Kagoshima University

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Kagoshima University is situated at the southern gateway of the Japanese Archipelago to the Asian region and is blessed with a rich natural environment of seas, volcanic mountains, and islands. During the reform and modernization of Japan in the middle of the nineteenth century, Kagoshima produced many leaders who boldly took on the many difficult challenges. In keeping with his unique geography and history, Kagoshima University aims to be a comprehensive university that contributes to society and the community in sustaining academic freedom and diversity and in supporting the spirit of self-sufficiency and enterprise.
Kagoshima University strives to help students discover and develop their potential and ability and provide a wide range of liberal arts and professional education to help individuals foster a spirit of initiative that capitalizes on local attributes. Kagoshima University endeavors to provide graduates of high morality and social nature who aspire to overcome challenges and work activity for the global society.
Kagoshima University emphasizes respective research and fosters leading researchers for the 21st century by collaborating with outstanding researchers in various academic fields. Kagoshima University aims to become a world-class center of excellence by expanding research to meet regional demands and promoting research activities that have universal application.
Kagoshima University contributes to the development and dynamism of the regional community by promoting industries in the southern Kyushu area, enrichment of medical care and welfare, conservation of the surrounding environment, the advancement of education and culture, and many other endeavors. Based on the University's autonomy, Kagoshima University conducts continuous self-inspection and self-evaluation. It fulfills its responsibility to society in implementing proper and highly transparent management and is actively responsive to external consideration.
In the Kagoshima University Charter, approved in 2007, the University declares itself to be a comprehensive university that contributes to society's development with the community in full respect of the spirit of self-sufficiency and enterprise. Also, in 2010 a student charter was drawn up by the students themselves. In it, they promise to inherit the spirit of enterprise from the Kagoshima forefathers who promoted the transformation and modernization of this country, to acquire a well-rounded education, to seek advanced and specialized knowledge and skills to become successful people with a global perspective, to nurture their friendships and thoughtfulness for others, and to make every effort to contribute to society. Every student adopts this spirit as code and convention in their everyday lives.
The university endeavors to produce high moral principles and social nature and aspire to overcome challenges and work actively for the global society. As concrete measures, we work to 1) cultivate specialized knowledge and skills and a sense of morality, 2) conduct an educational program to meet the needs of globalization, 3) promote industry-university-government collaboration in education 4) encourage students to dedicate themselves to prepare for lectures. Furthermore, in order to cultivate an individual spirit of enterprise Kagoshima University has developed several programs: financial support for overseas educational programs, volunteer projects, other various efforts towards solving social challenges, as well as a scholarship system and student awards program.

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