Aoyama Gakuin University
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Aoyama Gakuin University |
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| Established | 1949 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | N/A |
| Chancellor | Motoaki Muto |
| Faculty | 1,653 |
| Staff | 1,983 |
| Students | 20,003 |
| Undergraduates | 18,567 |
| Location | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Aoyama Gakuin University |
Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes kindergarten, elementary school, junior/senior high school, and women's junior college. Although Aoyama Gakuin's history dates from October 1874, when missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States established three small schools, the institution took its present form in 1949 when Aoyama Gakuin College was established as a comprehensive university.
The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include "literature", "law", "economics", "business", "international polotics,economics and business", "science and engineering". And also the university's specialised graduate programs that designed to train high level, specialized professionals, include "international management", "law school", and "professional accountancy".
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[edit] History
Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes kindergarten, elementary school, junior/senior high school, and women's junior college. At each level, Aoyama Gakuin offers people quality education that is based on our solid academic foundation, which has been continuously enhanced throughout our unique history. Although Aoyama Gakuin's history dates from October 1874, when missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States established three small schools, the institution took its present form in 1949 when Aoyama Gakuin College was established as a comprehensive university.
[edit] Academics
[edit] Profile
The main campus, located in Aoyama in central Tokyo, is complemented by the Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The Sagamihara Campus is where freshmen and sophomores study, and also houses the College of Science and Engineering. For Academic Year 2003 (as of May 1 of 2003), undergraduate student population at AGU is approximately 19,372. The university has graduated around 155,219 students in all and employs approximately 1,300 full-time and part-time faculty members who offer a wealth of educational and research opportunities. Aoyama Gakuin University is accredited by the Japanese University Association and is a member of the Japan Association of Private College and Universities.
As a vibrant educational and research community, our university maintains a number of active international exchange programs for students and faculty. Due to this, Aoyama Gakuin University is well known for its international ambience: many of our students and faculty have attended universities and research institutes abroad, while numerous scholars and students from around the world have studied at our university.
[edit] Undergraduate Programs
- College of Literature
- College of Law
- College of Economics
- School of Business
- School of International Politics and Business
- College of Science and Engineering
- Evening Division
[edit] Graduate Programs
- Graduate school of Literature
- Graduate school of Law
- Graduate school of Economics
- Graduate school of Business
- Graduate school of International Politics, Economics and Business
- Graduate school of Science and Engineering
- Graduate school of International Management
- Law school
- Graduate school of Professional Accountancy
[edit] Research Institute
- Research Institute of Aoyama Gakuin University
- Economics Research Center
- Business Law Research Center
- SACRE
- Global Business research Center
- Global Politics and Economy Research Center
- Information Science Research Center
- WTO Research Center
- Center for Advanced Technology
- Center for Machinery Analysis
[edit] Campus
- Aoyama Campus (4-4-25, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
- Sagamihara Campus (5-10-1, Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan)
- Midorigaoka Ground (2-6097-1, Midorigaoka, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan)
