Vision and Mission
Aims
Eikei University of Hiroshima aims to foster a cadre of young people by enhancing interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to overlook societies, identify problems, find solutions collaborating with others, and create new values, and contribute locally and globally.
Who We Aim to Foster
Eikei University of Hiroshima aims to foster a cadre of young people who have high aspirations to contribute to local communities and to the world in the midst of uncertain socioeconomic circumstances, as well as to boldly take on unsolved challenges, and to tenaciously pave the way for a new era by offering education that develops 5 competencies (abilities and skills) required to thrive in society.
Our students will enhance the following competencies (abilities and skills)
- The ability to discover problems from a global perspective and strategically create plans for unifying solutions based on a broad education and digital literacy
- Respect for diversities and collaboration with others who have different cultural backgrounds such as culture and values, etc.
- Ability to complete tasks to achieve set goals while taking on challenges with leadership, with a lifelong desire to learn
Diploma Policy
Degree will be conferred to those who have been recognized as obtaining the following competencies (abilities/skills)
| Foresight | The ability to discover the core problems caused by changes in society by developing a multifaceted perspective based on broad knowledge, foreseeing the future with a global perspective and conceptual thinking. |
| Strategy | The ability to develop integrated solutions strategically by collecting, researching and analyzing information and learning with logical thinking utilizing ICT literacy. |
| Global collaboration | The ability to utilize high language proficiency and communication skills for collaborating with people from different cultures and values, respecting social and individual diversity and building credible relationships with them. |
| Energetic drive | The ability to proactively take on and pursue challenges demonstrating leadership and perseverance without avoiding difficulties. |
| Self-improvement | The ability to improve oneself through lifelong learning with high motivation and morality. |
Message from the President
Can you imagine what the world and society will be like in a decade or two?
We can imagine that the aging of society and internationalization will continue to advance in the near future.
However, technological breakthroughs beyond our imagination might bring about a new society. For example, it has been predicted that more than 50% of the jobs that currently exist will be replaced by computers.
An aging society means that the average person can live much longer than now, enjoying the benefits of a new society. However, to make that wonderful new society, you need knowledge and skills.
To that end, we have decided to establish a new university to meet the need for international education. Its name will be “Eikei University of Hiroshima” (EUH). The word “Eikei” in Japanese implies to explore an uncertain world with deep intelligence and developing new value.
EUH emphasizes the competencies to take on challenges and create new value in collaboration with others, based on what you have acquired at our university.
We believe you will create new value and bring innovations to the world by having a clear understanding of various social structures, discovering issues, and formulating and implementing solutions.
This can be actualized through our “Social System Design” course.
Come and design your future with us. The future holds massive opportunities for you.
ARINOBU Mutsuhiro
Profile
He earned his Ph.D. in 1976 at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering (Doctor of Engineering). After serving as head of the Research and Development center as well as Executive Director at Toshiba Corporation (Former Tokyo Shibaura Electric Company), he became Executive Director at Yokohama National University in 2009, auditor at the University of Tokyo in 2010, and then Executive Director of the Institute of RIKEN in 2014. He then became Executive Director and Vice President of the University of Tokyo in April 2018 (until March 2021). He has also served as a member of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Central Council for Education, the working group chairperson for the graduate school working group of that Council, member of the future design working group within the universities subdivision of that Council, advisor for the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE), and more.