Tohoku Gakuin University


Tohoku Gakuin University is a private university in Sendai, Japan. It was founded under a Christian background.
Times Higher Education places Tohoku Gakuin University in the 150+ bracket in its ranking of Japan's 200 best universities.

History

The university was founded in 1886 as Sendai Theological Seminary by Oshikawa Masayoshi, one of Japan's first Protestants, and Protestant missionary William Edwin Hoy. Oshikawa, an ex-samurai in Matsuyama became the seminary's first president. In 1891, the school was renamed Tohoku Gakuin and a course for non-Christian students was added.
The first president Oshikawa resigned in 1901 and was succeeded by David Bowman Schneder. In 1904, college courses were added and authorized by the Specialized School Order. The college at first had two Departments: Letters, Theology. In 1918, Normal School and the Department of Commerce were added. In 1926, the main building was built in Tsuchitoi Campus. Schneder left the college due to age, but even in his last days he had strong faith and gave the sermon titled "I am not ashamed of the gospel".
During World War II, the college was virtually forced to stop functioning and Tohoku Gakuin College of Aeronautical Engineering was established instead.
After the war, the college was reorganized into Tohoku Gakuin University in 1949.

Faculties (Undergraduate schools)