Year of Establishment and Outline
The Waseda University School of Commerce traces its origins to the establishment of the School of the Department of Commerce in 1904. The Waseda University School of Commerce is the oldest undergraduate school of any private university in Japan and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004. Since its establishment, the School of Commerce has considered the "internationalization" of business activities based on the entrepreneurial spirit to be one of its central goals. In addition, the school has promoted education and research activities that lay emphasis on the three basic principles of "informatization," "interdisciplinary studies," and "internationalization."
Mission
Since its establishment, the school's objective has been to develop "business people with academic backgrounds" and for the past 100 years we have been delivering leaders that have and will play a pivotal role in building Japan's industrial society. The school has also produced talented individuals that have played major roles in politics, the economy, and culture in Japan.
Furthermore, at the School of Commerce we have continued to actively pursue the internationalization of education and research to ensure that we are always ahead of the times and to train individuals capable of succeeding in the global arena. In keeping with this enterprising spirit, in fiscal 1995, we were the first university in Japan to introduce a full-fledged semester system. We have also introduced a new curriculum combining internationalization, informatization, and the shift to interdisciplinary studies. We believe that our mission is to develop talented business people that adopt global perspectives and succeed in the industrial and economic spheres.