MORI Yuichi
President, Seikei University

At the beginning of the 20th century, a young teacher who questioned the uniform approach to education at the time, opened a private school under the name “Seikei-en”. The school's name “Seikei,” which means “to create a path,” is derived from a passage in Shih-chi (Historical Memoirs) written by Si-ma Qian in China some 2,100 years ago, which states, "A peach tree says nothing, yet people naturally create a path to it" (peach trees do not utter a word, yet people will naturally gather beneath them to enjoy beautiful flowers and delicious fruits. In other words, “a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers.”). The young man had two lifelong friends who were happy to support his aspirations. The young man's name was Haruji Nakamura, and his friends were Shigezo Imamura and Koyata Iwasaki. The roots of Seikei University lie in the passion of a young man in modern Japan and the warm friendship of those who supported him.

In time, the school was reorganized as a university in the mid-20th century, but Seikei has faithfully upheld Haruji Nakamura's philosophy of nurturing those who create the future world by cordially giving support to each of them. Accordingly, Seikei has consistently reinvented itself appropriate to the times in order to continue providing educational content that contributes to the future of students and the support that they need. Now in the 21st century, the university is comprised of five faculties of Economics, Business Administration, Law, Humanities, and Science and Technology. While each faculty focuses on its special field with an emphasis on small-group seminars, Seikei leverages the benefits of a single campus where these five faculties collaborate closely to provide a warm and rich space for learning.

It is the consistent wish of Seikei University maintained invariably over the centuries to become a peach tree for those who create the future and to have a path created toward the tree trodden by them. We will continue to treasure the passion for a new education cherished by Seikei’s founder Haruji Nakamura.