Nagoya City University was established as a public university having the Medical School and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1950. Its lineage, however, stretches back to Nagoya School of Pharmacy established in 1884, and Nagoya Municipal Women’s Higher Medical School established in 1943. Today, NCU has six schools – Medical School; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Faculty of Economics, which commemorated its 50th anniversary of foundation last year; School of Humanities and Social Sciences; School of Design and Architecture, which will commemorate its 20th anniversary this year, and continues its unique activities which are rare within the country and cannot be found at any other universities; and School of Nursing; – and seven graduate schools – Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Economics, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Design and Architecture, Graduate School of Nursing, and Graduate School of Natural Sciences. One important feature of NCU is its three medical care schools, which have been nurturing medical personnel, contributing to the promotion of public health and welfare, and sharing the fruits of NCU’s cutting-edge research with the world. This year, NCU will observe its 65th anniversary of establishment. On the memorial day of its foundation (October 28), NCU established the “Charter of Nagoya City University” last year in commemoration of this milestone. Based on this charter, NCU formulated the “Future Plan of Nagoya City University” envisaging its bright vision of 15 years in the future. This Future Plan upholds the following four directives: ①NCU in which citizens feel pride and affinity ②NCU which keeps developing together with Nagoya City ③NCU which keeps advancing on the world stage with a strategic perspective ④NCU which has a stable foundation of management Based on these directives, NCU will make 52 sub-plans, divide the 15-year term into four phases, and carry them out successively. The term of 15 years from now on seems long-range, but, by then, Nagoya City will be greatly transformed with the Maglev Chuo Shinkansen in service. NCU will seize the opportunities presented by such social development at home and abroad accordingly, and persevere in its effort toward reformation.