Kobe City College of Nursing

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Kobe City College of Nursing was established in April 1996, with the mission of developing nursing professionals who can contribute to the community's health, medical care, and welfare. The establishment was the year following the Kobe earthquake, which occurred in January 1995. This year marks our 19th year. The College has evolved in response to society's needs and the changes in the health environment in our 18-year history. An undergraduate school, graduate school (master's and doctorate courses), and a midwifery department were set up. We are distinguished by having a doctorate course. During this period, we have produced nearly 1908 graduates and trainees.
Thus, we have contributed to the community through education and research activities and social services. The environment surrounding nursing and medical care has changed dramatically in recent years. Due to the high development in medical technology, advancement in medical care, dwindling birthrate and an aging population, the upgrading of the health care delivery system, and people's growing awareness towards health, people in society expect to receive a higher quality of nursing care. We will continue to prepare an educational support system where students learn proactively and pave the way to their careers as nursing professionals. We will increasingly disseminate information on the development of education and research. We will exert more influence as a base of life-long education for local nursing professionals. We also hope to play a role as a knowledge base in the community. To everyone interested in developing the future of nursing, we and all of the teachers look forward to studying with you at Kobe City College of Nursing.
Kobe City College of Nursing has embraced the mission of educating nursing professionals capable of contributing to health, medical care, and welfare in their local communities. To accomplish this mission, it is necessary to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of what it means to be a human being through far-sighted vision and extensive education. In this way, the College seeks to cultivate a creative outlook—that is, an ability to discern the significance of human existence and experience.
Second, the College seeks to help students build character and support a deepening of their relationships with others through daily interactions with students and faculty members. In this way, students learn to build dynamic relationships with others based on trust in themselves. They are expected to develop an ethical attitude that strives to take better action at all times in a variety of circumstances.
Third, the College seeks to engender an orientation toward the practice that is the objective of nursing science. At the same time, it imparts the knowledge and technical expertise necessary for that practice while cultivating an analytical and comprehensive thought process to support it. In this way, the College helps students develop an ability to restructure their knowledge and technical expertise to reflect the objective at hand, forming the fundamental skills of nursing practice and a creative outlook and the ability to interact with others.
Fourth, the College seeks to cultivate a personal stance characterized by the foresight to anticipate health issues in local communities and address them. In this way, students can be expected to develop a professional orientation to continuously search for exceptional care models and new nursing systems in response to society's changing needs.

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