JOSAI UNIVERSITY

JOSAI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

JOSAI JUNIOR COLLEGE

OSAI UNIVERSITYEDUCATIONAL CORPORATIONJ

Message from the Chancellor .........................[1]School Philosophy .....................................[2 - 3]Message from the President ......................[4 - 5]JOSAI in Figures .......................................[6 - 7]Mid-term plan .................................................[9]Faculty and Department ...............................[11]

Global Education ..........................................[13]Regional Alliance and

Lifelong Education .............................[14 - 15]Partnership between Industry

and Academia ..........................................[17]Active Communication of Information ....[18 - 19]

Campus Development ..................................[21]Promotion of Cultural and

Sports Activities........................................[23]The History of Josai ......................................[24]

CONTENTS

1st Floor, Building No.1, Tokyo Kioicho CampusPatio highlighted by beautiful greenery

Established by Mikio Mizuta in 1965, Josai University Educational Corporation consists of three institutions: Josai University, Josai International University, and Josai Junior College. With campuses across the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area, including Sakado in Saitama Prefecture, Togane and Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, and Kioicho in Tokyo, we are engaged in the evolution to a new stage.

Right now, society is experiencing a period of dramatic transformation, as globalization and innovation have brought great changes in many different areas. This has created many contradictions and an endless list of problems in urgent need of solutions. They include the environment, resources, inequality, a declining birthrate and aging population, social security, education, morals, and ethnic conflict.

In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic has a huge impact across the entire globe, and universities have no time to waste in tackling the many challenges that this age of living with the coronavirus will bring.

When considering our path toward solutions in the face of such difficult challenges, I keep in mind both strategy and tactics, by which I mean that I grasp the overarching trends of the times, but start with the details in my response.

For strategy, or in other words, the big picture, in my view, the major keywords that reveal the major trends of the present time include globalization, consumer sovereignty, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is an industrial revolution based on IoT, big data, and AI (artificial intelligence), which follows on from the First Industrial Revolution, which saw the mechanization of factories using hydraulic power and steam engines from the end of the 18th century, the Second Industrial Revolution, which ushered in mass production using electricity based on the division of labor in the early 20th century, and the Third Industrial Revolution, which brought even more automation using electronics and information technology

from the early 1970s. So, what should we do in response to these trends of the times? For tactics, or in other words, how to address the details, the answer is not that simple. However, I believe that there are lessons to be learned from the experience and wisdom of our predecessors in readiness for our challenge of venturing into new territory. Books and other artifacts left by our ancestors could therefore prove useful. It is also important to listen to the opinions of others. The experiences of each person as an individual are trifling; all you have is the experience of one person out of a global population of 7.4 billion people.Nitobe Inazo, author of Bushido: The Soul of Japan, said that “common sense” means listening to other people’s opinions. You can learn much through interactions with people of different cultures, values, religions, and ethnicities. It is also important to learn from many different people, think for yourself and establish your own hypothesis, put your ideas into action, verify the results, and then learn from your new knowledge. I think that this process of endeavoring to grasp something is the same in both academics and sports. That is why I believe that the person you will be tomorrow will be the result of what you think and do today. If you design your own life and put your ideas into practice, the results will be your own responsibility and form your own value.

Talking with and learning from great predecessors and people with different ideas from your own and experiencing different things during your student days will be most invaluable and will have a great impact on the rest of your life.

Josai University Educational Corporation, where international students come together from around the world, is sure to offer opportunities for all kinds of encounters and learning experiences. I hope that you will foster the importance of “the ability to learn” for surviving in the 21st century at Josai.

Born in Tokyo in April 1941. Economics, Keio University (1966). Joined NEC Corporation (1966). Moved to Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (1977), appointed Chief Exec-utive Officer (1982). Appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (2011). Appointed Chief Executive Officer (2013, current position). � Officer of non-profit organizations: Chairman of Japan Self-Medication Industry (May 1997 - April 2001), Chairman of World Self-Medication Industry (June 1999 - No-vember 2002), Chancellor of the Uehara Memorial Foundation (May 30, 2013 - ) � University affiliations: Josai University: Councilor (January 1979 - ), Executive Member of the Board of Trustees (January 1979 - ), Chancellor (September 2017 - ); Seikei Gakuen: Councilor of School Juridical Person (March 1988 - ), Chair of Council, School Juridical Person (March 2002 – March 2012), Trustee of Council, School Juridical Person (March 1998 - ); Keio University: Councilor (November 1990 - ), Trustee Person (November 2006 - ).

Akira Uehara

Chancellor of Josai University Educational Corporation

Using the Ability to Learn to Capture the Major Trends of the Time

PROFILE Akira Uehara

Message from

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The Founder: Mikio Mizuta

Mikio Mizuta was born in 1905 in Awa County, Chiba Prefecture. He attended Awa Junior High School and Mito High School, before entering Kyoto University, where he graduated from the Faculty of Law.

Being a young man with a burning passion for the creation of a new society, he participated in anti-war and anti-military movements during his years as a student. In 1946, he was elected to the first postwar House of Representatives. He is highly acclaimed for his commitment to the rebuilding and growth of the Japanese economy in his more than 30 years in the Diet, where served one term as Minister of International Trade and Industry and five terms as Minister of Finance.

Meanwhile, ever since his younger days working as a teacher in elementary school, Mizuta was also passionate about education. He believed that the future of his country depended on developing the talent, skills, and character of its young people. Hence his support for public funding of compulsory education and educational facilities, as well as for government aid for private schools. In April 1965, he founded Josai University, thus fulfilling his educational ideals.

Mikio Mizuta's motto throughout his life was "never lie, never deceive, never flatter." His passion was to build a brighter future for the country and a society not only through study and research, but by raising people with a great depth and breadth of character and a sense of mutual respect. This dream of Mikio Mizuta since his youth, along with Josai’s founding philosophy of “Character Building Through Learning,” is the cornerstone of the three universities.

Mizuta Collection

The Mizuta Collection consists of over 200 works, mostly ukiyo-e paintings, assembled by the politician, educationalist, and founder of Josai University Educational Corporation, Mikio Mizuta. The Mizuta family donated the collection to Josai in 1977. The collected works allow the historical progression to be traced from the early days of ukiyo-e to modern Japanese painting. The collection also includes nine works by Sharaku, including rare woodblock prints.

