Meiji University

Meiji University was founded in January 1881 as the Meiji Law School by a group of young lawyers: Tatsuo Kishimoto, Kozo Miyagi, and Misao Yashiro.Our university currently has 10 schools, 12 graduate schools, and 4 professional graduate schools, with approximately 32,000 students enrolled, 1,000 full-time researchers, and 600 administrative staff.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Our university is planning to carry out a large-scale project: Surugadai Campus Comprehensive Facilities Development Plan. This project is positioned as a key objective of the facility development plan of MEIJI VISION 150 - Go Forward -, which defines the ideal image of Meiji University in preparation for its 150 year anniversary in 2031, and is a comprehensive facility development project over 14 years that involves the reconstruction and renovation of the entire campus, centering on the aging school buildings in the Sarugaku-cho area of the Surugadai Campus.At the Surugadai campus, large-scale construction and relocation is planned, including the construction of new education and research facilities including a new education building and a new faculty office building, the construction of the Student Center, which will be a place for students’ extracurricular activities, and the rearrangement of various institutes and facilities after the renovation of other school buildings.

－Founding Spirit－　Rights and Liberty, Independence, and Self-Government

－Philosophy－　Individual Empowerment

－Mission－　To realize a free, peaceful, and prosperous society through the development of knowledge and human resources