In 1990 Marycrest affiliated with the Teikyo University Group of Japan. The Teikyo Group is comprised of six foundations, undergraduate and graduate universities and a number of specialized schools and institutions, including a medical school with three teaching hospitals, a school of pharmacology, a law school, and a school of engineering. The Group's 70,000 students are spread out among 46 campuses located in Japan, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The Teikyo University Group believes that national boundaries have no meaning in the world of education and research.
Universities are a place for collaboration.
The University Group believes that both personal and academic collaboration amongst industry, government, the local community and academic institutions is a crucial role of any university. Universities should nurture competent members of society. The Teikyo University Group's mission is not simply to provide for students' purely academic needs, but to also nurture members of society who are competent in the real world.