Japan Women's University(University college,English: Japan Women's University Abbreviation: JWU) IsTokyoBunkyo kuMejirodaiHeadquarters located at 8-1-XNUMXJapan Ofprivate university.1948年Was installed in.Abbreviation of universityIs a real woman (Ponjo), a Japanese woman (Nichijo), old graduates and staff membersMejiroWomen's collegeIs often called.

Its predecessor is Japan Women's University, which was founded in the Meiji era.

Overview

Whole university

Japan Women's University

Japan Women's University was born in the Meiji era as Japan's first organized higher education institution for girls.Founder at the time when education was considered harmful and useless to womenNaruse NizoEmphasizes the necessity with his book "Women's Education".In foundingTokyo College(CurrentWaseda University) FounderOhte ShigenobuBecame the founding committee chairman and the Prime MinisterIto Hirobumi, Gakushuin DirectorKonoe Atsumaro, Minister of EducationSaionji public aspiration, Business peopleEiichi Shibusawa,Yanosuke IwasakiWith the great support of the heavyweights in various fields,Hirooka AsakoWith the help ofMitsui ZaibatsuFrom TokyoMejiroThe school was donated and opened.At the time of opening, three faculties of home economics, national literature, and English literature, and an attached high school for girls were established (quoted from "My University" Japan Women's University).

Distance learning

Distance learningFor the course, menCourse studentsCan only be enrolled as.A correspondence graduate school was also set up.In correspondence education, in junior high school and high schoolHome economics,Health Department OfTeacher licenseOne of the few universities where you can get one.Kinki University Toyooka Junior College,Kinki University Kyushu Junior CollegeCorrespondence course Since the junior high school home economics teacher training course was abolished, it is now the only university in Japan that can obtain a home economics teacher license by correspondence.However, students who have taken courses such as educational training and experience of nursing care are limited to graduates of Japan Women's University.Therefore, male students who can obtain a teacher's license for home economics and health departments through correspondence education are limited to those who have already obtained a junior high school license or high school license for some subject other than home economics and health departments such as Japanese, English, and music.OUJ AcademyHas a credit transfer agreement withOpen UniversityCredits earned in the above can be recognized as credits required for graduation.^[1].

Other

OncejeansThere was a time when it developed into a university-wide strike over the pros and cons of "wearing and going to school".Jeans are still "poor man's clothes" and "rebellion against order" (American actorJames DeanWas the image of the movie "Rebel Without a Cause" because it was worn in the movie "Rebel Without a Cause").

Attached middle and high schoolAlong with the university-owned during the summer vacationKaruizawaAn accommodation seminar is held at the Mizumi Dormitory in Tokyo, which is a good opportunity to exchange ideas and enhance each other.

Founding spirit (idea)

In "Women's Education", the policy of higher education for girls is stated from the three aspects of "educating girls as people", "educating girls as women", and "educating girls as citizens", and the spirit of founding. It has become.

Based on the founding spirit, the characteristics of education are "personal education" and "cultivation of social character", and the "thorough belief", "spontaneous creation", and "joint service" shown in the later education program. You can see the idea. "Thorough belief" is the fundamental principle of human path, "spontaneous creation" is the individual principle that fosters individual creativity and independence, and "joint service" is the social principle that seeks coexistence with others. There is. (Quoted from "My University" Japan Women's University)

History

• 1896年(Meiji29) --Jinzo Naruse "Women's Education" published. Announced "Purpose of the establishment of Japan Women's University".
• 1897年(Meiji 30) --The first founding committee was held.Ohte Shigenobu, Became the founding chairman.
• 1900年(Meiji 33) --Received a donation of XNUMX tsubo from the Mitsui family to Mejirodai as a site for a women's university.
• 1901年(34th year of Meiji)4/20 --A leader in higher education for girls,Naruse NizoEstablished an educational policy of "educating girls as people, women, and people"Japan Women's University^[2]Was founded as.
• 1904年(36th year of Meiji)- Vocational school ordinanceApproved as a vocational school by^[3].
• 1948年(Showa23 years)- School reformByNew universityJapan Women's University was established as a faculty of home economics and literature.
• 1949年(24) --Opened the Correspondence Education Department of Japan Women's University.
• 1990年(Heisei2nd year) --Established Faculty of Human and Social Studies in Nishiikuta.
• 1992年(4) --Established Faculty of Science.
• 2001年(13)- Gakushuin University-Gakushuin Women's University-Rikkyo University-Waseda UniversityStarted student exchange between five universities.
• 2021年April --The Faculty of Human and Social Studies on the Nishiikuta Campus will be relocated to the Mejiro Campus.Nishiikuta campus abolished.

Education and research

Faculty

• Faculty of Home Economics
  • Children's Department
  • Department of Food
    • Food Science Major
    • Registered dietitian major
  • Department of Housing
    • Living environment design major
    • Architectural design major
  • Department of clothing
  • Department of Home Economics and Economics
• Faculty of Home Economics (Correspondence Course)
  • Children's Department
  • Department of Food
  • Department of Life Arts
• Department of literature
  • Department of Japanese Literature
  • English Literature Department
  • Department of history
• Faculty of Human and Social Studies
  • Department of Contemporary Social Studies
  • 社会 福祉 学科
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Culture
• Faculty of Science

Graduate School

• Graduate School of Home Economics
  • Paedology major (master's course)
  • Department of Food and Nutrition (Master's Program)
  • Department of Housing Studies (Master's Program)
  • Department of Clothing (Master's Program)
  • Life Economics Major (Master's Program)
  • Correspondence Course Home Economics Major (Master's Course)

