Three Principles

Creating New Knowledge based on the Integration of Education and Research

A university is a joint organization that aims to create new knowledge by students and teachers first hold hands together. For this reason, teachers are required to have educational skills that can fully reflect their research results in their education. Students are also required to improve their “learning skills” and demonstrate a vigorous research spirit, not only to stay passive attitude to receive teaching. The university strives to create new knowledge by maintaining such a unity of education and research, enhancing teachers' education and research abilities and students' "learning skills" together.

Education and research centered on East Asia and the world

Shimonoseki, surrounded by the sea on three sides, has been a node of human and material exchanges with the Korean Peninsula and the continent, and various international relations have been formed so that concentric circles can be expanded from here. Was. By looking at Shimonoseki to East Asia and even the world, you can understand what structure today's international relations have and how it has been created. The university aims to make use of these local advantages to deepen our understanding of how people interact and coexist in the international community, and open up new perspectives.

Education and research rooted in the community as an intellectual center for local communities

As a public university established in local cities, it is our important duty to contribute to the creation of rich communities. To this end, we believe that our education and research must be deeply rooted in the community. We think about various problems that local communities have with citizens and explore solutions. On the other hand, we will actively open and utilize the intellectual resources of the university in order to respond to citizens' lifelong learning. The university aims to become an intellectual center of the local community as a place for such a "citizen's university", that is, a place for knowledge exchange and creation with citizens.

Two objectives

The education and research of Shimonoseki City University is based on the above three principles.