Japanese University and College Educational Information

The educational goal of Doshisha University is to foster people as “the nation’s conscience,” and the basis of our moral education is the principles of Christianity. What sets Doshisha, a private university, apart from many other universities in Japan, both private and public, is its strong belief in giving students an education based on Christian values. The passion of the founder of Doshisha University, Joseph Hardy Neesima, for education is encapsulated in the graven words on the memorial monument at the main campus gate, which read, “I earnestly desire that many young people filled with conscience will be raised and sent out by our school.”

Upholding the founder’s spirit and pursuing the three fundamental educational ideals of Christian principles, liberalism and internationalism, Doshisha University has been recently working on active educational reforms to respond to the needs of the time. With an emphasis on medical education, which was the founder’s ardent wish, we opened two new faculties at Kyotanabe Campus in April 2008, the Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences and the Faculty of Health & Sports Science, as well as reorganized the Faculty of Engineering as the Faculty of Science and Engineering. With these reforms, Kyotanabe and Gakkentoshi Campuses have become an educational and research center specializing in such areas including integrated humanities and sciences, life science, information, health science and advanced science, while Imadegawa Campus will focus on its role as an educational and research center for internationalism and liberal arts.

There is no doubt that the mission of the university is transmission of academic knowledge and expertise. In addition to this, fostering humanity and developing personality are also important missions. Doshisha University is determined to continue to work hard at ever-improving its educational and research environments in order to fulfill its responsibilities and missions.