Tokai University European Center

Tokai University European Center (TUEC) is the representative organ in Europe of Tokai University, Japan. Located in Denmark (just north of Copenhagen), TUEC works to promote academic and cultural exchange between Tokai University and relevant partner institutions/organizations in Europe. TUEC was established in 1970, in close cooperation with the Danish authorities, as an independent non-profit association. TUEC’s location in Denmark attests to the unique and abiding bond that exists between Tokai University and Denmark – a relationship that stretches back prior to the founding of Tokai University in 1942 and still pervades the educational ideals and values that underpin the Tokai University Educational System (TES) today. TES founder, Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae (1901-1991), was deeply influenced by the educational ideals espoused by N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) and manifested in the Danish folk high school movement, and a visit to Denmark in the 1930’s provided the necessary impulse for him to dedicate his life to education upon returning to Japan.