Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology formulated "Vision 4" in March 2022 as we enter the fourth medium-term target period as a national university corporation. In 3, the declining birthrate and aging population will reach its peak in Japan, and this coincides with the time when social change on a global scale, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and carbon neutrality, will be required."Vision 2040" indicates the direction in which the university should move toward such a future that is difficult for anyone to imagine. was formulated inIn the future, in order to steadily achieve "Vision 2040", we will follow the implementation plan "Roadmap" for each fiscal year and manage the progress in the university committees.

In order for you to gain a deeper understanding of our university, we would like to introduce some of our recent achievements below.

The OQEANOUS (Overseas Quality-assured Education in Asian Nations for Ocean University Students) program implemented in Japan, China, and South Korea as a project to strengthen the global expansion of universities received the highest S rating in the final evaluation by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In response to the acquisition, in November 2021, the “Highly Skilled Professional Training Program for Realizing Sustainable Ocean Development and Utilization -Oceanus Plus-” was adopted.Three ongoing special programs for priority placement of government-sponsored international students: “Human resource development program that contributes to the realization of sustainable carbon neutrality through collaboration with Asian Maritime Universities”, “Human resource development program for international fish and shellfish infectious disease prevention core base”, “Marine Together with the Industrial Innovator Development Program, it is being vigorously promoted as a project that supports the university's global education and research.

In addition, "Paradigm shift in marine research method leading to solving problems such as mass infection of ships due to corona disaster and slump in seafood prices" was selected as a 2021 National University Reform Enhancement Promotion Subsidy (National University Management Reform Promotion Project). it was done.Along with this, the Joint Use Equipment Center was integrated into the Industry-Academia-Regional Collaboration Promotion Organization, and an open facility system was introduced to promote the sharing of research facilities and equipment.

In addition, in the 2023 budget, the establishment (scheduled to be established in 2026) of the "Marine Research Strategy Management Organization (provisional name)" was approved as part of the reform of the education and research organization.We will organize and integrate the Industry-Academia-Regional Collaboration Promotion Organization and the Research Promotion Committee, etc., and build a university-wide organization that consistently manages our research as a control tower for creating new innovations in the marine field.

On the other hand, since educational and research facilities need to be maintained and managed in good condition at all times, we have compiled a medium- to long-term campus development guideline, "Campus Master Plan 2022."We will steadily promote development in line with this plan and strive to create an attractive campus as an innovation commons that opens up the future of the ocean.

In addition, the "Fisheries and Marine Innovation Consortium" (implementation period: 2014-2021), which was adopted as a "Science and Technology Human Resource Development Consortium Construction Project" by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and has been jointly implemented with Iwate University and Kitasato University. In the post-evaluation of XNUMX, we were highly evaluated for our efforts to develop “Innovation Officers (IOFs)” who support research in the field of fisheries and oceans.

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology will continue to efficiently utilize its two campuses, five stations, three training boats, and two training boats to promote cutting-edge marine science and technology (Marine Science and Technology). Technology), and develop strong human resources who open up the future of the ocean from a global perspective.

Reiwa 5/4/1
President of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Toshio Iseki