Hokuriku University
Founded under the leadership of Hayashiya Kamejirō, former Minister of National Affairs in 1975, Hokuriku University is private university located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It was originally founded as a single-department college of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The university emphasizes on the liberal arts and practical education as one of its education’s characteristics which allows students to be able to quickly adapt to rapid changes in society. In April 2006, Hokuriku University in cooperation with the Chinese government and Beijing Language and Culture University established The Confucius Institute, a Chinese national project that promotes mutual understanding and friendly relations between countries worldwide and China through the spread of Chinese language and Chinese language culture.
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