14 Facts About Sophia University

Sophia University is a private research university in Japan.

Sophia University has international students from 77 countries and it has forged agreements with 395 overseas universities in 81 countries to encourage students joining the exchange programs with several other top universities throughout the world.

Sophia University is a leading institution in globalisation, foreign languages, and literature in Japan.

Origins of Sophia University could be traced to 1549 when Saint Francis Xavier, a prominent member and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, arrived in Japan to spread Christianity.

In 1932, a small group of Sophia University students refused to salute the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in the presence of a Japanese military attache, saying it violated their religious beliefs.

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Sophia University continued to grow by increasing the numbers of departments, faculty members and students, in addition to advancing its international focus by establishing an exchange program.

Sophia University has international partnership agreements with 396 institutions in 81 countries.

Sophia University has nine undergraduate faculties with 29 departments as well as 10 graduate schools with 25 programmes.

Sophia University possesses a wide-variety of English-taught academic programmes such as those provided by the Faculty of Liberal Arts .

Sophia University is a comprehensive research university with 9 undergraduate faculties with 10 graduate schools located on a single campus in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Sophia University has student housing options and dormitories scattered throughout Tokyo.

Sophia University has a group of designated and recommended dormitories, which are owned and operated by various private housing companies.

Alumni of Sophia University have good employment prospects in Japanese industries.

Sophia University has student and academic exchange agreements with 387 overseas partner universities in 81 countries and regions as of June 2021.