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※アジアブリッジプログラム（ABP）
国際展開を進める静岡県の企業及び自治体と本学が連携し、将来、静岡とアジア諸国の架け橋として活躍が期待される優秀なアジア人留学生及び日本人学生の育成を行う本学独自の取組。県内企業が多く進出する、タイ、インドネシア、ベトナム、インド、ミャンマーを重点地域として、「理工系の専門性に経営学的思考、文系の専門性に理工学的思考をあわせ持ち、広い視野のもとでアジアを中心とする海外で活躍する人材」の育成を目的としている。



President's Address — Fall 2026 Enrollment Ceremony

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Fall 2026 Enrollment Ceremony for the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs of Shizuoka University. It is my great pleasure to welcome you all today.

First, together with everyone gathered here for this ceremony, I wish to offer my heartfelt congratulations to all of our new students—19 in the undergraduate program, 56 in the master's program, and 17 in the doctoral program. I also extend my sincere congratulations to your families and to everyone who has supported you along the way.

Among you today are students who have entered through the Asia Bridge Program (ABP), as well as international students who joined us through other pathways. ABP began at the request of companies here in Shizuoka Prefecture, and this year marks its eleventh year. Many companies in this prefecture have expanded into other parts of Asia and need people who can bridge the gap with the local communities where they operate. To support ABP students, these companies established scholarship funds through generous donations. I am pleased to say that many graduates of this program have gone on to work at these very companies and are making the contributions that were hoped for. From the very beginning, ABP has enjoyed the support of local businesses, and it has brought an unprecedented level of diversity to our educational and research environment. I consider it one of the most groundbreaking initiatives in the history of Shizuoka University.

Starting today, our international students will study and conduct research alongside Japanese students. I hope that you will actively engage with your Japanese classmates, build lasting friendships, and help further enrich the diversity of Shizuoka University.
We now live in an uncertain age, one in which it is difficult to see clearly what lies ahead. Armed conflicts continue in various parts of the world, and we face challenges such as climate change and infectious disease that resist easy solutions. In times like these, the world is looking for people who are willing to confront difficult problems head-on and find ways forward. I believe that all of you who have entered Shizuoka University today are exactly the kind of people the world is counting on.

Most of these challenges cannot be solved through a single academic discipline alone. Responding to climate change, correcting social and economic inequality, resolving conflicts around the world, addressing the threat posed by nuclear weapons—all of these are problems we are called upon to solve, and doing so requires the cooperation of many academic fields, mobilizing the full breadth of human knowledge. As you study and pursue research at Shizuoka University, I hope you will challenge yourselves to move beyond the traditional boundary between the humanities and the sciences. Of course, it is important to build on your own area of expertise, but I also encourage you to broaden your learning into fields that may, at first glance, seem unrelated to your specialty. Once you approach a subject with genuine curiosity, even one you initially thought held no relevance to you, you will likely discover something you can bring back to your own field. I believe that this kind of intellectual openness will broaden the scope of your research and help it grow in ways you might not otherwise imagine.

At Shizuoka University, you are free to pursue your own academic interests and to share what you discover with society. What matters most here is your intellectual curiosity, and it is your creative pursuits that we value above all. We, the faculty and staff, are committed to supporting each and every one of you in your own path of inquiry. I encourage you not to be passive, but to actively take on new challenges. As you do so, please value not only your relationships with faculty and staff, but also with your friends, acquaintances, and senior students. When you find yourself struggling or unsure of how to proceed, they will surely be able to offer good advice.

I would also like to mention that this year marks exactly one hundred years since Professor Kenjiro Takayanagi—who once taught at the predecessor of our Hamamatsu Campus, Hamamatsu Higher Technical School—achieved the world's first transmission and reception of an image using a cathode ray tube, on December 25, 1926. Professor Takayanagi is remembered as "the father of Japanese television," and a number of commemorative events are planned this year to honor his achievements. I hope you will take an interest in them.
You will spend the next several years living in Japan, here in the cities of Hamamatsu and Shizuoka, where our campuses are located. Living in an environment so different from your home country, you may sometimes find yourselves puzzled by differences in language, religion, food, and customs. But I hope you will embrace these differences as opportunities, and that you will make an effort to learn about the Japanese language and culture as well. Shizuoka Prefecture is blessed with abundant natural beauty, along with a history and culture that continue to captivate people from around the world. It is my sincere wish that you will thrive here, in this remarkable environment, and lead a vibrant student life.
In closing, I would once again like to offer my heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you who has entered Shizuoka University today. This concludes my address.
October 1（2）, 2026

Kazuyuki Hizume
President, Shizuoka University