The Center of Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CEAP) was established in April 2007. The center has two main purposes: one is to run the Graduate Program in Applied Ethics (GPAE) and the other is to promote a wide variety of research and education concerning applied ethics at the University. The first purpose is to oversee the Graduate Program in Applied Ethics sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The grant from MEXT terminated at the end of the 2007 Japanese fiscal year (technically March 2008). However, it is our imperative to continue the program thereafter in order to educate and train young philosophers and ethicists with a contemporary perspective of applied ethics.

The second purpose is to conduct applied ethics education not only at the School of Letters but also at other Graduate Schools. Currently, we run several classes of applied ethics at the Graduate Schools of Agriculture and of Life Sciences. Inevitably, however, there are limitations in terms of the availability of human resources to teach applied ethics classes at each Graduate School. Nevertheless, it is also our imperative to train highly skilled professionals equipped with ethical minds. In order to achieve this goal, we will utilize the inter-faculty education system at the graduate level, where, for example, medical students can take classes hosted by the Graduate School of Economics.

The Center of Applied Ethics and Philosophy (CEAP) was established in April 2007. The center has two main purposes: one is to run the Graduate Program in Applied Ethics (GPAE) and the other is to promote a wide variety of research and education concerning applied ethics at the University. The first purpose is to oversee the Graduate Program in Applied Ethics sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The grant from MEXT terminated at the end of the 2007 Japanese fiscal year (technically March 2008). However, it is our imperative to continue the program thereafter in order to educate and train young philosophers and ethicists with a contemporary perspective of applied ethics.

The second purpose is to conduct applied ethics education not only at the School of Letters but also at other Graduate Schools. Currently, we run several classes of applied ethics at the Graduate Schools of Agriculture and of Life Sciences. Inevitably, however, there are limitations in terms of the availability of human resources to teach applied ethics classes at each Graduate School. Nevertheless, it is also our imperative to train highly skilled professionals equipped with ethical minds. In order to achieve this goal, we will utilize the inter-faculty education system at the graduate level, where, for example, medical students can take classes hosted by the Graduate School of Economics.