Back جامعة كانسى كاكوين ARZ Universitat Kwansei Gakuin Catalan Kwansei-Gakuin-Universität German Université Kwansei gakuin French Università di Kwansei Gakuin Italian 関西学院大学 Japanese 간세이 가쿠인 대학 Korean Kwansei Gakuin University SIMPLE Đại học Kwansei Gakuin Vietnamese 關西學院大學 WUU
関西学院大学 | |
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| Latin: Universitas Collegii Kwanseiensis[1] | |
| Motto | 奉仕のための練達, Hōshi no Tame no Rentatsu (Japanese) |
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Motto in English | Mastery for Service |
| Type | Private |
| Established | September 28, 1889 |
Religious affiliation | United Church of Christ in Japan |
Academic affiliations | ACUCA |
| Endowment | ¥196.9 billion (2022)[2] (1.33 billion USD) |
| Chancellor | Motoo Nakamichi[3] |
| President | Yasutoshi Mori[4] |
| Chair of the Board of Trustees | Ippei Murakami[5] |
Academic staff | 786 (2023)[6] |
Administrative staff | 523 (2023)[7] |
| Students | 25,679 (2023) |
| Undergraduates | 24,314 (2023)[8] |
| Postgraduates | 1,365 (2023)[9] |
Other students | 1,040 International Students (2023)[10] |
| Address | 1-155 Uegahara Ichiban-cho , , , 662-8501 , Japan 34°46′09″N 135°20′50″E / 34.7692°N 135.3472°E |
| Campus | Urban, 148 acres (60 ha) |
| Colors | Blue, White, and Yellow |
| Nickname | Fighters |
Sporting affiliations | Kansai Big Six |
| Mascot | Soraran[11] |
| Website | global |
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Kwansei Gakuin University (関西学院大学, Kansei Gakuin Daigaku), colloquially known as Kangaku (関学), is a private, non-denominational Christian coeducational university in Japan. The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to around 25,000 students in almost 40 different disciplines across 11 undergraduate and 14 graduate programs. Kwansei Gakuin's main campus is the Nishinomiya Uegahara Campus, the university's other campuses consist of the Kobe Sanda, Nishinomiya Seiwa, Nishinomiya Kitaguchi, Osaka Umeda, and Tokyo Marunouchi campuses. Kwansei Gakuin University has been selected for inclusion in the Japanese government's Top Global University Project as a Type B (Global Traction) university.[12] The university is often referred to as one of the four leading private universities in the greater Kansai region.[13] The university maintains academic standards that rank among the highest of all Japanese universities and colleges.
- ^ Universitas Collegii Japonicum Occidens in literal
- ^ "事業報告書及び財務状況".
- ^ "Greetings from the President".
- ^ "学長 メッセージ".
- ^ "Greetings from the President".
- ^ "KGUOverview2023.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "KGUOverview2023.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "KGUOverview2023.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "KGUOverview2023.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "KGUOverview2023.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "@kg_soraran" (ソララン@関西学院大学学生連盟 公式) on Twitter
- ^ "Top Global University Project | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science". www.jsps.go.jp. Retrieved Dec 5, 2020.
- ^ "Waseda and Kansai Remain the Top University Choices for Japanese Students". nippon.com. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-15.