The School of Veterinary Nursing and Technology was established within the Faculty of Veterinary Science in fiscal 2005, for the purpose of training and nurturing advanced specialists of veterinary health and nursing.
This school not only nurtures significant human resources as assistants of veterinary medicine and veterinary care, in which the tendency towards globalization is becoming stronger, but also has a goal of nurturing specialists in various animal-related fields, including those who have advanced knowledge of wildlife management and maintenance of the global environment, those who comprehend zoonotic diseases and can contribute to animal hygiene and public health practice, those who can contribute to animal-assisted therapy and the production of service animals, and those who are suitable as officials in charge of animal welfare and animal welfare promoters determined in the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals.
