Hamamatsu City targets successful urban development, where a rich natural environment and active urban lifestyle can blend symbiotically. Shizuoka University of Art and Culture was established in central Hamamatsu, where it is working closely with the city to encourage cultural development , the promotion of universal design and the realization of an international city open to the world.
Philosophy of education
Phased education and collaboration between the two faculties
Courses of general education subjects and specialized subjects are allocated deliberately throughout the four-year educational period. This system allows students to improve their skills in a step-by-step process and cultivate a multidisciplinary approach to the subject matter.
We also maintain collaboration and exchanges between the two faculties, providing shared courses in compulsory and elective subjects.
Introductory education
To facilitate our unique introductory education, students are divided into small classes. Each class consists of students of both faculties. Through this introductory education program, students will come to fully understand SUAC philosophy, acquire basic skills for writing papers and develop their aesthetic senses and sensibilities by experiencing Japanese traditional arts such as the tea ceremony or Kyogen drama.
In order to cultivate the basic knowledge needed by members of society, students are also encouraged to participate in a hands-on program to learn a series of business project operations, including plotting, designing, planning and making proposals.
Small-group classroom instruction
We provide educational programs with an emphasis on dialogue, that is, on communication between faculty members and students via low-enrollment classes, which have been adopted in many courses, such as language and information processing. Student guidance, provided in and out of the classroom, encourages open-mindedness and critical thinking.
Semester system
Our academic year consists of two 15-week semesters (April to July/ October to February). One purpose of this system is to accommodate students from foreign countries that start the school year in autumn.
Another purpose is to encourage our university students to study abroad to deepen their understanding of other cultures.
Encounter, feel and create!
Everything starts with "meeting." Sensitivity, that is, "feeling" is very important for establishing a new society and era. Allowing feelings to take shape leads to "creative activities," which mark the introduction of new values required by contemporary society.
Our Logo
The logo is a visual design symbolizing the University.
The wave of a new era is embodied in the logo, a wave that stands for the many waves sweeping over culture and art in overlapping layers.
We wish to spread our passion for culture and art to the world with this logo.
Environment for learning
Shizuoka University of Art and Culture is an institution with a leafy environment conveniently located just 15 minutes on foot from Hamamatsu Station and open to the local community. We pledge to contribute to the development of the community and international society by fostering the human resources of practical business with intelligence and sensitivity to meet contemporary needs.
We are proud of our school building and facilities, which incorporate the concept of universal design and boast a craft center with the latest equipment.
In addition, we promote education that stresses the value of practice, having celebrities as professors of the University who are active both domestically and overseas.
Fusion between culture and design
The University has two faculties: the Faculty of Cultural Policy and Management, which is Japan's first faculty of this type, and the Faculty of Design, based on the concept of universal design. These faculties target educational research to cultivate a broad perspective through their close mutual interaction.
We strive to propose new lifestyles and create a rich and affluent culture while at the same time transmitting information crucial to the concept: "Challenge the frontier of cultural creation," whose objective is the wider world as well as the local community.
The concept of universal design
The University promotes "universal design," which is a concept whereby items and space are designed to be friendly to all regardless of age, gender or ability.
The spirit of universal design is expressed not only in the University's curricula but also in the design and details of the University buildings.
We aim to achieve designs that are both casual and beautiful, allowing access to as many people as possible.
University open to the public
The University aims to be open to society, where "community," "international relationships" and "generations" broadly coalesce within the field of educational research in order to actively match the intricate diversification of society.
We pledge to continue being open to everyone through our efforts, including the rapid development of distinctive courses that correspond to contemporary trends, the acceptance of adult students for lifelong learning, the maintenance of open access to facilities and the active engagement with business organizations and global communities.
