Okinawa International University
沖縄国際大学 | |
Main gate of Okinawa International University | |
Other names | Okikoku, OKIU |
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Former name | Ryūkyū International Junior College |
| Motto | 真の自由と、自治の確立 |
Motto in English | Striving for Autonomy and True Freedom |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1959 |
| Founder | Koza Gakuen Foundation (財団法人コザ学園) |
| Accreditation | Japan University Norma Association (大学基準協会) |
Academic affiliation | University Consortium Okinawa (大学コンソーシアム沖縄) |
| President | Hajime Asato |
| Vice-president | Masashige Higa |
Academic staff | 202 |
Total staff | 278 |
| Students | 5257 |
| Undergraduates | 5206 |
| Postgraduates | 51 |
| Address | Ginowan 2-6-1 , , Okinawa Prefecture , 901-2701 , Japan 26°15′43″N 127°45′13″E / 26.26194°N 127.75361°E |
| Campus | Urban, 116,970.23 square metres (1,259,057.1 sq ft) |
| Website | www |
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.