the Japanese soccer club Tokyo Verdy, with staff made up of industry professionals and professional esports players. The website of the school says that graduates will be prepared to pursue careers as not only esports pros and streamers, but also VR creators, programmers, game writers and designers and more. Given the success of other niche education establishments (like the Brit School), it looks like NTT are banking of Esports High delivering the next generation of esports celebrities.