- Machida Ground (1571, Kotani, Onoji-cho, Machida, Tokyo, Japan)
[edit] Alumni
[edit] Politicians
- Eiichi Nakao (former minister of CAO, MITI, and MOC)
- Hiroshi Nakata (Load Mayor of Yokohama city,2002-)
- Kenko Matsuki (member of the house of representatives)
- Shunichi Yamaguchi (member of the house of representatives)
- Renho (member of the house of councilors)
[edit] Novelist
- Atsuko Asano (novelist)
- Hohoko Asami (essayist)
- Jun Kazami (novelist, translator)
- Shunichi Karasawa (novelist)
- Hideya Kikuchi (novelist)
- Hideyuki Kikuchi (novelist)
- Katsunori Kusunoki (poet)
- Takako Satoh (novelist)
- Sei Takekawa (novelist)
- Yasumi Tuhara (novelist)
- Osamu Nagatani (sports writer)
- Fusanosuke Natsume (caricaturist)
- Shoichi Nejime (poet)
- Eriko Masuura (novelist)
- Morimura Seiichi (novelist)
- Shichihei Yamamoto (essayist)
[edit] Entertainment
- Erina Asai (actress)
- Yumi Aso (actress)
- Motoya Izumi (Kyogen actor)
- Makoto Otake (comedian)
- Wolf Otsuki (actor)
- Hiroyuki Okita (actor)
- Hiroshi Suguno (actor)
- Naomi Kawashima (actor)
- Teruhisa Kitahara (judge of toy)
- Aya Saito (dubber)
- Rakutaro Sanyutei (comic storyteller, Rakugoka）
- Kippei Shiina (actor)
- Katsunori Takahashi (actor)
- Muga Takewaki (actor)
- Shinobu Terashima (actress)
- Yuko Natori (actress)
- Mitsugoro Bando (Kabuki actor)
- Mari Hoshino (actress)
- Ai Maeda (actress)
- Yoji Matsuda (actor)
- Yurin (TV performer)
- Megumi Yokoyama (actress)
- Mihoko Yamada (writer）
- Kazu Wakita (artist)
- Tetsuya Watari (actor)
- Emi Kobayashi (TV performer)
- Sayaka Ohara (dubber)
[edit] Musician
- Takashi Omori (musician, member of Southern All Stars)
- Keisuke Kuwata (musician, leader of Southern All Stars)
- Koyo Konishi (musician)
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (musician, member of Southern All Stars)
- Kyohei Tutumi (songwriter)
- Shizuo Tanahashi (musician, leader of Los Indios)
- Tohko (singer)
- Daiko Nagato（music producer)
- Masato Nakamura (musician, member of Dreams Come True)
- Yuko Hara (musician, member of Southern All Stars)
- Shinji Harada (singer)
- Peggy Hayama (singer)
- Noriyuki Makihara (singer)
- LOVE PSYCHEDELICO (musician)
- Natsue Washidu (chidren's song singer)
- Shigeaki Katoh (singer, menber of NEWS)
[edit] TV announcer
- Hiroko Ichikawa (TV Asahi)
- Yaeko Umedu (Fuji TV)
- Rie Oh (sports caster)
- Yoko Okada (TV Asahi)
- Ayako Kisa (free)
- Izumi Oguri (news caster, Nihon TV)
- Maya Kobayashi (TBS)
- Tadahiko Sako (TBS)
- Eri Shibata (Kyusyu Asahi Hoso)
- Takahiro Takano (TBS)
- Crystel Takigawa (Kyodo TV)
- Hiroaki Tabuchi (Fuji TV)
- Mariko Doh (TV Asahi)
- Ayako Fujii (NHK)
- Yuki Matsumaru (TV Tokyo)
- Chinami Murakami
- Maki Mori (Nihon TV)
- Akihiro Karasawa (WOWOW)
- Tomoe Shinbo (Nippon Hoso]])
- YuKo Kotera (ABC TV)
[edit] Sports
- Hiroshi Narahara (baseball player, Chunichi Dragons)
- Izumi Kuwata (golfer)
- Yuhki Kokubo (baseball player, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks)
- Tadahito Iguchi (baseball player, MLB Chicago White Sox)
- Shinji Kurano (baseball player, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks)
- Masaumi Shimizu (baseball player, Chunichi Dragons)
- Tomoya Tsuboi (baseball player, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters)
- Hisao Arakane (baseball player, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks)
- Masanori Ishikawa (baseball player, Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
- Munehiro Shida (baseball player, Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
- Minoru Yamagishi (baseball player, Seibu Lions)
- Ryota (baseball player, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks)
- Yosuke Takasu (baseball player, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles)
- Shinsuke Nakamura (wrestler)
- Rika Hiraki (tennis player)
- Mika Hoshino (table tennis player)
- Hideaki Matsuyama (baseball team coach, Orix Blue Wave)
- Toshikazu Sawazaki (baseball player, Hiroshima Toyo Carp)
- Atuhiro Miura (soccer player, vissel Kobe)
[edit] Businessmen
- Kohei Goushi (former president of Nihon Seisansei Honbu)
- Tadashi Nakauchi (adviser of Yomiuri Giants)
- Susumu Fujita (president of cyber Agent,Inc.)
