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Message 01

Ei-ichi Negishi

Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor 2010 Nobel Laureate in chemistry

With recent intensive and highly competitive efforts focused at the highest international level, Okayama University is now poised to move up and join the top-ten universities in Japan.
 I can strongly recommend some of the most ambitious and qualified young people to seriously consider joining Okayama University to become a member of one of the top-level and up-swinging world-class research centers.

Dr. Eiichi Negishi passed away on June 6, 2021. Dr. Negishi always gave warm support to our students. We would like to express our gratitude to Dr.Negishi for his great contribution to academia, and express our sincere condolences to his family.

Message 02

Soichiro Fukutake

Emeritus Adviser, Benesse Holdings

In terms of abundance and happiness in their true senses, I am sure that major conurbations are far from easy places to live. In future, regional cities will be faced with the question of how to shape their own identities. Not only is Okayama set in a pleasant natural environment that suffers very few natural disasters, but it is also blessed with a unique history and culture. It also holds outstanding potential in the areas of healthcare and welfare. I hope Okayama University will aim to become a key institution in Okayama and a center of knowledge available to the world.

Message 03

Kenichiro Ohara

Honorary President, Ohara Museum of Art

In the course of my work I meet people who have left their mark on the global business scene, and what impresses me about them is the sharpness of their gaze, the intentness with which they listen, and the variety of their expressions. It is this that makes me aware that they are global human resources. And I think that what underlies this is the cultural resources that they possess.
 Okayama Prefecture is the cultural capital of Setouchi, and in ancient days, personages of note frequently visited the area. This is why I believe it provides a suitable venue for producing global citizens who have within them new cultural resources. I am confident that many such individuals will set out from Okayama University into the world, and look forward to seeing this happen.

Message 04

Ryuta Ibaragi

Governor of Okayama Prefecture

Okayama University is actively engaged not just in education and research but also in contributing to the local community, and I am extremely grateful for the many ways in which it makes a major contribution to Okayama Prefecture in a wide variety of fields.
 In the prefecture we are engaging with the issues facing the prefectural government, such as revitalizing education and industrial promotion, through collaboration between industry, academia, government, and private enterprise on the basis of the “New Land of Sunshine Iki-Iki plan,” for which the collaboration with and cooperation of Okayama University is extremely important.
 I anticipate that as a center for international research and education, through its university reforms Okayama University will go on to produce human resources who can be successful on the global stage and further improve local think-tank capabilities.