Doshisha University was founded in 1875 by Joseph Hardy Neesima (Jo Niijima), who became one of the six great educators of the Meiji era. The three educational principles of Liberalism, Internationalism, and Christian Principles have been passed on to us since its foundation, and students are encouraged to nurture a sense of freedom, independence, and conscience.Doshisha offers graduate programs in various fields of study, providing many research opportunities. The university has respected graduate schools in Theology, Letters, Social Studies, Law, Economics, Commerce, Policy and Management,Culture and Information Science, Science and Engineering, Life and Medical Sciences, Health and Sports Science, Psychology,Global Communications, Global and Regional Studies,Global Studies, and Brain Science. In addition, there are two professional graduate schools in Law and Business.Furthermore, the programs of Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha Business School, and International Science and Technology Course (ISTC, a program offered by Graduate School of Science and Engineering + Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences) are taught entirely in English.Located in the ancient capital of Kyoto, Doshisha University is home for over 2,400 graduate and professional graduate students. Doshisha continues to develop as an international hub of higher education and research.
同志社大学由明治时代六大教育家之一的约瑟夫·哈迪·尼西玛（新岛襄）于1875年创立。建校以来一直秉承自由主义、国际主义与基督教精神三大教育理念，致力于培养学生自由独立的人格与道德良知。该校开设多领域研究生课程，提供丰富的研究机会，拥有神学、文学、社会学、法学、经济学、商学及政策管理等备受推崇的研究生院。文化与信息科学、科学与工程、生命与医学科学、健康与体育科学、心理学、全球传播学、全球与区域研究、全球研究以及脑科学。此外，还设有法律与商业两个专业研究生院。值得一提的是，全球研究研究生院、同志社商学院以及国际科学技术课程（ISTC，由科学与工程研究生院与生命与医学科学研究生院联合开设的项目）全部采用英语授课。位于古都京都的同志社大学拥有2400多名研究生和专业研究生，持续发展作为国际高等教育与研究的中心