ZEN University is a fully online undergraduate university based in Japan. Recognizing that various factors such as household income and geographical location can prevent students from seeking higher educational opportunities, we provide a platform that aims to eliminate these barriers and contributes to equal access to education. At ZEN University, we provide students with the desire to learn the opportunity to pursue their higher educational goals anytime, anywhere.

The name ‘ZEN’ reflects our interpretation of three different characters, all pronounced ‘ZEN’: 全 (wholeness: the study of the whole self to thrive in a complex world), 然 (nature: the understanding of information and mathematics as the foundation of society), and 善 (virtue: contribution to society through the cross-disciplinary study of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences). The multi-layered meanings fuse into our single ‘ZEN’ to convey the significance of learning at our university.

Preparations are underway for the opening of ZEN University in Spring 2025. With our carefully selected faculty, we are ready to welcome a capacity of up to 20,000 students and are dedicated to equipping each student with the qualities and knowledge required for the intelligent information society through cross-disciplinary learning.