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Resuming international volunteer activities across 15 countries, boasting the nation's No.1 participation rate

NUCB Undergraduate School (Nisshin City, Aichi Prefecture) will continue its International Volunteer Program by resuming overseas travel this summer after temporarily switching to domestic activities last year due to the COVID-19 impact. 48 people have already been selected to participate in the program across 15 countries (see table below).



Continue to support study abroad and cultivate an international perspective


For over 25 years, NUCB has proudly been active in volunteering programs. Our school is ranked the number one university in Japan for our efforts in sending hundreds of students overseas for volunteering programs.

By securing international study opportunities and providing world-standard management education, the university aims to nurture the next generation of world-class leaders with a "frontier spirit," the spirit of the university's founding motto.

No. 1 university ranking for number of participating students for volunteer activities


Rank University Number of participating students
1st  NUCB Undergraduate School 232
2nd  Hosei University 222
3rd  Kokushikan University 214
4th  Kansai University of Foreign Studies 206
5th  Soka University 157
6th  Meiji University 150
7th  Chuo University 143
8th  Waseda University 132

*From "University Ranking 2022" (2016~2019 Cumulative), Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co.

Summer Destinations for FY2022


Host Country Volunteer Activities Number of participating students
USA Building safe roads for residents 2
Italy Constructing a walking trail in a village  6
India Providing a safe learning environment for children 1
Estonia Harvesting berries and vegetables and making juice at an organic farm
Netherlands Nature conservation in a Dutch national park 2
Cambodia English education for youth, forest conservation in collaboration with local residents 2
Switzerland Renovation of an international boarding school 3
Spain Excavation and restoration at a castle of Catalan heritage 2
Czech Republic Promotion of tourism in the village and exchange with residents through an international chess tournament 3
Germany Restoration of archaeological sites, operation of the Festival of Lights 12
Turkey Protection of stray animals at a seaside facility 2
Finland Renovation work at lakeside to provide clean and sustainable water supply 2
France Development of waterways, restoration of stone walls, restoration of churches 8
Belgium Support for charity walk events to fight poverty 1
Portugal Exchange with young people of ethnic minorities and environmental conservation activities 1

World Standard Education

Since its foundation in 1953, the school has pursued world-standard management education. The school was the first in Japan to receive three international accreditations (Triple Crown; AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS).

Currently, the school has exchange agreements with 118 world-class partner schools across 51 countries around the world. The NUCB Business School (Graduate School of Management) is ranked No. 1 in Japan for all degree programs (EMBA, MBA, MSc) in the world QS rankings (as of 2021).

In the Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2022,  our school is ranked 1st in the Tokai-Hokuriku region and 16th nationwide (7th in Japan in the field of Economics and Business Administration) in the "Environment" pillar.