To build a world-class, specialized university

To uphold the ideologies of ‘eclecticism’ and ‘innovation derived from tradition’

To foster a multifaceted approach to learning, seeking harmony through diversity

To establish a model for the ‘erudite craftsmen’ emphasizing ‘knowledge attained through practice and consciousness attained through scholarship’

To champion a spirit of mission, innovation and poetic character

To cultivate individuals to possess the ‘Four Sensibilities’: Integrity and Knowledge, Practice and Theory, Ancient and Modern, Local and Global.