About Shobi University
- Shobi University
- About Shobi University
- About Shobi University
Chronological History
- 1926
- Shobi Music Academy was established by musician Naoshi Akamatsu (location: present-day Hongo of Bunkyo-ku in Tokyo).
- 1959
- Shobi Music College was certified a vocational school. Naoshi Akamatsu was appointed to the post of College Principal.
- 1966
- Kazuki Akamatsu was appointed to the post of College Principal.
- 1972
- The College was renamed the Shobi Music Academy of the Shobi Academy Educational Corporation.
- 1974
- Management of the Music Education Research Institute Foundation was transferred to the College.
- 1976
- Shobi Music College was certified as a special vocational school, with the establishment of the Special Vocational School System and established diploma courses.
- 1981
- Shobi Music Junior College (offering a Faculty of Music and Faculty of Music Information) was established. Kazuki Akamatsu was appointed to the post of College President.
- 1986
- The Commemorative Ceremony for the 60th Anniversary of the Founding was held.
Shobi Music Junior College was renamed Shobi Gakuen Junior College, and the Faculty of Music Business was established at the same time. - 1990
- The Faculty of Information Communication was established at Shobi Gakuen Junior College. Shobi Gakuen Vario Hall was visited by the Crown Prince, who attended a concert.
- 1996
- The Commemorative Ceremony for the 70th Anniversary of the Founding was held.
- 2000
- The junior college was reorganized and transformed into Shobi University. Fukashi Horie was appointed to the post of University President.
The Faculty of Informatics for Arts (at Kamifukuoka Campus) and the Faculty of Policy Management (at Kawagoe Campus) were established.
The International Student Exchange Office was established as the department in charge of processing the admission of foreign students as well as for academic exchange. - 2004
- Takano was appointed to the post of Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The major in the Graduate Program of Policy and Administration (Master's Degree Program) was established in the Department of Policy Management at Shobi University Graduate School.
- 2006
- The major in Information Expression and major in Music Expression were established in the Department of Music Business Development at Shobi University Graduate School.
- 2007
- The Department of Policy Management was established at the Faculty of Policy Management at Shobi University.
- 2008
- Yoshiyuki Matsuda was appointed to the post of University President.
- 2009
- Yoshiyuki Matsuda was appointed to the post of Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
- 2010
- The Commemorative Ceremony for the 85th Anniversary of the Founding was held.
- 2011
- The safety of all foreign students at the University was confirmed after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11.
- 2013
- The Faculty of Informatics for Arts (formerly at Kamifukuoka Campus) relocated to the Kawagoe Campus, thereby integrating all faculties and the Graduate School at the Kawagoe Campus.
- 2014
- Toshinori Tanabe was appointed to the post of University President.
- 2015
- The Department of Music Business Development and the Department of Performing Arts were established in the Faculty of Informatics for Arts at Shobi University.
- 2016
- Kimito Kubo was appointed to the post of University President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
- 2020
- Establishment of the Faculty of Sport Management.
- 2024
- Yoshihisa Nagayama was appointed to the post of University President.
Organizational Chart of Educational Corporation Shobi Gakuen
- Graduate School
- School of Informatics for Arts
- Division of Musical Arts(Master's Degree Program)
- Division of Media Arts(Master's Degree Program)
- School of Policy and Management Studies
- Public Policy and Administration Studies (Master's Degree Program)
- School of Informatics for Arts
- Undergraduate Faculties(Four-year University Program)
- Faculty of Informatics for Arts
- Department of Information Expression
- Department of Musical Expression
- Department of Music Business Development
- Department of Performing Arts
- Faculty of Policy Management
- Department of Policy Management
- Faculty of Sport Management
- Department of Sport Management
- Faculty of Informatics for Arts
- 2 years course
- Vocal
- Professional Musician
- Arrangement & Composition
- Music Business
- Sound, Visual, & Lighting Production
- Voice Actor(Voice Over)
- Dance
- Musical
- Jazz & Popular
- Wind, String, & Percussion
- 4 year course
- Comprehensive Music
International Exchange
Affiliated overseas universities, exchange universities, and exchange institutions
| United States | Portland State University |
|---|---|
| Sweden | Royal College of Music in Stockholm |
| China | Nanjing Normal University / Tianjin Foreign Studies University / Changzhou Institute of Technology |
| Republic of Korea | Changwon Moonsung University / Kyungdong University / Kyungbok University / Dong Seoul University / Jeju Tourism University / Myongji College / Woosong University / Woosong College / Shin Ansan University / Chungwoon University |
| Taiwan | Chinese Culture University / Meiho University / Tainan University of Technology / National Taiwan College of Performing Arts |
| Malaysia | Insitut Teknologi Mara (ITM) / School of Audio Engineering Yamaha Academy of Arts & Music |
| New Zealand | Ara Institute of Canterbury |
| Philippines | Lapulapu-Cebu International College (LCIC) |
Faculty Members
Faculty of Informatics for Arts, DeanProfessor
Norikazu Onda
(恩田 憲一)
Withdrew from the Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering of the Graduate School of Science and Technology at Keio University after earning the prescribed number of academic credits for courses in the major of study.
Received a Ph.D. in Engineering from Keio University.
A committee member for the Japan Information-Technology Engineers Examination, an Editorial Board member of the Journal of the Information Processing Society of Japan, a former Trustee and Councilor at the Society for Arts and Sciences.
April 1998: Assistant Professor at Shobi Junior College
April 2000: Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Informatics for Arts at Shobi University
April 2004: Professor of the Faculty of Informatics for Arts at Shobi University
April 2006: Professor of Information Expression in the Graduate Program of Informatics for Arts of the Graduate School at Shobi University
Faculty of Policy Management, DeanProfessor
Kanehara Yukiko
(金原 由紀子)
Career Summary
Graduated from the Philosophy Department, Faculty of Letters and Education, Ochanomizu University. Received a Master's degree from Ochanomizu University, Graduate School of Humanities. Graduated from Ochanomizu University with a Doctoral degree in Human Culture. Studied abroad at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Florence from 1996 to 1998. Received his Ph.D. in Humanities in 2001. Became an associate professor in the Faculty of Policy Management at Shobi University before taking her current position. Standing Committee Member of Collegium Mediterranistarum.
Authors
『プラートの美術と聖帯崇拝』（中央公論美術出版、2005年、第11回地中海学会ヘレンド賞受賞）、『プラート美術の至宝』（展覧会カタログ、2005年）、『レオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチの世界』（共著、東京堂出版、2007年）、『美術コレクションを読む』（共著、慶応義塾大学出版会、2012年）、『トスカーナと近代絵画』（共著、展覧会カタログ、2013年）、『移ろう形象と越境する芸術』（共著、八坂書房、2019年）ほか。
Faculty of Sport Management, DeanProfessor
Masayuki Koizumi
(小泉 昌幸)
1982: Graduated Department of Lifelong Sports and Recreation, Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University
1984: Completed Master's Degree Majoring in Lifelong Sports and Recreation, Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University
1984: Researcher, Fukuoka Sports Research Center
1995: Researcher, Dept. of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Eng., Niigata Institute of Technology
2008: Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Eng., Niigata Institute of Technology
2010: Professor, Dept. of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Eng., Niigata Institute of Technology
2013: Professor Department of Human Life Management, Faculty of Policy Management, Shobi University
Niigata Swimming Federation Medical Science Committee Member; Niigata Football Association (Vice-Chairman of Class 1 Committee, University/College Soccer League Federation Committee Chairman/Standing Committee); Hoku-Shin-Etsu Collegiate Basketball Federation Director; and Japan University Football Association Director.