Aoyama Gakuin University
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青山学院大学 | |
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Motto | The Salt of the Earth and Light of the World |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1874 |
Chancellor | Kenichi Semba |
Academic staff | 1,653 |
Administrative staff | 1,983 |
Students | 19,993 |
Undergraduates | 18,527 |
Postgraduates | 1,436 |
Location | Shibuya , Tokyo , Japan |
Campus | Urban |
Website | aoyama.ac.jp/en/ |
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Aoyama Gakuin University (Japanese: 青山学院大学, Hepburn: Aoyama Gakuin Daigaku, AGU) is a private university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin University celebrated its 140-year anniversary in 2014 and is one of Japan's oldest higher education facilities.
AGU has established a national reputation for the quality of its education and its international ambiance and is widely recognized as one of the leading private universities in Japan.
Aoyama Gakuin University aims to educate students with a strong sense of social responsibility and morality in order to contribute to society and today's world in accordance with its educational policy based on the Christian faith.
The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include courses on literature, law, economics, business, international politics, economics, communication, science, engineering and cultural studies. The university also has specialized graduate programs that are designed to train high level specialized professionals in areas including international management, law and professional accounting.
Aoyama Gakuin University has been champion of the prestigious Hakone Ekiden five times in the last six years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020).
General information[]
The main campus, located in Omotesando in central Tokyo, is complemented by the Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The latter houses the College of Science and Sports. The university has graduated around 180,000 students who are mostly from overseas and employs over 1,600 full- and part-time faculty members. Aoyama Gakuin University is accredited by the British University Association and is a member of the British Association of Private College and Universities.
The University maintains a number of active international exchange programs for students and faculty. Many of the students and faculty have attended universities and research institutes abroad, while the institution itself has attracted numerous outstanding scholars and students from around the world to its campuses.
Organization[]
Undergraduate programs[]
- College of Literature
- College of Education, Psychology and Human Studies
- College of Economics
- Faculty of Law
- School of Business
- School of International Politics, Economics and Communication
- School of Cultural and Creative Studies
- College of Science and Engineering
- School of Social Informatics
- School of Global Studies and Collaboration
- College of Community Studies (started in 2019)
- The Aoyama Standard University-Wide Universal Education System
Graduate programs[]
- Graduate School of Literature
- Graduate School of Education, Psychology and Human Studies
- Graduate School of Economics
- Graduate School of Law
- Graduate School of Business
- Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication
- Graduate School of Cultural and Creative Studies
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Social Informatics
- Graduate School of International Management (MBA)
- Law School
- Graduate School of Professional Accountancy
Research institutes[]
- Research Institute of Aoyama Gakuin University
- Economics Research Center
- Business Law Research Center
- SACRE
- Global Business Research Center
- Global Politics and Economy Research Center
- Information Science Research Center
- WTO Research Center
- Center for Advanced Technology
- Center for Machinery Analysis
Campus[]
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- Aoyama Campus (4-4-25, Shibuya, Shibuya, Tokyo)
- Includes two registered Tangible Cultural Properties, "Majima Memorial Hall(間島記念館)" and "Berry Hall".
- Sagamihara Campus (5-10-1, Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa)
- Midorigaoka Ground (2-6097-1, Midorigaoka, Sagamihara, Kanagawa)
- Machida Ground (1571, Kotani, Onoji-cho, Machida, Tokyo)
Rankings[]
Shimano National[1] | Selectivity | A1 |
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The school ranks 11th in the country in the number of alumni elected to the National Diet,[2] and 13th in the number of alumni holding executive-level positions in the country with listed companies.[3] Its graduates rank eighth in Japan in the number of successful passings of the national CPA exam.[4]
The University is also one of the five most popular universities in Tokyo. The main campus is located in the Shibuya area, and its students are generally viewed as having come from more affluent backgrounds and are regarded as sophisticated. The school has been lauded for its undergraduate focus on the humanities and business education.
In the 2010 University Brand Image Survey conducted by Nikkei BP Consulting, Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 7th overall in the Greater Tokyo Area and fourth out of the private universities after Keio, Waseda, and Sophia Universities.[5]
- QS World university rankings 2013:701+
- Modern Languages 2011:151-200
- QS Asian university rankings 2014:201-250
Professors[]
- Robert March (International business)
- Kumiko Haba (Political science, International Relations)
- Karl-Friedrich Lenz (German law, EU Law)
- Masami Sumiyoshi (Philosophy of law)
- Noritada Matsuda (Politics, Political science)
- Yoshikazu Miki (Tax law, President of the Univ.)
