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By advancing knowledge and expanding our approach to practical learning, we will contribute to regional and international societies by developing human resources with skills in sustainable agriculture that can protect our food resources. Taking full advantage of its location in Tokachi, Hokkaido, the breadbasket of Japan, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine is the only national agricultural university in Japan that provides a world-class education in agriculture, animal husbandry, and veterinary medicine. Our mission is to advance knowledge and expand practical learning to contribute to regional and international societies. Our graduates have th…
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As a liberal arts university, we encourage students to broaden their horizons and develop critical and creative thinking skills as well as compassionate and understanding hearts, following the educational principles set forth by St. Julie Billiard, the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Notre Dame Seishin University, a liberal arts and sciences university, seeks truth, goodness, and beauty with its educational ideals informed by the Christian spirit. We are committed to educating students in an academic community rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, to challenge them to become true, free women through learning and research, to encourage them to succeed…
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When education is passed from one person to another, their hearts meet. We live in an age when the meaning of university or college must be seriously considered. What do students seek in higher education, and turn what role college can play for students? Japanese universities were once referred to as "leisure land" by the mass media. Once a student secured a seat at a university, graduation was considered automatic. Students studied hard before entering college, but they tended to "play once they were enrolled." A high school curriculum is such that students have classes all day. But in college, class scheduling is more flexible. Some students arrange classes so that …
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Nishogakusha University has its roots in the School of Sinology, Nishogakusha, and was established in 1877 by Chushu Mishima, a scholar of Chinese classics and a significant figure in the legal profession during the Meiji era. A great novelist in the Meiji era, Natsume Soseki was also a student in the School of Sinology. The school philosophy of Chushu Mishima was to cultivate invaluable human resources for society, which has been handed down through the years. Last year, Nishogakusha University celebrated its 140th year, making it one of Japan's oldest universities. Over its long history, the university has produced many scholars and calligraphers in Chinese and Japane…
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Nishikyushu University was founded in 1968, following Nagahara Academy’s current to provide curriculum focusing on health and welfare. We have promoted special education and research and have developed as the only 4-year private University in Saga Prefecture. Inherited from the time of its original foundation, the spirit of reaching out to disadvantaged people exists in the current faculties and departments. Modern society seeks individuals capable of thinking for themselves and creating things from nothing. Practice, exercises, interaction with the community and other educational experiences will be excellent textbooks for students. Students may face situations that ma…
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Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University were founded in 1881 by nine veterinarians. It set up its operations in Otowa, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, in the corner of the Denzuin, a branch of the Gokokuji Temple. Since then, 135 years later, we have a reputation for being the best institute for education in Life Science and other related disciplines. Our educational philosophy is "to develop high-quality veterinarians, specialists, and researchers who have a heart full of love and a dedication to science." Our educational approach is encapsulated in the phrase "Respect and Mutual Harmony." In other words, we develop our students to be individuals who are rich in humanity, …
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Since the foundation in 1891 of its parent organization, the Administration Office of the Educational Foundation of NIPPON TAIIKUKAI, Nippon Sport Science University has continued to promote physical education and sports, improve the health of the country's citizens, and cultivate elite athletes to create a prosperous and vibrant society. Following the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964, the university has been cultivating outstanding athletes. It has been contributing immensely to equipping Japanese athletes with the skills to compete on the global stage. As a result, athletes with Nippon Sport Science University ties have brought home 128 gold, silver, and bronze medals, …
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Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT) has over 110 years of history since it was incorporated as an educational institution. It is one of the oldest technical institutions in Japan. Its educational purpose was, and still is, to nurture engineers. Nippon Institute of Technology (NIT) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. Our mission was, and still is, to raise outstanding engineers who can utilize theoretical concepts of engineering in the frontline of industry. In 1967, at the height of Japan’s economic boom, NIT was established and was the only university where technical high school students could enroll. We developed our unique teaching method using “practical engin…
