国際基督教大学 | |
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| Motto | Expanding Potential |
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| Type | Private, Liberal Arts College |
| Established | June 15, 1949 |
| Affiliation | Non-denominational, Ecumenical, AALAU, GLAA |
| President | Dr Shoichiro Iwakiri |
Academic staff | 147 |
| Undergraduates | 2,934 |
| Postgraduates | 237 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Suburban; 153 wooden acres |
| Language | Japanese; English |
| Nickname | ICU |
| Website | www |
International Christian University (国際基督教大学, Kokusai Kirisutokyō Daigaku, ICU) is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, commonly known as ICU. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ President Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts college in Japan. Currently the university offers 31 undergraduate majors and a graduate school. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology selected ICU as one of the 37 schools for The Top Global University Project in 2014.
ICU is unique for being a fully bilingual campus, the classes are held in either English or Japanese, with all faculty required to have strong command in both languages.[1] ICU is a member of the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities.