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A Message from the President

Our Approach towards Sustainable Development of Nature and Life

OHSAWA Kanju, Ph.D.
President

In the field of biomass energy, the role of agricultural science continues to expand. At the same time biotechnology, which aims to shed light on organisms through study on a molecular level, is a rapidly evolving science. In the future, the role of agriculture will continue to expand into non-biological fields and for agricultural science to maintain its superior position in these fields, innovative human resources are required.

The origin of Tokyo University of Agriculture was the Tokugawa Ikueiko School which was devoted exclusively to agriculture. It was founded in 1891 through the support of Tokugawa Ikuei-kai Foundation. Viscount ENOMOTO Takeaki, who was the founder of the Tokugawa Ikueiko School, was an influential figure in the Meiji government. The basis of this university’s tradition was established by Dr. YOKOI Tokiyoshi, a pioneer of agriculture studies in Japan and creator of the rice seed selection method using salt water. Based on their founding vision, Tokyo University of Agriculture has been producing many fine graduates through education and research grounded in a practical science approach. Based upon our underlying philosophy of “sending out students into the world’s fields” and fostering human resources for entry into the business community in addition to the University’s core field of “Agriculture” with its 119 year history, the institution has now evolved into a comprehensive agricultural university perfectly positioned to solve a wide range of issues related to food, the environment, health and biomass energy.

Our Graduate Schools were established in 1953. Since then, we have produced numerous researchers who have highly specialized abilities and knowledge, and engineers who have high levels of expertise. Currently, the University has two graduate schools, the Graduate School of Agriculture and Graduate School of Bioindustry. From April 2010, a major in Biotherapy (Master’s program) has been added to the Graduate School of Agriculture and a major in Aqua Bioscience (Master’s program) added to the Graduate School of Bioindustry. The existing Bioindustry Master’s program was reorganized into 3 majors being a major in Bioindustry, a major in Food Science and technology and a major in Business Science. In addition the Graduate Schools of Tokyo University of Agriculture have partnerships with the National Institute for food, agriculture and environment science and technology. Under this partnership system with frontline research institutions nationwide, we engage actively in exchanging researchers, supervising doctoral dissertations, and undertaking educational and research guidance for graduate students.

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