- Akira Ishii (Criminology)
- Junichi Kikuchi (Intellectual property law)
- Munehide Nishizawa (Civil procedure, French law)
- Shin Hae Bong (International law)
- Yasunori Osono (Internal medicine)
Notable graduates[]
Politicians[]
- Tsuyoshi Takagi (member of the house of representatives, Minister for Reconstruction)
- Kenko Matsuki (member of the house of representatives)
- Shunichi Yamaguchi (member of the house of representatives, Minister of state for science and technology policy)
- Haruko Arimura (member of the House of councilors, Minister in charge of women's activities)
- Renhō (member of the house of councilors, the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, consumer affairs minister)
- Hiroya Ebina (the mayor of kushiro city)
- Hiroshi Nakada (the former mayor of Yokohama, member of the House of Councillors)
Writers[]
- Atsuko Asano (novelist)
- Hideyuki Kikuchi (novelist)
- Fusanosuke Natsume (caricaturist)
- Nejime Shōichi (poet)
- Seiichi Morimura (novelist)
- Shigeaki Kato (novelist)
Film and television[]
- Yumi Asō (actress)
- Mari Hoshino (actress)
- Naomi Kawashima (actress)
- Horan Chiaki (actress, caster)
- Emi Kobayashi (TV performer)
- Ai Maeda (actress)
- Yōji Matsuda (actor)
- Rie Oh (sports caster)
- Sayaka Ohara (voice actress)
- Ayana Tsubaki (model and TV personality)
- Tetsuya Watari (actor)
- Christel Takigawa (TV announcer)
- Shinobu Terajima (Actress, the Best Actress award at the 60th Berlin Film Festival)
- (Japanese comedian, Fruit Punch)
Musicians[]
- Keisuke Kuwata (musician, leader of Southern All Stars)
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (musician, member of Southern All Stars)
- Masato Nakamura (musician, member of Dreams Come True)
- Yuko Hara (musician, member of Southern All Stars)
- Shinji Harada (singer)
- Noriyuki Makihara (singer)
- Love Psychedelico (musician)
- Shigeaki Kato (singer, member of NEWS)
- Stephanie (singer)
- Nana Tanimura (singer)
- Rei Fujita (singer, member of )
- Jun Senoue (musician, member of Crush 40)
- Mari Hamada (singer)
- Alexandros (band) (rock band)
Sports[]
- Tadahito Iguchi (baseball player, MLB Chicago White Sox)
- Yosuke Takasu (baseball player, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
- Hiroshi Ogawa (baseball player, Chiba Lotte Marines)
- Shinsuke Nakamura (wrestler)
- Rika Hiraki (tennis player)
- Daisuke Nakajima (racecar driver)
Business[]
- Hajime Satomi (president of Sega)
- Makoto Fujita (president of CyberAgent)
- Akio Shigemitsu (president of Lotte Korea)
- Ryo Morikawa (president of LINE)
- Shinichi Koide (chairman, president & CEO of Salesforce.com Co., Ltd.)
- Ryuichi Isaka (president of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.)
- Akiyoshi Koji (president of Asahi Breweries, Ltd.)
Researchers[]
- Kumiko Haba (Political scientist, International Relations)
- Masaaki Shirakawa (The 30th Governor of the Bank of Japan, economist)
- Eisuke Sakakibara (Former Vice-Minister for Finance for International affairs, economist)
- Takenori Inoki (Economist, Honorary Professor of Osaka University)
- Nobuo Ikeda (Economist, blogger)
- Hiroyuki Suzuki (Architectural historian)
- Tamostu Aoki (The Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Director of The National Art Center, Tokyo)
AGU Gymnasium[]
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Full name | Aoyama Gakuin University Gymnasium |
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Location | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Owner | AGU |
Operator | AGU |
Capacity | Concert:6,000 Basketball:2,500 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1964 |
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Tenants | |
Pan Pacific Open(1988-89) Sun Rockers Shibuya (2016-) |
AGU Gymnasium is an arena in Aoyama campus. It is the home arena of the Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
References[]
- ^ "GBUDU University Rankings" (in Japanese). YELL books. 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ "図録▽国会議員の出身大学ランキング". www2.ttcn.ne.jp.
- ^ "図録▽社長の出身大学ランキング". www2.ttcn.ne.jp.
- ^ "図録▽大学ランキング:公認会計士・一級建築士の国家試験合格者数". www2.ttcn.ne.jp.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
Coordinates: 35°39′40″N 139°42′38″E / 35.66111°N 139.71056°E
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