The Mizuta Museum of Art operates facilities at Josai University/Josai Junior College, and Josai International University, where it holds public displays of the Mizuta Collection, themed exhibitions, and other events, thus serving not only as a place of learning for students, but also as a cultural institution to be enjoyed by the local community.

“Learning is not an objective per se,” said Mikio Mizuta, at a ceremony marking the inauguration of Josai University. “Rather, it is a means to help build the character of young people. A good society can only be created by good people, so I have founded this university in the belief that it is my mission in life to prepare our future generations to meet their responsibilities to their country and their communities.”

The legacy of this mission is shared unchanged by Josai University, Josai Junior College, and Josai International University. Josai’s aim is to nurture self-reliant individuals and people who can contribute to society. In the 55 years since Josai opened its doors, while the world around us has changed greatly, our mission of character building and core educational ideals has not changed.

Main Pillars of Josai’s Educational Power (Educational Framework)As such, with the aim of realization of the school philosophy established by

the founder, namely, “Character Building Through Learning” and “Expanding the horizons of students’ capacity to serve society,” and sending out into the world the kind of people that Japan and the world need in the 21st century, Josai has established the following four “main pillars of educational power” (Framework of Education).

1 ProfessionalQualificationsJosai excels in the preparation of highly qualified professionals in

fields such as pharmacy, dietetics, social welfare, pre-school education, psychiatric social work, health care, physical therapy, certified public

School Philosophy — “Character Building Through Learning”

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School P

hilosophyunderstand others and to imagine the future, intellectual

curiosity, a sense of responsibility and sense of purpose, and public mindedness, all qualities required of leaders who respond to problems and make decisions.

4 Partnerships in CommunityAs an educational institution that joints the community

to meet the wishes of residents, Josai seeks to connect with society through industry-academia-government-private sector partnerships, evolve from an educational institution for students into one for the whole of society, and to contribute to systems that educate students within society and to local and regional communities as a whole.

To that end, we have developed three programs we see as unique and essential elements of our curriculum: Field Study, Project Education, and Career Preparation.

Through these programs, our students acquire hands-on working experience at Japanese and/or international companies and public organizations, learn to cooperate with a diverse range of people, and develop their practical problem-solving and communication skills, sense of purpose, and self-development skills.

accountancy, tax accountancy, general domestic certified travel supervisor's license, financial planning, and systems administration. We also develop intellectual professionals through opportunities to study and research at graduate school and in our various research institutes.

2 Core Skills and Practical CompetenciesThe education at Josai is designed to foster in our

students the maturity, sense of decorum and public mindedness demanded of them in an international society, and the basic social, practical, and communication skills they will need in their individual careers. We also encourage participation in sport and extra-curricular activities, to create well-rounded individuals and instill in them the will to develop a rich humanity and character themselves and an ambition for self-development.

3 Multi-Disciplinary and International StudiesThe curriculum at Josai is designed to develop the

ability to function effectively at the cutting edge in a range of different fields, through diverse international cultural experiences and a multi-disciplinary learning program that extends across traditional academic disciplines. In this way, we seek to foster creativity and innovation, problem-solving skills, the ability to

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Founder’s Memorial Exhibition Room (Sakado Campus, Josai University)Mizuta Memorial Hall (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

President of Josai University

Obtained a Bachelor of Engineering from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo in 1972 and proceeded to that university’s Graduate School of Civil Engineering (MA of Engineering). Completed the doctoral program of the Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Ph. D., University of Waterloo (Canada) in 1976 (Ph.D.) Began his career as a Research Associate at the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, going onto positions as Research Associate and Lecturer at the University of Tsukuba, and Associate Professor and Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, before becoming a Distinguished Professor at Yokohama National University in 2014. Other roles include Science Adviser for the Japan’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Member of the Japan Science Council, Program Officer at the Japan Society of the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and Special Advisor/SIP Program Director in the Cabinet Office. Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Major Research Interests: Civil engineering, in particular, maintenance and disaster-prevention of long and large bridges 2007 Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Emperor of Japan 2019 Japan Academy Prize

information are so readily accessible. This act of “learning and questioning,” that is, scholarship, is something that only humans can do. It is also something that humans enjoy doing.

It is by learning how to enjoy scholarship that we grow as people and build character. I believe that it is the role of the university to instill in its students a custom of scholarship in its broadest meaning, through your studies at university and your interactions with your friends, through international exchange and by engaging with the local community, and through extra-curricular activities.

The faculty and staff of Josai University pledge to dedicate our utmost efforts to contributing to your growth through scholarship, so you will be glad you made the decision to study at Josai University.

Josai University was established in 1965 on a vast, tranquil campus in the countryside of Sakado, Saitama Prefecture, with views of the Chichibu mountain range. It began with two faculties, Economics and Science, later adding the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Management, and Faculty of Contemporary Policy Studies.

Josai’s school philosophy is “Character Building Through Learning,” as declared by its founder, Mikio Mizuta. The Japanese word for scholarship, gakumon, consists of two characters – gaku, meaning “to learn,” and mon, meaning “to question.” The practice of learning and questioning for oneself, that is to have doubts, discover problems, and search for solutions to those problems, has taken on even greater importance in an era when knowledge and

Yozo Fujino

Cultivating People for the Future

PROFILE Yozo Fujino

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Sakado Campus, Josai University

President of Josai International University

Josai International University is not merely a place for study and research, but also a place for young people to develop depth and breadth of character, and a sense of mutual respect. Indeed, the goal is not learning itself, but to develop depth and breadth of character, as expressed by our founding spirit of “Character Building through Learning.”

I believe our students should become people who are ingrained with a “learning attitude,” enabling them to spread their wings in society from both local and global perspectives. My earnest hope is that, in their time at Josai International University, our students will find enjoyment in learning and acquiring ways of thinking that will spur innovation. Our entire faculty and staff will focus their efforts on providing an education that allows students to gain career development skills commensurate with their years of study.

Since it opened its doors in 1992, Josai International University has evolved alongside the communities of Yamatake, Togane, Kujukuri and Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture. There are now eight undergraduate programs and six graduate research programs, as well as special preparatory courses for international students and a Senior Wellness College for adults, spanning three campuses located in Togane, Awa, and Kioicho in Tokyo. Achieving such substantial growth over the past 28 years, Josai International University now has the second largest student population among universities in Chiba Prefecture.

