Learning at Kochi University

Our university has identified 10+1 competencies that we expect students to acquire by the time they graduate. These 10+1 competencies, which align with the talent development goals of each faculty, are essential for students to achieve higher-quality learning outcomes and are also considered crucial for their success in society after graduation.

The 10 competencies are: (the "knowledge of specialized fields," "knowledge of human culture, society, and nature,"“logical thinking,” “problem-solving skills,” and “language and information literacy”), (the “expressive skills,” “communication skills,” and “collaborative skills” necessary for building relationships with others), and (the “self-discipline” and “ethical values” necessary for self-control and achieving good results).

Furthermore, the ability to effectively integrate and utilize these ten skills leads to higher-quality results (integration).

Furthermore, the ability to use these 10 competencies to engage with people and society and steer them in a better direction will serve as the foundation for your careers after graduation (engagement). In this way, the ability to fully utilize these 10 competencies to “find a way” through difficult challenges and situations is the +1 competency: “Integration and Engagement.”

The concept of “education through regional collaboration” championed by our university aims to cultivate individuals who can integrate the knowledge and skills acquired at the university to make a positive impact on society while confronting and solving real-world challenges.Throughout your four years at Kochi University, whether in regular classes, extracurricular activities, club activities, or volunteer work, we encourage you to live your student life with a conscious focus on “addressing challenges,” “interacting with others,” and “self-reflection” as appropriate to each situation, thereby acquiring the “10+1” competencies.

Kochi University has defined the "10+1 Competencies"—comprising three domains—"Task-Oriented," "Interpersonal," and "Self-Awareness"—along with the ability to integrate them—as the competencies undergraduate students are expected to acquire by graduation. Through an educational program designed to foster the ability to contribute to society, the university aims to cultivate the foundational "transferable skills" necessary for success.

In our master’s, professional degree, and doctoral programs, we build upon the foundation established in the undergraduate program to provide education that meets the diploma policy of each major. Through this approach, we cultivate and deepen not only specialized knowledge and skills but also “transferable skills.”
 

【Kochi University Transferable Skills】

1. Advanced knowledge and skills, judgment in tackling challenges, problem-solving ability, and research ethics
〈DP: Knowledge and Understanding, Thinking and Judging〉

2. Communication and presentation skills to convey one's research to researchers in different specialized fields and diverse stakeholders
〈DP: Skills and Expression〉

3. The ability to collaborate with others proactively while solving problems, identify one's role by leveraging expertise, and fulfill that role.
〈DP: Interest, Motivation, Attitude〉

4. The ability to collaborate with experts from different fields to solve problems by contributing one's own research to society and identifying connections with social and regional challenges
〈DP: Integration and Engagement〉

Students enrolled in the final year of graduate school at this university who wish to obtain the "Kochi University Graduate School of Integrated Human and Natural Sciences Certificate of Transferable Skills Acquisition (Expected)" should apply here.