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Okayama University of Science (OUS) has 6 Faculties as Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Informatics, Faculty of Biosphere-Geosphere Science, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Management and 4 Graduate Programs as Graduate Program of Sciences, Graduate Program of Engineering, Graduate Program of Informatics and Graduate Program of Biosphere-Geosphere Science. And the university has about 6,000 students. Our necessary scholastic policies are “a unique and compelling research” and “an uplifting, stimulating educational experience.” State-of-the-art research is conducted daily in all fields at our research facilities, laboratories, and off-campus sites. Education backed by research is central to OUS education. We would like all of you to challenge yourselves to discover, to build problem-solving techniques in this environment, and to improve your “ability to apply knowledge when using technology” and “develop the ability to think independently and use judgment logically.” When you enter society, you will require a broader range of knowledge and abilities. For example, the “ability to convey your opinions in an easy-to-understand manner,” the “ability to accept differences in opinions and ideas,” the “ability to cooperate with others,” and the “ability to work and engage with others in the spirit of teamwork.” These abilities will be essential to working well with others. In order to improve such abilities, it is necessary to build experience when working with people regardless of whether they study in the same department or not. The educational goal of OUS Faculties and Departments for you, our students, is to become model professionals upon graduation. We aim for this by building systematized curriculums and an environment that will encourage you to do “what you want to do,” aiming at “what you want to be” in the future. Besides regular learning activities, we continue to improve activities outside of our curriculums, including extracurricular activities, volunteer activities, long-term outside internships, and study abroad. You will grow tremendously by actively taking up these activities positively and independently. View full university

Sixty-eight years ago, Okayama University was founded as a comprehensive university by a group of higher education institutions that have played historical roles, including the Okayama-Han(domain) Medical Training School dating from the days of the Tokugawa shogunate. In 2020, our university's Medical School will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. During its long history, Okayama University has developed on a grand scale, with 11 Faculties, 7 Graduate schools, 3 Authorized Research Institutes, a University Hospital, and Attached Schools. Our university has a broad, richly verdant campus in the heart of Okayama City, which has such a mild climate called "The Sunny Country ." Currently, about 20,000 students, including exchange students and faculty members, devote themselves to studies in this felicitous environment. Okayama University's founding philosophy is expressed as "Creating advanced knowledge and inheritance of precise knowledge ." To promote the stable, sustainable advancement of human society, we must always build new knowledge bases. As a seat of learning open to the public, Okayama University would like to give birth to advanced knowledge through educational, research, and philanthropic activities, pass along precise knowledge to subsequent generations and contribute to human society's development. Okayama University is bringing this philosophy to realization through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) Top Global University Project by encouraging independent study by its students and promoting the creation of an environment and system that allows them to stretch their wings as performers able to play an active role globally. As a research university, we have been chosen for MEXT's "Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities" and have been selected by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) as a "Base for Creating Innovative Medical Technology ." While promoting support for efforts to unite divergent fields—a distinctive feature of our university—produce world-class scientific research results. Our university has continued its efforts to create Okayama's own unique "academic capital," i.e., our "academic capital conception ." Having been newly appointed president of our university, I aim to advocate a new vision of "Going beyond, toward a fruitful academic capital," to cross the boundaries dividing faculties or graduate schools with their different attributes and make the outcome of that unification more substantial, and to create a "vibrant academia" that can return society's favors. The many issues that human society will be facing directly in the future are predicted to involve ever more complex intertwining of diverse factors, including differences in generations, fields, cultures, ideas, national boundaries, and so on. I want to lead with the proverbial "gentle face and kind words" as my motto. While sharing the seeds of curiosity, which is the source of knowledge, I would like to foster the world's most adequate human resources who can take on the challenge of resolving these issues. I will make every possible effort to create a "fruitful academic capital" shining to the world, unique to Okayama. I thank you for your understanding and support of Okayama University. How can we, the human race, develop and grow steadily and sustainably for the sake of future generations? At Okayama University, we have the answer. We must build up our knowledge in order to advance education and research. As a public institution of higher learning, we are committed to contributing to this advancement by providing a positive environment for the creation of higher knowledge through research and the passing of wisdom to younger generations through education and community service. As one of the leading universities in Japan, we aim to create and establish a new paradigm for the world's sustainable development. We are being confronted with global proportions problems regarding the environment, energy issues, food supplies, economics, health, security, and education. Thus, we are continually seeking ways for humans to co-exist in harmony with nature. With this in mind, our university offers a wide range of academic fields, which become the basis of the integrated graduate schools. View full university

Okayama Prefectural University is located in Okayama Prefecture, founded in 1993. Okayama Prefecture boasts several nationally renowned tourism assets against a backdrop of its temperate climate, nature, and history. Countless tourists visit the many sites within the prefecture utilizing its extensive public transportation network. Furthermore, thanks to its temperate climate, Okayama is known as a fruit kingdom, with many fruit varieties known nationwide harvested within the prefecture. Okayama Prefectural University develops and supports the career formulation of professionals engaged in society and possesses deep educational cultivation, high specialization, and a great sense of humanity. This University was opened in 1993 and currently consists of the Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, the Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, and the Faculty of Design. In recent years, with globalization's progression, declining birth-rate, and aging population, Japan's environment has changed drastically. To respond to these societal changes appropriately, the University is unceasingly reviewing our education and research nature. In addition to adopting academic study experiences and interactive classes, it has also established a system to check the teaching methods and classes' content. Okayama Prefectural University will implement our specialized education based on the foundation of these principles. Okayama Prefectural University seeks applicants with the following qualities: Students who wish to broadly study humanity, society, and nature and explore the relationships among them. Students who wish to thoroughly learn the practical sciences to contribute to society in a wide range of fields both within Japan and overseas. Students who are motivated to create new technologies and knowledge communicate with the region and world by sharing information. It is possible to borrow and return literature owned by other facilities at the university library by utilizing the cooperative system established with Okayama Prefecture libraries. Furthermore, electronic blackboards and whiteboards are installed in the entrance hall, and these boards can be used for group work and other activities. The International Exchange Center, opened in October 2014, conducts the planning and operation of language & culture training courses and study tours at international academic exchange partner universities for students of Okayama Prefectural University, and Japanese language and culture training courses for international students, as well as running an English Language Village, Korean Language Village, and Skype English. Students can experience history and culture and deepen their understanding of different cultures while building practical language skills through the language and culture training courses implemented in cooperation with overseas academic exchange universities such as the Bangor University of the United Kingdom and the University of Adelaide in Australia. During the study tours, in cooperation with partner universities and other on-site international organizations, students interact with local university students, visit Japanese firms in the country, carry out observations in the city, and work on topics students discover by their initiative in addition to tourism. View full university