International University of Japan

 

 The International University of Japan is a private university located in Minami-Uonuma city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

IUJ is the first graduate school in Japan, and one of the few Japanese universities which offers all courses in English.. It was founded in 1982, primarily to train global leaders effective in the globalized world, be it in business, government, world organizations, or the non-profit sector. IUJ offers Master's degrees in International Development, Economics, Public Management, International Peace Studies and International Relations, as well as an MBA in business administration and an E-business degree. IUJ is fully approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education, Japan.

The IUJ Business school is consistently ranked among the top schools in the world by leading business and education publications. The Public Management program, too, was recently noted among the best. Some of the rankings are noted below.

The IUJ campus has an extremely diverse student body, with students from all over the world. In any given academic year there are students from about 50 countries. This diversity is accentuated by the fact that there are only 330 total students on campus. The diversity was celebrated as part of IUJ's 25th Anniversary through a Guinness World Record record breaking attempt - "The most nationalities in a sauna.

IUJ provides a balanced education through the discovery of Japanese and other world cultures. There are many chances to improve skills in cross-border communications, leadership, judgment and decision-making in internationally diversified groups. The spirit for volunteering too is encouraged. To celebrate its international characteristics, IUJ hosts an "International Festival" during the spring term at which students showcase their respective cultures and cuisine for the local community.

IUJ was founded in 1982 by bold leaders with a unique vision, and who represented business, government and world organizations. It was established with extensive support from Japan’s industrial, financial and educational communities as well as from the local community. The mission of IUJ is to teach and conduct research in academic theory and application necessary to develop proactive solutions for issues facing the international society and international businesses. The goal is to foster leaders who have a high level of specialized knowledge and skills, and a deep understanding of and respect for different cultures, so can thereby contribute to the development of the international society.

IUJ is Japan's first graduate-school-only university (no undergraduate campus), and the first to use English only in the classroom.

 The Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) was the first school at IUJ.IUJ celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012 and now boasts over 3,200 global leaders from over 110 countries/territories who are organized into a close-knit and strong network of worldwide alumni: IUJ touts over 50 Alumni Chapters in 38 countries.

IUJ offers two optional language programs, one in English and the other in Japanese.

The English language courses are designed for non-native English speakers who wish to develop their proficiency to the level required to participate fully in the English-medium environment of IUJ. It includes an Intensive English Program (IEP) held in the summer and academic English courses held throughout the academic year.

The Japanese Language Program (JLP) offers non-native Japanese speakers the opportunity to learn the Japanese language at four different proficiency levels, from Basic to Advanced.

 IUJ has retained strong connections with the Japanese business community since its inception, and this is reflected by the number of corporations that have sent sponsored students to IUJ over the years. Sponsored students hail from industries like finance, electronics, manufacturing, telecoms, construction and retail. This wide variety of sponsor companies enables IUJ students to build strong networks across the Japanese business community.

Turn-Over of IUJ Donations through the Nepal Embassy

It was pleased to announce that total IUJ donation 660,000yen was made and had been turn-over by IUJ student representatives and President Kitaoka to communities affected by the earthquake through the Nepal Embassy in Tokyo on June, 15, 2015.

The donation drive initiated by the IUJ GSO-EC in cooperation with the IUJ Administration the end of April. Students, faculty members and friends from other communities and organizations took part in the said donation drive, which lasted until May 23.

The Ambassador of Nepal Dr.Bhattarai expressed his deep appreciation and said “The first dispatch of students from Nepal to Japan was in 1902, so we already have long relationship in education. We would like to keep good relationship with IUJ for the future as well".