Ladies and gentlemen!
Congratulations on the acceptance to the graduate school of Tokyo University
of Agriculture and Technology.
At this fall admissions, we have enrolled 27 master course students and 24 Ph.D. course students. Among them 37 students from 15 foreign countries and areas are included. On behalf of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, I heartily welcome all of you.
I believe that you embrace a dream to be an excellent researcher or scientist
with high knowledge and skills in your own specialized area. We have many
outstanding faculty members. Our university is a mid-size university in
Japan but enters the top level in terms of research activities. We can
respond to your expectations. So, study hard to make your dream come true.
As you know, we are now facing serious problems which are the negative
legacies of 20th century science and technology. They include environmental
degradation, energy problems, global warming, and food supply problems
due to explosive population growth. They threaten the very survival of
humanity. There was once an effective material recycling process in play,
but that cycle and balance have eroded. TUAT believes that to reconstruct
that recycling process and to achieve sustainable society is its mission.
The basic principle of our university is "Mission-Oriented Research
and Education giving Synergy in Endeavors toward a Sustainable Earth."
It is abbreviated as MORE SENSE. TUAT has been devoting even more efforts
to promote advanced researches so that we can contribute to the solving
of serious problems mentioned above in accordance with its basic philosophy
"MORE SENSE." I hope that you can contribute in solving those
global problems at your own specialized area.
TUAT enrolls more than 400 international students. The campus is truly open to the world and thus has a deeply international feel. We can say that here is a little piece of the world. You can make many friends from various countries. Such international network of personal contacts will be your valuable assets.
I hope that your university life will be successful. And I trust that
your stay in TUAT will prove to be both enjoyable and valuable to all of
you. Study hard and enjoy your stay in Japan.
Thank you for your attention.
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平成19年10月10日
東京農工大学長 小畑 秀文 |
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