University of Tomorrow
ICUniqueness
- Exploring Why ICU?
- ICU: The numbers
- Learn through interviews
- Seek through dialogue: the CORE of ICU
- Global ICU
ICU is like a Small Planet
ICU Campus,
a place where you can be yourself.
The Lawn Area
Dialogue unfolds as we transcend different languages, backgrounds, and cultures.
The lawn area is symbolic of ICU,
a place for relaxing and a place for learning.
Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall
A new base for liberal arts that transcends the boundaries between the sciences and humanities. A space where all students can
gather and encourage the fusion of knowledge created through encounters and free exchange of views.
University Hall
The University Hall is where ICU’s renowned dialogue-oriented, small-group classes are held.
Students develop practical
and deep critical thinking skills in this historic building.
Dormitories
Student dormitories run primarily by the students themselves.
Through communal living, students learn to respect others and to share responsibilities.
Dialogue
A time for interacting with other friends and faculty. Expressing your own opinions while respecting different perspectives and the opinions of others will help students cultivate communication skills that will serve them throughout their life.
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Bilingualism
At ICU, we don’t learn English, we learn in English. Our dialogues are freely conducted in English and Japanese (and sometime other languages as well) and language becomes a means for promoting thought and expression.
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Science
The building features a floor-to-ceiling glass-walled laboratory. The environment is designed so that students get to see the learning of natural sciences as they pass by and feel more familiar and at home with the concepts of science in their daily lives.
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Cross Over
In addition to the natural sciences laboratories and research rooms, the building also houses humanities and social science research facilities, bringing the previously dispersed fields all under one roof. The complex is designed to promote cross-disciplinary interaction and the fusion of knowledge.
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Critical Thinking
Skepticism or disbelief should not targeted at others but at your own common sense. The ability to abandon preconceived notions and prejudices and discuss ideas together helps students build a multifaceted perspective and logic that will no doubt prove a great source of strength after they graduate.
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Diversity
The free atmosphere encourages students to expand their thinking and inspires new thoughts and ideas on a daily basis. The hall’s Religious Center and open fireplace, student clubrooms and auditorium celebrate the diversity of ICU.
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Activity
You can see students practicing after school or in their free time in the newly soundproofed music rooms and student clubrooms. The auditorium is also the perfect venue for orchestra recitals and plays.
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Quality of life
Dormitory living is a great environment for promoting dialogue. All dormitory students participate in the monthly dormitory meeting where decisions are made about the running of the hall. In the meetings, students debate ways to improve daily life in the dormitories. Dormitory practices are also determined through consultation between the University and students.
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Living and Learning
In our educational dormitories, where students from diverse backgrounds come together to live under one roof, students learn, through proactive dialogue, to respect and share values cultivated through different languages, cultures and religions. They make lifelong friends and gain the necessary grounding to play an active role in the world.
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Nurturing peoplewho contribute to lasting peace
Mission, Vision, & History
A vast forest of rich greenery and learning