Company Philosophy

For a New Field of a Total Educational Solution Company

Naoko TAKEDA

（CEO）

GEN Inc. aims to be a total educational solution company, providing a wide range of services of developing human resources.

GEN's services range from courses for students seriously pursuing "learning opportunities," to courses for university students seeking to develop their future careers, to employee education aimed at providing new products and services that will revolutionize society, to general education courses that enrich people's lives.

As we enter an era of full-fledged globalization, where engagement with different cultures and values has become the norm, our deep collaboration with overseas businesses is becoming a major strength.

Schools are not the only places for learning, nor are young people the only ones who need to learn. For those who want to continue to grow through learning, and also for those who want to contribute to society by creating new value in learning, we promise to develop.

For a Global Network Pursuing Possibilities of Education

GEN started as a private cramming school to realize education for people to lead a truly enriched life in society.

Our business activities range from preparatory education that fulfills the dreams and values of each individual, to the provision of extracurricular classes to high schools, consulting for various educational institutions, support for study abroad, providing TOEIC® courses for companies as in-house training, as well as various other services aimed at fostering global human resources.

GEN will continue to take on the challenge of creating and expanding a truly global educational network.

We hope to be a school for one who wishes to learn anytime and forever.

GEN is a private company established in 2003 by two teachers with long career. We have three missions to fulfill in different but overlapping areas of education.

"Education For All"

Education for all is a global agenda supported by governments, international organization, civil society groups and private individuals. Education is a right to development that must be achieved and protected. However, this undisputed right is violated, partly because of financial difficulties, partly because of social cultural conventions. The situation is so urgent that we have no time to lose. As a private enterprise, we think it serious about what we can and should do to negotiate barriers to education for all while improving and maintaining the quality of education.

"Education for Women"

Women make up half of the population, so it is significant to use women's power and ability for social development. To make sustainable development objectives, we must reevaluate women's roles in society on a priority basis and in this context, it is necessary to redefine what women's education is all about. Women have played a traditional role as caregivers, but now women have more creative public roles to play in society. A woman's life is first and foremost for herself, not for anybody else. We believe women's education should be restructured on these lines.

"Education For Life"

What are you learning for? You may ask this question with your parent, your teacher or yourself. Learning is something to live for, not just to make a living, still less to pass the exam. Learning gives you pleasure rather than pain instead of discouraging you. Learning encourages you to approach your problem and search for truth. Going into learning of all ages and all cultures exposes you to the width and depths of human knowledge. Doing cutting-edge research gives you intellectual excitement and a sense of achievement. We are all students of arts and sciences for life. GEN has these definite missions, giving the best possible solutions to all those who try their best to develop themselves.

The Educational Philosophy of GEN

We think that education is a creative dialogue between teachers and students.

A good teacher not only gives knowledge but also tries to make sure that the students understand what is behind the knowledge.

On the other hand, students are not passive learners. They actively tell the teacher what they understand and what they do not understand. This is an important role the students play in making the teacher creative in what and how he or she teaches.

This interaction is the value of education that GEN strives to bring to life in a variety of educational settings.