Our university’s parent organization, Josai University Educational Corporation, was founded by Mikio Mizuta, an educator, politician, and leader of Japan’s economic growth after the war. Mikio Mizuta’s motto in life was “Never lie, never deceive, never flatter.” In keeping with his teachings,

Kenji Sugibayashi

Human Resources Ingrained with a “Learning Attitude” Who Spread Their Wings in Society

Completed the coursework for the Master’s Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toyama. Earned Ph.D. at Gifu Pharmaceutical University. Worked as a postdoc at the University of Michigan and the University of Utah in the US. Served as an Associate Professor before being appointed Professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Josai University. Served as a Dean of the faculty and appointed Vice President of Josai University and Josai International University before his current appointment as President of Josai International University in April 2017. Appointed as the President of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan (APSTJ), a Vice-President at the Japanese Cosmetic Science Society, and board member of directors at the Japanese Society for Alternative to Animal Experiments (JSAAE). He has received many scientific awards; like the AFPS (Asia Federation of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Distinguished Scientist Award, the JSAAE Achievement Award; the Shukri Distinguished Keynote Lecture Award; the APSTJ Award and so on.

PROFILE Kenji Sugibayashi

Message from

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Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University

1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado-shi, SaitamaSakado Campus

Tokyo Kioicho Campus3-26 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Chiba Togane Campus1 Gumyo, Togane-shi, Chiba

Awa Campus1717 Futomi, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba

770,000(All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

Student body

Total number of graduates

Overseas partner schools

International students accepted

Foreign faculty members (full-time)

Total doctorates awarded

Josai University

Josai University Womenʼs Junior College (now Josai Junior College)

19831965

Number of books in libraryTotal campus area

648,900 m2

[About 14 times the size of Tokyo Dome](All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

Established in

Established inJosai International University

1992Established in

112,358 (All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

2011,17648199 (All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

13,493 (All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

26 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

30 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

20 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

JOSAI in Figures

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1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado-shi, SaitamaSakado Campus

Tokyo Kioicho Campus3-26 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Chiba Togane Campus1 Gumyo, Togane-shi, Chiba

Awa Campus1717 Futomi, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba

770,000(All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

Student body

Total number of graduates

Overseas partner schools

International students accepted

Foreign faculty members (full-time)

Total doctorates awarded

Josai University

Josai University Womenʼs Junior College (now Josai Junior College)

19831965

Number of books in libraryTotal campus area

648,900 m2

[About 14 times the size of Tokyo Dome](All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

Established in

Established inJosai International University

1992Established in

112,358 (All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

2011,17648199 (All schools and campuses, as of March 2020)

13,493 (All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

26 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

30 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

20 countries and regions(All schools and campuses, as of May 2020)

JOSAI in Figures

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In predicting what society will look like twenty years from now, from a global perspective, the trend toward a borderless society will accelerate with the further advancement of information and communication technologies and transport networks, based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, globalization and localization will co-exist and homogenization and diversification will move forward together side-by-side. Progress in AI technology will bring dramatic changes to society and the way we work. Turning to Japan, on the foundations of Society 5.0, we will face a super-aging society, a 30% decline in the population of 18-year-olds, and the concentration of people, goods, and information in the Greater Tokyo Area, with some decentralization to certain regional cities. There is no

doubt that Japan will need to strengthen its international competitiveness and develop global human resources in many fields. It will also need to cultivate people who can identify and solve diverse regional issues and contribute to local communities.

The challenges of the future are the challenges of today. In response to the various impacts that, 20 years from now, a single set of values will not be sufficient to deal with, Josai University Educational Corporation has re-affirmed its mission to develop self-reliant individuals who have respect for diverse values, under the school philosophy of “Character Building Through Learning,” and established the following Medium-Term Plan (April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2025) as guidelines for the management and operation of the University.

Developing People who will Respond to Future Challenges and Meet the Needs of Society

Basic Directions

Josai University Educational Corporation will manage and operate the Corporation during the period of this Plan in accordance with the following basic approaches.

To establish an organization and financial foundations to support the individual universities’ sustainable development, we will strengthen our governance, organizational management, and crisis management systems. We will also maintain and further strengthen our sound

financial foundations through various measures to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.(1) Strengthen governance through the establishment and penetration of compliance systems;(2) Establish new personal evaluation systems to realize the appropriate evaluation of staff achievements

and capabilities and wages and benefits that are commensurate with that evaluation;(3) Promote information security measures and establishment of appropriate information security

systems;(4) Establish frameworks for the deployment of strategic public relations;(5) Ensure stable revenue, including payments from students, and the review and reduction of recurring

expenses.

To become a university that is trusted and chosen by stakeholders, including students and their parents and guardians, we will place learners at the center of all that we do and thoroughly educate each and every student to equip them with the ability to be self-reliant

and produce results.

Through the enhancement of educational programs that demonstrate our universities’ regional and international characteristics and the promotion of education that integrates the humanities and the sciences, we will develop people who have a basic knowledge of

data science and who can create new value in response to the demands of society while overcoming challenges.

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9Central Spine Enveloped by Autumn Leaves (Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University)Seiko Kaikan (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

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Josai consists of three affiliated universities of liberal arts and sciences - Josai University, Josai Junior College, and Josai International University - with 19 departments in 13 undergraduate faculties, two graduate schools with 10 advanced degree programs, and two Japanese Studies Programs. It has a total enrolment of some 14,000 students on its four campuses in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.

With the total area of the three university campuses exceeding 648,900 m2 (about 14 times the size of Tokyo Dome), Josai has an originality and scale that sets it apart from other universities in terms of physical space and academic diversity.

In designing our faculties and departments, we looked beyond the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines, bringing our own point of view – as an international institution rooted in the local community – to bear on the latest developments in education, to produce graduates who will meet the needs of society.

Our goal is to equip our students with specialist knowledge, insight as members of society, and professional qualifications to embark on specialist careers after graduation.

Establishment of Department of Physical TherapyIn April 2012, Josai International University opened the

Faculty of Nursing, and in April 2016, the Department of Physical Therapy was established within the Faculty of Social Work Studies. Both require overseas training in the first year of the course, with the aim of developing medical professionals who have a global outlook.

