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 current industry.
The predecessor to Niigata Sangyo University, Kashiwazaki Vocational College, was opened on June 2, 1947. This was just two months after the Fundamental Law of Education came into force in Japan. Our founder, Kyohei Shimojo, founded the college based on his sense of mission, a conviction that the reconstruction and development of postwar Japan and the construction of a peaceful, happy society depended on young people's education. He called this educational philosophy "the establishment of the independent self." This founding spirit and principle have been passed on to Niigata Sangyo University and are reflected in the stated purpose of our founding: "The ultimate goal of education is to establish the self as independent through the cultivation of human nature, and the development of the ability to contribute creatively to society with the sensibility of the new era.
Educational Goals:
- To foster independent people who can learn by themselves, think by themselves, and act by themselves.
- To foster people who can master academia's basics, gain a broad education, and respond independently to the rapidly-changing society.
- Through practical education, to foster people who can contribute to local society through an awareness of themselves as society members.
The Graduate School of Niigata Sangyo University provides opportunities for advanced study and research to foster people who will play leading roles in the development of regional society, including leading industrialists in the local area, local authority officials, and leading teachers in secondary education. We also provide opportunities for retraining adults active in a range of different fields within society and lifelong learning for the local community. We are a practical-oriented graduate school that, through our two-year courses, provides an education that contributes to improving the ability to judge situations, the ability to make decisions, and the ability to manage that are required of those people who will take leading roles in the region.
We have several different social events throughout the year to encourage interaction between international students, Japanese students, and residents, including the Welcome Party, the Ball Games, the Christmas Party, and the Speech Contest and food stalls at the University Festival. Extracurricular activities for international students include the Arts and Culture Club for learning Japanese culture, the Mongolian Wrestling Club, and the Sino-Japanese Communication Circle.
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