Principle on Organizing
Liberal Arts Education
Leaders in science and technology are required to remain motivated to tackle, in cooperation with
likeminded people from different fields, cross-sectional and complex issues that transcend the borders
of specialties, while maintaining a foothold in science and technology. We believe that cultivating such
ability and supporting outstanding specialized skills are the role of liberal arts education.
*General academic subjects
up to graduate school,
taught in
parallel
For this purpose, organizing a curriculum for liberal arts education should aim to cultivate the
following
types of ability.
- 1. Ability to adopt a bird’s-eye perspective of nature, people, and society
- 2. Ability to think logically and critically
- 3. Communication skills
- 4. Internationalism (ability to understand different cultures, languages, ethnic groups,
and
international issues)
- 5. Self-management ability