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President
Keiji Washio |
| The National Fisheries University is the only higher educational institution in Japan managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. With a tradition spanning about 70 years, the university has earned widespread recognition for producing large numbers of distinguished graduates who have played an active role in forefront of industry and academia both at home and abroad. |
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| In 2001, the university became an “independent administrative institution.” In order to achieve the aims outlined in the “Independent Administrative Institution National Fisheries University Law”, which relate to the cultivation of human resources to lead the fisheries industry, all of our staff have worked together to tackle the challenge of improving and advancing our education and research activities.
Our second medium-term 5-year plan (2006 to 2010) specializes and focuses on education and research, in view of the university’s unique status as a higher educational institution that is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The university is committed to: (1) implementing education that precisely responds to important issues relating to the fisheries industry and fisheries policy, in accordance with the principles of the Fisheries Basic Act; (2) further improving motivation-oriented education and training as practical science; and (3) comprehensively upgrading educational programs relating to fisheries-spanning everything from production to sales and consumption. In addition, under the leadership of our senior management, we are taking advantage of the distinctive features of an “independent administrative institution” to strive for a management approach that enables rapid and accurate responses to changes in prevailing circumstances. The university will continue to implement distinctive education and research programs and provide, to the fisheries industry and related fields, human resources that are equipped with a broad range of knowledge and skills pertaining to fisheries, and that exhibit creativity in solving real-world fisheries problems. In this way, we hope to make a solid contribution to society. Keiji Washio |