UT Ocean Alliance will create new fields of ocean research by networking various different areas of study, and will form an academic framework to train the human resources necessary for the further advancement of ocean science.

As an island with little in the way of land based natural resources, Japan must exist in harmony with the ocean and systematically manage ocean related issues, taking into account a broad range of perspectives in order to take full advantage of the rich resource it offers.

As an example, the development of natural resources requires both economic and environmental assessment of the available reserves, development of the necessary engineering technology for survey and development, and the consensus of international law together with appropriate regulation and management. With a departmentalized approach to research, it is not possible to fully consider all the necessary issues with sufficient foresight to achieve sustainable development. UT Ocean Alliance will form the necessary network to comprehensively and systematically consider these issues for the advancement of ocean science.

By adopting a trans-disciplinary approach to ocean research, UT Ocean Alliance will support the foundations of Japan as a marine nation and help society achieve a better understanding of our ocean.

By forming a network across the various independent fields of ocean research, UT Ocean Alliance will enable the research community to practically address complicated ocean issues, and consider the viewpoint from a variety of different research fields in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the problems and complexities faced.
Through the alliance, experts from different fields and the various departments can work together towards a common goal, and in doing so realize new levels of academic excellence and technological achievement that will address global scale social issues. The initiation of the trans-disciplinary ocean science unit and the ocean policy unit of The Program for the Basis of Marine Affairs suppported by the Nippon Foundation will provide support for our future research.
The results of our research will be fed-back into society through the organization of workshops and symposiums in open lectures, and the publication of research papers and reports that will spark the interest of the general public.