Our Story
In the aftermath of WWII, visionaries in Japan and the United States came together to build a university in Japan that would educate global citizens who serve God and humanity. The Japan ICU Foundation was incorporated in New York in 1949 to support this endeavor, and International Christian University (ICU) was founded the same year. ICU has since grown into a leading university that remains a symbol of peace and reconciliation.
Today, the world is more interconnected than ever and we face daunting challenges from climate change to the refugee crisis. With our eyes on the future, JICUF’s mission is to work with ICU to nurture global citizens who contribute to the well-being of humanity. We fulfill this mission by focusing on three themes: Sustainability, DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), and Peacebuilding. The Foundation considers these themes core responsibilities of global citizens and key to the common good. The Foundation envisions a community of global citizens who actively contribute to a peaceful and sustainable future for humanity. Our efforts are dedicated to making this vision a reality.
Most Recent Articles
JICUF Student Ambassadors Interview Grant Recipients: Part 2
To commemorate the opening of our Japan office on the ICU campus, JICUF held a series of opening events in mid-May. One of the events was a showcase of JICUF grant projects. We asked our student ambassadors to interview the participants. Please enjoy below the interviews conducted by Chiemi Linda Saito. Chiemi Linda Saito (Photo by Naoki Beppu) 1.“Compost Project” Yumiko Maruyama (Undergraduate Student) Undergraduate students and members of the ICU Compost club, Nanako Watanabe and Kanami Suzuki, who participated in the field trip, were interviewed for this article. Chiemi: Where did you visit on your field trip to Kyushu? Nanako: First, we visited a farmer who worked with high […]
Introducing the 2024-2025 Photography Interns
JICUF recently hired three new photography interns, Yosuke Kobayashi, Yu Goto, and Kyoka Horiuchi. They are undergraduate students at ICU and will regularly post on our Instagram and Facebook accounts, taking photographs and short movies for our publications. Please follow us on social media to check out their posts!
JICUF Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient Reflects on her Time in the UK
The following reflection was written by Ayane Wakabayashi, a recent recipient of JICUF’s Study Abroad Scholarship. Ayane is an undergraduate student at ICU majoring in linguistics. “My Wonderful Journey in the UK” Beautiful UEA campus! It looks a bit like ICU campus. Introduction I joined ICU’s exchange programme in 2023-24, and studied at the University of East Anglia (UEA), which is located in Norwich, UK, for about nine months. It was an unexpected situation because before I entered ICU I promised my parents that I would never study abroad. I didn’t want to burden them financially. In addition, I didn’t think I needed to study abroad at all. However, my […]
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