School of Policy Studies

Fostering the Power to Take Action in Solving the World’s Problems

The School of Policy Studies is comprised of 4 Departments: Policy Studies, which fosters the ability to make concrete policy proposals in response to world problems, such as environmental issues, public affairs, and language and culture issues; Applied Informatics, which helps students explore information systems that will contribute to a fair society that benefits everyone; Urban Studies, which fosters the capability to create safe and comfortable urban areas; and International Policy Studies, which pursues peace building, international development and protection of human rights; Here, students strive to come up with appropriate policies for the problems and challenges that face the world, based on a philosophy of “Coexistence between people and nature, coexistence among people.” The school turns out people with superior English communication and ICT skills who can use their specialized knowledge in an international setting and in the ever-advancing information age. The aim of the school is to produce people who “think globally and act locally;” people who have the imagination and the power to identify problems and then come up with policies to solve them.

Departments

• Policy Studies
• Applied Informatics
• Urban Studies
• International Policy Studies