Tokyo Tech 2030

Four workshops were held between fall 2016 and early spring 2017 to brainstorm Tokyo Tech's unique strengths and societal impact. A total of 123 participants of all ages, including students, faculty, staff, and executive management, held small group discussions facilitated by Institute for Liberal Arts Professor Tamio Nakano. The creative dialogue resulted in a shared vision of the present and future of Tokyo Tech, which was condensed into the "Tokyo Tech 2030" statement — consisting of spirit and action — while taking into account external perspectives.

An alternate future

Out of reach,
beyond belief,
unimaginable,
unknown.

This is the world we envision
as we stand at the chasm of potential,
on the path to well-being
for all humankind.

We relish the thousand failures
that push us through the darkness
in search of that elusive solution.
The dream we share knows no boundaries.
We advance together.

Our unfearing minds resist the stereotype,
refute the pre-established,
and embrace the unconventional,
for we see
an alternate future.

Pursue

Tokyo Tech knowledge is born from our creative vanguard and individual diversity. High aspirations and integrity are at the core of our vision. We value divergence in the pursuit of discovery and research excellence in fundamental and applied fields. The student-centered Tokyo Tech model prioritizes proactive learning and aims to develop professionals active on the world stage.

Engage

Transcending conventional borders, Tokyo Tech's teaching and research in new and interdisciplinary fields never cease to progress. We acknowledge and engage the expertise of each individual, and when united form a fountain of perpetual knowledge. Tokyo Tech's open environment, together with increased international and public engagement, will bring about a new learning and research hub ahead of its time.

Transfer

To benefit people's lives through novel ideas, Tokyo Tech must transfer the various forms of knowledge it creates. Increased joint research with businesses, science and technology consulting, entrepreneurship training, and startup support and development will preserve and promote the "creation of new industry," the unfading commitment of the Institute.

Tokyo Tech is dedicated to generating excellent research findings and utilizing its research prowess to educate talented scientists, engineers, and professionals.

These talents, who are both willing and able to solve pressing societal problems, coupled with Tokyo Tech's cutting-edge science and technology, put the Institute at the front line of contributors capable of broad, global impact. We recognize the creation of this impact and the inception of a future society expected of us by 2030 as important goals as we approach the Institute's 150th anniversary.

While honoring its culture and traditions in specialized technical education and the liberal arts, Tokyo Tech is eager to contribute to the world. Through numerous Institute-wide workshops carried out since 2016, Tokyo Tech's students, staff, and management reached a consensus on how to achieve this goal — by sharing a spirit of "an alternate future" and endeavoring to "pursue, engage, and transfer."

The Tokyo Tech community's decisive efforts to open up a new society, encourage interactive engagement between the public and innovative science and technology, and create a Tokyo Tech on which the world relies are all represented in the Tokyo Tech 2030 statement. These efforts will undoubtedly bear fruit.