Iwate Prefectural University

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Iwate Prefectural University is located on magnificent land with the view of Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami as well as Kitakami River flows along side.
In hopes of creating a new era of harmony among men, nature and science, we provide an education that fosters independence, knowledge and highly specialized skills which contribute to the enrichment of humanity and society.
It was establ...ished in 1998 with "In hope of creating a new era of harmony among nature, science and mankind, we provide an education that fosters independence, sound knowledge, rich sensibility and highly specialized skills which contribute to the enrichment of humanity and society." as its founding principal.
On March 11, 2011, coastal areas of Iwate prefecture were hit by extraordinarily huge tsunami and received extensive damages. Right after the disaster, our students as well as faculty and staff immediately participated in various restoration and reconstruction activities and still continue to play a major role in the earthquake recovery volunteer efforts among students from all over the country. Besides, a variety of sports and cultural club activities are becoming increasingly active each year, they have been successful and won many prizes in various competitions and contests.
As you can see, our university is filled with young people who are heading into the future with a positive attitude towards their studies, social activities and extracurricular activities.
From now on, as the globalization progress intensifies, you would have more opportunities to face the world. You will learn the culture and the civilization of Japan and also other countries in the world, as well as cultivating a profound knowledge, intelligence, communication skills and sound judgement at all times.We hope you will be a someone with a strong curiosity and a spirit to face the challenges so that you would be able to succeed in various fields not only in Iwate but also the world outside. In order to do so, please make sure you do your best at your assignments no matter how small they are. Making every effort will give you a sense of achievement and confidence.
At this great campus situated on Iwate"s symbol Takizawa region, both students and faculty will together devote themselves to developing energetic and attractive university while inheriting good traditions of Iwate Prefectural University, and aim to create a new culture in Iwate through education and research activities.
Since our aim is to be "a university that increases student motivation", our programs include a solid education in liberal arts, meant to foster the students" understanding of human nature, as well as specialized education that stimulates active learning. Moreover, by providing volunteering opportunities and programs for the development of work skills, we place an emphasis on nurturing vigorous, independent individuals who can identify and solve problems.
Based on its fundamental principles of "student-centered education" and "research and local contribution efforts that vitalize the region", Iwate Prefectural University aims to educate human resources key to local businesses and contribute to the vitalization of the local community
The prefectural university which has a policy of “University with the Community” and engages in educational and research activities along with the community. In order to advance this even further, we started the “Regional Involvement Program” in 2014 mainly for freshman and sophomore students as a pre-stage of promoting the educational activities facing the community. This is for students to learn about the community through the overnight field-work by visiting various areas of the prefecture. The purpose is to create the opportunity for voluntary and active “Learning” by experiencing the current situation and problems of each community and considering the solutions to the problems.
As a “hub of knowledge”, IPU is performing various activities in order to vitalize the local community, such as creating new assets through Industry-University-Government Collaborations, strengthening its function as a think tank for local issues, and providing learning opportunities to the citizens of the prefecture. Furthermore, as part of its efforts towards reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, IPU has been engaged in support activities and reconstruction research which fully utilize our intellectual resources and academic specialties; through such efforts, we aim to gain the confidence of the local community to an even higher degree.