Aoyama Gakuin University
Aoyama Gakuin University (Japanese: 青山学院大学, Hepburn: Aoyama Gakuin Daigaku, AGU) is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as tertiary component of the Aoyama Gakuin.
青山学院大学 | |
| Motto | The Salt of the Earth and Light of the World |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1874 |
| Chancellor | Kenichi Semba |
Academic staff | 1,653 |
Administrative staff | 1,983 |
| Students | 19,993 |
| Undergraduates | 18,527 |
| Postgraduates | 1,436 |
| Location | Shibuya , Tokyo , 35°39′40″N 139°42′38″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.aoyama.ac.jp/en/ (in English) |
Aoyama Gakuin University is one of Japan's oldest higher education facilities. Among the notable alumni of Aoyama Gakuin University are Shin Dong-bin, the current president of Lotte Group, and his brother, Shin Dong-ju.
The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include courses on literature, law, economics, business, international politics, economics, communication, science, engineering and cultural studies. The university graduate programs include international management, law and professional accounting.
Aoyama Gakuin University participates in Hakone Ekiden, an annual university relay race between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan. Recently they won the races in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.