Features

Features

From its foundation in Japanese-English education, the ICU Graduate School strives to cultivate highly skilled human resources who can use their highly specialized leadership skills to act as bridges between Japan and the international community.

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History

Right after World War II, a group of Christian educators in Japan and their supporters in the United States began fund-raising efforts with the hope of establishing a university based on Christian principles. Donations came from Japan, the U.S., and other parts of the world, Christians or non-Christians. Thanks to these endowments, ICU was established in April 1953 as the first four-year-liberal arts college in Japan. Based on the fundamental educational plan with emphasis on graduate education, Division of Education was established in 1957; Public Administration in 1963; Comparative Culture in 1976; and Natural Sciences in 1987. Finally, in April 2010, four graduate divisions aiming at interdisciplinary education were united and regenerated as the "Graduate School of Arts and Sciences".

Beautiful and Diverse Campus in Tokyo

Student dormitories are located in the beautiful broad campus in Tokyo where international students can share life with Japanese students while enjoying four seasons.
Students and faculty members from various countries meet and study together in an academic environment where they appreciate diversity and learn from "differences" to become a person who can engage with the world.

ICU Environmental Mission Statement
ICU is endowed with a campus of extraordinarily natural beauty and cultural heritage.
This gift can and should be treasured as one of the unique and appealing assets of the institution.

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Bilingual Education in Japanese and English

ICU offers students classes taught in both Japanese and English, and students can choose in accordance with their needs and interests. Japanese students and non-Japanese students can improve language skills in English and Japanese by participating in classes together.
The English courses to acquire Academic English skill for completion of Master's thesis and the Japanese Language Programs for graduate students who wish to increase Japanese skills are also available.
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Leaning with an emphasis on dialogue

As a liberal arts college, we place the utmost importance on dialogue between faculty and students. Our approach revolves around sharing our thoughts on different subjects with one another and generating new ideas through dialogue. That reflects a strong sense that all of our faculty respect students as individuals and are eager to bring out their potential.

Global encounter and the interchange on Campus

Students and faculty members from various countries meet and study together in an academic environment where they appreciate diversity and learn from "differences" to become a person who can engage with the world.

Number of full-time faculty according to nationality

Country/RegionNumber
JAPAN 98
USA 20
CANADA 7
UK 7
KOREA 6
GERMANY 2
HUNGARY 2
AUSTRALIA 1
BULGARIA 1
CANADA/UK 1
CZECH 1
FINLAND 1
FRANCE 1
NEW ZEALAND 1
SPAIN 1
UK/USA 1
UK/IRELAND 1
Total 152
*As of May 2016

Number of graduate students according to nationality

Country/RegionNumber
JAPAN 77
CHINA 17
USA 9
PHILIPPINES 8
KOREA 4
LAOS 4
NEPAL 4
UK 4
AUSTRALIA 2
BANGLADESH 2
COLOMBIA 2
FRANCE 2
INDIA 2
KIRIBATI 2
MALAYSIA 2
MEXICO 2
MYANMAR 2
SOUTH AFRICA 2
ZIMBABWE 2
ARGENTINE, AUS/CAN, BRAZIL, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESP/CHE, FIJI, GAMBIA, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, MALI, NAMIBIA, NICARAGUA, PNG, SIERRA LEONE, SWEDEN, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, UGANDA, VIETNAM 1 each
Total 169
*As of April 2017

Teaching Assistant System

By assisting a class as teaching assistants, students can learn pedagogic practices directly from professors while getting a reward. This system supports graduate school students economically for their research work.

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