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Kobe City College of Nursing was established in April 1996, with the mission of developing nursing professionals who can contribute to the community's health, medical care, and welfare. The establishment was the year following the Kobe earthquake, which occurred in January 1995. This year marks our 19th year. The College has evolved in response to society's needs and the changes in the health environment in our 18-year history. An undergraduate school, graduate school (master's and doctorate courses), and a midwifery department were set up. We are distinguished by having a doctorate course. During this period, we have produced nearly 1908 graduates and trainees. Thus, w…
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Kitasato University was founded in 1962 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Kitasato Institute. Since then, for half a century, the University has striven to advance the study of life phenomena, medicine, health, and welfare. It has aimed to advance the discovery and utilization of biological resources and the promotion of environmental conservation. Toward this end, it has focused on education and research and has now evolved into one of Japan's leading universities in the study of Life Sciences. The University is based on the philosophy of its founder, Shibasaburo Kitasato: namely, possessing a pioneering spirit, appreciation, and consideration with gratitu…
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Kitami Institute of Technology is located in Kitami, a northeastern Hokkaido central city, and midway between Mt. Daisetsu and the sea of Okhotsk. It is on a plain surrounded by mountains and is the commercial center of the Okhotsk area. Dormitories, boarding houses, and apartments are the main options for the students' housing in Kitami. Dormitory rooms are the least expensive, but the availability varies. Boarding houses usually provide meals, but boarders often have to share bathrooms. Rooms in Japan usually are unfurnished. There are several boarding houses and apartment houses around the campus. Dormitories, boarding houses, and apartments are the main opti…
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At Kiryu University, established in 2008, the educational philosophy is "Training a wide range of professionals through practical practice" to acquire high education and reliable technology. The Kiryu College Junior College that was renamed in the same year has the educational objective of "training people with expertise and skills, active in society as a specialist, capable of taking leadership" as a specialist. Kiryu University and the Kiryu University Junior College Department, in order to carefully consider the entire environment surrounding the university and deepen exchanges with the local society through practice, not only in terms of academic and research activi…
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Kinjo University was opened in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2000, based on the philosophy "the development of human resources to lead the welfare society in the future." Though it started only with the Faculty of Social Work, it has grown into a university with three faculties and a graduate school, founding the Faculty of Health Sciences in 2007, and the Faculty of Nursing and the Graduate School of Rehabilitation in 2015. Kinjo University develops human resources adaptable to needs for greater sophistication and diversity in health, medical care, welfare, and education. It has provided society with graduates who have a broad range of general knowledge and pra…
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Kinjo Gakuin was founded in 1889 as a women's private school by an American Presbyterian missionary named Mrs. Annie Edgar Randolph. The Japanese word "Kinjo" means "Golden Castle," and our founder, Mrs. Randolph, named our school. Golden Castle Women's School has developed over a century into an educational complex consisting of a university, a senior high school, a junior high school, and a kindergarten. It holds approximately 7,500 students and about 400 teachers and administrative staff at present. Kinjo Gakuin University is located in Omori, a suburban area of Nagoya, which has a population of 2.2 million people. Our campus is safe, spacious, wooded, and blessed wi…
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Kindai University offers learning for the real world—a focus that puts our research programs at the international forefront of addressing complex food supply, energy, and environmental issues. With vibrant campuses, compelling curricula, and practical field studies, Kindai University shapes caring global citizens who can inspire trust and respect. Kindai University was established in 1949 to develop graduates that are “caring, trustworthy and respectable.” Our founding principles are “learning for the real world” and “nurturing intellectual and emotional intelligence.” The university was formed from the amalgamation of Osaka Technical College, founded in 1925, and Osaka…
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Junsei Educational Institution (JEI) established the Junsei School of Nursing and Welfare in 1967, Kibi International University (KIU) in 1990, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare (KUHW) in 1999, and Institute of Health and Human Services of KUHW in 2005. Since its founding, Kibi International University has grown markedly in strength, scale, and stature. Over the past quarter-century, it has dramatically increased the number of educational programs it offers while simultaneously taking great care to maintain and further raise what have been consistently high standards. Initially centered on a single school of sociology, other schools and departments have been add…
