Why ICU ... ?

Dialogue unfolds as we transcend different languages, backgrounds, and cultures.
The lawn area is symbolic of ICU, a place for relaxing and a place for learning.

About this place

• Dialogue

  Dialogue

  A time for interacting with other friends and faculty. Expressing your own opinions while respecting different perspectives and the opinions of others will help students cultivate communication skills that will serve them throughout their life.

• Bilingualism

  Bilingualism

  At ICU, we don’t learn English, we learn in English. Our dialogues are freely conducted in English and Japanese (and sometime other languages as well) and language becomes a means for promoting thought and expression.

A new base for liberal arts that transcends the boundaries between the sciences and humanities.
A space where all students can gather and encourage the fusion of knowledge created through encounters and free exchange of views.

About this place

• Science

  Science

  The building features a floor-to-ceiling glass-walled laboratory. The environment is designed so that students get to see the learning of natural sciences as they pass by and feel more familiar and at home with the concepts of science in their daily lives.

• Cross Over

  Cross Over

  In addition to the natural sciences laboratories and research rooms, the building also houses humanities and social science research facilities, bringing the previously dispersed fields all under one roof. The complex is designed to promote cross-disciplinary interaction and the fusion of knowledge.

The University Hall is where ICU’s renowned dialogue-oriented, small-group classes are held.
Students develop practical and deep critical thinking skills in this historic building.

About this place

• Critical Thinking

  Critical Thinking

  Skepticism or disbelief should not targeted at others but at your own common sense. The ability to abandon preconceived notions and prejudices and discuss ideas together helps students build a multifaceted perspective and logic that will no doubt prove a great source of strength after they graduate.

• Major

  Major

  Design your own learning from a choice of 496 major combinations. Instead of having their learning forced upon them, students explore and identify what they really want to study by proactively selecting and formulating their own learning.

The first comprehensive student hall established in Japan.
Our student-led activities are also brimming with free dialogue and diversity.

About this place

• Diversity

  Diversity

  The free atmosphere encourages students to expand their thinking and inspires new thoughts and ideas on a daily basis. The hall’s Religious Center and open fireplace, student clubrooms and auditorium celebrate the diversity of ICU.

• Activity

  Activity

  You can see students practicing after school or in their free time in the newly soundproofed music rooms and student clubrooms. The auditorium is also the perfect venue for orchestra recitals and plays.

Student dormitories run primarily by the students themselves.
Through communal living, students learn to respect others and to share responsibilities.

About this place

• Quality of life

  Quality of life

  Dormitory living is a great environment for promoting dialogue. All dormitory students participate in the monthly dormitory meeting where decisions are made about the running of the hall. In the meetings, students debate ways to improve daily life in the dormitories. Dormitory practices are also determined through consultation between the University and students.

• Living and Learning

  Living and Learning

  In our educational dormitories, where students from diverse backgrounds come together to live under one roof, students learn, through proactive dialogue, to respect and share values cultivated through different languages, cultures and religions. They make lifelong friends and gain the necessary grounding to play an active role in the world.