Founded in 1966 as a Nutritional College for 100 students, Kobe Gakuin University is one of largest private university integrating cultural, social and natural studies in Kobe City. Currently, the university is spread across three campuses and includes 10 faculties and eight graduate schools.
The university was initially envisioned as a private school for girls in 1912, but today the university holds a spot as a full-fledged, co-educational multidisciplinary institution of higher education.
In line with its founding philosophy of "shinri-aiko kosei-soncho" (love of truth and respect for individuality), the university provides several opportunities for facilitating the overall development of students.
For academic growth, there is a huge database of books in the library while the career centres assist fresh graduates in landing jobs and internships as well as professional and psychological support.
The university also has partnerships and academic exchange programmes with more than 50 universities across the world. Some of the reputed academic partners of Kobe Gakuin University include University of Arizona, University of Adelaide, Shanghai Jiao tong University, and Cho sun University.
The university also organises several festivals, events and activities through its cohort of students’ groups like soccer club, the student newspaper, drama club, jazz player club, and light music club.
Kobe Gakuin University also has several research centres like the Research Centre for Locomotion Biology, which provide young learners and researchers an opportunity to manifest their curiosity. The university has also been an active and regular recipient of several research grants like the “Grant-in-Aid Scientific Research” from the Japanese government.
