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MESSACEfrom the Chairman and Presidentr
KAIT is evolving further toward a bright future!

Kenichiro NAKABE

二［ Goal ］

To be a university thatcreates the futureby building on tradition［ Pol i cy］The four elemental initiatives will interlock and integrate witheach other to shape the future of KAIT and society.

Kazumi KOMIYA

Chairman of the Board,
Ikutoku Gakuen

President of Kanagawa
Institute of Technology

NurturingpeopleIkutoku Gakuen, Kanagawa Institute of Technology will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023. We would like to once
again express our gratitude for the efforts of our students, who play a leading role in the university, the faculty andstaff who encourage their growth, and the support of the local community, businesses, parents, and all otherconcerned parties for making this milestone year possible.
As we approach our 60th anniversary, we are planning and promoting a variety of commemorative projects, among
which we have decided to formulate a long-term vision “KAIT Vision60” to envision what our university will be like inabout 20 years and to declare it to the world. “KAIT Vision60” is a long-term goal for Kanagawa Institute of Technology
to further develop on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, taking into consideration the changing social trends and theroles required of an institution of higher education. The KAIT Vision60 Study Group, consisting of faculty and staff, wasfor the futurea strong andflexible
organization

Since its foundation, KAIT has accepted a diverse range of students based on its founding spirit, philosophy, andeducational objectives of “developing human resources who contribute to the advancement of science and technology

for the futureand strengthening cooperation with local communities”, and produced more than 30,000 engineers and professionals
through “education that builds strength and confidence” While building on these achievements, we will take the■ KAIT Vision60 Review ConferenceKatsumi NAKATSUHARA

Professor / Faculty of Engineering

Yasuhiro IIDA

Professor / Faculty of Applied Bioscience

Shigeki SHIOKAWA

Professor / Faculty of Information Technology

Board of Directors decides to develop a long-term vision for the 60thanniversary■The university will strive to strengthen ties with the local community through education and researchin line with its founding philosophy of contributing to the nation of science and technology byattracting a wide range of students with a strong desire to study and nurturing engineers with
abundant creativity, broad perspective, and creativity.

If we trace the power that creates the future of society, we will arrive at education. Society will increasingly

October 18, 2022 (Tue) 	Briefing at the Board of Directors meeting
December 13, 2022 (Tue) 	Explanation given at the Board of Trustees
meeting■

January 26, 2023 (Thu) 	Explanation given at the Ikutoku Gakuen Alumni
Association Board of Directors meeting

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Takanori SATO

Section Chief / Office of Business Management

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Jun SAWAI

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September 26, 2022 (Mon) 	Briefing held at the Vice Presidents and Deans
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Professor / Faculty of Applied Bioscience（Affiliations and positions are as of March 2023.）

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Ayumi KOIKE-TAKESHITA

Professor / Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

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June 1, 2022 (Wed) 	Inauguration of the KAIT Vision60 review
conference■■

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April 16, 2022 (Fri) 	Inauguration of the core members' study group■

Junichi KAJIURA

Senior Manager / Office of Business Management

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Philosophy■■knowledge

Growing intoin charge of the formulation of the vision, which took one year to complete. As described in detail in the main text, thecore long-term goal of this vision is “to be a university that creates the future by building on tradition,” and to realize
this goal, we have established four basic policies: People: Education, Knowledge: Research, Bonds: RegionalCollaboration and Contribution, and Power: Organization. This vision will be steadily embodied in our mid- and longterm implementation plans.

opportunity of the KAIT Vision60 declaration to lead the future era, and all faculty and staff will work together tofurther develop the university. We hope that you will look forward to the future of Ikutoku Gakuen, Kanagawa Instituteof Technology, and we look forward to your continued guidance and support.

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demand an environment where anyone with a desire to learn can do so for as long as they live, regardless of theirfamily environment, gender, or age. Since its foundation, the university has been producing human resources whowill lead Japanese industry based on an education that emphasizes practical learning and responds to theindividuality of each student. By bringing together the diverse strengths of the university, we will nurture people

who can discover and solve problems with flexible ideas and create new value through technology, tackle issues
ranging from the familiar to global issues with knowledge, and form bonds together with local communities whereindividuals can fully demonstrate their individuality and abilities, contributing to a prosperous and sustainable
future.
As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, we will continue to create new technologies and human resources tosupport future society, while building on our traditions, and aim for further development to pass on “social andregional development, coexistence with the natural environment, and bonds with all people associated with ouruniversity” to the next generation.

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NurturingFormation of capabilities to promote changes inthe times and society●Providing practical education and fostering
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Become a center for the creation of new knowledge,
technology, and value in cooperation with the community

Creating a university structure that people canuse throughout their lives●Promoting research that contributes to theresolution of social issues●●for the future

Develop education that builds strength and confidence
to nurture our growth throughout our lives●●●

Strengthening basic research(seed creation)
Social implementation of research results
Creating a mechanism for researchin new fields to flourish
Research hub for creating a futurethat is close to people's lives
Research center for creating
new knowledge, technology, and value●

