Welcome to NANZAN 2021
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- Though ecumenical in the sense that the Christian faith is not a prerequisite for entry, Nanzan University still maintains its Catholic orientation. All students are required to study Christian thought, which constitutes an introduction to the culture and thought of the Western world. Far from being a Westernizing influence, though, these classes offer Japanese students a view of the outside world while enhancing their respect for their own culture. The supranational atmosphere at Nanzan owes much to the large proportion of foreign-born and
foreign-educated faculty members. To strengthen this international character of Nanzan University – the “Nanzan Difference” – efforts will be made in the coming years to implement faculty exchange programs with our partner universities around the globe. This will provide opportunities for our faculty to gain teaching experience outside their own country, and our students, again, will benefit from their interaction with a greater variety of foreign teachers. Thus, the faculty is truly international in every sense of the word.
Towards the Realization of the Nanzan Grand Design
In 2007, Nanzan University devised its “Grand Design” for the next 20 years. The Nanzan University Grand Design is a chart for positioning Nanzan as a university that will be a preferred option for students from all over the world. In this chart is the vision, and the medium- to long-term goals, that are based upon our University’s founding ideals and educational motto. Our vision is grounded in the recognition that differences exist among people in terms of ethnicity, ability, religion, culture, and gender. It is dedicated to the service of creating a new set of values that embraces such diversity and, through living and working together in our diversity, promotes respect for the dignity of all human beings. In short, we aim to “turn the power of the individual into the power of the world— empowering the individual to become a power in and for the world.”
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