Sōka University
Sang 価 đại học | |
| Motto | Discover Your Potential |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1971 |
| President | Masashi Suzuki |
| Students | 7,230 (1 May 2021) |
| Address | 1-236 Tangi-cho, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan ,,Japan |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | BlueWhite |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL |
| Mascot | Roaring Lion |
| Website | www |
Soka University(Japanese:Sang 価 đại học,Hepburn:Sōka Daigaku),abbreviated typically asSodai(Sang đại)orSokadai(Sang 価 đại),is aSoka Gakkai-affiliatedprivate universityinHachiōji, Tokyo,Japan. In 2014, the JapaneseMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) designated Soka University as one of the 20 universities in Japan that "are leading the globalization of Japanese society".[1]
History
[edit]Soka University opened on April 2, 1971, with its graduate school opening in April 1975.[2]Since the school's founding, more than 50,000 students have graduated from Soka University.[3]
Soka University of Americais a related school founded in 2001, located inAliso Viejo, California,which offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees.[4]
Educational philosophy
[edit]Soka University's educational philosophy was established byTsunesaburō Makiguchi,the first president of theSoka Gakkai(then called the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai, or Value-creating Education Society), who had worked as the principal of an elementary school in Japan. Makiguchi published the book "The System of Value-Creating Pedagogy" based on his belief that the purpose of education is the students' happiness, and emphasized humanistic education. This educational philosophy was shared by his successor,Jōsei Toda,who had served as a primary school teacher. Toda's successor,Daisaku Ikeda,describes his goal as carrying out the dreams of Makiguchi and Toda.[5]
"Soka" is a Japanese term meaning "value creation". In 1971, when Daisaku Ikeda founded Soka University, the school established the following founding principles:
- Be the highest seat of learning for humanistic education.
- Be the cradle of a new culture.
- Be a fortress for the peace of humankind.
Since 2010, the university has also adopted the official mottoDiscover Your Potential(Tự đánh giá lực の phát thấy).
Organization
[edit]Faculties
[edit]- Faculty ofEconomics
- Department of Economics
- Faculty ofBusiness Administration
- Department of Business Administration
- Faculty ofLaw
- Department of Law
- Faculty ofNursing
- Department of Nursing
- Faculty ofScienceandEngineering
- Department of Information System Engineering
- Department of Science and Engineering for Sustainable Innovation
- Faculty of InternationalLiberal Arts
- Department of InternationalLiberal Arts
- Faculty ofLetters
- Department of Humanities
- Faculty ofEducation
- Department of Education
- Department of Primary Education
Graduate schools
[edit]- Law
- Teacher Education
- Law and Letters
- Engineering
Honors Program
[edit]- Global Citizenship Program (GCP)
- School for Excellence in Educational Development (SEED)
- Language Education
Research institutes
[edit]- Institute of Oriental Philosophy
Honorary doctorates
[edit]As of 2015, Soka University had awarded 365 honorary doctorates and honorary professorships, primarily to international figures in academia and culture.[7]In April 1993,Mikhail Gorbachevtraveled to Tokyo together with his wife Raisa to receive an honorary doctorate from Soka University in recognition of his efforts for world peace. A cherry tree was planted at the university in their honor during their visit.[8]Rosa Parksvisited Soka University in 1994 to deliver a lecture, and was bestowed an honorary doctorate at that time for her contributions to civil rights.[9][10]WhenNelson Mandelavisited Soka University in 1995, he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his lifelong work to promote human rights.[11]In 1996, the university awarded an honorary doctorate toFidel Castroin recognition of his efforts to establish exemplary health care and education systems for his nation's people.[12]In 2008, an honorary doctorate was awarded to a professor at Moscow State University,Mihail Sokolov,a medical robotics scientist.
Soka Women's College
[edit]Sang 価 nữ tử ngắn hạn đại học | |
| Type | Private women's junior college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1985 |
| Location | Hachiōji, Tokyo ,Japan |
| Website | www |
Soka University shares its campus in Hachiōji, Tokyo, with Sōka Women's College(Sang 価 nữ tử ngắn hạn đại học,Sōka Joshi Tanki Daigaku),an affiliated privatejunior collegethat was founded on April 2, 1985.[13]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^"Top Global University Project".January 2024.
- ^"Đại học の duyên cách | sang 価 đại học | Discover your potential tự đánh giá lực の phát thấy".soka.ac.jp(in Japanese).Retrieved2022-04-14.
- ^Đại học の duyên cách sang 価 đại họcArchived2015-02-16 at theWayback Machine
- ^National Center for Charitable Statistics:
- ^Ikeda, Daisaku (2012-03-01).Soka Education: For the Happiness of the Individual.Middleway Press.ISBN978-1-938252-22-8.
- ^"Undergraduate Programs and Graduate Schools".Soka University.
- ^"Danh dự tiến sĩ ・ danh dự giáo thụ chờ の danh dự học thuật danh hiệu".Sōka University. November 22, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-11.
- ^"Gorbachev".Seikyo Shimbun.June 12, 2007.Retrieved23 October2015.
- ^"Rosa Parks Biography".Rosa Parks Foundation.January 22, 2005.Retrieved23 October2015.
- ^"Rosa Parks Speaks at Soka University".United States Library of Congress.March 16, 2000.Retrieved23 October2015.
- ^"Honorary degrees of Nelson Mandela".Nelson Mandela Institute.May 11, 1996.Retrieved23 October2015.
- ^"Carnet".Le Point.June 26, 1996.Retrieved10 August2014.
- ^Chiêu cùng 61 niên độ bản “Cả nước trường học tổng lãm”.Nguyên thư phòng. 1986. p. 56.
External links
[edit]- Soka University of Japan(English portal)
- Sōka Women's College(in Japanese)
