Sending Universities

Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) is a national key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education. SWJTU is located in Chengdu, a famous historical and cultural city, as well as a national central city. SWJTU was one of the first batch of national Double First-Class, Project 211, Project 985 and 2011 Collaborative Innovation Program, and is a research-oriented university with a graduate school.

Southwest University is a comprehensive university in Chongqing, China. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Double First Class Discipline University, with Double First Class status in certain disciplines. SWU is located in Chongqing municipality, which is the central city in the Western China Development Project.

With a 50-year history, Sun Moon University comprises 8 colleges with 38 departments for undergraduate programs along with 3 graduate schools. There are 10,000 undergraduate/graduate students enrolled and 500 faculty members to teach. Under the vision of being a leading 'Glocal Joint Community University', Sun Moon University has established itself as an institution that contributes to the development of society, nation, and global peace through symbiotic relationships between the local community, industry, and academia. Recently, the university has built a glocal platform, fostering cooperation also on an international level through partnerships among five Central Asian countries, universities, and industries, creating a foundation for nurturing students' talents. 

The oldest university in East Asia, Sungkyunkwan University has educated leaders for over 600 years. It started life in 1398 as the highest national educational institute during the Joseon Dynasty, its purpose to further the study of Confucianism. Now a private research university in partnership with Samsung, SKKU continues to inspire students to strive for perfection and become leaders that contribute positively to society. Over two campuses - the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus and the Natural Sciences Campus - SKKU nurtures natural sciences alongside the more traditional study of humanities.  Surrounded by centuries-old architecture and framed by National Treasures, including two giant ginkgo trees planted in 1519, the cutting-edge world-class research institute epitomizes "the nation's everlasting spirit to thrive and succeed.

Takushoku University was founded by Prince KATSURA Taro in 1900. The University is recognized for its significant achievements as a pioneering international university, and many of its graduates have gone on to leave their mark on the world.

Now, with the world moving forward and growing more internationalized and globalized, activities across the political, economic, and cultural spectrum are becoming increasingly cross-border in nature, and we need to move beyond mere international exchange and focus instead on living in harmony with people whose cultures and ways of life differ from our own. What the world needs, in other words, is people whose outlooks are founded on a common recognition that we are all human beings sharing this same planet.

This sentiment is echoed in the words of the Takushoku University song: “There is no discrimination where I stand.” In adherence to this, the University remains committed to educating internationally minded students who can succeed and play their part in Japan, Asia, and the rest of the world.

A hothouse for education, Tamagawa University evolved from a kindergarten and elementary school in 1929 to an all-encompassing academy and university for a 10,000-strong community on its large Tokyo campus. With its mission driven by Zenjin education principles, it pushes to "cultivate those pioneers in life who will courageously take up challenges without fear of failure."

A private university, Teikyo University is headquartered in the Itabashi ward, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School, it became Teikyo University in 1966. Starting with economics and liberal arts, Teikyo University has continued to develop as a comprehensive university, offering a wide range of additional programs. Teikyo University values and supports the efforts of each student. Teikyo strives to help them develop strengths and qualities that will enable them to create the future they desire.