Musashino University, Ariake Campus

Musashino University is a comprehensive educational institute with a rich history and wealth of traditions. The school was established in 1924 by Dr. Junjiro Takakusu, a Buddhist scholar and winner of the Order of Culture, as a Buddhist school connected to the Jodo Shinshu Honganji denomination. In 2004, all departments have become coeducational with the mission to nurture students who are enlightened, exhibit strength of character, carve out bright futures, and contribute to society at large.

Musashino University is steeped in history and tradition and will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2024. At the center of the school’s tradition is the spirit of Buddhism. Throughout its long history, Musashino University has continued to improve the quality of its education and the results of its research. Under its new Brand Statement of “Creating Peace & Happiness for the World”, the school continues its efforts to become a highly sought-after place of learning in the global environment and to create innovation in education and research.

“Global Vision 100” is one initiative aimed at achieving those goals. It involves a multifaceted approach to globalizing the university: creating an international education; expanding the number of students who study abroad as well as the number of international students accepted by the university; enhancing the research environment; and strengthening the organizational framework and governance. To promote the increase in students from overseas accepted by Musashino University, the school has implemented Japanese-language education and training programs specifi cally for international students. The goal is to increase the number of international students to 15% of all enrolled students by 2024. Other steps the university has taken to achieve true globalization include the introduction of a dual-degree system in conjunction with universities in English-speaking countries in Europe and North America and the establishment of a Confucius Institute under a program sponsored by the Chinese governmen

We have experienced phenomenal development for the last decade. To nurture students to adapt to our sophisticated society, in 1998 we established the Faculty of Contemporary Society (now the Faculty of Political Science and Economics), complementing our existing Faculty of Literature. Since then, we have established several additional faculties in succession - the Faculty of Human Studies, the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Faculty of Nursing, the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Global Communication and the Correspondence Course Department - as well as seven new graduate programs - Languages and Culture, Human Society, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Political Science and Economics, Nursing Science, Environmental Science, and Anthropology (via correspondence courses) - taking great strides toward our objective of becoming a top-class integrated university. All of our faculties and graduate courses gather spirited professors who are highly active in their fields. This enables each faculty and graduate course to respond the rapid pace of globalization and other political, economic and social changes.

These are just some of the ways we at Musashino University have tried to respond in advance to the changing times by expanding and developing our educational offerings, but to press on even further, we will be opening a new campus in Ariake, Rinkai-Fukutoshin in 2012. Our Ariake campus will be situated along the Tokyo Bay waterfront, providing an enticing educational environment in a seaside locale. In addition to our verdant Musashino campus, the addition of the Ariake campus with its access to Tokyo's metropolitan infrastructure presents our university with unlimited possibilities for the future. At Musashino University, our goal is to keep contributing both to the present and to the future.

Musashino University provides its own original scholarship system in order to carry out its mission of encouraging studies and research while sending unique and talented individuals out into society. Also, we offer a qualification assistance system which provides scholarships to students who pass an examination or reach a specified level and submit the specified application. Our fully-fledged economic support allows students to focus on their studies without having to worry about other things from entering the university to graduation.