ABOUT HOSHI UNIVERSITY

Hoshi University has its origin in the staff education division of Hoshi Pharmaceutical Company and is a “university specializing in research and education” supported by over 100 years of tradition.
The university consists of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and 1,800 students are currently enrolled.
It is not only an educational institute for developing highly skilled pharmacists and drug discovery researchers, but also a research institute for developing cutting-edge pharmaceutics.
We are striving to strengthen our research ability and contribute to an ever evolving society.

All Students Experience “Individual Research”

So they acquire “problem solving ability” and “unique innovative ability” to help them play active roles at actual work places after graduation.

At our university, even students who want to be pharmacists join a lab and carry out individual research in a highly specialized field. In this way, they are given opportunities to think by themselves while seeking the true nature of pharmaceutics, which cannot be learnt just by attending lectures.
Our education does not aim to help students pass the National Examination for Pharmacists, but is based on the concept that students need to carry out researches by themselves in order to acquire the abilities to understand the true nature of a problem and solve it, create original ideas, and become an active member of society.
Our university provides many opportunities for them to experience such research, and many of our graduates are engaged in R&D activities.