Hiroshima University aims to be a world-class hub of education and research, to nurture highly skilled human resources who will contribute to their communities with excellence, and to continue the advancement of science and technology through expansion and development of cutting-edge research. Based on the institution’s founding principle, which states “a single unified university, free and pursuing peace in the world”, Hiroshima University fulfills its roles as a national university with the following five guiding principles: 1.The Pursuit of Peace - to develop intellectual attitudes which always seek peaceful solutions to the problems affecting society and the world at large; 2.The Creation of New Forms of Knowledge - to evolve new systems of study which surpass existing frontiers of knowledge and encourage intellectual innovation; 3.The Nurturing of Well-Rounded Human Beings - to train graduates with well-developed and multifaceted personalities by means of an education which has breadth as well as depth; 4.Collaboration with the Local, Regional, and International Community - to create a university with a strong international awareness which can efficiently disseminate knowledge on a worldwide scale, in collaboration with local and regional communities; 5.Continuous Self-Development - to maintain a constant readiness to re-examine established ways of acting, and a constant openness to improvement and innovation.