Mid- to long-term plans

1. Goals of the Medium- to Long-Term Plan

We aim to be a medium-sized comprehensive university that realizes the well-being of each individual through inspiring education.

2. Basic Policy

Based on our founding spirit of "STUDY FOR LIFE," our university aims to cultivate talented individuals who are well-educated and have specialized academic knowledge, a strong spirit of self-development, and excellent international awareness and problem-solving skills, and to contribute to both the local and international communities as a center of education, research, and lifelong learning in the region.

3. Characteristics of each faculty

The Department Faculty of Intercultural Japanese Studies Department of Intercultural Japanese Studies International Japanese Studies offers a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to learning history, language, culture, and literature from an international perspective. Emphasizing the ability to communicate Japan to the world and to reconstruct Japanese society with a global viewpoint, students deepen their learning to become individuals equipped with rich general knowledge and specialized expertise, diversity and practical skills, and social responsibility.

The Department Faculty of Architecture & Arts in the Department of Architecture & Arts cultivates creative conceptual abilities and logical thinking skills honed in specialized fields, while fostering the ability to respect diverse values and collaborate. Through expression and exploration, we cultivate individuals who establish their own identity and contribute to the creation of a culturally rich society.

Department of Modern Social Studies Society in the Faculty Faculty of Modern Social Studies focuses its education and research on social phenomena both domestically and internationally. Through its learning activities, students acquire the ability to gather and analyze information to understand contemporary society from multiple perspectives and interdisciplinary viewpoints, the practical skills, conceptual abilities, and actions necessary to identify and solve social issues, and the willingness to actively participate in social activities. The goal is to cultivate individuals who can thrive in a constantly changing society.

Department of Business Administration Faculty of Business Administration Administration focuses its education and research on management phenomena both in Japan and overseas. Through its learning activities, students will acquire a rich culture and specialized knowledge of Business Administration, and deepen their learning so that they can become individuals who can contribute to the happiness and sustainable development of society by solving problems in companies and organizations, with a focus on the local community.

Department of Health and Nutrition Faculty of Health and Nutrition aims to cultivate registered dietitians who possess specialized knowledge and practical skills in "food, nutrition, health, and medicine," who can identify health and nutrition issues on their own, collaborate with diverse individuals to solve them, and who have a strong sense of ethics and social responsibility, enabling them to contribute to society.

Department of Nursing in the Faculty of Global Nursing focuses its education and research on the specialized knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to practice health support and nursing that meets the needs of diverse people living in a global society. It aims to deepen students' learning so that they can acquire a global perspective, general education, and fundamental nursing abilities.

The Distance Education Department (Department Faculty of Modern Social Studies Faculty Department of Modern Social Studies) aims to cultivate individuals who possess the ability to contribute to society by utilizing their general knowledge and specialized expertise, the ability to understand diversity and collaborate to solve social problems, the ability to continue learning throughout their lives and autonomously design their own careers and lives, and who are endowed with a high sense of ethics and rich humanity.

4. Future Outlook

Otemae University will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2026. It plans to establish a Faculty of Information Science (tentative name) in 2027.
Towards 2030, Otemae University aims to become a medium-sized comprehensive university that realizes the well-being of each individual through inspiring education.
As "education that touches the heart," we aim to build a well-balanced curriculum that combines Knowing (possessing rich general knowledge and specialized knowledge and the ability to apply it), Doing (possessing excellent international awareness and the ability to solve problems in collaboration with others), and Being (possessing rich humanity, a positive self-concept, and a strong will to fulfill social responsibility). We also aim to establish the "Otemae Method" as a methodology that includes crossover (bridging learning across the boundaries of faculties and majors), diversity and inclusion (diverse students interacting, dialogue, and engaging with each other), 1-on-1 reflection (promoting introspection and verbalization through individual interviews), and cross-boundary (crossing from classrooms and campuses to the field).
As a "medium-sized comprehensive university," we aim to realize both the appeal of a large comprehensive university (a dynamic environment and diverse exchange of knowledge) and the appeal of a small specialized university (a close-knit environment where education focuses on each individual student). At the same time, we will act as a regional hub of knowledge, flexibly rooted in the community and realizing learning that collaborates with the local area.