Okinawa International University

Okinawa International University (沖縄国際大学, Okinawa kokusai daigaku), often abbreviated as Okikokudai (沖国大), Okikoku (沖国) or in English OKIU, is a private university in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1959 as a junior college and became a Japanese university in 1972 after the Okinawa Reversion. As of 1 May 2025, the university counts 5257 students, 202 professors and 76 employees. It has four colleges including ten departments, three graduate schools including five departments and four research institutes.

Type

Private university

Founded

1959

Students

5,257

Also known as

Okikoku