The University of Aizu (UoA) is a university specializing in information technology, but at its core, it is an organization supported by people. The quality of the people who support the University determines its success or failure. Eventually, the University is evaluated by society. These truths are self-evident. I will discuss these facts in terms of society, information technology, and IT education.
The mission of the University of Aizu is "to Advance Knowledge for Humanity," or in other words, to make discoveries and inventions which will contribute to the peace and prosperity of people. The University of Aizu promises to put our students first and produce achievements that will be highly evaluated in academia, with innovations for sustainable growth of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, and the world. The University motto is "Shine as Pioneers" with curiosity, dream, and a challenging-spirit.
In industrial development, the leading player has changed with the times. "information" is currently playing the leading role. On the side of the coin opposite of "information" are "things." As people are flesh-and-blood creatures, our lives rely on things such as clothing, food, and housing. However, these "things" are closely related to many different kinds of information, such as the financial information that drives our economy, the information technology we use in agriculture and industry, communication information that connects people, and the cultural information that composes our "cultural capital." It stands to reason that information is now the most productive industry. Never regard flesh-and-blood human beings as industry tools, even if our goal is to produce students who can succeed in society within four short years.
Without personal growth in such aspects, students cannot become truly productive members of society, even if they have strong aspirations to work in the industry. Besides, the UoA appreciates further collaboration and cooperation with the community, industry, domestically and worldwide.
As we were selected for the MEXT's Top Global University Program last year, we will take the initiative and act in the betterment of our University toward the goals outlined in our proposal. We will also promote the contribution to Fukushima's post-disaster reconstruction efforts, specifically in the field of robotics technology and other fields of research.
To realize the University's goals, it will be essential for all University personnel, including all of its executives and employees, to understand the missions and goals of the University and do their best to take individual work responsibilities toward this end. Under these circumstances, establishing a "code of conduct" is essential as a guideline and standard for executives and employees to put this into practice while carrying out their work duties.
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