Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University were founded in 1881 by nine veterinarians. It set up its operations in Otowa, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, in the corner of the Denzuin, a branch of the Gokokuji Temple. Since then, 135 years later, we have a reputation for being the best institute for education in Life Science and other related disciplines. Our educational philosophy is "to develop high-quality veterinarians, specialists, and researchers who have a heart full of love and a dedication to science." Our educational approach is encapsulated in the phrase "Respect and Mutual Harmony." In other words, we develop our students to be individuals who are rich in humanity, overflowing with creativity and practical ability and filled with a sense of modesty, cooperation, kindness, and humaneness.
Accordingly, our University comprises two faculties and four schools in total. Further, our Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine and Life Science has one postgraduate course with three central subjects-a Doctoral Course in Veterinary Medicine, a Doctoral and Master's Course in Veterinary Nursing and Technology, and a Doctoral and Master's Course in Applied Life Science. With an approximate capacity of 200 staff and 1,700 students, we are a small teaching institution, but we take great pride in our long history and traditions as a school. As a veterinary institute in today's advanced veterinary medicine and veterinary education, we run the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Further, we also run the Fuji Animal Research Farm as the production of farm animals and education in farm animal veterinary medicine at Mt. Fuji's base.
Our University is an educational and research hub, spanning areas such as Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Nursing and Technology, Animal Science, and Food Science and Technology. Zoonotic diseases, food and the environment, energy resources, and a host of other global issues are problems our world currently faces. No permanent solution has yet been found, regardless of the efforts that have been made to approach them within the confines of traditional disciplinary boundaries. To face these problems, we need to adopt an interdisciplinary approach that combines agriculture and medicine with engineering and the sciences to achieve new outlooks and ideas centered on harmony between people and their environment with the practical and sustainable use of natural resources. We are called upon to deepen the mutual bonds between disciplines and apply them in a broad range of areas.
Working together as a whole and acting in concert across a wide range of disciplines, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University is committed to making contributions to Veterinary Medicine on a worldwide scale and secure a healthier world through the provision of safe food resources. At the same time, we want to contribute to creating a prosperous and vibrant society by facing and tackling our century's challenges, such as maintaining biodiversity.
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