/ Tosiyasu L. Kunii / Professor
/ Makoto Ikeda / Professor
/ Qi Ming Chen / Associate Professor
/ Tsuyosi Ishikawa / Assistant Professor
/ Yuko Kesen / Assistant Professor
/ Takao Maeda / Assistant Professor
/ Kazuaki Yamauchi / Assistant Professor
The University of Aizu aims to become a front-line university providing the greatest range of the most up-to-date educational and research activities in the field of computer science and engineering internationally. It is a unique institution unparalleled by any other existing Japanese university, which can be seen from its policy of internationally open and competitive faculty positions. In fact, approximately 60 percent of the positions is filled by foreign faculty.
As described in the university regulations, the Office for Planning and Management, headed by the University President, is established as an internal research organization for the purpose of performing general investigative research concerning university functions, along with performing general program planning and design regarding university education and research, international exchange, public relations and publications, legal affairs, and other necessary matters concerning administrative management.
Two Primary Tasks:
The University hopes to gain a leading position in the world in the fields of computer science and engineering. The Office makes concrete studies and plans for joint research activities inside and outside the university to Advanced Knowledge for Humanity. We seek cooperation between the University, Japanese industry, and government. Such cooperation would include technology transfer, joint university-industry ventures and government funding are sought for promising projects.
The University of Aizu is the first Japanese university which offers systematically organized curricula tailored to the essentials of computer science and engineering. Its mission is to create leading computer scientists and engineers who can play active roles not only in Japan but internationally as well. Since computer science and engineering is a field of rapid progress and development, it is necessary to constantly improve the curricula to provide the appropriate educational experience for students. The Office is now working together with the Examining Committee for Planning the Establishment of the University of Aizu Graduate School on the design of the graduate school to be opened in April 1997.
Other Major Tasks: