Akita University

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Here at Akita University, we have set out on a new beginning as an organization offering four faculties: the Faculty of International Resource Sciences, the Faculty of Education and Human Studies, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Engineering Science. W are also organized as an integrated research facility into four graduate schools: Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Education, Graduate School of Medicine, and Graduate School of Engineering Science. Hence our organization has become more robust and a bastion entirely focused on innovative research and education, which is the university's mission as expected by society.

Akita University's foundational principle is to develop with the region through the growth of knowledge, on a shared path with the community as a core university of the resource-rich northern Tohoku region. This is the mission we look to fulfill through our research and education. We are pursuing a flexible research and education organization, collaborating with regional and international institutions to cultivate outstanding talent, taking in ambitious young students, Japanese and foreign alike, and presenting their innovative achievements to the world.

We have achieved this after a two-year journey, in line with our vision:

• To develop far-sighted leaders both for the world and the community.
• To create a future with an outlook on both the community and the wider world.
• To build a plentiful society, existing in tandem with the community.
• To aspire to a world with strong ties to the community. The foundation of this is an innovative research, contributing to the world and the community, and developing the talent that can carry out this research.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, is reforming university management expense grants and has divided the National University Corporation into three groups university groups aiming to develop international-level educational and research bases university groups aiming to develop national educational and research bases university groups aiming to develop core bases for regional reinvigoration. The policy has been outlined based on an assessment of these different objectives. Akita University is selecting the third objective - university groups aiming to develop core bases for regional reinvigoration. More than ever, there is a need for innovative research and education, which makes a significant contribution to the region and the community.

This year, we have launched the Center for Regional Development because it was set up to help further the regional regeneration of Akita Prefecture; it is no exaggeration to say that the Center's activities make a critical contribution to the local community.

To this end, in terms of the "reform of approach and a sense of purpose" required, I think there are two critical points to be made. Firstly, the Faculty of Education and Human Studies and the Regional Culture Department forms part of the Regional Co-operation Department, within the Regional Development Center. The teachers and students of the Regional Culture Department should be in no doubt of the significance of their contribution to the region by studying regional culture and increasing their knowledge of Akita. The second point is the importance of the activities and workings of the Faculty of Engineering Science. Thus far, the university's priority on innovative research is evident from results concerning everyone's field of research and education.

Suppose we draw strength from the results achieved by each faculty and strive to be a university befitting our community as the regional base of learning. In that case, our conviction that we can build Akita University as the cornerstone of the community follows on naturally from this. Let us now work towards the flawless implementation of the Mid Term Objectives and Plan.

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