Nowadays, humanity encounters the occurrence of numerous diverse, complex and even prolonged natural and manmade disasters that are threatening lives of people regardless of their nationality. To respond to such challenges, University of Kochi, University of Hyogo, Chiba University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing have put their resources and expertise together to launch a new graduate program in disaster nursing to produce global leaders who will solve a wide range of problems in the time of disasters, exercise interdisciplinary leadership in international settings, and contribute to promoting health and safety in disaster- affected communities.
To conduct innovative research and develop theories which can be applied to nursing practices in cooperation with other professionals in related disciplines
To contribute towards promotion of human security through educating nurses with profound understanding in disaster nursing
To create global nurse leaders who can respond to and solve a wide range of problems in disasters and exercise interdisciplinary leadership in international settings.
Graduates who are expected to be future leaders