Seinan Gakuin University
Coordinates: 33°35′05″N 130°21′18″E / 33.5847°N 130.354949°E
| Motto | "Seinan, Be true to Christ" |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established |
Gakuin Founded 1916 University Chartered 1949 |
| President | Gary W. Barkley |
Academic staff | 191 |
| Undergraduates | 8,107 |
| Postgraduates | 145 |
| Location | Nishijin, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | None |
| Website | Official site |
Seinan Gakuin University (西南学院大学 Seinan Gakuin Daigaku) is a Christian university in Fukuoka, Japan. Seinan Gakuin, founded in 1916 by Rev. C. K. Dozier, a Southern Baptist missionary from the United States, includes Samidori Day Nursery, Maizuru Kindergarten, a Junior/Senior High School as well as the University (Seinan Gakuin University). The chancellor of Seinan Gakuin is Yoshiki Terazono, and Gary W. Barkley, a former Baptist missionary, has served as the university president since December 2006. Seinan Gakuin University is located in Sawara Ward of Fukuoka and is between the Nishijin and Fujisaki subway stations.
Faculties and graduate schools
Faculties
- Theology
- Human Sciences
- Literature
- Commerce
- Economics
- Law
- Intercultural Studies
- Genetic Counseling
- Child Care
Graduate schools
- Economics
- Law
- Law school
- Business Administration
- Literature
- Human Sciences
Points of interest
Partner institutions
Seinan Gakuin University has several international partner institutions.[1]
United States of America
- State University of New York College at Oneonta
- Baylor University
- University of Rhode Island
- Ouachita Baptist University
- Oklahoma Baptist University
- San Diego State University
- Mercer University
- University of Delaware
- St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
- University of Hawaii at Hilo
- College of Staten Island, The City University of New York
- Utah State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Belmont University
France
- Stendhal University (Grenoble III)
- Universite d’Aix-Marseille III
- Bordeaux Business School
- Universite Paris III Sorbonne-Nouvelle