東京国際大学 | |
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Former name | International College of Commerce (国際商科大学 Kokusai Shōka Daigaku) |
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| Motto | Nurturing truly international-minded people |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1965 |
| Founder | Taizō Kaneko |
Religious affiliation | nonsectarian |
| Chancellor | Nobuyasu Kurata |
Administrative staff | 400 |
| Students | 7,601[1] |
| Address | 4-42-31 Higashi-Ikebukuro ,,,170-0013 , |
| Colors | Blue, red, and white |
| Website | https://www.tiu.ac.jp |
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Tokyo International University (TIU) (東京国際大学,Tōkyō Kokusai Daigaku) is a private, research-oriented liberal arts university which was founded in 1965. Its main campus is located inToshima, Tokyo, where it moved from its original location inKawagoe,Saitama Prefecture.[2]
The university was founded in 1965 by Taizō Kaneko (金子泰藏) as International College of Commerce (国際商科大学,Kokusai Shōka Daigaku). The International College of Commerce was established on the site of what is today TIU’s Campus 1 inKawagoe.[3]
In 1986, the International College of Commerce was renamed Tokyo International University (東京国際大学,Tōkyō Kokusai Daigaku).[4] In 1989, Tokyo International University of America (TIUA), along with an American Studies Program, were established in partnership withWillamette University inSalem, Oregon.[5] In 2018, the program celebrated its 30th class of students.[6]
In 2014, TIU launched the English Track (E-Track) Program. This program provides Japanese and international students with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees courses in an all-English curriculum. TIU began to offer new undergraduate IT courses[7] and a new master of science major in Digital Business and Innovation in April 2018.[8] In 2019, the E-Track Alumni Association was established to connect students with E-Track’s growing international network of graduates.[9]
In 2023, Tokyo International University established a new Global Campus inIkebukuro. Located near one of the busiest hubs ofTokyo, the Ikebukuro Campus hosts the university's international programs. The land where the Ikebukuro campus was built was acquired through a bidding process to redevelop the Tokyo Mint Bureau site, following the Mint's relocation to Saitama in 2012.[11] TIU's plan won this competition. The land, which neighborsSunshine City, was passed over to the university in October 2020, and the campus facilities opened in September 2023.
The English Track Program, as well as other educational globalization functions, are hosted at Ikebukuro campus. The Ikebukuro campus also hosts the International Relations and Language Communications Faculties.[12]
TIU has an affiliated think tank, the Institute for International Strategy. The IIS was founded to conductinterdisciplinary research on issues of strategic international importance from global and Japanese perspectives. It has established an international and local network of researchers and practitioners in the many fields of international affairs -politics,diplomacy andsecurity,business andeconomics, andpublic policy.
The Institute’s International Relations faculty host the Global Dialogue visiting speaker series. Recent guest speakers includeDaniel R. Russel, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Special Assistant to U.S. PresidentBarack Obama, who played a leading role in the U.S.’ Asia pivot strategy.[13]
In 2021, TIU’s IIS became an official collaborating institution of the European Council for Nuclear Research/Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN)’s Future Circular Collider (FCC) study.[14] TIU is one of only three Japanese institutions collaborating on this project alongside the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization and theUniversity of Tokyo.[15]
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