Tsuru University

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Tetsuji Morohashi who is the first president of the university codified our school philosophy. There is a song entitled Seiseishaga found in Lesser Court Hymns - part of the “Classic of Poetry” (or Shikyo, one of the Confucian scriptures). A part in the preface refers to “a joy of training promising youths for society,” which is one idea represented in the school philosophy. The Ga in S...eiga is a plant called Tsunoyomogi. Seisei means a vivid green color, alluding to how plants grow very thick. Therefore, Seiga Ikusai broken down by the four characters roughly alludes to “a wish for students to grow and thrive as the plant Tsunoyomogi does.”
Bunka is used in the name of the Tsuru university (Japanese name) and means the “study of the humanities.” The idea of students coming here from diverse places and learning about the “study of the humanities = an academic study of people” in order to contribute to the improvement of education, culture and welfare of the community after graduating, is consistent with our school’s philosophy.
Due to the on-going globalization and computerization of our society, the expected role of our university as a center of academic knowledge is to train professionals and members of society, who have acquired not only specialized knowledge that helps them quickly adapt to the changing times, but who have become cultured with a broad education.
In order to meet these needs in society for training personal skills and developing abilities, we educate and conduct research in the spirit of the school philosophy Seiga Ikusai. We attract excellent students from all over Japan and produce alumni who contribute to society nationwide. We use this unique role, take advantage of the wonderful natural setting of the school and build on the warm relationship with the people of the community we have had since our founding, in order to ensure our university is an effective resource.
In globalization, scholastic ability has been crossing over national borders. Already in Europe, workers are crossing borders into other countries, where plurilingualism featuring a person’s native language, English plus one more language has taken root. A shift has taken place in which units at universities have been unified and even professional qualifications are starting to be unified. It will not be long even for Japan to start down that path. It may not just change with caregivers, but elementary, junior high school and high school teachers may also include foreign citizens. In the world of education, global education is bringing about major changes comparable to the Meiji Restoration.
For 60 years, our university has embraced the idea of “Human exploration” to help foster young people to connect with society based on our school’s philosophy: Seiga Ikusai.
The newly built Department of Global Education received IB (International Baccalaureate) accreditation. As part of the basic courses, the department offers investigation classes conducted in English, and all students in the second half of their second year go abroad on an exchange program. The university already concluded an exchange program agreement with all education universities in Denmark, and there is a plan in the works for both sides that provides students with teaching experience in the classroom in English. In Scandinavian countries, English is spoken with fluency as a second language, and the welfare state which values each and every citizen represents a society that is attractive to Japan, which faces a decreasing population. Currently the applications for the Department of Teacher Education are pending. These applications seek to add teacher’s credentials for natural sciences and mathematics so that credential holders can teach in both elementary and junior high schools. In addition, the Department of Community and Society was expanded to four courses, and a PBL (Project based learning) approach is being integrated so that students can learn on a practical level based on classroom teaching. The Faculty of Liberal Arts will be set up with these two departments, which constitutes a tremendous change and reform in the university’s 60 year history.