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, abbreviated AGU, is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya near Omotesandō, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, junior and senior high schools, and a women's junior college. Aoyama Gakuin's history dates from October 1874, when missionaries (Dora E. Schoonmaker, Robert Samuel Maclay, Julius Soper) from the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States established three schools. John Franklin Goucher contributed to the establishment of the university. Canadian Methodist missionary Davidson MacDonald played a role in the establishment of Aoyama Gakuin, and his contribution to the improvement of Japan's educational system is considered an important episode in the early history of Japanese-Canadian relations.〔Foreign Ministry of Japan: ( ''Episodes in Japan-Canada Relations.'' )〕 The institution took its present form in 1949 when Aoyama Gakuin College was established as a comprehensive university. Aoyama Gakuin University now stands as one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan. The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include courses on literature, law, economics, business, international politics, economics and communication, science and engineering and cultural and creative studies. The university also has specialized graduate programs that are designed to train high level specialized professionals, including international management, law school, and professional accounting. == Rankings == *QS World university rankings 2013：701＋ * *Modern Languages 2011：151-200 *QS Asian university rankings 2014：201-250 The university is ranked 15th of the number of alumni of congressperson,〔http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/honkawa/5217a.html〕 and 13th in Japan for the number of alumni holding the position of executive in the listed companies of Japan.〔http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/honkawa/5454.html〕 The university graduates have been ranked 8th in Japan in the number of successful national CPA exam applicants.〔http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/honkawa/3868.html〕 The university is also the 5th most popular university in Tokyo, and regarded as the most fashion-conscious.〔http://shingakunet.com/rnet/column/brand_column/〕 The university was ranked 39th in 2009 and 57th in 2010 in the Truly Strong Japanese Universities Ranking by Tokyo Kezai.〔(Truly Strong Japanese Universities Ranking )〕 However, it has to be noted that Aoyama Gakuin University focuses on the Humanities education, especially for undergraduate students, more than other universities, therefore it has a tendency to be ranked weaker. In the University Brand Image Survey in 2010 conducted by Nikkei BP Consulting, Aoyama Gakuin University was ranked 7th in the Greater Tokyo Area and 4th out of the Private Universities after Keio University, Waseda University, and Sophia University.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aoyama Gakuin University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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