CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
Chiang Mai University was founded in January 1964, under a Royal Charter granted by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
CMU was the first institution of higher education in the north, and the first provincial university in Thailand.
Vision
Chiang Mai University is a Leading University with Academic Excellence in International Standards, focusing to become a research-oriented institution of higher education and producing graduates with high moral and ethical standards, equipped to practice good governance under the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and Sustainable Development.
Mission:
Five-fold Mission addresses the challenges our nation faces amidst a globalizing world.
1. Provide higher education and high level professional education emphasizing academic excellence and quality of graduates with high moral and ethical standards under the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.
2. Conduct research in various fields to support standards of teaching, learning and technology transfer for the social and economic development of the region and the country.
3. Provide academic services to the national community in line with the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, particularly for Northern Thailand.
4. Preserve and nurture our religious and cultural heritage, and develop the resources of the unique natural environment of Northern Thailand.
5. Develop the Universitys administration systems and management under the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy while aiming at Sustainable Development.
RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1900, Ritsumeikan University (RU) is a private university offering 13 undergraduate and 19 graduate disciplines across four campuses in Kyoto, Shiga, and Osaka. RU accommodates more than 32,000 undergraduate and 2,900 postgraduate students. Globalization is one of the key components across all academic disciplines, and RU sends more than 1,800 students abroad and hosts 1,100 international students annually.
HUMAN ACADEMY (OSAKA)
OSAKA UNIVERSITY
Osaka University is a national university founded in 1931 that has traditionally valued liberal ways of thinking, novelty, advancement, and academic research. The university now boasts 11 schools and faculties, 16 graduate schools, more than 36 research facilities, 19 joint-use facilities, 5 research institutes, 2 hospitals, 4 libraries, 19 joint.-use facilities, and 3 national joint-use facilities.
WASEDA UNIVERSITY
Inheriting tradition, creating an era, nurturing knowledge. Located in the heart of Tokyo and founded in 1882, Waseda University is well known as one of the most prestigious and liberal private universities and for keeping its long tradition alive while developing new ideas and cultural thought. With a student population of more than 50,000 from Japan and 100 countries worldwide, Waseda university strives to become a truly global university.
NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (SHANXI PROVINCE)
Located in the historic city of Xi’an, cradle of Chinese civilization and terminus of the ancient Silk Road, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) is the only multidisciplinary and research-oriented in China that is simultaneously developing education and research programs in the fields of aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology engineering. It is now affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), NPU has always been one of the nation’s key universities. In 1960 it was approved as a state key university by the State Council. It ranked among China’s top 15 universities in the state’s 7th and 8th Five-Year plans; and NPU is one of the first 22 universities to have established a graduate school. It was one of the first universities to enter into the 211 Project in 1995 and the 985 Project in 2001. NPU is a member of the "Outstanding University Alliance" program and is honored as a National Role Model Unit, a National Pioneer for Optimal Advanced Basic-level Party Organization and a Model University for Graduate Employment etc. NPU adheres to the motto " Loyalty，Integrity，Courage and Perseverance" while carrying forward the spirit of " Strong Preparation，Diligent Effort，Practical Attitude，and Creative Innovation". NPU has put its roots down in the west; dedicated itself to national defense and written several “firsts” into the history of the PRC. Now NPU will continue to pioneer new pathways into the future in the process of building a world first-class university and world first-class disciplines.
Student-Oriented,Education-Directed, Scholar-Centered, Academic-Crucial, and Responsibility-Aimed
On the long march towards establishing a world first-class university and world first-class disciplines, NPU is drawing on its deep moral, intellectual and spiritual roots so that it can serve the major strategic needs of the country and foster China’s modernization and construction while promoting world scientific and technological progress. NPU will stick to this mission as it continues to reform and innovate, build its strength and strive for excellence. NPU thus aims to keep pushing back the frontiers of knowledge, opening new vistas of intellectual inquiry and turning inspiration into reality as it builds a world-class university with a global reputation in the field of aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology engineering.
YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
XI’AN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1952, Xi’an International Studies University (referred as theUniversity thereafter) is one of the earliest 4 foreign language institutions established in new China.
Multilayered System in Higher Education
The University has 23 departments/schools and offers 52 undergraduate programs, and master degrees for 4 disciplines in Category I, 53 disciplines in Category II, and 6 professional disciplines, as well as doctoral degrees in one Category I discipline and 13 disciplines in Category II, and one post-doctoral research station. The University recruit`s students from 37 countries and undertakes adult and non-academic education, preparation government-funded overseas study, and enterprises-commissioned training programs. The total enrollment is about 20,000, and among them 18,675 are full-time students.
Key Disciplines
The University now owns one featured program in foreign language and literature (Category I) and 3 key disciplines in Shaanxi Province, such as English language and literature, etc. The University offers 5nationallyfeatured programs including Russian and translation studies. English is a pilot program of national comprehensive reform for academic disciplines. The University now has 5 "brand-name" programs (including German and French, etc.) and 9 featured programs (including Japanese andaccounting, etc.) in Shaanxi Province, and 11 innovative experimental facilities for trainingtalents at both national and provincial level. Foreign language and literature programs ranked seventh nationwide in the third round of disciplinary assessment. The University declared 17 leading programs of Shaanxi Province in 2016.
Mission Statement
Based in Shaanxi Province, XISU strives to serve the greater Northwestern China, and expands its influence to the entire country and worldwide. With foreign language education as the primaryacademic entity, XISU has been developed as a teaching-research university that features studies in humanities and social sciences.
XISU is dedicated to cultivating its students to be interdisciplinary and internationalized talents who are equipped with complete personality, professional knowledge, international perspective, cultural self-consciousness, innovation, and practicability. The graduates are missioned to proactively serve for regional economic growth and social advancement, and contribute to China’s opening strategy and modernization.