Based on the core of our founding philosophy, “to contribute to the nation of science and technology byfostering highly creative engineers with abundant creativity and broad perspective,” we will develop the“education that builds strength and confidence” cultivated to date and nurture human resources who willcontinue to grow throughout their lives. To this end, the faculty and staff will work together to discover,guide, and develop the potential of each and every one of our diverse students, and provide education thatforms the foundation for responding to the changing times and society. Furthermore, while flexibly
responding to the demands of society as it enters a new era in graduate school, we will develop humanresources who can create and support the future by acquiring applied and practical skills. In

practical education and education that promotes social implementation, the curriculum will focus on PBL(Project-based Learning) education that emphasizes hands-on experience and real-world experience with
regional cooperation and industry-government-academia collaboration to be designed to meet the quality
assurance required by society, and to enable students to graduate with satisfaction and confidence.
In addition, as education that meets the needs of the times, we will expand and strengthen university-wide
mathematical and data science education in response to Society 5.0, as well as education that responds to
the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and fosters the creation of a sustainable and better society inharmony with the natural environment.
Furthermore, the university's education is not limited to students enrolled in the university, but supports theeducation of the next generation of human resources by collaborating with primary and secondary

education to help them to form intellectual creativity and develop an attitude of working independently andcollaboratively, and by utilizing the university's resources. In terms of learning for working adults, the university
will provide recurrent education and reskilling that responds to the changing of the times, as well as aplace to study that enriches the mind and fulfills the purpose of life, and will further promote regional
cooperation to become a university that people take advantage of throughout their lives.

3Together with students who will lead the future, we will promote research to support “people's lives andhealth and live better in the age of a 100-year life,” and to create a virtuous cycle of conservation andutilization of the global environment, including carbon neutrality. While respecting the research fields andresearch systems that have been cultivated by the university, all faculty and staff of the university, including
graduate students who have opportunities to play active roles as research staff, will work together topromote research that contributes to solving social issues, always with an eye to society and the challenge ofsocial implementation.

Furthermore, we will promote research related to Society 5.0, a new society, strengthen cooperation withlocal communities and businesses, and become a part of urban development that highly integrates
cyberspace and physical space. In order to become a research center that creates new knowledge,
technology, and value 20 years into the future, we will strengthen our ability to promote basic research bydeveloping and organically functioning research resources within the university, foster intramural joint
research that brings accelerated results through synergistic effects, and creating a system for researchin new fields to flourish. At the same time, we will utilize the research results and technologicalcapabilities produced by the university in science education and contribute to the development of humanresources who will be responsible for future research and development.

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Strengthening collaboration between
the university (faculty, staff, and students)
and the local community
Promoting collaboration with companies
Creating a community that achieves Society 5.0
and coexistence with the natural environment
A center of knowledge in the local community tocreate and support the future
Progress toward global collaboration

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Become a university that is trusted as a center ofknowledge in the local community
in the era of a 100-year life

While respecting the history and traditions of Kanagawa, in order to create and support the future of Japanand lifestyles, the university will strengthen ties between the university, local communities andindustries, foster ties between the university's faculty, staff, and students and the general public, andengage in activities that contribute to society. Furthermore, the university aims to become a center for
urban development to realize Society 5.0 in a proactive manner through making full use of newtechnologies such as ICT (Information and Communication Technology), AI (Artificial Intelligence), and data
science to solve social and regional issues.

As we enter the era of a 100-year life, we will provide lifelong learning opportunities so that all people in
the region can lead fulfilling lives as well as science literacy education and hands-on classes using
examples and results of our research for elementary and secondary education. We will conductcollaborative education rooted in the local community to contribute to the development of human resources
who will lead the future, and to improve the visibility and brand power of the university. In addition, theuniversity will promote activities to improve people's health, disaster prevention and disaster care, and inり｀
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particular, continuously support students' activities to contribute to the local community, thereby contributing
to the creation of a sustainable and vibrant community where students and citizens can live together.
Furthermore, the university will contribute to society by taking advantage of the geographical conditionsin the central part of the prefecture, which is developing as a logistics hub, as well as by utilizing
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utilization of the university's human and material resources. Moreover, the university will pass on to the next
generation the “development of society and the region, coexistence with the natural environment, and ties
with all people associated with the university” that the university aims to achieve through its social, regionaland global contributions.

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Establishing a social position as
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Promotion of desired functions as a centerfor community development
Advancement toward global collaboration

In order to promote the basic policies of “education,” “research,” and “social contribution” for the future, theBoard of Directors, staff, faculty, student institute, and alumni association will build organizational
capabilities that enable them to work together while taking advantage of their respective
characteristics. We will value opportunities to exchange opinions among faculty and staff, among

departments and faculties, and among staff divisions, to deepen the bonds among the university's faculty
and staff, and to create a system that can respond to the changing times and society, and flexibly continue toimprove. In the development of human resources who will lead the future, the university will promote

education that enables students to demonstrate their abilities in a changing society by responding to thediversity of students and enhancing a system that comprehensively supports students in their studies, daily
lives, and career paths, based on the student-oriented principle. In addition, the university will deepen its ties
with primary and secondary education and with the local community, as well as strengthen its organizational
capabilities to become a university that people use throughout their life.
Furthermore, in order to promote strategies formulated for the future of the university, such as education,research, securing enrollment, and obtaining grants, the General Planning and Support Office (tentative)
will be established and operated as a department that coordinates the human, material, and empiricalresources of the university in a comprehensive and cross-sectional manner and effectively utilizes
them. The organization aims to create creative time by utilizing DX (Digital Transformation) such as ICT, AI,and data science, to vitalize people's interaction. It also strives to become a center of collaboration with local
communities, companies, and foreign partner universities, and to contribute to the conservation of the global
environment and realization of a virtuous circle society and region while creating new knowledge, technology,and value.

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