The objective of the Department of Physical Therapy is to give students the knowledge of regional welfare and skills that will allow them to contribute to the development of healthcare and welfare. The kind of diverse curriculum that only a general university can offer has been prepared to equip students with the broad range of knowledge and skills required of physical therapists. For their overseas training, first-year students stay with a host family for a week while attending the California State University, Long Beach, where they receive lectures on physical therapy, undertake practical training, and tour medical facilities. In the sports therapy course, students study the basics of physical therapy for sports injuries, learning about specific injuries in individual sports and the physical therapy approaches to those injuries. The students also work with the university’s sports clubs, including the women’s ekiden (marathon relay) club and women’s softball club, from a sports science perspective.

Establishment of Data Science CourseA Data Science Course was established in Josai

University’s Faculty of Economics in April 2020 to meet the needs of society, based on the school philosophy of

A Global Educational Complex of Three Universities and Four Campuses

Josai University Educational Corporation

Tokyo Kioicho Administration Offices

Corporation headquartersJosai International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences (JICPAS)Information Sciences Research Center, Placement CenterAdmissions Center, Public Relations Center

Josai University

Sakado CampusTokyo Kioicho Campus

Faculty of Contemporary Policy Studies, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Science (Department of Mathematics, Department of Chemistry), Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition) (5 faculties, 8 departments)Graduate Schools (4 programs, 8 degrees)Japanese Studies Program

Josai Junior College

Sakado CampusTokyo Kioicho Campus

Department of Business Administration

Josai International University

Chiba Togane CampusAwa CampusTokyo Kioicho Campus

Faculty of Management & Information Sciences, Faculty of International Humanities (Department of Inter-Cultural Studies, Department of International Exchange Studies), Faculty of Social Work Studies (Department of Social Work Studies, Department of Physical Therapy), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Media Studies, Faculty of Tourism, Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Nursing (8 faculties, 10 departments)Graduate Schools (6 programs, 11 degrees)Japanese Studies Program for International Students

“Character Building Through Learning.” The aim of this course is to equip students with “economic sense” and “data analysis skills.” The Data Science Course has as its objectives the provision of an environment for students to acquire expert knowledge and skills in AI and big data, to nurture students’ innate strengths and to provide opportunities that will spur them to act with a consciousness of their career development beyond graduation.

The Junior College as a Base CollegeAmid a declining birth rate and the increase in the

percentage of students going onto university, the purpose of vocational schools and junior (two-year) colleges is being questioned, and many of junior colleges are reorganizing into four-year institutions. Josai is bucking this trend to intentionally provide a two-year co-educational facility as a “base college.” This is because we strongly believe that we should not hinder educational diversity by concentrating on four-year universities as the only path to higher education and that there should be multiple gateways for young people who want to continue their studies.

As an institution rooted in the community, the base college has today, and will continue to have in the future, a significant role in providing an option for people who want to obtain the basic knowledge, practical skills, and wide-ranging education needed in society in two years and a place for working people to re-acquire basic academic skills.

Campuses, Faculties, Departments, and Education and Research Facilities

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Carillon Road (Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University)

The stairs of Seiko Kaikan (Sakado Campus, Josai University)

Major Overseas Partner SchoolsMasaryk University (Czech Republic)

University of Economics, Prague (Czech Republic)

Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)

Université de Bourgogne (University of Burgundy) (France)

University of Cologne (Germany)

Budapest Business School (Hungary)

Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)

Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary (Hungary)

University of Debrecen (Hungary)

University of Pécs (Hungary)

University of Szeged (Hungary)

University of Limerick (Ireland)

Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)

University of Bergen (Norway)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)

Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology (Poland)

University of Lodz (Poland)

University of Warsaw (Poland)

Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia)

Camosun College (Canada)

Saint Mary's University (Canada)

University of California, Riverside (USA)

University of Hawai'i at Hilo (USA)

University of Hawai'i Leeward Community College (USA)

Beijing Foreign Studies University (China)

Beijing Union University (China)

China Medical University (China)

Communication University of China (China)

Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information (China)

Dalian University of Foreign Languages (China)

Dalian University of Technology (China)

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (China)

East China Institute of Technology (China)

East China Institute of Technology Changjiang College (China)

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies South China Business College (China)

Guangzhou College of Commerce (China)

Northeastern University (China)

Liaocheng University (China)

Liaoning University (China)

Liaoning Technical University (China)

Nankai University Binhai College (China)

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)

Shaoguan University (China)

Shaoxing University (China)

Shenyang Normal University (China)

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (China)

Sichuan University of Science & Engineering (China)

South China Normal University (China)

Tianjin Foreign Studies University (China)

Tianjin Polytechnic University (China)

Tianjin University of Technology (China)

Xi'an Jiaotong University City College (China)

Xi'an University (China)

Xi'an University of Technological Information (China)

Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University (China)

Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics (China)

Zhejiang University of Technology (China)

Bucheon University (Korea)

Dongseo University (Korea)

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Korea)

Hannam University (Korea)

Hanyang Women's University (Korea)

Incheon National University (Korea)

Konyang University (Korea)

Suwon Science Collge (Korea)

Aletheia University (Oxford College) (Taiwan)

Hsiuping University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)

Taipei Chengshih University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)

Tamkang University (Taiwan)

Petra Christian University (Indonesia)

Management and Science University (Malaysia)

University of Yangon (Myanmar)

Bangkok University (Thailand)

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE) (Viet Nam)

(April 2020)

Cherry blossoms in full bloom beside Piano Pond (Chiba Togane Campus, Josai International University)12

One of the educational goals proclaimed by Josai is “the development of people who will flourish in the global arena." One of Josai’s three pillars of education is global education. Josai has signed academic exchange agreements with 201 universities in 30 countries and regions. Around 800 overseas students are studying at Josai International University, and around 400 at Josai University. In addition to short and medium-term overseas study programs, students who wish to study abroad can access a variety of programs, such as the Josai Education Abroad Program (JEAP), which provides unique opportunities for our students to attend our overseas partner universities for longer periods without having to defer their studies at Josai and delay their graduation. In the five years from AY2015 to AY2019, approximately 3,000 students from Josai International University and about 700 from Josai University went abroad to study.

