Iwate Prefectural University

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Iwate Prefectural University is located on magnificent land with a view of Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami as well as Kitakami River flows alongside.
In hopes of creating a new era of harmony among men, nature, and science, we provide an education that fosters independence, knowledge, and highly specialized skills which contribute to the enrichment of humanity and society.
It was established in 1998 with "In the hope of creating a new era of harmony among nature, science, and mankind, we provide an education that fosters independence, sound knowledge, rich sensibility, and highly specialized skills which contribute to the enrichment of humanity and society." as its founding principal.
On March 11, 2011, Iwate prefecture's coastal areas were hit by an extraordinarily giant tsunami and received extensive damages. Right after the disaster, our students and faculty, and staff immediately participated in various restoration and reconstruction activities and continue to play a significant role in the earthquake recovery volunteer efforts among students from all over the country. Besides, various sports and cultural club activities are becoming increasingly active each year, they have been successful and won many prizes in various competitions and contests.
As you can see, our university is filled with young people heading into the future with a positive attitude towards their studies, social activities, and extracurricular activities.
From now on, as globalization progress intensifies, you would have more opportunities to face the world. To do so, please make sure you do your best at your assignments, no matter how small they are. Making every effort will give you a sense of achievement and confidence.
Since we aim to be "a university that increases student motivation", our programs include a solid education in liberal arts, meant to foster the students' understanding of human nature, as well as specialized education that stimulates active learning. Moreover, by providing volunteering opportunities and programs for developing work skills, we emphasize nurturing vigorous, independent individuals who can identify and solve problems.
Based on its fundamental principles of "student-centered education" and "research and local contribution efforts that vitalize the region", Iwate Prefectural University aims to educate human resources key to local businesses, and contribute to the vitalization of the local community.
The prefectural university has a policy of "University with the Community" and engages in educational and research activities and the community. In order to advance this even further, we started the "Regional Involvement Program" in 2014, mainly for freshman and sophomore students, as a pre-stage of promoting the educational activities facing the community. This is for students to learn about the community through the overnight field-work by visiting various prefecture areas. The purpose is to create the opportunity for voluntary and active "Learning" by experiencing each community's current situation and problems and considering the solutions to the problems.
As a "hub of knowledge," IPU performs various activities to vitalize the local community, such as creating new assets through Industry-University-Government Collaborations, strengthening its function as a think tank for local issues, and providing learning opportunities to the citizens of the prefecture. Furthermore, as part of its efforts towards reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, IPU has been engaged in support activities and reconstruction research which fully utilizes our intellectual resources and academic specialties. Through such efforts, we aim to gain the local community's confidence to an even higher degree.

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