Saga University will promote understanding of diversity to realize an environment completely free from discriminations against gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, disability, and so on. We will also enable minorities who have had few opportunities to be involved in decision-making processes to learn, work, and actively participate without unnecessary worries. We hereby declare to promote diversity.
Basic Policy
- Creation and dissemination of new “knowledge”
We will create an environment for education and research.
We will collaborate and cooperate with domestic and foreign universities to promote diversity.
We will enlighten our students and faculty members on diversity. - Review and correction of organizations and practices
We will review the existing organizations and practices as needed.
We will correct any gender gap in the structure of all our organizations.
We will take Positive Action (affirmative action and positive discrimination). - Balance and support for work and life
We will support balancing education, research, work, and life.
We will improve support schemes for students and faculty members engaging in child-rearing or nursing care. - Development of university identity for respecting human rights
We will eliminate practices (harassments) that violate human rights or individual characters.
We will pay attention to minorities who are prone to social disadvantages. - Cooperation with and contribution to the local community
We will promote diversity in collaboration and cooperation with the local community.
We will share the outcome of gender-equal education and research to contribute to the development of the local community.
Vision
- Recruitment and promotion of females
We will structure an inter-departmental personnel system to raise the ratio of females in the faculty and leading positions. - Development and proper evaluation of female researchers
We will present role models to develop female staff in leading positions or natural sciences, improve the methods of performance evaluation, and implement awareness reform for all faculty members. - Environment improvement
We will improve our facilities and personnel arrangements so that researchers can continue working without severance or discontinuation and create a work environment considerate to the balance between family and work regardless of the genders. - Respect for individuality of all members
We will realize an education/research/work environment which respects the diversity and individuality of all members of our university.
Message from Director, Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Thank you for visiting the website of the Diversity Promotion Office at Saga University.
Since the establishment of the Gender Equality Office in 2012 and its reorganization into the Diversity Promotion Office in 2017, Saga University has been working to build a university-wide framework for promoting diversity and inclusion.
A university is a community where students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds and aspirations come together to engage in creative education and research, contributing to the development of society. Creating a campus environment in which all members can fully demonstrate their abilities and pursue their goals is essential for Saga University to remain an institution that the region can take pride in.
With imagination, empathy, and open dialogue at the core of our efforts, we aim to provide support not only for women but also for individuals belonging to various minority groups. At the same time, we are committed to fostering a university where everyone—including those in the majority—can learn and work comfortably, ensuring that no one is left behind. We will continue to inherit and further develop the warm and open atmosphere that Saga University has cultivated for more than 70 years. As a leading university in the region, we will also work together with local companies and municipalities to advance diversity initiatives throughout Saga Prefecture.
Promoting diversity is not something that can be achieved overnight. We hope to move forward together with students, their families, researchers, faculty and staff, and members of the local community. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions for the sustainable development of our university. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and support.
Kaoru Araki
Director, Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Saga University
Promotion Organization
