Chiba University was founded about 150 years ago, and has been taking great effort to provide the best curriculums and environment, as well as conducting world level research in upgrading the university status. Based on the University Charter, ‖Always Aim Higher‖, Chiba University will foster human resources with the knowledge of liberal arts, specialized subjects, professional skills, and the ability of solving problems.Chiba University has 10 faculties with about 10,500 students and 15 graduate schools with about 3,500 students. Chiba University has about 510 partner institution agreements in 49 countries, conducting about 280 international joint research projects in 47 countries, and accepting about 2,000 international students annually. Chiba University is constantly developing education and research programs, expanding various international activities all over the world, aiming to become a world class university.