Toyama University of International Studies

TUINS mission is to cultivate the spirit of coexistence and symbiosis along with students' intellect, with a sound mind in a sound body, and their personalities and potentials. In nurturing these facets of life, we aim to contribute to our local communities as well as the global society in the age of internationalization, digitalization of information, aging and falling birthrate, and the need for symbiosis with the natural environment.

The Faculty of Contemporary Society educates students for the 21st century to have international sensibility, sufficient knowledge about their regional areas, and practical abilities to think and act properly in response to the currents of the times.

The curriculum of the Faculty of Contemporary Society consists of basic general education offered only at university and practical major studies in three important fields for contemporary society: tourism, environmental designing, and business administration & information science. It is aimed at nurturing human resources and practical abilities required in what might be called "glocal society" where international and local/regional features coexist, through educating students to acquire a wide range of knowledge for proper understanding of the times and practical expertise in the major fields.

Living in glocal society requires both international sensibility and understanding of one's regional area. The Faculty of Contemporary Society nurtures these abilities by encouraging students to participate in various regional and international contributory activities.

We nurture practical abilities for working members of society through offering a wide range of courses in information technology and practical business, and practical training courses in each major field.

The Faculty of Child Development and Education aims to enable students to make contributions to their local communities and regional areas for the well-being of children. For this purpose, we educate students to acquire a wide range of knowledge and intellectual culture, which are necessary for them to actively lead their lives in contemporary society, and also to nurture both the spirit of learning and the professional abilities in these major fields of our education: childcare, school education, and social welfare.

Children are the hope for the future and their sound growth is essential for the development of local communities and regional areas. We expect our students to act as competent professionals in the future, using their practical and professional abilities, cooperating with children's families and their local communities, and responding to the social needs of the times ahead.