International Christian University

International Christian University

国際基督教大学
Motto	Expanding Potential
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	Mitaka , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Suburban; 153 wooden acres
Language	Japanese; English
Nickname	ICU
Website	www.icu.ac.jp

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] The university named by Forbes as a top 10 liberal arts college in Asia and ranks as the best Japanese private university by 2020 Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings.^[2] Its notable alumni include Princess Mako of Akishino, Princess Kako of Akishino, President and CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai, and U.S. Senator, Jay Rockefeller.

ICU is a member of the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities and it has several partner institutions worldwide such as The University of California system, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Georgetown University, Yonsei University, University College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of British Columbia and more.