In this book, Ryuho Okawa, the author and founder of Happy Science University, shares his vision for Happy Science University, a new type of university that has no equivalent anywhere in the world. This groundbreaking philosophy will provide unique values to the existing academic world and greatly advance the function and the role of universities in society. The New Idea of a University is a book that opens new frontiers of academia and that provides clear guidelines for leading the world into a better future.