• Shinshu University places great value on the history, culture and abundant natural resources of Shinshu and on the activities of all those who live in Shinshu.
• Shinshu University is committed to the principle that its intellectual resources and the endeavors of its researchers should remain at the service of the community as the University works to help conserve the natural environment, promote public welfare and stimulate the development of local industries.
• Shinshu University educates young people to welcome and respond positively to encounters with cultures different from their own.
• Shinshu University appreciates the importance of the creativity of the individual.
• The academic community of Shinshu University is firmly committed to the principle that the results of its research should be employed exclusively to promote the happiness and well-being of humanity.

Shinshu University declares its aims to be fourfold:

1. To pursue excellence in education
2. To pursue excellence in academic research
3. To contribute to the local community
4. To promote international exchange

Underlying all these aims is the basic conception of the University’s role as set out above.

• The University’s principal educational aim is to foster the unique intellectual talents of each student.
• The University strives to produce young people who value the precious resources of the natural world, welcome the diversity of human culture, and are skilled communicators.
• The University’s objective is that all its graduates should have gained the self-reliance, determination and eagerness to take on new challenges that will enable them to discover for themselves what their task in society should be. They will be equipped to identify those problems which are most urgent and, in seeking solutions, to make the most of the advanced technical knowledge which they have acquired.

The University’s aims in research are:

• To open up new intellectual frontiers while nurturing a scientific community that respects and works in harmony with the natural world.
• To contribute to the further development of human society.
• To make the results of the University’s research available to the world.
• To create a research environment which is attractive to talented young people.

• The University remains committed to making its resources available to and fostering close links with the wider community of all those who live in Shinshu in order to achieve the following goals:
• To conserve the natural environment and to preserve the history, culture and traditions of Shinshu.
• To improve standards of education and public welfare.
• To offer concrete proposals for the development of local industries.

The University actively welcomes foreign students and researchers and is committed to being the main driving force for international exchange between the people of Shinshu and the global community.