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Founded in 1880, Senshu University marks its 137th anniversary this year. The University's four founders—Nagatane Soma, Inajiro Tajiri, Tanetaro Megata, and Shigetada Komai—studied abroad at Columbia, Yale, Harvard, and Rutgers Universities in the U.S., respectively. Returning to Japan, they founded Senshu Gakko (Senshu College, which later became the present Senshu University), seeking to give back to society by sharing what they had learned in economics and law. At the time, state-run colleges presented two significant hurdles for students—high tuition fees and requirements that students master Western languages and be familiar with Western texts. In the more than 120 years since its inception, the school has provided talented individuals with the practical abilities to manage the nation's social and economic development. Senshu University believes that for a person to achieve self-realization while contributing to the solutions of the social problems of the 21st century requires what we call Socio-Intelligence. Indeed, it is the intelligence of the 21st century that Senshu University wishes to create and nurture. It is the ability to take the initiative in solving social problems by using professional knowledge and skills and technological insight. This is based on a deep understanding of humankind, a sense of morality, and a global perspective to produce creative ideas. At Senshu University, we have propounded the "Develo" ment of Socio-Intelligence" as ou" 21st-century educational objective. We believe this is a reasonable goal for a higher educational institution in the new age we face today. Toward this end, we introduced a new undergraduate educational program in April 2014. This program reorganizes the conventional undergraduate educational faculty comprising the two fields of Liberal Arts Education and Specialized Education into four fields—Changeover Education, Introductory Education, Liberal Arts Education, and Specialized Education. This restructuring allows students, regardless of their field of specialization, to acquire the intellectual capability to thrive in today's diverse societies. Subjects in these four courses have been organized to ensure that students will progress smoothly from foundational studies to the advanced level. The upgrading of campus facilities is an essential aspect of university development. To help meet the needs of today's globalization, the Kanda Campus Building 5, with its pioneering active learning facilities, and the Ikuta Campus International House were completed in 2014. By the end of 2016, construction will be completed on the new Building 2 (working name), equipped with an active learning studio and learning theater, and the new Building 3 (working name), which will be the primary location for graduate school studies. These new facilities are scheduled to open in April 2017. To mark the upcoming 140th anniversary of Senshu University, a new building along Yasukuni-Dori on the Kanda Campus is currently planning. As we approach our founding's 140th anniversary, we are also focused on establishing new departments and designing new courses. Our overarching policy is to establish a new international department on the new Kanda site, relocate the School of Commerce to this campus, and reorganize the School of Letters and establish a Department of Journalism. We are dedicated to pursuing ongoing reform intangible and material ways, including providing support to existing academic departments to pursue new challenges. True to our vision for Senshu University in the 21st century, we enthusiastically embrace the challenge of developing socio-intelligence in our students. We will continue to enhance our educational and research capacity to deliver this outcome to build a foundation that positions the University for a new era of growth. View full university