Yamanashi Prefectural University, Iida Campus

Yamanashi Prefectural University welcomes the community and strives to contribute to vibrant advances through its "glocal" wisdom, which combines global and regional perspectives. As globalization expands rapidly, each local community today must tackle issues such as worsening environmental problems, diversifying market fundamentals, and deciphering technology's advantages and disadvantages from a global point of view.
In a natural, industrial, and socially abundant environment like this, YPU is pursuing the university education "as a stronghold of glocal wisdom, can nurture future practical leaders, and is open to the community and faces local society," thereby trying to realize a future-oriented "promising and humanitarian" university for students and academic and administrative staff.
In other words, it is our goal to cultivate the ability and skill of individuals who will give the full scope of their abilities in the long term to improve society for the better. To attain this goal, we have selected our teaching staff based on their career experience in the real world. Furthermore, we prioritize general education, which, in our opinion, helps students establish their dignity and self-formation. Also, we offer courses in foreign language communication and computer technology to improve their communication skills and broaden their networks.
In professional training, students will learn current regional issues as well as problem-solving methods. They are expected to master expertise and, at the same time, recognize the importance of learning scientific methods and "seeing" the whole scheme comprehensively.
Coursework for individual majors emphasize problem-solving strategies and incorporate scientific methods to manage current regional and practical life issues. We teach students to look beyond.
Extra-curricular activities will also work. By attending voluntary activities, students are expected to elevate their independence and learn to take the initiative in society through collaborating with people of different backgrounds. At Yamanashi Prefectural University, we urge students to engage in extra-curricular activities. Through collaboration with people outside of the classroom, students learn life skills to succeed and a greater understanding of independence.
For such occasions, we have established The University Center for Research and Exchange. The center coordinates the community's demand with the university's intellectual resources.
The university has established strong support with residents of Yamanashi Prefecture. We work hard to fulfill people's expectations and contribute to Yamanashi's development; at the same time, we try to contribute from Yamanashi to the nation and beyond to the world.