Kyoto City University of Arts

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With 132 years (founded in 1880), Kyoto City University of Arts is the oldest art university in Japan. The university has produced many artists who have become leading figures in both Japanese modern and contemporary art. This year, the Faculty of Music celebrates its 60th anniversary. The faculty has produced numerous highly talented musicians who have made an impact at an international level.

To follow in such illustrious footsteps, our students need to be very highly motivated. The Kyoto City University of Arts provides a unique and unparalleled environment in which students can discover their full potential.

Kyoto, renowned worldwide for its fascinating history and its rich cultural traditions, is a significant asset for our students. Not resting on past glory, Kyoto remains a dynamic city with an innovative and creative atmosphere and is a springboard for contemporary art. Students will encounter both the traditional and contemporary aspects of Kyoto daily. This is an invaluable experience for students who wish to study the arts.

Public institutions must adapt to remain relevant in contemporary life. While maintaining the support of the city of Kyoto, recent administrative reforms have resulted in newfound independence for the university. Going forward, the university is primed to retain the city's support and its position as the standard of excellence in art education in Kyoto. While continuing to pay attention to mainstream art education, our university has also taken innovative steps such as

sharing the results of our unique education and research,

supporting student careers,

developing graduate courses,

implementing the archive research center project and

• improving the entrance examination system.

The support and cooperation of the citizens of Kyoto are crucial to the success of these projects.

Universities are meeting places for people with common interests. In this environment, young aspiring artists support and encourage each other, even as they sometimes compete. Such an atmosphere is invaluable for the young art student. The teaching faculty here are teachers and role models and people who can share the students' successes and challenges.

Now, more than ever, we see our university as a creative center for culture and the arts and envisage an even brighter future ahead.

The 21st century is a time in which humankind, in all its diversity, must construct a new civilization that can co-exist harmoniously on this earth with nature. The role that art has to play within this challenge has become increasingly important. Since ancient times, art has intrinsically and creatively linked humanity and nature with its variety of cultivated techniques and wisdom. To train talented people capable of shouldering this universal significance of art, this university follows the three education and research policies outlined below.

Education and research of art must in itself be a creative activity. Firmly based on human creativity ever since its foundation, our university has pursued the ideal of art research and education to contribute to society and culture as a whole. To open up new prospects in higher art education in Japan, the university aims to emphasize the nurturing of the power of free and prosperous expression and promote multidisciplinary research across artistic specialisms. Furthermore, the active interaction of theoretical and practical aspects of art education supports the university's development as a flexible "place of creation" for education and research.

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