Gyosei International College in the U.K.

[2] In the final part of its life it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Reading.

[4] Father Shigeru Tagawa [ja] (田川 茂 Tagawa Shigeru),[5] the principal of the Gyosei International School, had wanted to establish an international college as an extension of his school.

Dr. Takashi Nozu, the chairperson of the board of trustees and the former president of the Japan Junior Chamber of Commerce, gave his financial support.

[7] On that year it acquired some land and buildings in a facility along London Road owned by the University of Reading.

[8] The site, which Gyosei College took portions of, had a total of 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land.

The City University, London validated the degrees offered by the Gyosei BA and MA programmes.