About Shobi University

A Message from the University President & Vice President

A Message from the University President

University PresidentKimito Kubo （久保 公人）

We will cater to your desire to learn by offering a diverse curriculum and a full range of facilities.

During their studies, students of Shobi University will encounter many people and have a variety of experiences as they make efforts to spread their wings in the real world. Our teaching faculty and staff members are all very much looking forward to meeting you here on campus.

Career Summary Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kyoto University in 1980; appointed to the post of Manager at the Department of Facilities Planning and Administration at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; appointed to the post of Director for University Reform at the Higher Education Bureau; Manager at Private Education Institution Department; Manager at Policy Planning and Coordination Division of Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau; Deputy Director-General of Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau; Manager of Personnel Division at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Deputy Director General of Higher Education Bureau; Director General of Sports and Youth Bureau; Fellow at National Science Foundation of the United States; Director of Planning Bureau at the City of Kitakyushu; Trustee and other posts at the University of Tokyo; a member of the Japanese Association of Higher Education Research.

A Message from the University Vice President

University Vice PresidentIssei Tomisawa （富澤 一誠）

Value your curiosity and don't fear failure. Let's make your four years full of challenges.

Through the four years of study at our university, we hope that students will grow to become a unique individual by pursuing the ideals of being an expressive person.

Career Summary Born in 1951 in Nagano Prefecture. Graduated the Faculty of Letters, Language and Culture Department, of the University of Tokyo. While studying worked as a musical critic for a music magazine. The Japan Record Award judge, Album Award chairman, and Executive Committee member. Also is a host and commentator on the radio show "Age Free Music!" and the TV show "That Year This Song". Author of many books such as, "That time, this song, bringing back the strongest legend". Worked as a visiting professor at Shobi Music College since 2008, as a Shobi Gakuen School Corporation councilor since 2009, and is serving as a director since 2014 year to the present day.

University Vice PresidentYoshihisa Nagayama （永山 賀久）

We value communication with current students, faculty, staff, and community members, and aim to create an attractive campus life.

The first thing I want to do as vice president is to get a firm grasp of the actual situation and issues at the university. To this end, it is most important to listen carefully to the stories of current students, faculty and staff, as well as local residents. Thank you.

Career Summary Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law in 1984. Joined the then Ministry of Education in 1984. Served as Director of the Compulsory Education Division of the Board of Education of Tokushima Prefecture; First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Australia; Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary to the Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in charge of Sports and Youth Affairs); Director of the Open University of Japan; Director of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Acting President of the Japan Student Services Organization; Director General of the Sports Bureau of Teikyo University, etc.
While working for JASSO (Japan Student Services Organization), he introduced a new system to support students in higher education and to support students during the pandemic.
In April 2023, he became vice president of Shobi Gakuen University.