Aoyama Gakuin University
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| 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 |
| Established | 1874 |
| Type | Private |
| Chancellor | Kenichi Semba |
| Academic staff | 1,653 |
| Admin. staff | 1,983 |
| Students | 19,993 |
| Undergraduates | 18,527 |
| Location | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | aoyama.ac.jp/en/ |
Aoyama Gakuin University (青山学院大学 Aoyama gakuin daigaku), abbreviated AGU, is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya near Omotesandō, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, junior and senior high schools, and a women's junior college. Aoyama Gakuin's history dates from October 1874, when missionaries (Dora E. Schoonmaker, Robert Samuel Maclay, Julius Soper) from the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States established three schools. John Franklin Goucher contributed to the establishment of the university. Canadian Methodist missionary Davidson MacDonald played a role in the establishment of Aoyama Gakuin, and his contribution to the improvement of Japan's educational system is considered an important episode in the early history of Japanese-Canadian relations.[1] The institution took its present form in 1949 when Aoyama Gakuin College was established as a comprehensive university. Aoyama Gakuin University is one of the most famous and prestigious private universities in Japan.
The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include "literature", "law", "economics", "business", "international politics, economics and communication", "science and engineering","cultural and creative studies". The university also has specialized graduate programs that are designed to train high level specialized professionals, including "international management", "law school", and "professional accounting".
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[edit] Academics
The university is ranked at 171-180 among Asian universities by QS Asian universities ranking (2011).
- Asia rankings: 171-180
- Social Sciences: 126
- Arts and Humanities: 133
- IT & Engineering: 201+
- Natural Sciences: 201+
- Life Sciences and Medicine: 197
The university is ranked at 601+ worldwide by QS. [2]
[edit] Profile
The main campus, located in Aoyama in central Tokyo, is complemented by the Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The Sagamihara Campus is where freshmen and sophomores study, and also houses the College of Science and Engineering. For the Academic Year 2003 (as of May 1, 2003), the undergraduate student population at AGU is approximately 19,372. The university has graduated around 155,219 students in all and employs approximately 1,300 full-time and part-time faculty members who offer a wealth of educational and research opportunities. Aoyama Gakuin University is accredited by the Japanese University Association and is a member of the Japan Association of Private College and Universities.
The university maintains a number of active international exchange programs for students and faculty. Due to this, Aoyama Gakuin University is well known for its international ambiance: many of the students and faculty have attended universities and research institutes abroad, while numerous scholars and students from around the world have studied at the university.
[edit] 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
- The Aoyama Standard University-Wide Universal Education System
[edit] 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
[edit] Research institute
- 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
[edit] Campus
- Aoyama Campus (4-4-25, Shibuya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)
In this campus, there are two registered tangible cultural property , "Majima Memorial Hall（間島記念館）" and "Berry Hall".
- Sagamihara Campus (5-10-1, Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan)
- Midorigaoka Ground (2-6097-1, Midorigaoka, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan)
- Machida Ground (1571, Kotani, Onoji-cho, Machida, Tokyo, Japan)
[edit] People[vague] and alumni
[edit] Politicians
- Kenko Matsuki (member of the house of representatives)
- Shunichi Yamaguchi (member of the house of representatives)
- Haruko Arimura（member of the House of councillors）
- Renhō (member of the house of councilors, consumer affairs minister)
- Hiroya Ebina (mayor of kushiro city)
[edit] Writers
- Atsuko Asano (novelist)
- Hideyuki Kikuchi (novelist)
- Fusanosuke Natsume (caricaturist)
- Sayaka Sokura (poet)
- Nejime Shōichi (poet)
- Seiichi Morimura (novelist)
[edit] Film and television
- Yumi Aso (actress)
- Mariko Do (TV Asahi)
- Mari Hoshino (actress)
- Naomi Kawashima (actress)
- 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）
[edit] 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 DUSTZ)
- Jun Senoue (musician, member of Crush 40)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Business
- Susumu Fujita (president of Cyber Agent, Inc.)
- Ryuichi Isaka(president of 7-Eleven japan)
- Hiroshi Takazawa(presiden of Rakuten)
- Ken matuzawa(chairperson NIPPONKOA INSURANCE)
- Ryo Morikawa(president of NHK)
- Mituru Ooki(president, CEO and COO of Tokyo Metropolitan Television)
- Osamu Satomi(president of Sega)
- Franky Widjaja (Chairman and CEO of Golden Agri-Resources Ltd and PT SMART Tbk.)
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Coordinates: 35°39′40″N 139°42′38″E / 35.66111°N 139.71056°E
