Motto | "Seinan, Be true to Christ" |
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Type | Private |
Established | Gakuin Founded 1916 University Chartered 1949 |
President | Gary W. Barkley |
Academic staff
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191 |
Undergraduates | 8,107 |
Postgraduates | 145 |
Location | Nishijin, Fukuoka, Japan |
Campus | Urban |
Mascot | None |
Website | Official site |
Coordinates: 33°35′05″N 130°21′18″E / 33.5847°N 130.354949°E
Seinan Gakuin University (西南学院大学 Seinan Gakuin Daigaku?) is a Christian university in Fukuoka, Japan. Seinan Gakuin, founded in 1916 by Rev. C. K. Dozier, a Southern Baptist missionary from the United States, includes Samidori Day Nursery, Maizuru Kindergarten, a Junior/Senior High School as well as the University (Seinan Gakuin University). The chancellor of Seinan Gakuin is Yoshiki Terazono, and Gary W. Barkley, a former Baptist missionary, has served as the university president since December 2006. Seinan Gakuin University is located in Sawara Ward of Fukuoka and is between the Nishijin and Fujisaki subway stations.
Seinan Gakuin University has several international partner institutions.