Nihon University

Nihon University, celebrating the 120th anniversary, originated from Nihon Law School, which was established in 1889. Since its foundation, the university has maintained its forefront at the forefront of university education and research with a global perspective and an enterprising spirit.

As an attractive university with a wide range of fields of study, Nihon University has been involved in not only education and research, but also health care, lifelong education, and numerous other activities contributing to the development of society.

At Nihon University, we continuously strive to respond to the challenges of the present day. In accordance with this aim, two new university departments were opened in April 2016: the College of Risk Management and the College of Sports Sciences. Moreover, we strive to be at the forefront of educational innovation: with the aim of nurturing citizens who can actively contribute to society through our newly launched “N.　Grand Design” framework, we are developing a university-wide program of education improvement. Nihon University carries as its core educational aim the “cultivation the spirit of self-independence and creativity, relying on the Japanese spirit and valuing Japanese tradition”, and its specific objective is “to enhance Japanese culture and to contribute to world peace and the welfare of humanity”. With these aims in mind, we have set up three policy directions (diploma policy, curriculum policy and admissions policy) and are working to consolidate our educational programs across all the departments of the university.

Furthermore, we put students and their learning environment at the center of our focus, looking to continually improve student accommodation and to give consideration to enhancing the support system by developing a scholarship system. The campus facilities at each department are continually improving, and we strive both to ensure continuous progress in the learning environment we provide, and to contribute to society by utilizing our educational resources with a sense of responsibility.

Nihon University aims to contribute to world peace and the welfare of humanity by relying on the Japanese spirit, valuing Japanese tradition based on its history and culture, abiding by the Constitution, cultivating the spirit of independent creativity, and by working for the development of culture.

The mission of Nihon University is to develop cultured people who are of sound mind and body and conduct in-depth academic research by gathering a broad range of knowledge from around the world.

Nihon University has partnerships with universities and educational institutions around the world, and this network provides students with opportunities to engage in international exchanges, including exchange programs and overseas training programs. Academic exchange agreements are in place with 106 institutions(as of April 2009) in 26 countries and one area. 1,200 international students from 30 countries and one area are currently studying at Nihon University.

Nihon University offers the ”Japanese Language and Japan Studies Program (JLSP)” to exchange students from overseas universities with which Nihon University has established inter-university exchange agreements. Nihon University also has a “Japanese Language Program (JLP)” which it offers to international students studying at other Nihon University campuses.

Nihon University offers a wide variety of academic fields of study, spanning 91 departments in 16 colleges and schools, 20 majors at the graduate school level, six departments at the junior college level and a distance learning division.Each of the colleges and schools has its own campus with an ideal study environment, consisting of a full range of software and hardware systems. The strength of each college and school is maximized for a unique approach to education and research, while the scale of the university is fully taken advantage of, leading to the formation of a world-class research base built up of the ties and collaboration between each college and school.

By utilizing the variety of programs and facilities offered by the university, student campus life will be a richer and more fruitful one. Nihon University comprehensively fulfills the needs of students in supporting their activities, ensuring that their life on campus is comfortable, safe and active.