International Education CenterThe International Education Center was established to

embody Josai’s philosophy of nurturing people who are able to think and act with broad global perspectives. The International Education Center is the administrative hub for all of Josai’s activities in international educational and cultural exchange. It serves a broad range of functions, including concluding partnership agreements with overseas sister schools and partner universities, coordinating student exchange programs, faculty and staff exchanges and training, and organizing international symposiums and seminars. These activities have come to fruition in the form of the Josai Education Abroad Program (JEAP).

The Japanese Studies Program offers a one-year course in Japanese language and culture for international students hoping to enter an undergraduate faculty or graduate school and for short-term international students from our partner universities. It also offers local students opportunities for cross-cultural experiences and language study on campus, which can be an invaluable experience for thinking about the world and the global community.

At Josai International University’s Faculties of Social Work Studies and Nursing, all first-year students attend a short-term training program in the United States. In AY2019, 542 undergraduate students took part in some form

of overseas training or internship. According to a survey conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), the university ranked 18th among all universities nationwide for the number of students traveling abroad to study, with 772 students across the entire university doing so in AY2018.

Language Education CenterThe Language Education Center is the hub for language

education for the individual faculties and department. A system of language education tailored to the curricula of the individual faculties and departments has been developed to provide students with pathways to mastering “foreign language skills they can use” in line with their respective abilities. Josai University supports students in their endeavors to improve their language skills, including providing assistance for sitting foreign language proficiency tests and organizing a variety of speech contests. Josai International University gives students opportunities to acquire practical language and communication skills, including the English Café, where students can brush up their English while enjoying conversations with native English-speaking instructors, mixers with international students, and other various events.

Graduate School of International AdministrationJosai International University’s Graduate School of

International Administration is the humanities graduate school for the new age, bringing together professional graduate school and research graduate school programs. With an integrated curriculum encompassing from basic theory to career development and four specialized subject areas - policy studies, international studies, international corporate management, and tourism, the goal of the program is to train true global citizens who have thorough specialist knowledge and a well-rounded general education. This degree program is available in both English and Japanese.

In May 2010, Josai University Educational Corporation established a Ph.D. course in partnership with three Chinese universities - Dalian University of Technology, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, and Northeastern University.

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Cooperation and Exchange with the CommunityJosai has grown as an educational institution rooted in its

community, reaching out to society and responding to public needs. We contribute to solving regional issues through collaboration with the community and local governments.

We are engaged in an Education and Research Partnership Promotion Project, which aims to dramatically enhance the quality of the university’s function as a Center of Community (COC) and its education by systematizing education and research programs to solve local issues. In 2018, Josai University participated in the Saitama Tojo and West Area Universities Platform (TJUP), the aims of which are to revitalize the region and solve the issues of the declining birthrate and aging population through stronger collaborations with universities, local governments, and companies in the area along the Tobu-Tojo and Seibu railways lines. Josai University was already involved in a variety of community cooperation initiatives, such as the Komagawa Project, a project to utilize idle land, cooperation in product development based on local specialty goods, the building of a network with local libraries, and student internships. Additionally, we have also concluded basic cooperative

agreements for partnership and collaboration with the local governments of the surrounding municipalities, such as Sakado, Moroyama, Ogose, Tsurugashima, Hidaka, and Tokigawa. The partnership with Tokigawa came out of a Food and Nutrition Project that the Department of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) conducted in cooperation with the town’s healthcare center.

Josai International University is conducting a Regional Co-Creation Project, which offers opportunities for learning through practical activities in the communities near campus, connecting students across faculty boundaries. Josai International University has concluded a partnership agreement in the tourism field with Chiba Prefecture, from which it takes on commissioned projects relating to tourism. It has also been commissioned by Chiba Prefecture to conduct vocational ability development training, and provides management consulting for small and medium enterprises in the city of Togane, in collaboration with the Togane Chamber of Commerce. The Faculty of Tourism is involved in a diverse range of initiatives for tourism development in the local municipality of Kamogawa. A main

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Awa Campus, Josai International University

educational institutions, health-related businesses and other entities. The Josai University and Josai Junior College Sports and Health Center was established in April 2005 to promote health and welfare in the community through sport. In April 2006, a joint project with the local community called the Josai University Senior Wellness College was launched. This project is contributing to boosting levels of activity in the local community.

Adult EducationAs a program for adult education, we offer extension

programs at our Sakado and Tokyo Kioicho campuses in a wide range of fields for the acquisition of professional qualifications, the upgrading of career skills, and self-development through cultural and leisure pursuits at our Lifelong Learning Center. These programs are open to both Josai students and members of the community. Since its foundation, Josai International University has offered community college courses to the local community, and presents lectures open to the public at a number of locations in Chiba Prefecture, as part of our outreach to the wider community. Under an agreement on recurrent education signed with Saitama Prefecture in 2007, Josai University welcomes senior citizens and retirees to attend university lectures. Josai’s wide-ranging contributions to human resources development, including for working adults, through the provision of education opportunities in various forms to society and the local community, with the participation of current students as well, could be described as a manifestation of its educational power.

pillar of this activity is the restoration and preservation of the rows of cherry trees lining the Mineoka Forest Trail that traverses the Boso Peninsula. In a collaborative project with the roadside rest area, Kamogawa Ocean Park, the Faculty is cooperating in the revitalization of the region through activities such as planning and running events. It is also involved in activities to revitalize the local area of Yomogi with a concept of local promotion from tourism perspectives. In July 2019, the university concluded a comprehensive regional partnership agreement with Minamiboso City and the Minamiboso City Tourism Association.

At the Tokyo Kioicho Campus as well, as a university rooted in the community, students, faculty, and staff work together to pursue a wide range of activities to contribute to the local community, including assisting with the Hie Shrine Festival, one of the three great festivals of Edo (Tokyo), and organizing various events in conjunction with local governments and companies.

Contributing through Health and SportWe also undertake activities that contribute to the local

community and society through healthy activities and sports. Josai International University operates the Senior Wellness College at the Chiba Togane Campus with the aim of encouraging senior citizens to maintain their physical wellbeing, as well as organizing a kendo and judo tournament for high school students and a soccer tournament for elementary school children at the Chiba Togane Campus. These are part of our wide-ranging and deep-rooted partnerships with residents, government authorities,

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Rollout of Various Partnerships between Industry and Academia

Josai’s goal is to nurture our students and be of service to society by pursuing industry-academia-government-private sector collaborations through partnerships with businesses.

