at Kindai University According to Koichi Seko, Kindai University's first president, "The mission of this university is to throw open its lecture halls and laboratories to the young people of the world and to encourage the development of truly international attitudes." Committed to making these words a reality, in 1953 the university accepted 15 scholarship students from Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, former Burma, and India. About 300 international students are studying in graduate programs or standard university courses. In 1991, the International Student Center was established to offer detailed advice about studies and daily life in Japan. Supplementing their academic studies, overseas students learn much about Japanese culture and language through interaction with Japanese students and the local community. Kindai University provides a Japanese language course for students who do not have sufficient competence in Japanese. Sports Kindai University has a baseball team in the Kansai Big Six Baseball League. There is also a bandy team attached to the university. Kindai University has an archery team which has had several participants in the Olympic Games. List of alumni Miki Nakao, swimmer at World Championship Ryosuke Irie, swimmer Takashi Yamamoto, swimmer at World Championship Asashio Tarō IV, sumo wrestler Asanowaka Takehiko, sumo wrestler Asanosho Hajime, sumo wrestler Asanoyama Hideki, sumo wrestler Homarefuji Yoshiyuki, sumo wrestler Midorifuji Kazunari, sumo wrestler Takarafuji Daisuke, sumo wrestler Terunoumi Masato, sumo wrestler Tokushōryū Makoto, sumo wrestler Takaharu Furukawa, 2012 Olympic Games Archery Individual Silver Medalist Sister universities National Formosa University References External links Kindai University Kansai Big Six Universities and colleges in Nara Prefecture Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Osaka Prefecture Universities and colleges in Wakayama Prefecture Universities and colleges in Hiroshima Prefecture Universities and colleges in Fukuoka Prefecture Bandy in Japan Kansai Collegiate American Football League Higashiōsaka