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Hello! Welcome to the homepage of Aichi Prefectural University.
(1) A brief history of Aichi Prefectural University
Aichi Prefectural University is an institution of higher education supported by Aichi Prefecture, which also administers the Aichi Prefectural University of Arts and Music and the Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health.
Today in Japan total numbers of public universities and colleges are increasing. In 1985 they numbered only 34, but now in 2005 there are almost 80, nearly equaling the number of national universities. The reason for this increase is that local communities have become the center of the nation’s life and activities, thus creating a desire for higher education based on regional characteristics and individual needs. Local governments, heeding this demand, have responded by founding public colleges and universities
Aichi Prefectural University is a coeducational institution established in 1966. However, its antecedent is Aichi Prefectural Women’s College, which grew out of Aichi Prefectural Women’s Special School. We will celebrate our 60th anniversary next year. Aichi Prefectural University is a school with a long tradition.
Our university was located in the city of Nagoya for many years before moving in 1998 to the present campus in the nearby town of Nagakute. Today it has three faculties: the Faculty of Letters, the Faculty of Foreign Studies, and the Faculty of Information Science and Technology which was launched at the time of the move. There are also two graduate schools: the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies and the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. In other words, our university is a so-called compound university.
On the placid, landscaped campus surrounded by a lush forest, some 3,500 students, faculty members, and staff are working day and night for the advancement of innovative education and research in a variety of fields.
(2) Faculties and Graduate Schools
A brief introduction to the faculties and the graduate schools
(Faculty of Letters)
If the 20th century was a period of materialism, the 21st century will be a time of renewed inquiry about human beings and what their society ought to be-a time calling for intellectuals of profound humanistic knowledge and social awareness. In the Faculty of Letters, students learn about human beings'cultural heritage, and investigate“human beings and what their society ought to be”through practical study of regional cultures, educational practices, and social welfare; thus the faculty enables students to acquire abilities and qualifications with which they can make a genuine contribution in these areas. The Departments of Japanese Literature and of Japanese History and Culture, where students study indigenous Japanese culture, are included in this faculty.
(Faculty of Foreign Studies)
Today’s much-discussed globalization, rooted in the world of economics, has extended to the field of culture. Economic globalization enhances contact with foreign cultures and promotes reciprocal cultural exchange-after all, global trade puts a premium on the ability to understand other cultures. In this faculty, students are encouraged to acquire a high level of language ability under the instruction of skilled foreign and Japanese professors. At the same time it is regarded as very important that they should develop an appreciation of foreign cultures and expand their cross-cultural communication skills. Students are expected to gain a solid grounding in the theory and practice of international relations. Attached to this faculty is a program for training Japanese teaching professionals where students develop instructional abilities underpinned by thorough analysis of Japanese language and culture.
(Faculty of Information Science and Technology)
Information science and its technologies have made remarkable progress, and today they are employed in every branch of industry. They are changing our everyday lives tremendously, and the future will bring still more exciting advances in this field. In this Faculty students gain cutting-edge knowledge to help them cope with our advanced information-oriented society, and they have the opportunity to acquire the technical expertise needed to engage in the construction and use of complex, powerful information systems. In the Center of Information Processing Education, computer literacy courses required for all students are offered under the title of “Information Science.”
(Graduate School)
Our highly advanced society has accentuated the importance of graduate school education and research. Our Graduate School of International Cultural Studies is designed to train highly educated professionals and researchers who are well informed about their own culture and others; their expert knowledge regarding international society is coupled with the ability and motivation to solve problems that come with the globalization of local communities. The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology aims to train highly educated information system experts with advanced technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
(3) Some distinctive features of Aichi Prefectural University
In response to trends in the global society as a whole, Aichi Prefectural University's mission is guided by four key objectives of education and research:
1. Coping with internationalization
2. Adapting to the demands of today’s “information society”
3. Promoting social welfare
4. Furthering access to lifelong education
You will understand that these four priorities are critical concerns of people living in the 21st century and re-inquiring about human society. Our students are able to lead their meaningful university lives recognizing the mission of their respective faculty, department or graduate school as one of the crucial tasks of this century.
