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Mikio Mizuta, the founder of Josai University, established the university based on the spiritual legacy "to build character through learning," He said the following in his first graduation speech of the university. "Do not bewail your situation or circumstances in life. Everyone has to take responsibility to make his/her circumstances. The poorer your circumstances, the more you will learn from the struggling process". Mikio Mizuta said it when the university was just built, and the university could not even provide well-equipped facilities and environment back then. Our aim here is the further development of teaching and research. Establishment of the Mizuta Mikio Memorial Museum and its programs to study and disseminate our cultural resources. Enhancement of the Liberal Arts education programs characteristic of our university. Promotion of social and practical skills. Expansion of our career-centered interdisciplinary programs. Post-graduate training in collaboration with our domestic and foreign partners in business and industry. Enrichment of our cultural and sports-related extra-curricular activities. Our aim here is to endow our students with a profound understanding of their own country and other cultures from a global perspective: From Japan to the World, and From the World to Japan. Expansion and enrichment of our Global College educational programs. Development and expansion of our multilingual and multi-cultural global career path education programs. Strengthening our international exchange programs, particularly those focused on study abroad, and reception of international students. Special programs to nurture women in global leadership roles. Our aim here is to support our students' career development by preparing them for a wide range of professional qualifications. Refinement of the use of mixed media in e-learning. Expansion of the Crown Lectures series made possible with the support of the business community. Our aim here is to strengthen and promote innovative research in the Humanities, the Natural and Social Sciences, and Information Technology. Promotion of interdisciplinary curricula. Integration of practical sciences and advanced humanities. Further opportunities for our students to participate in research projects. Development of research fields characteristic of our university, drawing on our international networks. Diversification of research funding sources and collaborative research projects with business industries. Our aim here is to enhance our campus environments as venues where students can come together, exchange ideas, and present their studies' results. Globalization of the Kioicho campus. Expansion of our Continuing Education programs and Green Campus programs open to local communities. Upgrading our physical plant and our information and communication networks. Our aim here is to establish a sound and stable financial foundation for the university's operations that will permit us to re-empower our graduate school programs and research institutes. Upgrading our internal communication networks. Reviewing management practices to improve our financial operations and governance. Strategic allocations of faculty and staff. Strengthening our personnel and management resources to ensure that we remain dynamic in development and effective at what we do. Our aim here is to build upon the history of the university's warm relations with the local community to be a source of information and make the results of our educational programs and research better known. Creating a system of multi-media channels to serve the community better. Sports and wellness programs, in cooperation with local community organizations. Global community projects to enhance our value and visibility. On the other hand, Josai University provides many opportunities for overseas students to attend local activities. Thanks to the communities, it becomes possible for overseas students and Sakado students to interact with each other. Isn't it a model for future global education? Focusing on the community, creating an environment where people worldwide can learn from each other is precisely the university needed in the following future. And that is the place where talented students will be nurtured—the students who lead the next generation. To help students fulfill a hopeful future and enjoy the joy and energy in everyday life, Josai University will continue the training on full-fledged working people cultivation while enhancing the cooperation with both the community and the world. View full university

JIU was founded in 1992 by the Josai University Corporation in the city of Togane, Chiba Prefecture, about 90 minutes from downtown Tokyo. There are four graduate schools Graduate School of Global Humanities, Graduate School of Management and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Social Welfare, and Graduate School of Business Design. The university has over 6,000 students, including the undergraduate student body and the graduate program. Many of the students come from various foreign countries. Our Global Vision is to prepare students for employment in a broad range of fields, courses in English and necessary computer skills are required in all departments. For broader perspectives and more sophisticated problem-solving abilities, students may take courses in other departments. The credits earned in these courses will be counted towards the credits required for graduation. JIU offers a variety of courses on Japan Japanese history, Japanese culture, Japanese art, and literature. Experts teach courses in English and Japanese. JIU also offers Japanese language courses from basic to advanced and advanced reading courses. Besides the international presence in our student body, the university faculty also mirrors the growing, dynamic importance of "international" in Twenty-first-century universities. Our teachers come from many countries and international backgrounds. In this way, the campus is a nexus of cultural exchange and awareness. JIU offers you not only a reliable international education but also a variety of Japanese cultural experiences. You can join many of its extracurricular activities, such as ikebana, karate, Japanese tea ceremony (Sado), judo, kendo, soccer, basketball, surfing, and table tennis, along with many others. Some of JIU's sports teams are renowned in Japan for their consistently high national ranking. Students from overseas also can join the various student organizations to learn to experience Japanese culture. JIU prides itself on its youthful ambition and energy, on its commitment to forming the characters of young people with dreams and noble visions of working for the benefit of both local and international communities. The university is guided by its founder's spiritual legacy, a mission of "character building through learning" in helping students make themselves responsible individuals and members of society at large. JIU provides much more than specialized and liberal education in the classroom. The first of these three programs, "field training," was first introduced in Japan by JIU and included various internships and on-the-job training. The second program is "project training," in which students undertake various projects they have conceived and planned independently. The third is "career education," in which students choose their future occupations and prepare for their careers by developing their capabilities. Through these and other training and education programs, JIU helps students to find their mission in life and offers them reliable support with specific preparation training. View full university