Associate Professor at Okayama Prefectural University - Soja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Okayama Prefectural University was founded in 1993 on the principal that students would be offered inter-disciplinary curricula on fields of study that are in demand and precisely correspond with the diverse changes happening in our society. Students and graduates of this university are trained to understand and contribute to the betterment of contemporary civic affairs such as the aging of society, the ever-transforming information technology evolution, and globalization. Okayama Prefectural University has faculties and graduate schools as follows; * Faculty of Health and Welfare Science** Dept. of Nursing Science** Dept. of Nutritional Science** Dept. of Welfare Systems and Health Science* Graduate School of Health and Welfare Science* Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering** Dept. of Communication Engineering** Dept. of System Engineering** Dept. of Human Information Engineering* Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering* Faculty of Design** Dept. of Design for Technology** Dept. of Aesthetic Design* Graduate School of Design