Kyoto University
Founded in 1897, Kyoto University has deeply considered its traditions of liberal and academic freedom, educating many. We continue to actively maintain these principles, which are the foundation of academic freedom. Kyoto University places top priority on basic research, develops advanced technology leading to the acquisition of intellectual property, and then returns this knowledge to society through education, social cooperation, and the opportunity for lifelong education. In 21st century, people stand at the crossroads of survival in a changing natural environment. Kyoto University understands this struggle as it grapples with the problems of education in man's future. Kyoto University has 3 campuses nestled in a basin, which forms the main part of Kyoto, a city which in tradition and culture of which Kyoto University is a part.
The Three Principles of Kyoto University
Advance the scholarship of mankind and contribute to the light of the earth. Scholarship is the antithesis of physical force. Each of the modern sciences is tied to scholarship.
The aim of Kyoto University's OpenCourseWare is to contribute to the accumulation of international intellectual resources from the perspective of a "creative global and local knowledge cluster" for all mankind, to increase the visibility of Kyoto University and discover talented faculty and students throughout the world, and to promote international advancement of Internet-based education.
Cultivating words both foreign and familiar, education is to be enjoyed together. Language is the key to the integration of knowledge. Education based on superior language does not stop at mere knowledge transfer.
OCW@KU aims to share information in consideration of the fact that sixty percent of visitors to MIT's OCW project come from Asia. We will make active use of Japanese in building OpenCourseWare, to recruit talented students from all over Asia as well as to promote the Kyoto University education, with Kyoto's culture and traditions, to the world at large. Furthermore, with OCW as a new educational medium, we hope to improve communication and promote international exchange with other Asian countries.
Brilliance is not prideful; a university of both intelligence and fellowship. Among many measures of scholarship and morality, Those of our university fall broadly within these three.
Advance the scholarship of mankind and contribute to the light of the earth. Scholarship is the antithesis of physical force. Each of the modern sciences is tied to scholarship.
The aim of Kyoto University's OpenCourseWare is to contribute to the accumulation of international intellectual resources from the perspective of a "creative global and local knowledge cluster" for all mankind, to increase the visibility of Kyoto University and discover talented faculty and students throughout the world, and to promote international advancement of Internet-based education.
Cultivating words both foreign and familiar, education is to be enjoyed together. Language is the key to the integration of knowledge. Education based on superior language does not stop at mere knowledge transfer.
OCW@KU aims to share information in consideration of the fact that sixty percent of visitors to MIT's OCW project come from Asia. We will make active use of Japanese in building OpenCourseWare, to recruit talented students from all over Asia as well as to promote the Kyoto University education, with Kyoto's culture and traditions, to the world at large. Furthermore, with OCW as a new educational medium, we hope to improve communication and promote international exchange with other Asian countries.
Brilliance is not prideful; a university of both intelligence and fellowship. Among many measures of scholarship and morality, Those of our university fall broadly within these three.
