- The Pursuit of Peace
To develop intellectual attitudes which always seek peaceful solutions to the problems affecting society and the world at large.
- The Creation of New Forms of Knowledge
To evolve new systems of study which surpass existing frontiers of knowledge and encourage intellectual innovation.
- The Nurturing of Well-Rounded Human Beings
To train graduates with well-developed and multifaceted personalities by means of an education which has breadth as well as depth.
- Collaboration with the Local, Regional, and International Community
To create a university with a strong international awareness which can efficiently disseminate knowledge on a worldwide scale, in collaboration with local and regional communities.
- Continuous Self-Development
To maintain a constant readiness to re-examine established ways of acting, and a constant openness to improvement and innovation.
In order to fulfill its mission as a national university, HU has formulated the Hiroshima University Charter as a basic principle for its activities.