All students, faculty, and staff of Yamaguchi University shall join together to create a university where mutual education is a key concept. The university will develop persons equipped with human strengths such as the ability to identify problems and a spirit of welcoming challenges, and with international comprehension and advanced specialized capabilities. It intends to be highly rated by society, and to be a university that is a source of pride and trust for current students, graduates, and students from overseas.Yamaguchi University aims to train and develop persons who can be active in many areas of society, such as high-quality instructors and excellent medical staff, and will strengthen international cooperation through research, provide advanced medical care to local communities, offer lifetime learning and develop links between industry and academia, and in other ways carry out activities that are based in connections with local societies and the international community in terms of education, research, medical care, culture, and economics. As a core regional general university, Yamaguchi University will develop as a university with unique and distinctive characteristics in the Asia Pacific Region, and thereby provide the results of our education and research to a broad range of society, create real connections with local societies and the international community, and contribute to the advancement of all societies.
山口大学全体师生员工应携手共建一所大学，以相互教育为核心理念。该校致力于培养具备发现问题能力、勇于迎接挑战精神等人文素养，兼具国际理解力与高端专业能力的人才。其目标是成为社会高度认可的高等学府，成为在读生、毕业生及海外学子引以为豪且信赖的学术殿堂。山口大学旨在培养能够在各个领域大显身手的人才。如高素质教师和优秀医护人员等诸多社会领域，并通过研究加强国际合作，为当地社区提供先进医疗服务，开展终身学习并促进产学结合，同时在教育、科研、医疗、文化和经济等方面开展与当地社会及国际社会紧密相连的各项活动。作为核心地区综合性大学，山口大学将发展成为亚太地区独具特色的高等学府，从而向社会广泛提供教育和研究成果，与当地社会和国际社会建立实质性联系，为全社会的进步做出贡献。