For the private university in Ukraine, see International Christian University – Kyiv.
International Christian University
国際基督教大学
Motto
Expanding Potential
Type
Private, Liberal Arts College
Established
June 15, 1949
Affiliation
Non-denominational, Ecumenical, AALAU, GLAA
President
Dr. Shoichiro Iwakiri
Academic staff
147
Undergraduates
2,934
Postgraduates
237
Location
Mitaka
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Campus
Suburban; 153 wooden acres
Language
Japanese; English
Nickname
ICU
Website
www.icu.ac.jp
The Front Gate of ICU
International Christian University (国際基督教大学, Kokusai Kirisutokyō Daigaku, ICU) is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, commonly known as ICU. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ President Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts college in Japan. Currently the university offers 31 undergraduate majors and a graduate school. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology selected ICU as one of the 37 schools for The Top Global University Project in 2014.
ICU is unique for being a fully bilingual campus, the classes are held in either English or Japanese, with all faculty required to have strong command in both languages.[1] The university named by Forbes as a top 10 liberal arts college in Asia and ranks as the best Japanese private university by 2020 Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings.[2] Its notable alumni include Princess Mako of Akishino, Princess Kako of Akishino, President and CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai, and U.S. Senator, Jay Rockefeller.
ICU is a member of the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities and it has several partner institutions worldwide such as The University of California system, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Georgetown University, Yonsei University, University College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of British Columbia and more.
^"A Fully Bilingual Campus Organizational Structure | ICU – INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY".
^"Japan University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education (THE). May 30, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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