Our students say with one voice that one of the strengths of Aichi Prefectural University is that students and their professors can communicate face to face in classrooms or professors’ offices. The Benesse Corporation's annual national survey of student satisfaction ranks our university high every year. Our professors endeavor to offer a quality education based on high-level research work, and our students recognize the professors'efforts.
We have another strong point: diversity. Young students just out of high school study alongside mature-aged men and women of various ages. All have passed entrance examinations tailored to their circumstances-regular examinations, transfer admission examinations, special examinations for working people, etc. The members of this diverse student body stimulate each other's education and research.
Today in Japan the birth rate is decreasing and the number of elderly people is growing. We recognize that lifelong learning and higher education for adults are very much in demand. Our university, well prepared for such a situation, always opens its doors to all kinds of motivated learners; we have night courses as well as day courses in the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Foreign Studies.
Another feature of our university is that students come each year from all across Japan's 47 prefectures. We currently have more than 40 students from foreign countries; by the same token, many of our own students study abroad in both short-term programs and those with longer stays. We have created academic exchange agreements with twelve colleges and universities in eight countries, and we support our students every step of the way in their overseas studies. To accommodate students from other countries, we have prepared short-term special classes where they can study the Japanese language and Japanese culture.
We are waiting for you to enter our university. You will meet a wide variety of people here on campus, enjoy social events of the likes you have never before experienced, and explore problems you have never thought of. We are sure that your student life here will give you the opportunity to discover a whole new world.
Aichi Prefectural University is now in the midst of a major reorganization. We are in the process of pulling away from the control of the Aichi prefectural government in order to gain more autonomy. Further, in response to social changes surrounding our university and the tasks that await us in the 21st century we are planning to reorganize the faculties and the departments to adapt to the needs of society and the times. In building upon the superb accomplishments of our predecessors and the tradition they created, we aim to create a new university suited for a new age.
Our time, it is said, is one of a so-called “knowledge-based society”that tends toward decentralization of power. Such circumstances will expand the role of prefectural and municipal universities in the field of higher education. Aichi Prefectural University expects to attain further development as a scholarly institution
(1) A brief history of Aichi Prefectural University
Aichi Prefectural University is an institution of higher education supported by Aichi Prefecture, which also administers the Aichi Prefectural University of Arts and Music and the Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health.
Today in Japan total numbers of public universities and colleges are increasing. In 1985 they numbered only 34, but now in 2005 there are almost 80, nearly equaling the number of national universities. The reason for this increase is that local communities have become the center of the nation’s life and activities, thus creating a desire for higher education based on regional characteristics and individual needs. Local governments, heeding this demand, have responded by founding public colleges and universities
Aichi Prefectural University is a coeducational institution established in 1966. However, its antecedent is Aichi Prefectural Women’s College, which grew out of Aichi Prefectural Women’s Special School. We will celebrate our 60th anniversary next year. Aichi Prefectural University is a school with a long tradition.
Our university was located in the city of Nagoya for many years before moving in 1998 to the present campus in the nearby town of Nagakute. Today it has three faculties: the Faculty of Letters, the Faculty of Foreign Studies, and the Faculty of Information Science and Technology which was launched at the time of the move. There are also two graduate schools: the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies and the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. In other words, our university is a so-called compound university.
On the placid, landscaped campus surrounded by a lush forest, some 3,500 students, faculty members, and staff are working day and night for the advancement of innovative education and research in a variety of fields.
(2) Faculties and Graduate Schools
A brief introduction to the faculties and the graduate schools
(Faculty of Letters)
If the 20th century was a period of materialism, the 21st century will be a time of renewed inquiry about human beings and what their society ought to be-a time calling for intellectuals of profound humanistic knowledge and social awareness. In the Faculty of Letters, students learn about human beings'cultural heritage, and investigate“human beings and what their society ought to be”through practical study of regional cultures, educational practices, and social welfare; thus the faculty enables students to acquire abilities and qualifications with which they can make a genuine contribution in these areas. The Departments of Japanese Literature and of Japanese History and Culture, where students study indigenous Japanese culture, are included in this faculty.