In December 2007, Josai International University reached an agreement with ANA Strategic Research Institute Co., Ltd., to develop partnership and collaboration. As a result, it is promoting partnerships in human resources development in a wide range of areas, including not only the airline and logistics sectors, but also other areas from hotels and tourism to regional revitalization.

We have since concluded further partnerships with Nikkatsu Corporation in June 2010, Avex Planning and Development Inc. in January 2011, and Sun Music Production Inc. in July 2013. These have resulted in diverse initiatives with the Josai International University Faculty of Media Studies. Additionally, in July 2015, we formed a partnership with Yoshinoya Holdings Co., Ltd. in the restaurant business and with Baroque Japan Limited in the fashion industry in April 2016, with such aims as the promotion of human resources development. Joint initiatives have begun between these partners and the Josai International University Faculty of Management and Information Sciences and others.

In March 2018, the Faculty of Tourism signed an agreement on comprehensive community cooperation with Tateyama Shinkin Bank and the Minamiboso Tourist Federation. Through promotion of tourism and industry in the Minamiboso area and development of human resources in tourism, we will aim for development of the local economy and the revitalization of the local community.

We are also conducting a “Hiking from the Station” initiative in collaboration with the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). This initiative encourages tourists to come to the Minamiboso area, with students touring the region’s tourism facilities in advance and planning touring courses. The students also serve as guides on the day, interacting with tourists as they guide them around the area. This project was featured in a Japan Tourism Agency publication (published March 2019) that presented examples of leading-edge practical courses for securing and developing human resources for the tourism industry through industry-academia partnerships. Students of the Faculty of Media Studies, in partnership with Isumi Railway and the municipality of Otaki in Chiba Prefecture,

produced a video promoting the Isumi Railway, which can be viewed on the Isumi Railway’s website from May 2020.

Josai University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A range of initiatives are being carried out at Josai University as well, with the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences playing a central role.

In the School of Pharmacy, students can earn credits by undertaking internships at drug stores as an elective subject in fourth year. Under a partnership with the Japan Association of Chain Drug Stores (JACDS), students undertake work experience for five days during summer holidays at drug stores owned by JACDS member companies, where they learn the importance of the job that pharmacists do.

In February 2018, in conjunction with a medical start-up, Japan Mode, and the Mitsuiwa information system, the department launched AIHS, a dietary information service for patients taking anti-cancer drugs. The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is developing databases for foods that interact with anti-cancer drugs (causing adverse reactions) and recommended foods that do not have such interactions. This database has led to the provision of this service for patients.

Further, in June 2020, it signed a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Seki Yakuhin Co., Ltd., which operates drug stores mainly in Saitama Prefecture. The two parties will cooperate in academic research and undertake joint projects for their mutual development, regional promotion, and educational promotion. To mark the agreement, Seki Yakuhin established a special scholarship scheme for students in the Faculty’s School of Pharmacy.

The Department of Clinical Dietetics and Human Nutrition has created a wide variety of products in collaboration with businesses. Together with a paste processing company, it developed “Tane Made Yuzu Ran Jelly,” a jelly made by turning whole yuzu citrus fruit, a specialty crop of the area, into a paste, including the peel and seeds. As well as being distributed by a processed food manufacturer, this product was also sold as a gift product at a local department store in a set with yuzu pound cake and fruit jelly. The men’s ekiden (marathon relay) club, which has run in the Hakone Ekiden 15 times, developed a body-care drink called “Runshot” with Nitta Gelatin Inc. The product is sold through Nitta Gelatin’s mail order shopping subsidiary company.

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Josai International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences (JICPAS)

Josai has implemented academic support projects and international exchange programs across its three institutions. JICPAS plays a central role in these initiatives. Initiatives pursued by JICPAS include: w promotion of global research by the universities/graduate schools w support and assistance of exceptional education/research w acquisition and development of external competitive funds (scientific research grants and other subsidies) w promotion of industry-academia joint projects w promotion of academic partnerships and international exchanges w academic and cultural activities (lectures, seminars, symposia, etc.) As part of these initiatives, the Institute for Central European Studies was established in 2013 and the ASEAN Research Center in 2015.

V4 EventsJosai has deep ties with the Visegrád Four (Czech Republic,

Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). Every year, the Institute for Central European Studies co-hosts a V4 + Japan Seminar with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 1 Hall. In 2019, the Ministry, staff from various countries’ embassies, researchers from various universities, members of the media, representatives of Josai, students, and experts held enthusiastic discussion on the topic of “the future of the global economy and free trade.” The Central Europe and Japan Student Conference, to which students from the central European nations are invited, is also held in the International Conference Room of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3. In 2019, students exchanged opinions on the main topic of “diversifying societies - co-existing with foreign workers.”

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University is one of China’s oldest universities. A national university under the direct control of the Chinese Ministry of Education, it has a strong science and engineering tradition and has produced many prominent politicians, scholars, and engineers.

Oishi Fossils GalleryThe Oishi Fossils Gallery of the Mizuta Memorial

Museum is located in Building No. 3 on the Tokyo Kioicho Campus (photograph below). The fossils gallery houses and exhibits around 200 fossils and scientific specimens

entrusted or donated by Dr. Michio Oishi, a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, and a museum for extinct plants and animals from Liaoning, China. The museum, which is open to the public, runs educational programs that foster intellectual curiosity about the global environment and natural sciences, as well as workshops for children.

TokyoOfficeoftheShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityJapanese Research Center

In April 2019, the Tokyo Office of China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University Japanese Research Center was established in Building No. 3 of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus. The Josai International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences (JICPAS) and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Japanese Research Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Exchange in January 2019. This agreement eventually led to the establishment of the Center’s Tokyo Office.

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Josai is placing efforts into the expansion of its campuses with the aims of the further enhancement of its educational facilities and the strengthening of its international exchange and information communication functions.

Completion of Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3The Tokyo Kioicho Campus in central Tokyo opened

in 2005 as a link between the Sakado Campus of Josai University and Josai Junior College and the Chiba Togane and Awa campuses of Josai International University. Undergraduates and graduate students from all three schools take courses offered on this campus located in the middle of the city. With the establishment of the Placement Center, Josai International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, and the Lifelong Learning Center, Kioicho Campus provides students with wide-ranging support for research activities, international exchange, and career placement, as well as actively communicating information through various symposia and seminars.

