National University Corporation: Fukushima University

Our objective is to foster professionals who play important roles in local communities, who are endowed with a sense of "public spirit" through inter-disciplinary education and research grounded primarily in the fields of Law and Politics, and Sociology. The Faculty consists of three divisions, Law, Regional Area and Administration, and Society and Culture, through which the teaching faculty aims to make the best of both specialized study and inter-disciplinary study.

Although the 21st century in Japan has been dubbed the "Age of Regional Authorities," and power is gradually becoming more decentralized, regional communities continue to face challenges: the financial condition of local governments, a declining birth-rate and aging population, and overall depopulation in remote areas remain unsolved. Graduates from this Faculty will follow predecessors from the former faculty system who are making significant contributions in dealing with the above issues. These will rank among but not be limited to: 1) specialists working as local civil servants (at prefectural, municipal and other local government levels), 2) national civil servants (including court secretaries and national tax specialists), 3) public sector specialists, and 4) private sector employees. The Faculty has been and will continue to produce such talented specialists with global perspectives who direct their energy into regional communities.