President Seizo Miyata

　For the sustainable development of the country, research in the following four fields will be of great significance in the 21st century; 1） Biotechnology, which will assist in the prevention and treatment of disease and help in solving future food problems; 2） Information and Communications Technologies, represented primarily by computers, cell phones and the Internet; 3）Environmental Science and Resource Science, which are essential to the survival of human kind; 4）Nano-technology（nano-meter scale manufacturing technology）and research on new materials, which will have immense influences on our daily lives. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, which consists of the Faculties of Agriculture and Technology on the undergraduate level, is truly unique in that it consists of faculty and produces graduates who work in all the areas of research mentioned above.

　The education and research conducted in the Faculty of Agriculture includes the problems of food production and resource management, and environmental and health issues. In addition, in the Faulty of Technology education and research is conducted in fields such as molecular biology, soft materials such as macromolecules, fiber information and communications systems, and nanotechnology such as micro-mechanics. Also, a great number of professors are renowned in their fields and bring in many grants from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries; the Ministry of Economy and Industries; and private enterprises. As a result, the research budget per professor is among the highest in Japan.

　The institutions comprising the graduate programs consists of Graduate School of Agriculture（Master course）, Graduate School of Technology （Master course and Doctoral course）and three other unique and independent graduate Schools: Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering（BASE） of TUAT（Master course and Doctoral course）, the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science of TUAT（Doctoral course）in association with the Universities of Ibaraki and Utsunomiya, and the United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences of Gifu University in cooperated with Obihiro University, Iwate University and our University. More than fifty percent of our graduates go on to these graduate schools to pursue and discover the essence of knowledge through practical research. In addition, many people who have been previously engaged in private enterprise enter these graduate schools to explore new fields of study.

　The cumpuses are located within thirty-minutes of Shinjuku, a central transportation hub in Tokyo. The Faculty of Agriculture is in Fuchu, and the Faculty of Technology is situated in Koganei. Both campuses offer students an enjoyable college life in a quiet environment full of beautiful greenery.

　Owing to past graduates' exceptional performance in their places of employment, career placement possibilities are very promising and range from working in government and municipal offices to private enterprise.

　Ask yourself what you are interested in and what you would like to do in the future. I hope that you will begin realize your dream at our University.

　Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is constantly remaking itself for its students' benefits while pursuing an excellent educational statue. We are aiming to create an active and interesting University ready to meet the challenges of the future.

　

Dr. Seizo Miyata

President of Tokyo University of
Agriculture and Technology