Hiroshima International University was founded in 1998 in Hiroshima, Japan.
It has seven faculties, with 10 departments, offering students 10 undergraduate majors. With Japan’s ageing society, the university focuses on equipping its students with medical and caring skills to be able to look after the ageing population.
There are two campuses at Hiroshima International university. Higashihiroshima Campus situated in Higashihiroshima, housing the faculties of rehabilitation, health and sports, healthcare sciences, and health sciences. The Kure Campus, located in Kure-Shi is home to the faculty of nursing, healthcare sciences and pharmaceutical sciences.
Students can study a range of courses from clinical engineering technology to physical therapy, child care to care work, and many more. Students in each department have the opportunity to gain various qualifications before graduating, allowing them to go straight into the medical world of work and practice their skills.
The institutions aims to strengthen its connections with the local community, and therefore offers a range of facilities to enhance this relationship. They offer work experience sessions which provide children with medical-employment experiences, allowing them to ask questions about their futures in medicine.
The weekly radio station, FM Higashi Hiroshima, is produced entirely by students, where they speak about planning, interviews and other essential skills. There is also a volunteer centre and psychology clinic centre, where locals meet with university staff and students to gain support.
