Ehime UniversityStudent Competencies
– Competencies expected of a student of Ehime University.

summary

Ehime UniversityBased on the Ehime University Charter, the Student Competencies indicate the abilities that students in all faculties are expected to have at the time of graduation, and can be positioned as the educational goals of Ehime University as a whole.

Students can acquire these competencies through formal education, semi-formal education, and extra-curricular activities. We hope that in addition to knowledge in your area of specialization, you will acquire the broad range of competencies indicated in the Ehime UniversityStudent Competencies, which will help you to shape your future.

Positioning and Characteristics

Ehime UniversityStudent Competency Characteristics

1. The competencies of students are clarified on a university-wide basis and positioned as educational goals for Ehime University as a whole.
2. Three types of activities are positioned as venues for developing competencies: formal education, semi-formal education, and extra-formal activities.
3. It is positioned as one of the quality standards to be achieved in the university-wide assessment plan.

Explanation of each ability

I Ability to appropriately apply knowledge and skills

Specific Skills 1] Ability to acquire individual knowledge and skills while relating them to each other.

Students are expected to be able to relate the knowledge and skills acquired through classes and other activities to each other and to be able to use them in different situations. Simply conducting experiments, practical training, surveys, observations, and literature reading on a piecemeal basis is not enough to truly acquire knowledge and skills. We can say that we have mastered them only when we relate what we have learned to each other and systematize them as much as possible.

Specific Ability 2] Ability to construct and appropriately express one’s own ideas based on acquired knowledge and skills.

You can say that the knowledge and skills you have acquired are truly yours when you are able to systematize them in your mind and express them appropriately. If you understand something but cannot express it, you do not truly understand it. You need to be able to formulate a logical line of reasoning based on the knowledge you have acquired and express it in an appropriate manner that is easy for others to understand. When you have acquired this ability, you can say that you have integrated the results of your study.

Ⅱ Ability to think and judge logically

[Specific Ability 3] Ability to analyze and interpret based on a broad perspective and logical thinking.

(e.g., critical thinking/creative thinking)
Collect and organize a variety of information, relate it to each other, think logically from a broad perspective, and analyze and interpret a subject. This ability works in unison with the operation of knowledge and skills. For example, critical thinking means to consider a subject from multiple perspectives and think logically based on objective evidence, while also taking into account existing academic knowledge systems and frameworks. By acquiring these skills, you will be able to convince others.

[Specific Ability 4] Able to make judgments and offer solutions based on objective evidence.

(e.g., decision-making and judgment/problem finding and solving)
In academic research, as well as in social life, we are constantly called upon to make decisions and to exercise judgment. And in order to live as independent individuals, we must be able to properly recognize the basis for our decisions and show that they are objectively justified. To do this, we must be able to correctly recognize our own situation, find out the issues involved, and come up with measures to solve them.

III Ability to work with diverse people

[Specific Ability 5] Ability to communicate appropriately in a variety of situations.

(e.g., listening, dialogue, discussion, presentation)
In today’s society, it has become commonplace for people of various backgrounds to work on issues in teams. In order to respond flexibly to such situations, it is necessary not only to acquire communication skills in the narrow sense, such as accurate use of Japanese and foreign languages and business manners, but also to be able to effectively convey one’s own ideas while appropriately understanding the intentions of others.

Specific Ability 6] Ability to collaborate with diverse people to achieve objectives.

(e.g., cooperation/respect for diversity/hospitality)
In order to achieve great goals, it is necessary to cooperate and coordinate with many people and each other. It is necessary to accumulate many experiences of actually organizing a team with diverse members and conducting various activities, becoming aware of, accepting, and understanding the individual diversity that each person possesses. In order to collaborate, it is necessary to acquire the mindset and practical skills to act for the happiness of others.

IV Ability to live as an independent individual

Specific Strength 7] Ability to act on one’s own personality and aptitude.

(e.g., self-understanding / self-decision / self-reflection / attitude of lifelong learning)
In order for each individual to realize his or her self, it is important to fully understand one’s own personality and aptitude in social situations, and to make decisions based on this understanding. An important activity for this purpose is reflection. Reflecting on one’s own experiences and what one has learned promotes a deep self-understanding, and with this as the core, it becomes possible to act proactively. Reflection is also expected to be an ongoing process and to develop a lifelong attitude of continuous learning.

[Specific Strength 8] Able to adjust one’s behavior in social relationships.

(e.g., compliance with norms/self-management/resilience)
People are social beings and must maximize their abilities in their relationships with society (others). Society has various rules and restrictions, and the same is true of the organizations and groups to which we belong. Within the limited resources and constraints, you are expected to comply and adapt to the rules of your organization and adjust your behavior accordingly. The ability to appropriately deal with difficult situations also becomes more important in a society that is difficult to predict.

V. Ability to lead the organization and society

Specific Ability 9] Able to act with awareness and pride as a member of a group or organization.

(e.g., sense of responsibility / solidarity / sense of belonging / leadership)
A group or organization functions only when each member acts with responsibility and awareness and fulfills his or her role. They assess the situation based on evidence, and through dialogue and collaboration with others, identify issues, devise solutions, and put them into action. By doing so, we can improve the group or organization to which we belong. As a result, you will be proud of the society and organization to which you belong, and of yourself for belonging to it.

Concrete Strength 10] Interest in local, national, and international issues and the ability to contribute toward a better future.

(e.g. Future Thinking/Internationality/Social Contribution/Entrepreneurship)
There are many challenges in the community and at home and abroad. The first important thing is to have an attitude of facing such challenges without looking away. Then, it is expected of them to think about society and the environment from a broad perspective and do the best they can in their own way toward a better future. As one of the leaders who will create the society of the future, you are expected to think and act as one of the leaders of the future.