page_title: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
section_title: Founder
hierarchical_section_title: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business / History / Founder
caption_attribution_description: English: NUCB Millennium Gate
context_page_description: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business, abbreviated as NUCB, is a Japanese private university located in Nisshin, Aichi within the Tokai region of Japan. The founder of NUCB, Dr. Yuichi Kurimoto, was the first Japanese person to graduate from the University of Alberta in 1930. Originally established in March 1935 as the Nagoya Tetsudo Gakko, a vocational railway school, it was later reorganized under the newly formed Kurimoto Educational Institute in 1951.
  By 1953, the school was chartered as the Nagoya University of Business and Commerce. In 2006, the school was accredited by AACSB International and later by the Association of MBAs in 2009. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business is the first and only institution in Japan to be accredited by both accreditation boards. NUCB continued the pursuit of its internationalization goals with its exchange programs. Reflecting the needs of English undergraduate education in Japan, NUCB is the only university to offer an English Global BBA track, which started in September 2018.
context_section_description: As a student in Canada during a time when Canadians themselves were opening up the western frontier, Dr. Kurimoto first adopted the slogan "Frontier Spirit." Returning to Japan with this ideal, he envisioned an educational institution that would 'create leaders rather than followers, to nurture young persons who think creatively and independently and to impact to students the skills and qualities they will need to become pioneers of the future.' In 1953, the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business was officially set up along with the establishment of the Department of Commerce under the Faculty of Commerce.
  In 1968 the school was relocated to Nisshin, Japan. The main campus, Nisshin Campus, is approximately 1.5 times the size of Tokyo Disneyland, making it the largest property owned by a private university in Aichi Prefecture. In 1976 the Computer Center opened and followed shortly thereafter by the Central Information Center (CIC) in 1978. The CIC holds over 220,000 books which are available for NUCB students and faculty for research. More than a university library, the CIC allows students to study independently with modern facilities and resources. The center features a Multimedia Room and is equipped with a Self Access Center (SAC). The General Language Education Center was completed in 1981, serving as the base for foreign language education at NUCB. In 1988, the 'Intelligent School' (IS) Building was constructed to increase the capacity of NUCB students and faculty to access information and enable greater communication between them.
  In 1990 NUCB attained government approval to establish NUCB Business School (Graduate School of Management) which marked the establishment of Japan's first postgraduate institution in Management Information. Initially, the school offered a two-year, full-time MSc in Management. NUCB Business School was located at the Nisshin Campus until 2001 when it moved to the newly constructed Fushimi Campus in downtown Nagoya. By 1998 various initiatives were launched at NUCB as part of a major internationalization expansion. The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Asia Studies was established along with the Frontier Spirit Program - a new study abroad program for Japanese students. NUCB expanded the number of courses related to developing communication skills in English and Information Media, and even included a unique course in psychology that acknowledged the behavioral and cultural challenges of effective international communication. Additionally, the Center for Global Communication (CGC) was established to provide support for Japanese students with international ambitions.
  The start of the 21st Century at NUCB was celebrated by the completion of the Millennium Gate at the front entrance of the Nisshin Campus. This was followed by an even greater expansion of the graduate school in terms of the number of departments, degree programs offered, and space. Additionally, the 'Gap Year Program' was implemented to provide students with better opportunities to gain life experiences after enrollment. One of the first of its kind in Japan, NUCB students could spend nearly three months abroad to engage in independent research or volunteer-related activities. Support from NUCB includes scholarships and loans with no interest, as well as conducting seminars on adjusting to life overseas.
  Expansion of NUCB continued in 2007 with the opening of the Faculty of Management and in 2008 with the Faculty of Economics and Department of International Studies. In June 2015, NUCB Business School celebrated the opening of the Nagoya Marunouchi Campus in downtown Nagoya to provide space for the ongoing domestic and international expansion of the graduate school.
caption: Millennium Gate
exif: {}