SOPHIA UNIVERSITY A Guide for High School Students 2018-2019

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en German Chancellor Adenauer attends a ground-breaking ceremony for Bldg. No. 3 (right) (1960)e appearance of the frontage of Bldg. No. 3 (completed in 1962)German equipment purchased(1962)Krupp Hall(completed in 1962)Machine Hall(completed in 1965)History of Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) and Graduate School of Science and TechnologySophia University established under Special School LawSophia reorganized as full-fledged university under University Law1913192819621965196619681969197019721976197819811979198920052009201220132008200019871977Faculty of Science and Technology established (with Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry)Ceremonies held to celebrate the completion of Krupp Hall, the opening of the Faculty of Science and Technology, and the completion of Building No. 3Department of Mathematics established at the Faculty of Science and Technology, and Building No. 4 completedMaster’s Programs in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Applied chemistry, Chemistry, and Physics launched at the Graduate School of Science and TechnologyDoctoral Programs in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Applied chemistry, Chemistry, and Physics launched at the Graduate School of Science and TechnologyMaster’s Program in Mathematics launched at the Graduate School of Science and TechnologyGeneral Science Laboratory established at the Faculty of Science and TechnologyDoctoral Program in Mathematics launched at the Graduate School of Science and TechnologyGraduate School rules amended to distinguish the Master’s Program and the Doctoral ProgramMaster’s Program in Biological Science established at the Graduate School of Science and TechnologyDoctoral Program in Biological Science established at the Graduate School of Science and TechnologyKrupp Hall, Power Stations 1 and 2 completedSophia Sci-Tech promotion association establishedSystematic English education for Science and Technology launched (selected as “Contemporary Good Practice Program” by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT))Improving support for women researchers in global society (chosen for MEXT’s project to support activities of women researchers)Ceremony held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Science and TechnologyPrograms to obtain a bachelor’s degree in English (Green Science Program in the Department of Materials and Life Sciences and Green Engineering Program in the Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences) launchedCentennial anniversary of Sophia UniversityPrograms to obtain a master’s degree/doctoral degree in English (Green Science and Engineering Division established in the Graduate School of Science and Technology) launched Five departments and one laboratory constituting the Faculty of Science and Technology reorganized into three departments (Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Department of Information and Communication Sciences)Graduate School of Science and Technology reorganized; seven programs changed to eight divisions (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Biological Science, and Information Science) within one interdisciplinary graduate program Sophia Science and Technology Liaison Office establishedCeremony held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Faculty of Science and TechnologyBuilding No. 9 completedHistory1960ere were numerous dierences between the Faculty of Science and Technology of Sophia University and the science and technology departments that were newly established at various universities back in the day. We received tremendous support from West Germany, a nation, like Japan, endeavoring to remake itself from the tragedy of war. e attendance of Mr. Konrad Adenauer, the rst chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Bldg. No. 3 was one of the manifestations of such support. We were also given nancial assistance from the Archdiocese of Cologne. On top of these, we received substantial nancial assistance from the private sector, such as the Krupp Foundation and Volkswagen Foundation. anks to these, the groundwork for the development of the FST was laid. is nancial aid continued until 1982, by which time Japan had achieved signicant economic development. e state-of-the-art machinery and equipment donated by Krupp, Carl Zeiss, and Siemens of Germany were an object of envy of researchers at other universities. In addition to dedicated activities by the support association for establishing the FST chaired by then Chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations, or Keidanren (inaugurated in January 1961), Curia Romana, Catholic organizations in the U.S., and the headquarters of the Society of Jesus in Rome extended their support as well.1962The primary reason Sophia University founded the FST was an appreciation of the basic educational principles of the Society of Jesus, “Finding god in all things,” i.e., the teaching of the founder of the society, Ignatius of Loyola. Education that connects the spirit of agape (Christian love) with science and technology was an epoch-making feature for a Japanese university at the time and tremendous expectations were thus placed on Sophia University, which helped attract a great many excellent instructors who laid the groundwork for the FST’s subsequent development.1976In 1976 when the FST celebrated the 15th anniversary of its foundation, then President Pittau cited “social responsibility of scientic education” and “science and technology for the third world” in his presentation titled Expectations for the FST. This can be paraphrased into social challenges associated with poverty, ecological challenges associated with environmental problems, cultural challenges associated with education, and ethical challenges associated with humanity. 2008With the backdrop of the evolution and development of science and technology, because of the compartmentalization of disciplines in science and technology and the barriers between one discipline and another, which are some issues associated with scientic ethics, it came to light that our system of ve departments and one laboratory based on the FST’s conventional academic framework could no longer adequately cope with the challenges facing humans. Under these circumstances, with a view to exploring the path towards continually dealing with the global environment from a multiple perspective and responding flexibly to the shift to a knowledge-based society in which human activities become diverse and complex and knowledge-based technological innovation moves forward at an accelerated rate, the new FST was reorganized into the three-department structure that focuses on “education and research on science and engineering to support humans and the environment.” At the same time, the Graduate School of Science and Technology was also reorganized from seven programs to one interdisciplinary graduate program in which interdisciplinary cooperation is actively promoted.20122012 marked the 50th anniversary of the FST. In September 2012, as part of the Global 30 Project by MEXT (Establishing University Network for Internationalization), in which Sophia University was selected as one of the universities eligible for participation, the FST introduced two undergraduate programs taught entirely in English: Green Science in the Dept. of Materials and Life Sciences and Green Engineering in the Dept. of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In September 2013, the Graduate School of Science and Technology established the Green Science and Engineering Division, which oers master’s and doctoral programs in English.FutureCurrently, as part of the university’s basic plans for improving the conditions of the campus, renovation work for the FST is under way. e Dept. of Information and Communication Sciences, which is temporarily relocated to the Ichigaya campus, will return to the Yotsuya campus in September 2019 and the entire project will be completed in the summer of 2020. e FST will return to its point of origin where it was built, in accordance with the school spirit, and continue working toward fullling the goal of nurturing human resources that can contribute to the progress of countries throughout the world, encompassing “education grounded in the basics of science and technology,” “integration of science and engineering,” and “nurturing of students with a global mindset.” 07