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The four years you spend at Nippon Bunri University (NBU) will provide the foundation for your future life, fostering an enhanced insight and level of judgment that will enable you to move forward in your subsequent life with vigor. Furthermore, NBU aims to nurture students a desire to apply their abilities to contribute to society and its people. At the time of its foundation in 1967, NBU set the goal of furthering the connection between industry and academia as its founding principle. This remains the central pillar of the University's philosophy today. University is an academic place and a place for building one's character. As well as acquiring the knowledge and s…
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University is a place where dreams and hopes are nurtured. Since the Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences is a life science university comprising the Faculty of Pharmacy for primarily training pharmacists essential for healthcare. The Faculty of Applied Life Sciences for training human resources for bioscience, environment, and food in an environment that makes it easier for students to set their goals in terms of which pathways they would take in the future and whom they could contribute to society. What is important is to engage in trying to make intangible dreams actively and hopes into something concrete. Based on the dignity of life and throu…
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We are located in Niigata's Kenoh region, an area with rich natural resources. It is a one-hour drive from Niigata-city, the largest municipality in the western part of Japan on the Sea of Japan. Since opening our doors in 1994 in response to residents' strong requests, we have grown to become a regional university with global reach, boasting a culturally diverse and well-rounded student body that contributes to the community, the country, and the world. We are dedicated to preparing students for their future careers through structured curriculum design and strong relationships with the local community, industry, and the professions through a wide variety of partnerships …
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Niigata University of International and Information Studies is a relatively young university founded in 1994 with the idea to cultivate people who can respond to our time – globalization and computerization. However, it has become a university that this region needs to cultivate those people. The 5,801 graduates it has sent out into the world these past 23 years play essential roles, mostly right here in Niigata Prefecture. The Mizuno Campus is located in the western part of Niigata City, in the middle of a rural area looking out onto Mt. Yahiko. This spacious campus is spread out amongst an abundance of nature, and in addition to being an ideal place to study, it is th…
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The University was established in 2001 to train future health professionals in health and social welfare sciences. Currently, more than 4,000 graduates are working, not only in Japan but also in foreign countries, as "QOL (quality of life) supporters" involved in the care of the elderly, patients undergoing medical treatment, and the disabled. Fostering "qualified QOL supporters" has been our School's primary emphasis since its foundation. The Undergraduate School has four faculties consisting of eleven departments. In the Faculty of Medical Technology, the departments include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and Prosthe…
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Featuring nine faculties, five graduate schools, two professional schools, two research institutes, and a university hospital, Niigata University is a large-scale university covering a comprehensive range of academic fields social sciences, natural sciences, medical and dental sciences, and much more. Niigata University endeavors to promote distinctive, world-class research within each of these various fields. Also, Niigata University strives to cultivate students' global competence and develop students who possess both the high-level expertise and refined sensibilities needed to tackle 21st-century challenges while playing an active role in a wide range of fields wo…
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Our university is located in the city of Kashiwazaki, almost in the middle of Niigata Prefecture. Flanked by the mountains and the sea, Kashiwazaki is a scenic city of about 90,000 people. The area has long flourished as a transport hub, being both a post-station town on the Hokkoku Road and a port of call for coastal trading ships. This convenient location has helped the Ushijima cloth market flourish, developing a prosperous economy and traditional culture. During Japan's early modernization, the discovery of oil in Kashiwazaki brought numerous oil companies to the region, further encouraging the machinery and metal industry's growth, forming the foundations of its curr…
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The origin of founding NIIT was based on Niigata-based companies' strong will for establishing an educational institution by themselves where they could foster talented engineers in Niigata through on-the-job training. Their determination eventually allied the institute foundation, and the fund was raised widely from the public to private, including Kashiwazaki and most other cities, towns, and villages in Niigata prefecture. The number of supporting companies reached more than 500. Thus NIIT was founded by the great enthusiasm of the alliance companies, local government, and Niigata citizens. "Alliance of the NIIT foundation" was the impetus for founding this Institu…
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At Niigata College of Nursing, in line with our statements outlined in "The aims of Niigata College of Nursing" and "Our Educational Philosophy and Goals", we seek students who display the following qualities: People who have an interest and concern in health, medicine, and welfare, starting with nursing. People who respect humanity and can share in others' joy, pain, and hardship. People with profound sensitivity can lend an ear to others' words and can express themselves clearly. People who display qualities of flexibility and ethical thinking in addition to having the high academic ability. Aims of Niigata College of Nursing: A rich…
