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 importance of local communities because of the strong support provided by the Niigata Prefectural Office, Shibata City, and Seiro Town. These governments' strong motivation to have a college in the Shibata area actualized the college's construction, which was built on the border between Shibata City and Seiro Town. For this reason, Keiwa College has become a symbol of the friendly co-existence of our two local communities. The students are asked to know about the history of the college's foundation.
The mission of Keiwa College is to provide a distinctively Christian liberal arts education for undergraduates. Kiwa strives to develop a broad and deep understanding of the human and natural worlds and cultivate students with a broad vision as responsible citizens in this ever dynamic international world.
Through this friendly relationship between the two local communities, the dimension of internationalism is opened to all Keiwa College students. The local communities accept many people from abroad, and some of these people need help in communicating with neighbors living in the local city and town. The students are expected to do voluntary work to help these non-Japanese residents to enable them to adapt and adjust to the local communities. Learning foreign languages and studying other countries' history and cultures will help domestic and international students serve people living in these local communities. Some of our students engage in teacher training at local schools as part of the Teaching License Programs in English, Social Studies, and History.
The education at Keiwa College offers students many possibilities. The college encourages students to be aware of global and local issues through various opportunities in the classroom and the off-campus active-learning program. "Globalism" is one of the college's principles of education. We want to share these possibilities with you. If you are interested in understanding Christianity and gaining a "glocal-perspective" in liberal arts, then the education at Keiwa will support you. Come and join us. There are many possibilities for your future at our college.
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