Nagasaki Wesleyan University opened in 2002 in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the founding of Chinzei Gakuin in response to the healthy wishes of—and with the robust support of—sister schools worldwide and its local community.
The University's parent organization, Chinzei Gakuin, has long pursued educating students to love God and their fellow man in keeping with Christianity's two primary tenets. We further developed that school motto for use in a university setting, adopting the cultivation of brotherly love, characterized by a love of God and one's fellow man, as NWU's educational mission.
The term Wesleyan refers to a follower of 18th century English cleric and social activist John Wesley. Their World Mission gave rise to a major branch of Protestant Christianity that flourished in the United States. He taught that believers could renew themselves through a process of sanctification driven by a devout faith in God, thereby fulfilling the first commandment to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind." Individuals possessed of a robust and deep bond with God naturally love others and strive to bring that love to bear in the world, thereby fulfilling the second commandment to "love your neighbor as yourself." Wesley's teachings were passed down and spread worldwide as the key to leading a life with a sense of mission. In this way, the term Wesleyan came to signify a follower of Wesley's teachings.
American missionary Dr. C.S. Long founded Cobley Seminary in Higashiyamate district of Nagasaki in 1881, urging his students, "Boys be Christian gentlemen." The seminary became Chinzei Gakuin, an institution that continues to pursue its mission today, 125 years later.
Nagasaki Wesleyan University has dedicated itself to educating students in the spirit of brotherly love in this new era. To fulfill this mission, we have embraced the following three goals:
- To cultivate devotion in chapel activities that give life to the University's founding spirit.
- To nurture a spirit of social welfare supported by the love of one's neighbors.
- To foster the development of individuals who will create peace in their local communities and the world.
At Nagasaki Wesleyan University, we see our mission as fostering global citizens' development who will link local communities and the world. To that end, our programs emphasize the study of knowledge and technology related to social welfare and hands-on experience in the real world. Among other advantages, this approach provides an opportunity to master a broad array of communication skills, including English and other language proficiency.
NWU has introduced a seminar system starting with first-year students and progressing through all four years of its program as an integral part of the curriculum. A focus on small-group instruction allows faculty to provide fine-grained support to students. Seminars, a required part of the curriculum, cover essential subject matter for newcomers and sophomores, followed by more specialized topics for upper-level students. The seminar format affords the University a means of offering across-the-board support for students' lives at school seminar instructors acting as student advisors and providing individual academic guidance for underclassmen. Our fine-grained support system also incorporates components designed to aid students in earning various professional qualifications and passing employment examinations.
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