Opening of iU and 10 Challenges

 ■Opening of iU and 10 Challenges

iU has received a decision by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology approving its establishment and will officially open.

We will create a university that does not exist anywhere else in the world. I will serve as the President.

https://www.i-u.ac.jp/

iU has the longest official name in Japan of “Information Management Innovation Professional University.”

We put innovation in the name of a university for the first time in the world, but the only “name” is iU.

Information management whatever is an “explanation” that we are a university that nurtures specialized professionals that will innovate in information ICT and business management.

Regardless, we will go with “iU” as the actual name.

This is similar to how everybody says MIT instead of the explanation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology or APU instead of Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University. We will work hard so that we are called iU.

Because you are here, I am here.

You & I　　iU

I am uploading the “10 challenges.”

1 Information x Management x Innovation

　The curriculum, which is based on ICT x Business x Projects and allows students to attain the ability to drive development using English, has an unmatched formation.

　We will nurture professionals who can thrive in any industry or field using a foundation of digital skills.

2 Learn with companies

　80% of professors have experience working at companies.

　The companies include NTT, IBM, Apple, Disney, SAP, NHK, Dwango, Fujitsu, DeNA, Nikkei, Coca Cola, Yoshimoto Kogyo, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. All students will do internships at companies for about half a year to sharpen their skills.

3 Create with companies

　We will also partner with over 200 companies. We will deepen the connection between industry and academia.

　The partners will include NTT, SoftBank, KDDI, CISCO, SAP, Panasonic, NEX, mixi, GREE, SEGA, Dwango, and TBS and will continue to grow.

4 Hub of worldly knowledge

　This will be a hub university that accumulates the knowledge of the world. Top visiting professors will assemble here. There will be over 200 visiting professors. This university will have more professors than students.

5 Tokyo x Tokyo

　The campus will be in Sumida near Tokyo Skytree and will be open.

　I want something exciting to happen with everybody in the region every day, whether it is through a project, event, or the food hall.

　The first satellite campus will be in Takeshiba, the Pop & Tech Special District near the bay, to become a protruding island of industry and academia connection.

6 Virtual x Real

　There will not be (many) lectures. Of course, smartphones and online functions will be used heavily. Studying can be done in the palms of students’ hands.

　Real studying will also be focused on being hands-on. Students will move their hands and feet to create.

　We will use virtual and real elements to their fullest extent.

7 Employment for everybody

We will establish “i Co., Ltd.” so that all student faculty members can join the company to earn a wage.

　Faculty members and students will actually experience business through connections with the industrial world. Let’s earn our own tuition.

8 Entrepreneurship for everybody

　We will make all students take on the challenge of starting a business. We will provide every student with funding and units for 1 opportunity to start a business. It is OK to fail.

Of course, we will aim for success and exiting. Let’s go for a “0% employment rate.”

9 Education special zone

We would like to establish a “campus education special zone.”

　Since the Takeshiba satellite campus has already been approved as a National Strategic Special Zone, we would like to apply for this also.

　We are thinking of a robot/drone special zone, mobility special zone, radio wave special zone, entrepreneurship special zone, and exchange student visa special zone, among other measures.

10 Learning of tomorrow

　We will cooperate with universities around the world and aim for credit transfers and usage passports for overseas campuses.

　Furthermore, we will work with other universities, high schools, and middle schools to introduce “learning of tomorrow” by creating learning courses that go beyond the framework of school and enabling super-grade skipping.

What is important is the school song.

We had Shonen Knife make “Let’s Go iU.”

It has to be the most rock and roll school song in the world!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwe_zUKU4Yg&feature=youtu.be

We transmit various things on the YouTube “iU Channel.”

This is a short movie with a preview of a class in iU.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZ5aAZ_TuGz058tdYNQizg