In April 2013, Building No. 3 was completed on the Tokyo Kioicho Campus, with the aim of developing internationally minded people who can solve problems with broad knowledge and deep specialization, which is one of Josai’s major undertakings. The construction of Building No. 3 to enhance the campus in the Kioicho area, Japan’s center of politics, culture, and global information, was an important theme for the achievement of the goals of Josai University Educational Corporation’s Mid-Term Plan.

The building has five floors above ground and one basement, with a total floor area of approx. 7,700 m2. It was completed on April 12, 2013. Apart from its complement of classrooms and studios, the building has a conference room on the fifth floor equipped for real-time, online international conferences and global networking. The basement houses Oishi Fossil Gallery, which is open to the local community and the general public as well as for workshops for children. In addition to its earthquake-resistant engineering, the building was designed to function as a disaster-readiness location for students and local residents in the event of a disaster, with a generator and other equipment installed.

A new Building No. 2 (tentative name) will also be built on the Tokyo Kioicho Campus, with completion scheduled for February 2022. This building will have a floor area of approximately 2,000 m2 on five above-ground floors. As well as ten classrooms and a spacious student lounge on the first floor, the new building will also feature a communication space for students on an upper floor. The inclusion of a copse of trees and an open rooftop garden is in consideration of greenification of the campus.

Development of Sakado Campus continues with a new multiplex building, Building No. 23 (tentative name) and other construction.

As a project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the university, construction of the Mizuta Memorial Hall, which houses the Founder’s Memorial Exhibition Room, and the new Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building were completed in March 2017. Building No. 22, which includes practical training rooms for the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, was completed in March 2019 on the east side of the Mizuta Memorial Library. In addition, in June 2020, construction started on Building No. 23 (tentative name), which will become the new face of Josai University, with the aim of completion in the spring of 2022.

The Mizuta Memorial Hall, with its elegant arched roof, is a two-story building with a total floor area of approximately 1,800 m2. In addition to the Founder’s Memorial Exhibition Room, this building also holds an auditorium and multipurpose space, and is the location of the alumni association’s secretariat. The new Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building has nine floors above ground and one basement, with a total floor area of approximately 12,000 m2. It is located on the southeast edge of the campus and serves as a landmark for the campus. On the laboratory floor, there are no walls between laboratories, a novel design that encourages interaction among students and faculty.

Building No. 22 has seven floors above ground and a floor area of approximately 8,000 m2. The front of the building has a tower-like design, which, combined with the high-ceilinged atrium space of the lobby, symbolizes a sacred space of learning.

The new multiplex building, Building No. 23 (tentative name), will take over the functions of the existing Buildings No. 1, 2, and 4 and the Experimental Laboratory Center, will have a total floor area of approximately 21,000 m2 over seven floors. The “face of the university” leading from the university’s main entrance to Seiko Kaikan, the symbol of the campus, will undergo a major transformation. The entire space of the first floor will be open on all four sides, giving the building the function of a “hub” for exchanges among students, faculty and staff, and the local community. The Josai Hub, a single connected space under large eaves, will offer a wide variety of study spaces, including active learning spaces, presentation spaces, a café, workshop, and group study spaces, and a place for students to be on campus.

The entrance to the campus will have no gates, with the aim of being a university that is literally open to the local community.

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Josai also focuses on culture and sporting activities. In the area of sport, Josai University’s men’s and women’s ekiden (marathon relay) clubs, track and field club, men’s and women’s softball teams, regulation baseball club, and soccer club are among the university’s most successful teams. Josai International University has a successful regulation baseball club, rubber-ball baseball club, women’s ekiden (marathon relay) club, soccer club, women’s softball club, kendo club, and judo club, among others. The development of a range of facilities is supporting our students and athletes.

Mizuta Museum of Art, Josai UniversityThe Mizuta Museum of Art at Josai University, established in 1979, re-opened on December 9, 2011 with a fresh, new look in a stand-alone building. This renewal project commemorated the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Josai University Educational Corporation. The two-story building has three galleries with a total floor area of 670 m2 and exhibits the permanent collection of the university’s ukiyo-e woodblock prints. It also serves as a place for the communication of various information rooted in the community, including the introduction of the university, various special themed exhibitions, and exhibitions of the culture of Sakado and Saitama Prefecture, where the university is located.

PRINCE TAKAMADO MEMORIAL SPORTS PARKAs part of the project undertaken to mark the 20th anniversary of Josai International University, a sports park equipped with a regulation soccer pitch was completed on May 22, 2012 next to the university’s Chiba Togane Campus. The park was named the Prince Takamado Memorial Sports Park to commemorate the achievements of His Imperial Highness the Prince Takamado, who passed away in 2002, in promoting sport and international exchange, and to pass his will on to future generations. Covering an area of 33,000 m2, the park includes facilities such as regulation soccer pitch that can be used for official matches, a clubhouse, and a multi-purpose lawn plaza. The park has lights for night use and seating for spectators. The Prince Takamado Memorial Sports Park has been used as a venue for activities to deepen international goodwill and

exchange through sport, as well as for the promotion of sport in the local community, such as youth development activities.

JOSAI SPORTS FIELDDevelopment of the Josai Sports Field is scheduled for completion near the Sakado Campus in September 2020. The 55,500 m2 area includes two artificial turf soccer pitches and a softball ground, as well as a 1-km up-down running course. Josai University plans to establish a women’s soccer club in AY2021, so there is an expectation that the Josai Sports Field will become the home of “Josai, the soccer university.”A regulation baseball ground underwent renovations to lay the artificial turf with the same specifications as that used at Meiji Jingu Stadium. This work was completed in March 2020 (Photograph Ê)

Facilities Supporting Students’ and Athletes’ Success

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The ground at the Chiba Togane Campus was also renovated in August 2018, becoming a new softball ground and athletics track built. The softball has artificial turf and is ringed by a 300 meter athletics track (Photograph Ë).

