"Fostering individuals, who are based in Japan to be successful globally"

Since its foundation in 2004, Akita International University (AIU) has been taking innovative measures to advance education, such as through offering all classes in English in small sizes, a mandatory one-year study abroad experience, requiring all 1st-year students to live in dormitories, securing more than half of its faculty as foreign faculty, and providing a Library that is open 24 hours/365days. In addition, AIU has been developing its teaching by offering special courses given by faculty members of overseas partner universities as well as strengthening career support in order to assist students in their academic career development.
Through the Top Global University Project, AIU will also aim to foster individuals that are successful on a global scale but are based in Japan. AIU will further develop its quality of education by enhancing its whole-person education, taking advantage of its on-campus living environment and nurture a sense of identity by developing a thorough understanding of the Japanese culture, and establish a liberal arts education model that is commensurate with the world standard, and which represents Japan on a global scale.