Senshu University
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専修大学 | |
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Motto | 報恩奉仕 (Gratitude and service) |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1880 |
President | Yoshihiro Hidaka |
Academic staff | 1,139 |
Undergraduates | 20,176 |
Postgraduates | 484 |
Location | Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan |
Campus | Urban |
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Mascot | Sendy (センディ) |
Website | www |
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Senshu University (専修大学, Senshū Daigaku) is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
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Mascot
Campuses[]
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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
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
- 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[]
- Futabatei Shimei (author)
- Tetsurō Araki (animation director)
- Atsushi Kaneko (manga artist (Known for Bambi and Her Pink Gun, Soil))
Sports[]
- Kento Sugiyama (baseball player)
- Hiroki Kuroda (baseball player)
- Yuya Hasegawa (baseball player)
- Tetsuya Matsumoto (baseball player)
- Hideko Hiranaka (medley swimmer)
- Wataru Murata (rugby player and coach)
- Ryo Adachi (football player and manager)
- Jun Wada (football player)
- Takuya Ito (football player)
- Takumi Nagura (football player)
- Kazuki Nagasawa (football player)
- Takashi Sato (mixed martial artist)
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
- Senshu University
- Otsuma Women's University
- Kyoritsu Women's University
- Sophia University
- Tokyo Kaseigakuin College
- Tokyo Denki University
- Nishogakusha University
- Nihon University
- Nippon Dental University
- Hosei University
- Meiji University
- Participant in the Tama-ku, Kawasaki 3 Universities
- Senshu University
- Meiji University
- Japan Women's University
Sister schools[]
United States[]
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Susquehanna University
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- University of Oregon
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[]
- ^ "History". Japan: Senshu University. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "The Founding of Senshu University".
- ^ "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
Categories:
- Private universities and colleges in Japan
- Universities and colleges in Tokyo
- American football in Japan
- Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association Top 8 university