Senshu University

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Senshu University
専修大学
Senshu University Ikuta Campus09.jpg
Motto報恩奉仕
(Gratitude and service)
TypePrivate
Established1880
PresidentYoshihiro Hidaka
Academic staff
1,139
Undergraduates20,176
Postgraduates484
Location
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
Colors 
MascotSendy (センディ)
Websitewww.senshu-u.ac.jp
Senshu Univ logo.jpeg

Senshu University (専修大学, Senshū Daigaku) is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

Symbol
Mascot

Campuses[]

The gate of Kanda campus (Black-gate)
  • Kanda Campus (Main campus): 3-8 Kandajimbo-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8425
The Kanda Campus is situated in Jimbocho, a college community in central Tokyo. This urban campus consists of several buildings, including the newly established Law School.
  • Ikuta Campus: 2-1-1 Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8580
The Ikuta Campus is reached by ascending a steep hill.

Organization[]

Undergraduate faculties[]

Daytime divisions[]

  • School of Economics
    • Department of Economics
    • Department of International Economics
  • School of Law
    • Department of Law
    • Department of Politics
  • School of Business Administration
    • Department of Business Administration
  • School of Commerce
    • Department of Marketing
    • Department of Accounting
  • School of Literature
    • Department of Japanese Language
    • Department of Japanese Literature and Culture
    • Department of English
    • Department of Philosophy
    • Department of History
    • Department of Geography
    • Department of Liberal Arts and Journalism
  • School of Human Sciences
  • School of Network and Information
    • Department of Network and Information

Evening divisions[]

  • School of Economics
    • Department of Economics
  • School of Law
    • Department of Law
  • School of Commerce
    • Department of Marketing

Graduate schools[]

  • Graduate School of Economics
  • Graduate School of Law
  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Commerce

Professional schools[]

  • Law school

Research institutes[]

  • Institute for Social Sciences
  • Institute for Accounting Studies
  • Imamura Institute of Legal Studies
  • Institute of Business Administration
  • Institute for Commercial Sciences
  • Institute for the Humanities
  • Law Institute
  • Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation
  • Institute of Information Science
  • Institute of Natural Sciences
  • Psychological Counseling Center
  • Institute for Development of Social Intelligence

History[]

The university was founded in September 1880, as Senshu College.[1] The former Senshu College was the first school in Japan comprising Economics and Law Departments to systematically offer a specialized educational curriculum in the Japanese language.[2]

Notable graduates[]

Politicians[]

  • Tokuo Yamashita (Minister of Transport, Chief Cabinet Secretary, was Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare)
  • Yasukazu Hamada (Minister of Defense)
  • Hiroshi Hase (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, professional wrestler(1986-2006))
  • Hideo Higashikokubaru (Governor of Miyazaki)

Art[]

Sports[]

Agreements with other universities[]

  • Participant in the Kanda 5 Universities
    • Senshu University
    • Chuo University
    • Hosei University
    • Meiji University
    • Nihon University
  • Tokyo 12 Universities
    • Senshu University
    • Aoyama Gakuin University
    • Chuo University
    • Hosei University
    • Keio University
    • Kokugakuin University
    • Meiji University
    • Nihon University
    • Sophia University
    • Rikkyo University (Saint Paul's University)
    • Tokai University
    • Waseda University
  • Participant in the Chiyoda Universities
  • Participant in the Tama-ku, Kawasaki 3 Universities

Sister schools[]

United States[]

Canada[]

  • University of Calgary

Mexico[]

  • Universidad Iberoamericana

United Kingdom[]

  • University of Bristol

Ireland[]

  • University of Dublin, Trinity College

France[]

Germany[]

  • Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Spain[]

  • University of Barcelona

Australia[]

  • University of Technology, Sydney
  • University of Wollongong

New Zealand[]

  • University of Waikato

South Korea[]

  • Dankook University

China[]

  • Shanghai University
  • Northwest University
  • Peking University

Taiwan[]

  • National Sun Yat-sen University

Mongolia[]

  • National University of Mongolia

Vietnam[]

  • National Economics University

Language training institutes[]

  • , France
  • Goethe-Institut Bremen, Germany
  • Yonsei University Korean Language Institute, South Korea
  • CIE Oxford, United Kingdom

Affiliated schools[]

The university is affiliated with the following schools and universities in Japan.[3]

  • Ishinomaki Senshu University (Miyagi Prefecture)
  • Hokkaido College, Senshu University (Hokkaido)
  • Senshu University High School (Tokyo)
  • Senshu University Matsudo High School and Junior High School (Chiba Prefecture)
  • Senshu University Kitakami High School (Iwate Prefecture)
  • Senshu University Tamana High School (Kumamoto Prefecture)

References[]

  1. ^ "History". Japan: Senshu University. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "The Founding of Senshu University".
  3. ^ "Affiliated Schools". Japan: Senshu University. Retrieved 13 September 2012.

External links[]

Coordinates: 35°41′48.6″N 139°45′13.8″E / 35.696833°N 139.753833°E / 35.696833; 139.753833

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