iU 's three missions: Frontier, Creative and Social.

■ iU 's three missions: Frontier, Creative and Social.

iU is based on ICT + Business + English.

1. Frontier: Pioneering the Future "Advanced Testbed"

2. Creative: Expression Creation "Information Station"

3. Social: Social reform "SDGs Platform"

We have set three missions:

Through this, it will function as an incubator for human resources and projects, and foster innovative talent.

iU will enter its fourth year in the spring of 2023, with a full complement of students from first to fourth year.

A single-discipline university with 800 students .

However, 80% of the 28 full-time faculty members are from the business world, and the school has 1,000 affiliated companies and 1,000 visiting faculty members.

The community is growing.

While nurturing talent in an environment where there are more professors than students,

This is a university that creates innovation through industry-academia projects.

"Everyone is starting their own business."

Students will attempt to start a business once every four years, and if all are successful, the employment rate will be zero.

However, it is a university where many people fail and learn from their mistakes.

In the meantime, we'll find a way forward.

Based on the philosophy of "enjoying change, learning on your own, and creating innovation,"

1) Information = ICT, 2) Management = Business, 3) English = Global Communication

With a simple pillar of

the Digital 1st + Project 1st approach,

Cultivate innovative talent.

We have been proceeding with this basic structure, and it will remain unchanged in the future.

moreover,

B Lab" is a research institute where we can all work together to create an interesting future .

Sumida Media Lab, where BS Yoshimoto will occupy its main studio

It also houses a research center, providing three tools for education, research, and communication.

We also established i Inc. as a business entity and Z Fund to support entrepreneurship.

iU group and are putting incubation functions in place.

This is all we have achieved so far.

Based on this, we have defined three priority areas as fields for projects and entrepreneurship.

iU students, faculty and staff aim and demonstrate their strengths have become more clearly visible.

This is where we will focus from now on.

1. Frontier: Pioneering the Future "Advanced Testbed"

Developing digital technologies such as AI, IoT, web3, XR, 6G, Robotics, etc.

Designing food, clothing, shelter, education, the economy, and cities.

Plan and implement an interesting future that lies just a little ways off.

Expected fields: Future engineering, super education, metaverse, body augmentation

2. Creative: Expression Creation "Information Station"

Internet, broadcasting, campus.

We will collaborate with the media and content industry and artists to transform the university into a media entity.

We create expression and communication by fusing art and science, and pop and tech.

Expected fields: Cool studies, digital aesthetics, manzai studies, festival studies

3. Social: Social reform "SDGs Platform"

Regional revitalization, aging, epidemics, disasters, the global environment...

Identifying social issues and developing solutions.

, including political and economic issues , and become a hub for international networks.

Expected fields: web3 sociology, super happiness studies, cyber disaster prevention studies, post-modern studies

We will clarify which of the three areas the educational curriculum and research projects will focus on. We will also begin recruiting faculty members to strengthen this system.

iU has been praised for being edgy, but it is not yet well known, and securing sufficient funding is also a challenge.

Because he's always acting out a lot, some people are questioning the i in iU .

will be determined 20 to 30 years from now , when its graduates will become the core of society .

But in order to achieve this, we will continue to sharpen our edge and continue to evolve.