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Educational Ideals of Sophia University

Educational Ideals of Sophia University

Sophia University is a community based on the spirit of Christianity. We search for truth, we search for values, and we work for the "human" formation of our students. Our university is made up of various members; all of us are expected to participate in the developing of the university as we work in various roles. We share mental attitudes of mutual respect and we share the desire to take joint responsibility for our institution. We recognize and support each other's human dignity and basic human rights.

Our faculty members respect academic research. While they deepen their own individual research efforts, they also devote their attention to various contemporary problems, in the hope of transmitting to new generations of students the spiritual and intellectual culture of human beings. Our faculty members must bear in mind the need to raise the consciousness of our students about a variety of problems that confront the whole human race.
Our students must cultivate a keen consciousness of problems in contemporary society and an ability to make judgments about these problems, while at the same time pursuing research in their areas of academic specialization. Thus, our students will come to form on their own their human character and will become equipped with the power to contribute to the construction of human society.
Making the most of its special character, our university offers chances to conduct research on Christianity and Christian culture. At the same time, our university acknowledges differences in ways of thinking and encourages academic research about many kinds of ideas. In this way, one can truly cultivate powers of insight into the problems of human beings and their world, along with a critical spirit in addressing such problems.
For the sake of academic progress, freedom of thought and freedom of research must be protected and an attitude of academic impartiality must be adhered to. Thus, our university will not permit any interference with thought and research from political or ideological pressures or from any other intervention of outside power. We earnestly desire to open wide the windows that face our contemporary world, as it changes so rapidly. We earnestly desire to share the sufferings and hopes of all human beings. We earnestly desire to be of service to the welfare and the creative progress of our world.

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