Fukushima University

The Graduate School of Human Development and Culture was newly established in the 2009 academic year, based on the foundations of the previous Education Research program, to proactively respond to the variety of needs surrounding human resource development and education of a regional society that supports the 21st Century. At the base of this endeavor is a bachelor’s program in the Faculty of Human Development and Culture that aims to develop educators and facilitators of human development to play a varied and active role, and tackles the training of regional human resources starting with school education. Our research program deepens the academic research carried out in the undergraduate faculty regarding education and human development as well as the underlying current of cultural research. We build on this research foundation by fostering experts in education, development and regional support, who are equipped with highly specialized knowledge and the ability to respond to contemporary educational challenges.