International Exchange Vision

Vision for Internationalization

In order to serve as a powerful driving force for promoting international exchange in the region, it proactively accepts talented students and researchers from around the world.

Various Efforts

Shinshu University is a place where a variety of cultures and ideas intersect. The university cultivates talented individuals with superior international consciousness and the ability to understand, respect, and live harmoniously with those from foreign cultures.

The university is not only opening its door to the world by organizing mutual exchanges between students, researchers and teachers from around the world but it is also involved in a variety of efforts, including the implementation of collaborative research, international support, and participation in or organization of international conferences.

Shinshu-University Globalization Plan

In today's rapidly globalizing international society, Shinshu University aims to build and strengthen an internationally competitive education and research center based on the Shinshu "Forest of Knowledge" through the succession of knowledge and the creation of new knowledge.

In order to achieve this, we will foster global human resources with international competence and the ability to play an active role in international society, and promote distinctive world-class research with a focus on world-leading, internationally recognized research.
In addition, we will actively work to expand the number of international students and job opportunities for them in Japanese society, and promote the unique development of the Shinshu region from the perspective of multicultural cooperation by organically linking Japanese and foreign residents in the region, with diversity and cooperation as keywords, while fostering international human resources and educating people to understand different cultures.

Develop Global Human Resources with International Competence

To build a world-class quality education system and to develop capable human resources who can play an active role in international society.

To Create a Center for International Human Resource Development, Human Networking, and Education for Cross-Cultural Understanding

To become a center for international human resource development, human networking and education in cross-cultural understanding by stimulating interaction with highly motivated and talented international students and advanced researchers.

Promotion of World-Class Research

Form a distinctive, world-class education and research center that leads in the age of internationalization with a focus on internationally acclaimed, world-class research.

Plan for the Promotion of Internationalization(Japanese version only)
(Full text approved by the Education and Research Council on February 18, 2015)