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The History of Josai

1965 1.25 Founding of Josai University Educational Corporation is approved (First Chancellor: Mikio Mizuta)

4.1 Josai University (JU) opens with the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economics, and Department of Mathematics and the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science. (First JU President: Mikio Mizuta)

1971 4.1 Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Economics of Josai University opens

1973 4.1 Josai University: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmaceutical Technochemistry in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences opens

1976 12.27 Seiko Mizuta is appointed second chancellor of the Corporation

1977 4.1 Josai University: MA degree program is established in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

1978 4.1 Josai University: MA degree in Economic Policy is established in the Graduate School of Economics

1979 3.25 Josai University: Mizuta Museum of Art opens

4.1 Josai University: PhD program is established in Pharmaceutical Sciences

1983 4.1 Josai Women's Junior College opens (Majors in Administration and Secretarial Services in the Department of Business Administration, and in Japanese Literature and English & American Literature in the Department of Literature)

1985 4.1 Center for Inter-Cultural Studies and Education established

1987 4.1 Major courses in Japanese Literature and English and American Literature are established at the JU Women's Junior College

1989 4.1 Major courses in Administration and in Secretarial Services are established at the JU Women's Junior College

1990 4.1 Josai University: Affiliated Preparatory Course is established (Major courses in Japanese Culture and Japanese Language)

1992 4.1 Josai International University opens (Department of Management & Information Sciences in the Faculty of Management & Information Sciences and Department of Inter-Cultural Studies in the Faculty of Humanities)

1996 4.1 Josai International University: Department of Welfare and Culture and Department of International Exchange Studies in the Faculty of Humanities open

Josai International University: MA degree programs in Inter-Cultural Studies and in Women's Studies are established in the Graduate School of Humanities

1998 4.1 Josai International University: PhD in Comparative Culture, (Graduate School of Humanities), MBA in Management of Entrepreneurial Ventures (Graduate School of Management and Information Sciences), and Affiliated Preparatory Courses in Japanese Culture and Japanese Language (Japanese Studies Program) are established

Josai University: MA in Mathematics (Graduate School of Sciences) and MS in Medical Pharmacy (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) are established

1999 4.1 Josai International University: Department of International Management Studies and Department of Information for Welfare and Environment are established in the Faculty of Management and Information Sciences

2000 4.1 Josai International University: PhD in Management of Entrepreneurial Ventures (Graduate School of Management and Information Sciences) is established

2001 4.1 Josai International University: Department of Service Management Systems (Faculty of Management and Information Sciences), Department of Media & Culture Studies (Faculty of Humanities), Affiliated Preparatory Course for Overseas Students in Business and Information Science, and Department of Medical Nutrition (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) are established

Josai Women's Junior College: Departments of Management and Information Administration and of Contemporary Culture open (reorganization)

2002 4.1 Josai International University: MA in Welfare and Social Studies (Graduate School of Humanities), MBA in International Administration are established

2003 1.25 Completion ceremony for the restoration of Mikio Mizuta’s birthplace as a project to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of Josai University

4.1 Josai University: MBA in Business Innovation (Graduate School of Business Administration) is established

2004 4.1 Josai University: Department of Management Studies (Faculty of Business Administration) established

Josai University: MA in Material Science (Graduate School of Sciences) is established

Josai International University: Department of Medical Pharmacy (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) and Departments of Culture and Social Work Studies and of Management and Social Work Studies (Faculty of Social Work Studies) are established

4.19 Josai Awa Learning Center is completed

5.27 Noriko Mizuta takes office as chancellor of Josai University Educational Corporation

2005 1.21 Josai University Educational Corporation: Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building is completed

4.1 International Center for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences (JICPAS) is established

Josai University: MA in Medical Nutrition (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) is established

Josai International University: Department of Management Science (Faculty of Management and Information Sciences) is reorganized

Department of Media and Information (Faculty of Media Studies) is established

Business Design Program (Graduate School of Business Design) and Social Studies Program (Graduate School of Social Work Studies) are established

4.19 Josai University Educational Corporation: Josai International University Medicinal Herb Garden is established

2006 4.1 Josai University: Department of Social and Economic Systems (Faculty of Contemporary Policy Studies) is established

Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences six-year and four-year programs (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) are established

Josai Base College: Department of Business Studies is established

Josai International University: Department of Wellness Tourism (Faculty of Tourism) is established

Department of Medical Pharmacy six-year program (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) is inaugurated

2007 4.1 Josai International University: Department of Social Work Studies (Faculty of Social Work Studies) is reorganized

10.25 Josai University Educational Corporation Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 2 opens

2008 4.1 Josai International University: Department of Inter-Cultural Studies and Department of International Exchange Studies opens in the Faculty of International Humanities

2009 6.30 Documents are submitted notifying the opening of the Department of Social and Environmental Studies in the Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies

2010 4.1 Josai International University: Department of Social and Environmental Studies is established in the Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies

4.16 Ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of the founding of Josai University Educational Corporation

2011 4.1 Josai International University : Course in Visual Arts is established in the Faculty of Media Study

12.9 Josai University Mizuta Museum of Art (premises) opens

2012 4.1 Josai University: Pharmacy Specialty (doctoral and master programs) is established in the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Josai International University: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (doctoral course) is established

Josai International University Faculty of Nursing Department of Nursing is established

4.28 Ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of Josai International University

5.22 Josai International University Prince Takamado Memorial Sports Park completed

2013 4.1 Josai International University: Master’s degree program in International Administration established in the Graduate School of International Administration, and master’s degree program in Global Communications established in the Graduate School of Humanities

4.12 Josai University Educational Corporation Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 3 opens

2015 2.12 Josai University Educational Corporation Tokyo Kioicho Campus Building No. 5 opens

10.31 Ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Josai University Educational Corporation

2016 4.2 Josai International University’s 25th Anniversary Commemorative Entrance Ceremony and ceremony to mark the opening of the Faculty of Social Work Studies Department of Physical Therapy

2017 3.28 Josai University: Mikio Mizuta Memorial Hall and new School of Pharmacy building are completed

9.11 Akira Uehara takes office as chancellor of Josai University Educational Corporation

2019 4.1 Josai International University: Department of Wellness Tourism changes name to Department of Tourism (Faculty of Tourism)

4.24 China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University Japanese Research Center establishes Tokyo Office in Building No. 3 of Josai University Educational Corporation’s Tokyo Kioicho Campus

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The cover of this pamphlet has been treated with an antibacterial coating.

There is a stone engraved with a poem by the founder, Mikio Mizuta, in the forecourt of Building No. 1 of the Tokyo Kioicho Campus.

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