International Christian University

Infobox University
name = International Christian University
native_name = 国際基督教大学


motto =
established = 1949
type = Liberal Arts
head_label = President
head = Dr. Norihiko Suzuki
city = Mitaka
state = Tokyo
country = Japan
undergrad = 2,934
postgrad = 237
postgrad_label = graduate
faculty = 111 | language teachers = 40
campus = Urban

website = [http://www.icu.ac.jp www.icu.ac.jp]

ŋnihongo|International Christian University |国際基督教大学|Kokusai Kirisutokyō Daigaku is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. Commonly known as ICU (both within Japan and abroad), the university was founded in 1949.

It is a liberal arts college in Japan that originated from the traditional American system. The university was accredited by the American Academy for Liberal Education in 2005.

Academics

ICU offers bachelor's degrees in liberal arts fields, as well as master's and doctoral degrees in education, public administration, comparative culture, and natural sciences. About 18% of the faculty come from overseas (primarily English-speaking countries). There is a strong English language program taught by non-faculty English teachers.

ICU houses one of the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution, partnering with Rotary International.

tudent body

As of May 1, 2007, ICU has 3064 undergraduates. There are 1132 male students, 1932 female students. 92.9% are Japanese citizens; the remainder come from a broad array of countries on all continents.

Japan ICU Foundation

The Japan ICU Foundation was incorporated in New York State on November 23, 1948. The Foundation, with offices in New York, helped in the effort to establish ICU in 1953. Today, the foundation maintains two non-profit corporations: The Japan ICU Foundation, Inc. and the JICUF Endowment, Inc.

Notable alumni

*Takeshi Amemiya - The Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics at Stanford University
*Toshio Arima - President of Fuji Xerox
*Betsy Boze (nee: Vogel) - CEO and Dean of Kent State University Stark
*Kazuo Hirai - President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America
*Hideo Ito - Chairman and CEO of Toshiba America, Inc.
*Hirotaka Takeuchi - Dean of the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University and visiting professor at Harvard Business School
*Toshiaki Taguchi - Former President and CEO of Toyota Motor North America
*Jay Rockefeller - U.S. Senator from West Virginia
*Kaoru Takamura - Female author who was awarded Naoki Prize in 1993
*Kazuko Yokoo - Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
*Kei Akagi - Jazz Pianist

ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.icu.ac.jp/ ICU website] Japanese
* [http://www.icu.ac.jp/index_e.html ICU website] English
* [http://www.jicuf.org/ Japan ICU Foundation]
* [http://www.icu-h.ed.jp/ ICU High School website] Japanese