Soka University of America
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Soka University of America is a private liberal arts college in Aliso Viejo known for its focus on peace, human rights, and global citizenship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soka University of America canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soka University of America Context triple: [Orange County, California, contains, Soka University of America]
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A.
Waseda University
Waseda University is a prestigious private research university in Tokyo, Japan, known for its strong programs in the humanities, social sciences, and political studies and for producing many prominent political and business leaders.
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B.
Hosei University
Hosei University is a major private university in Tokyo, Japan, known for its law, business, and social sciences programs and its role in educating many prominent political and business leaders.
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C.
Aoyama Gakuin University
Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Tokyo known for its strong humanities, social sciences, and business programs and its central urban campus atmosphere.
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D.
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private Japanese university renowned for its programs in Shinto studies, Japanese history, and literature, located in Tokyo.
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E.
Setsunan University
Setsunan University is a private Japanese university located in Osaka Prefecture, known for its programs in engineering, pharmacy, and law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soka University of America Target entity description: Soka University of America is a private liberal arts college in Aliso Viejo known for its focus on peace, human rights, and global citizenship.
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A.
Waseda University
Waseda University is a prestigious private research university in Tokyo, Japan, known for its strong programs in the humanities, social sciences, and political studies and for producing many prominent political and business leaders.
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B.
Hosei University
Hosei University is a major private university in Tokyo, Japan, known for its law, business, and social sciences programs and its role in educating many prominent political and business leaders.
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C.
Aoyama Gakuin University
Aoyama Gakuin University is a private Christian university in Tokyo known for its strong humanities, social sciences, and business programs and its central urban campus atmosphere.
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D.
Kokugakuin University
Kokugakuin University is a private Japanese university renowned for its programs in Shinto studies, Japanese history, and literature, located in Tokyo.
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E.
Setsunan University
Setsunan University is a private Japanese university located in Osaka Prefecture, known for its programs in engineering, pharmacy, and law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit institution
ⓘ
private liberal arts college ⓘ university ⓘ |
| academicLevel | undergraduate-focused ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| emphasizes |
interdisciplinary studies
ⓘ
service learning ⓘ study abroad ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
global citizenship
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| foundedForPurpose |
advancing human rights
ⓘ
fostering global citizenship ⓘ promoting peace ⓘ |
| goals |
contributing to world peace
ⓘ
educating global citizens ⓘ promoting intercultural understanding ⓘ |
| governedBy | Soka University of America Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasCampusFeature |
academic buildings
ⓘ
athletic and recreational facilities ⓘ library ⓘ performing arts facilities ⓘ residential halls ⓘ |
| hasCampusSetting | suburban ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high proportion of international students
ⓘ
residential requirement for undergraduates ⓘ small enrollment ⓘ |
| hasCurriculumFeature |
core curriculum in liberal arts
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foreign language requirement ⓘ global studies emphasis ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPhilosophy |
humanistic education
ⓘ
student-centered learning ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Pacem, Veritatem, Creatio” (commonly associated themes: peace, truth, creation) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation |
Soka Gakkai tradition (Buddhist-inspired)
ⓘ
linked to:
Soka Gakkai
|
| hasType | residential college ⓘ |
| isPrivate | true ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aliso Viejo, California
ⓘ
Orange County, California ⓘ |
| offersDegree | bachelor's degree ⓘ |
| offersProgram | liberal arts ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| sector | independent nonprofit higher education ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| values |
environmental sustainability
ⓘ
respect for human dignity ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Soka University of America Description of subject: Soka University of America is a private liberal arts college in Aliso Viejo known for its focus on peace, human rights, and global citizenship.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.