Aoyama Gakuin University(青山学院大学,Aoyama gakuin daigaku?), abbreviated to AGU is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes kindergarten, elementary school, junior/senior high school, and women's junior college. Although Aoyama Gakuin's history dates from October 1874, when missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States established three small schools. Canadian Methodist missionary Davidson MacDonald played a role in the establishment of Ayoyama Gakuin, and his contribution to the improvement of Japan's educational system is considered an important episode in the early history of Japanese-Canadian relations.1 The institution took its present form in 1949 when Aoyama Gakuin College was established as a comprehensive university.
The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include "literature", "law", "economics", "business", "international politics, economics and communication", "science and engineering". And also the university's specialised graduate programs that designed to train high level, specialized professionals, include "international management", "law school", and "professional accountancy".
The main campus, located in Aoyama in central Tokyo, is complemented by the Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The Sagamihara Campus is where freshmen and sophomores study, and also houses the College of Science and Engineering. For Academic Year 2003 (as of May 1 of 2003), undergraduate student population at AGU is approximately 19,372. The university has graduated around 155,219 students in all and employs approximately 1,300 full-time and part-time faculty members who offer a wealth of educational and research opportunities. Aoyama Gakuin University is accredited by the Japanese University Association and is a member of the Japan Association of Private College and Universities.
The university maintains a number of active international exchange programs for students and faculty. Due to this, Aoyama Gakuin University is well known for its international ambience: many of the students and faculty have attended universities and research institutes abroad, while numerous scholars and students from around the world have studied at the university.
Undergraduate programs
College of Literature
College of Law
College of Economics
School of Business
School of International Politics, Economics and Communication
College of Science and Engineering
Evening Division
Graduate programs
Graduate school of Literature
Graduate school of Law
Graduate school of Economics
Graduate school of Business
Graduate school of International Politics, Economics and Communication
