We educate students to possess a rich sense of humanity and a keen awareness of society and the times. Graduates will join the workforce prepared to actively engage in many fields in international society. Located in downtown Hamamatsu, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture was launched in the year 2000 as a university founded and operated with the assistance of the local industries of Shizuoka prefecture and Hamamatsu city. The institution became a public university of Shizuoka prefecture from 2010. Just as the city of Hamamatsu has opened itself to the world, SUAC aims to be an open university