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Oita was once the center of Japan's inter-cultural exchange. We hope to continue and build on this tradition of the initiative. Oita University will foster people rich in creativity, social abilities, and humanity through education and research in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students are drawn from a variety of academic backgrounds. Therefore, it is essential to establish a system for their education that will effectively answer individual needs. It will help students to develop their moral sense, their creativity, and their practical abilities. At the same time, the university must encourage advanced research in many fields. Our primary concern will be to secure freedom of research while ensuring that the research results are disclosed. The university should be organized to maintain a balance between fundamental and applied research and should work towards a rebuilding of knowledge. It is also essential to promote active contributions and interaction with local and international society through mutual communication. To carry out these tasks, the university needs to have an ongoing reform, based on a regular review and evaluation of its system and management method. Oita University will begin a new chapter in its history with a renewed organization and system. Oita University will foster people rich in creativity, social abilities, and humanity through education and research in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Also, it will actively contribute to peace and development in the world. It will play an active role in promoting human welfare and creating a new culture. Goals of Education: Oita University will foster well-educated people with a broad outlook through a student-centered educational system that values the student's perspective. It will emphasize their human and moral development. Oita University will foster people who are creative and also have practical abilities with a sound academic basis and highly professional skills. Oita University will foster people with a continuing incentive to learn and with broad judgment, who can participate in the broad international world. Goals of Research: Oita University will pursue the truth through creative research activities and communicate the results to countries worldwide. Oita University will aim to create new academic areas by integrating present disciplines in order to facilitate inter-disciplinary Goals of Social Contribution: As a local center, Oita University will cooperate and coexist with local societies, contributing to their development by making available its achievements in education, research, and medical activity. Oita University, as an international intellectual base, will promote exchange activities with overseas institutions. It will devote special efforts to accelerate exchanges in original ways with other Asian countries. As for international activity, we could gracefully accept international students. We will further expand our international activities as a leader of the group. Oita University Hospital has played a leading role in the Oita region for a long time. At the same time, we have taken on an increasingly vital role to nurture the future medical workforce. Moreover, we improve the quality of education in a medical school and foster human resources contributing to our community medicine. Oita University hopes to meet the changing demand in society with the new wave of social action. At the highest level possible, not only do we cope with a diversity of challenges, but also we intend to develop our university and human resources. View full university