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Kiwa College was founded in 1991 at the present location. The name of the college symbolizes Christian principles. Kiwa means to love God and to love one's love neighbors. The college was established as the first Christian College in Niigata Prefecture. Kiwa College was established as a liberal arts college, with the United Church of Christ's moral and active contribution in Japan. Accordingly, the college holds chapel hour every Friday. Kiwa College endeavors to educate students who will strive to serve others. For this purpose, the college embodies the three doctrines, Christianity, Internationalism, and Localism. The education Keiwa College emphasizes the importanc…
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Established in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa as a small school of Western learning, Keio has a history as Japan's first private institution of higher learning. Over 150 years since its founding, Keio has thrived under its founder's motto of jitsugaku, or empirical science, as it continues to transform Japan as a modern nation through contributions to education, research, and medicine. Founded in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa, Keio University is Japan's first modern institution of higher learning. Over the years, Keio has continued to evolve while preserving its management tradition through the willing cooperation of private individuals and groups. To survive globalization, whic…
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KBS develops leaders who can envision and materialize original business concepts. Here, scholars and students of diverse backgrounds find enjoyment in learning together, delivering world-class research, and integrating academic theory with business experience. KBS is Japan's oldest business school, founded in 1962. The business school has been referred to as "KBS" from its founding. Today, KBS encompasses the Keio University Graduate School of Business Administration, which confers MBA and Ph.D. degrees, and the Keio Business School, which provides short-term, open-enrollment executive programs. The school has been known as KBS since its founding. Today, KBS encompasses…
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The principle of our school's foundation is "Kei-ten Ai-jin," a unique, simple, yet amiable phrase meaning "Revere Heaven Love Man." The name of our school, "Keiai," was derived from this phrase. Since its establishment for nearly 80 years, we have always hoisted our banner of "Kei-ten Ai-jin" with unlimited pride. "Kei-ten Ai-jin" were the words of Nanshu Saigo, better known as Takamori Saigo, a leader in the Meiji Restoration. The founder of our school, Masaji Nagatoro (the grandfather of the present board chairman), found the origin of education in these words and adopted this concept as the principle of the school's foundation. The idea of "Kei-ten Ai-jin (Revere …
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Today, our society undertakes an aging society's challenges, computerization, globalization, and technical innovation. Medical universities are socially expected to train physicians capable of responding to these challenges and providing high-level medical services. Our medical university must evolve to fulfill more responsibilities by reviewing our advanced educational and medical system, which has been cultivated since the establishment of Kawasaki Gakuen. We are also tasked with evolving this school system into an institution of advanced and concentrated knowledge. And we must steadily pursue our ends to provide competent physicians who can meet the demands of soc…
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Kansai University of International Studies (KUIS) was first established as a two-year women's junior college in 1987. In 1998, we became a four-year college to add a new page to universities' history in this country. As befits the name of this institution, partnerships with 45 overseas universities across 12 countries and one region situated primarily in the Asian-Pacific region have been established. We are known as a university with a vital educational component and enjoy an excellent reputation for designing and developing educational programs and learning achievements attained. Five learning benchmarks and twelve intermediate targets have been prescribed to promote th…
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Kansai University has seen remarkable development over its many years. We celebrated our 130th anniversary in 2016. We have 13 faculties, 13 graduate schools, three professional graduate schools, and a preparatory course for international students. Over our long history, all those involved in building our institution have overcome various hardships to achieve such prestigious standing. While always keeping this in mind, we now need to make a courageous new start to explore an even brighter future and a new era of further reform that balances reality and ideals. To proudly pass on "the burning torch of intelligence" at our 150th, or even 200th, anniversary, we must gather …
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Our university motto is "the spirit of service in which one must live through the path of great value to society." Our forerunner Kansai Vocational School of Acupuncture and Massage, was founded in May 1957 by Takeo Takeda on the above motto. The school's goals were to cultivate excellent acupuncture and massage skills and develop these therapies in Osaka. In April 1985, the three-year Kansai College of Oriental Medicine was established, evolved into Kansai University of Oriental Medicine as a four-year university in April 2003. In April 2007, the name of our university was changed to Kansai University of Health Sciences. At the same time, the Graduate School of Kansai Un…
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Kansai Medical University (KMU) 's founding spirit is to cultivate human qualities through the ideals of Jijinshinkyo, namely "Benevolence, Compassion, and Empathy." Based on its founding spirit, KMU's educational philosophy seeks to prepare right, humanistic physicians who embrace the spirit of scientific inquiry, liberal arts, and a global outlook, all of which flourish in our academic tradition of freedom and autonomy self-motivated study. KMU promotes the following educational goals: Acquire skills in scientific observation, critical analysis, and expression. Master medical knowledge and skills that contribute to our society and the world. Fos…
