Kwansei Gakuin University - Kwansei Gakuin University

Japanese: 関西学院大学 - かんせいがくいんだいがく
Kwansei Gakuin University - Kwansei Gakuin University

It is a private institution. It was founded in Kobe in 1889 (Meiji 22) by a missionary called Lambuth, who was sent from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and became a university under the University Act in 1932 (Showa 7). It became a university under the new university system in 1948 (Showa 23). Its founding spirit is the formation of people through Christianity and Mastery for Service, and it emphasizes Christian education, language education, and international exchange. As of 2010 (Heisei 22), it has 11 faculties (Theology, Literature, Sociology, Law, Economics, Commerce, Science and Technology, Policy Studies, Human Welfare Studies, Education, and International Studies), 10 graduate schools (excluding International Studies), and 3 graduate schools (Language, Communication, Culture, Law, and Business Strategy). It is one of the four major private universities in the Kansai region, along with Kansai University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University. The name is pronounced "Kansei" because the students at the time had an innovative spirit and were used to call Tokyo "Tokei" in Chinese readings. The headquarters is located at 1-155 Uegahara Ichibancho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.

[Kitamura Kazuyuki]

[References] | Theology | Methodism

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

私立。1889年(明治22)アメリカの南メソジスト監督教会から派遣された宣教師ランバスによって神戸に創設された関西学院を母体とし、1908年(明治41)関西学院専門学校、1932年(昭和7)大学令による大学となる。1948年(昭和23)新制大学に移行した。キリスト教主義による人間形成Mastery for Service(奉仕のための練達)を建学の精神とし、キリスト教教育、語学教育、国際交流を強調する。2010年(平成22)時点で、神学、文学、社会学、法学、経済学、商学、理工学、総合政策学、人間福祉学、教育学、国際学の11学部と国際学を除く同10大学院研究科および言語コミュニケーション文化、司法、経営戦略の3研究科をもつ。関西(かんさい)大学、同志社大学、立命館大学とともに関西四大私学の一つ。「カンセイ」と発音するのは命名当時の学生が革新的な気風で、東京を「トウケイ」とよぶように、漢音で呼び習わしたことからという。本部は兵庫県西宮(にしのみや)市上ヶ原一番町1-155。

[喜多村和之]

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