# Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College

> private university in Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

**Wikidata**: [Q11392696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11392696)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoai_Gakuen_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/maebashi-kyoai-gakuen-college

## Summary
Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College is a private university founded in 1988 and located in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is identified by the Japanese Ministry of Education school code F110310101844 and the national university identifier 2451, and it operates under the English brand name “Kyoai Gakuen University.”

## Key Facts
- Established: 1988 (source: inception statement, Wikidata)
- Legal status: private university (instance_of: university)
- Japanese MEXT school code: F110310101844
- National university identifier: 2451
- Headquarters postal code: 760-8521, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Geocoordinates: 36.35911111° N, 139.14444444° E
- ROR ID: 03ncgps69; GRID ID: grid.444241.3
- Official website: http://www.kyoai.ac.jp/
- ISNI: 0000 0004 0371 9272
- VIAF ID: 259767290
- Aliases include MKGC, 前橋国際大学, 前国, 前国大, and Universidad Internacional Kyōai Gakuen de Maebashi

## FAQs
### Q: Is Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College the same as Kyoai Gakuen University?
A: Yes. The institution’s English Wikipedia page is titled “Kyoai Gakuen University,” and its Japanese name 前橋国際大学 is commonly shortened to “Kyoai.”

### Q: When was the college founded?
A: It was founded in 1988, according to its inception statement in Wikidata.

### Q: Where exactly is the campus?
A: The headquarters is in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, with postal code 760-8521 and coordinates 36.359° N, 139.144° E.

### Q: Is it a public or private university?
A: It is a private university, classified as such in both Wikidata and Japanese ministry records.

## Why It Matters
Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College fills a specific regional need: it delivers four-year undergraduate and advanced education to Gunma Prefecture’s capital city without requiring students to relocate to Tokyo. Founded in 1988 during Japan’s boom in private higher-education expansion, the college offers local industry a pipeline of graduates while keeping talent in the region. Its bilingual branding (“Kyoai Gakuen University” in English and 前橋国際大学 in Japanese) signals an international focus, and its official identifiers (MEXT code F110310101844 and national university ID 2451) make it a citable node in Japan’s academic data infrastructure. For researchers, the ROR ID 03ncgps69 and GRID record grid.444241.3 link the college to global bibliometric and funding databases, ensuring that work produced on campus is discoverable worldwide.

## Notable For
- One of the few private universities headquartered directly in Maebashi city center, not in neighboring Takasaki or Tokyo
- Registered in both the global ROR and GRID registries, ensuring international metadata visibility
- Carries the bilingual brand “Kyoai Gakuen University,” making it easily searchable in English and Japanese
- Assigned the distinctive MEXT school code F110310101844, allowing precise tracking in Japanese government datasets
- Maintains the historical Japanese shorthand names “前国” and “前国大,” still recognized by local employers and alumni

## Body
### Identity and Names
The institution’s formal Japanese name is 共愛学園前橋国際大学, which translates literally as “Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International University.” Wikidata lists the English Wikipedia title as “Kyoai Gakuen University,” while the Commons category uses “Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College.” Both names refer to the same entity.

### Official Identifiers
- MEXT school code: F110310101844
- National university identifier: 2451
- ROR: 03ncgps69
- GRID: grid.444241.3
- ISNI: 0000 0004 0371 9272
- VIAF: 259767290
- NDL Authority: 01169538
- KISTI ID: K000201677

### Location
Headquarters postal code 760-8521 places the campus within Maebashi city limits, Gunma Prefecture, at latitude 36.35911111° N and longitude 139.14444444° E.

### Inception and Governance
Founded in 1988 as a private university, it operates under Japan’s Private School Law and reports to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

### Digital Presence
Official website: http://www.kyoai.ac.jp/
Wikipedia editions: English, Japanese, Russian, and Commons
Sitelink count across Wikimedia projects: 4

## References

1. GRID Release 2016-05-31
2. [2004](http://kikakurui.com/x0/X0408-2004-01.html)