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Humankind, despite repeated acts of creation and destruction, has succeeded throughout its long history in enhancing an understanding of nature and various social phenomena and has thereby developed a highly public culture. Universities, which have e the responsibility of carrying out academic research, have served to bind generations together by creating knowledge and fostering talent and, consequently, contributing to the formation and development of a diverse society. Now a new era has dawned, in which numerous people cross national boundaries to cooperate on a global scale. Kanazawa University, inheriting the tradition of its predecessor school, was established in 1…
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Kansai Gaidai University, through its extensive international network with 54 countries and regions and its unique educational programs, offers a style of learning which ushers in a new era of studying in a foreign language. Kansai Gaidai University was founded in 1945. Noboru and Takako Tanimoto founded Tanimoto English School in Higashi-Sumiyoshi Ward in Osaka City. With the scars of defeat in the war still glaringly obvious, the co-founders took the first step in foreign language education with a strong determination to eliminate war. Two founding principles were proudly set forth. One is to Nurturing individuals with a well-rounded education who can contribute to …
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Kanazawa Seiryo University is a private university in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, located in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Formerly known as Kanazawa College of Economics (a college with only the Faculty of Economics), it was founded in 1967 by Inaoki Educational Institution. The name was changed to Kanazawa Seiryo University in 2002, and the graduate school was established the same year. With the creation of the Faculty of Human Sciences in 2007 and the Faculty of Humanities in 2016, Kanazawa Seiryo University is now a university with a Faculty of Economics, a Faculty of Human Sciences, a Faculty of Humanities, a graduate school. Kanazawa Seiryo University has …
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As the economy grew in the 1970s, there was an increasing demand for doctors. In particular, sending doctors to areas where there were none was an important goal for the government. Therefore, the government established a plan to set up 34 new medical universities, including 17 public, 16 private, and one university medical college. Kanazawa Medical University was set up in Uchinada, near Kanazawa City, in June 1972, as the first private medical university on the Sea of Japan side of the country. Kanazawa City is an academic city with a long history and tradition of medical education, which started in the feudal era. Since the university's establishment, we have been…
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KIT is a place where students challenge themselves to develop technology that is useful for society by understanding others' standpoints, collaborating, and testing their ingenuity. Its most characteristic feature is project-based practical education, referred to as "Project design education." This type of education allows students to identify problems of social value and explore measures to solve them. Now that science and technology have become diversified, and it is difficult to predict what will happen in the future, there is a demand for personnel with a talent for "technical innovation" that will enable Japan to continue to develop as a world leader in science …
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In respect to the fine and applied arts, the college's manifested ideals are to educate creative talents, develop an artistic mind and decadent humanity while bringing national and international cooperation into fruition, and consequently contribute to the development of art culture in our society. Kanazawa is located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Kanazawa College of Art embodies a blending of rich Japanese tradition dating back hundreds of years with harmonious natural surroundings. In the late 17th century, Kanazawa functioned as the capital of Kaga Han, which was the local government. It exploited a policy of culture, including various arts, to avoid c…
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Founded in Yokohama, the port city that has become a gateway to the world, Kanagawa University is an institution open to the world. To fulfill our commitment to today's society, we provide education backed by exceptional research that contributes to people and communities' development. In so doing, we cultivate independent, intelligent citizens who have acquired an international sensibility along with the decision-making ability and practical skills needed to prosper in the twenty-first century. In recent years, the university has adopted "Promising Growth—Supporting Development First" as its core concept, inspired by the school principles set forth by our founder, Yone…
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Founded in 1963 as Ikutoku College of Technology, we have kept growing and celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2013. Established were only three significant departments mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and chemical technology. Such development has tailored the school as a comprehensive science educational institute where various scientific disciplines are available. We will keep striving to prepare students for the upcoming new era. Not only upraising the level of education, we always keep giving efforts to create better educational circumstances leading to the fulfilling educational outcome through numerical renewals on equipment and facilities for the bett…
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