(Faculty of Foreign Studies)
Today’s much-discussed globalization, rooted in the world of economics, has extended to the field of culture. Economic globalization enhances contact with foreign cultures and promotes reciprocal cultural exchange-after all, global trade puts a premium on the ability to understand other cultures. In this faculty, students are encouraged to acquire a high level of language ability under the instruction of skilled foreign and Japanese professors. At the same time it is regarded as very important that they should develop an appreciation of foreign cultures and expand their cross-cultural communication skills. Students are expected to gain a solid grounding in the theory and practice of international relations. Attached to this faculty is a program for training Japanese teaching professionals where students develop instructional abilities underpinned by thorough analysis of Japanese language and culture.
(Faculty of Information Science and Technology)
Information science and its technologies have made remarkable progress, and today they are employed in every branch of industry. They are changing our everyday lives tremendously, and the future will bring still more exciting advances in this field. In this Faculty students gain cutting-edge knowledge to help them cope with our advanced information-oriented society, and they have the opportunity to acquire the technical expertise needed to engage in the construction and use of complex, powerful information systems. In the Center of Information Processing Education, computer literacy courses required for all students are offered under the title of “Information Science.”
(Graduate School)
Our highly advanced society has accentuated the importance of graduate school education and research. Our Graduate School of International Cultural Studies is designed to train highly educated professionals and researchers who are well informed about their own culture and others; their expert knowledge regarding international society is coupled with the ability and motivation to solve problems that come with the globalization of local communities. The Graduate School of Information Science and Technology aims to train highly educated information system experts with advanced technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
(3) Some distinctive features of Aichi Prefectural University
In response to trends in the global society as a whole, Aichi Prefectural University's mission is guided by four key objectives of education and research:
1. Coping with internationalization
2. Adapting to the demands of today’s “information society”
3. Promoting social welfare
4. Furthering access to lifelong education
You will understand that these four priorities are critical concerns of people living in the 21st century and re-inquiring about human society. Our students are able to lead their meaningful university lives recognizing the mission of their respective faculty, department or graduate school as one of the crucial tasks of this century.
Our students say with one voice that one of the strengths of Aichi Prefectural University is that students and their professors can communicate face to face in classrooms or professors’ offices. The Benesse Corporation's annual national survey of student satisfaction ranks our university high every year. Our professors endeavor to offer a quality education based on high-level research work, and our students recognize the professors'efforts.
We have another strong point: diversity. Young students just out of high school study alongside mature-aged men and women of various ages. All have passed entrance examinations tailored to their circumstances-regular examinations, transfer admission examinations, special examinations for working people, etc. The members of this diverse student body stimulate each other's education and research.
Today in Japan the birth rate is decreasing and the number of elderly people is growing. We recognize that lifelong learning and higher education for adults are very much in demand. Our university, well prepared for such a situation, always opens its doors to all kinds of motivated learners; we have night courses as well as day courses in the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Foreign Studies.
Another feature of our university is that students come each year from all across Japan's 47 prefectures. We currently have more than 40 students from foreign countries; by the same token, many of our own students study abroad in both short-term programs and those with longer stays. We have created academic exchange agreements with twelve colleges and universities in eight countries, and we support our students every step of the way in their overseas studies. To accommodate students from other countries, we have prepared short-term special classes where they can study the Japanese language and Japanese culture.
We are waiting for you to enter our university. You will meet a wide variety of people here on campus, enjoy social events of the likes you have never before experienced, and explore problems you have never thought of. We are sure that your student life here will give you the opportunity to discover a whole new world.
Aichi Prefectural University is now in the midst of a major reorganization. We are in the process of pulling away from the control of the Aichi prefectural government in order to gain more autonomy. Further, in response to social changes surrounding our university and the tasks that await us in the 21st century we are planning to reorganize the faculties and the departments to adapt to the needs of society and the times. In building upon the superb accomplishments of our predecessors and the tradition they created, we aim to create a new university suited for a new age.
Our time, it is said, is one of a so-called “knowledge-based society”that tends toward decentralization of power. Such circumstances will expand the role of prefectural and municipal universities in the field of higher education. Aichi Prefectural University expects to attain further development as a scholarly institution
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