Our

Mission & Values

We are dedicated to providing opportunities for all young people to live a better life. Your donations will support our programs, and we thank all of you for helping us to achieve that. 

Waseda University was founded by a Japanese statesman who served as the prime minister, Shigenobu Okuma on October 21, 1882. In the first class, 80 students enrolled in the Departments of Polical Science, Law, English and Physical Science. Fast forward today, Waseda University now has 36 departments serving over 38,000 undergraduate students and over 8500 graduate students.

Waseda University holds as its founding principles the preservation of the independence of scholarship, the promotion of the practical application of scholarship, and the fostering of good citizens.

Holding the independence of scholarship as a central principle, Waseda University pledges to contribute to the scholarship of the world by regarding freedom of research as essential and devoting itself constantly to original research.

Holding the practical application of scholarship as a central principle, Waseda University pledges to contribute to the progress of the times by establishing a path for the practical use of scholarship as well as pursuing theoretical research for its own sake.

Holding the fostering of good citizens as a central principle, Waseda University pledges to cultivate people of character who can respect individuality, develop themselves and their families, benefit the nation and society, and be active in the world at large.