Chaucer College was founded in 1992 by Mr Hiroshi Kawashima. It is an independent College of Higher Education for Japanese students from Shumei University, located on the main campus of the University of Kent, close to the beautiful and historic city of Canterbury. The College forms part of the Chaucer group of Colleges, the UK arm of the Shumei Foundation, as does its sister college, Kingsgate, located near Broadstairs.