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Nihon University, celebrating the 120th anniversary, originated from Nihon Law School, established in 1889. Since its foundation, the university has maintained its forefront at the forefront of university education and research with a global perspective and an enterprising spirit. At Nihon University, we continuously strive to respond to the challenges of the present day. Under this aim, two new university departments were opened in April 2016: the College of Risk Management and the College of Sports Sciences. Moreover, we strive to be at the forefront of educational innovation. To nurture citizens who can actively contribute to society through our newly launched "N. Gr…
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Nihon Institute of Medical Science, a member of the Josai Group, traces its beginning to Josai Business School, established in 1918. The Institute was founded in 2007 with Josai College of Medical Arts & Sciences as a forerunner. Together with this College, the Institute has sent out many specialists in health and medicine into Japanese society. In Japan, we provide world-class, cutting-edge medical care. Medical Science will further advance at a rapid pace. Since medical care has to be provided based on scientific evidence, we need to acquire the same knowledge and technology level. However, medical science is not perfect. We cannot prevent or cure all kinds of d…
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Our university aims at producing people with ambition, who are moved by the hardships of these troubled times and compelled by a spirit of benevolence, mercy, and fraternity to undertake the reform and advancement of society. To attain such a goal, mere scholarly pursuits or the desire for self-advancement would not be sufficient. Our university must be devoted to academic tradition and driven by a passionate love of humanity. Nihon Fukushi University is a university of social welfare deeply rooted in the local community with global aspirations. The university has eight faculties and four graduate schools across four campuses, striving to nurture welfare professionals s…
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Nayoro City University was founded in 1960 as Nayoro Women’s College, taking its current name in 2006 when the Nutritional Sciences and Nursing Departments began offering four-year programs and, at the same time, a Department of Social Welfare was added. From 2016, the College of Early Childhood Education stopped accepting new admissions, and the 4-year, degree-granting Department of Social Childhood Care and Education was formed in its place. In this way, over more than a half-century of history and response to changing times, Nayoro City University has sent off more than 8000 graduates. The mission of Nayoro City University is to Open the future of care, which refers …
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As the only national university in Japan specializing in sports, NIFS works through the mediums of sport and physical activity to cultivate capable individuals possessing creativity and vitality characteristics essential to a healthy body and a balanced, harmonious mindset. The university works to contribute to the betterment of the nation's health as a whole, promote learning and culture in both Sport and the physical sciences, and form a healthy, active society. NIFS has adopted the following fundamental goals for education, research, social contributions, and globalization while continuing to work to gain the trust of a society increasingly and to win acclaim as a univ…
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Located in the heart of Tokyo's fascinating city, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) is an international premier policy school to contribute to the betterment of democratic governance around the world. We excel at providing interdisciplinary education for future leaders in the public sector and research contemporary policy issues to generate innovative solutions. Founded in 1997 as a stand-alone graduate institute, GRIPS comprises world-class academics and distinguished practitioners with expertise in public sector policy formulation and management. Around 20% of the faculty and 70% of students are recruited from outside Japan. Our vibrant, diver…
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Nara Women's University provides students with a relaxed home environment. The relatively small size of our university means that students and professors alike can get to know each other personally and support is readily at hand when needed. On top of this, Nara Women's University offers modern university's facilities only minutes away from Nara Station and yet surrounded by Nara's cultural heritage's picturesque tranquility. It is even common to see deer wandering through the university grounds. Located at the Easternmost tip of the Silk Road, Nara has a long history of cultural exchange with Asia and the rest of the world. As a result of this history, students can relax…
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The National Fisheries University is the only fisheries-specialized higher education institution in Japan bearing the term "fisheries" in its name. It is run under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan. During its history of more than 70 years, it has contributed to Japan's fisheries industry's growth by sending out many talented graduates who are now playing significant roles at the forefront of the fisheries industry and other relevant professions, both in Japan and abroad. It was transformed into an independent administrative agency in 2001. All the faculty and staff have since been making concerted efforts to provide ever-expanding and advanc…
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