• Graduate School of Literature
  • Department of Japanese Literature (Master's and Doctoral Program)
  • English Literature Major (First and Second Doctoral Program)
  • History major (first and second half of doctoral course)

• Graduate School of Human Life Sciences
  • Department of Human Development (Late Doctoral Program)
  • Department of Living Environment (Late Doctoral Program)

• • Department of Social Welfare (Master's and Doctoral Program)
  • Department of Education (Master's and Doctoral Program)
  • Department of Contemporary Social Theory (Master's and Doctoral Program)
  • Psychology major (first and second semesters of doctoral course)
  • Correlated Culture Theory (Master's Program / Doctoral Program)

• Graduate School of Science
  • Department of Mathematical and Physical Properties and Structural Sciences (Master's Program and Doctoral Program)
  • Department of Materials and Biological Function Science (Master's Program / Late Doctoral Program)

Affiliated school

• Toyoaki Kindergarten attached to Japan Women's University
• Toyoaki Elementary School attached to Japan Women's University
• Japan Women's University Junior and Senior High School

Facility

campus

Mejiro Campus

2-8-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo^[4]

• Faculty of use:Faculty of Home Economics,Department of literature,Faculty of Science
• Graduate School of Use:Graduate School of Home Economics,Graduate School of Literature,Graduate School of Science,Graduate School of Human Life Sciences
• Affiliated school used:Toyoaki Kindergarten attached to Japan Women's University,Toyoaki Elementary School attached to Japan Women's University
• Site area: 52,865m^2[4]
• Total floor area: 71,536m^2[4]
• Nearest station:Mejiro Station15 minutes on footZoshigaya Station8 minutes on footGokokuji Station徒 歩 10 分^[5]

Nishiikuta Campus

KanagawaKawasaki CityTama-kuNishiikuta1-1-1 (XNUMX-XNUMX2021年To be abolished)

• Faculty of use:Faculty of Human and Social Studies
• Graduate School of Use:Graduate School of Human Society
• Affiliated school used:Japan Women's University Junior and Senior High School
• Total floor area: 52,086m^2[4]
• Nearest station:Yomiuri Land Mae Station15 minutes on footMukaigaoka Yuen StationFrom the bus,Inadazutsumi Station-Keio Inadazutsumi StationFrom the bus^[6]

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  Hime no Sai

Student life

School festival

• Mejiro Campus

  It is called the Mejiro Festival and has been held since 1954.

• Nishiikuta Campus

  It is called the Hime no Sai and has been held since 1991.

On-campus scholarship

Faculty

Loan type

• Japan Women's University Scholarship for Education

Benefit type

• Sakura Kaedekai New Student Scholarship (for new students)
• Japan Women's University Academic Performance Award / Research Encouragement Award
• Morimura Foundation Encouragement Award
• Japan Women's University Sakura Kaede Scholarship
• Izumikai Award (for official circles)
• Izumikai Award (for individuals)

By department / major (benefit type)

• Japan Women's University FN Award-Food Department 4th Year Correspondence Course Food Department
• Japan Women's University Housing Department Award-Housing Department 4th year
• Japan Women's University Clothing Department Encouragement Award-Clothing Department 4th year
• Ujiie Toshiko Memorial Scholarship-Fourth Year, Department of Home Economics and Economics
• Senichi Hisamatsu Memorial Scholarship-Fourth Year of Japanese Literature
• Sayama Memorial Scholarship-Third year of Japanese Literature
• Japan Women's University Japanese Literature Department Award (Academic Award / Encouragement Award / Excellence Award) --Japanese Literature Department 4th year
• Shimada Award-English Literature Department 4th year
• Philips Award-English Literature Department 3rd and 4th year
• Takeko Matsumoto Scholarship-Social Welfare Department 4th year
• Tange Memorial Scholarship-Faculty of Science
• Kawakami Sawa Memorial Scholarship-Fourth year, Department of Materials and Biological Sciences
• Japan Women's University Faculty of Science Scholarship-Faculty of Science

graduate School

Loan type

• Japan Women's University Graduate School Scholarship

Benefit type

• Jinzo Naruse Memorial Award
• Japan Women's University Academic Performance Award / Research Encouragement Award
• Morimura Foundation Encouragement Award
• Japan Women's University Extracurricular Activities Scholarship

By department / major (benefit type)

• Japan Women's University Clothing Department Encouragement Award-Clothing Studies 2nd year
• Takeo Nakajima Scholarship-Japanese Literature Major
• Etsuko Uemura Scholarship-Japanese Literature Major
• Japan Women's University Japanese Literature Department Award (Academic Award / Encouragement Award / Excellence Award) --Japanese Literature Major
• Veritas Award-Master's Program in English Literature
• Shosho Chino / Masako Memorial Scholarship-Graduate School of Letters
• Takeko Matsumoto Scholarship-Social Welfare Major

Other

• When you take a leave of absence from university, you need to pay about 60 yen a year (depending on the faculty).^[7].

List of university personnel

• List of people at Japan Women's University

Related item

• Girls' education
• Naruse Nizo --Founder / first principal
• Hirooka Asako
• Ohte Shigenobu --Chairman of Japan Women's University Founding Committee
• Eiichi Shibusawa --Inaugurated as the third principal
• Saionji public aspiration --Supporter of Jinzo Naruse. Founder and founding committee member when "Japan Women's University" was founded.
• Kojuro Nakagawa --Commissioned as the founding secretary of Japan Women's University
• Chujiro Omura --A friend of Jinzo Naruse, alsoGirls' educationLeader of.Osaka Prefectural Shimizudani High SchoolAlthough he was the first principal of the school, he was invited by Naruse as the principal of the attached high school for girls at the time of its founding, and was about to take office.^[8].
• Osaka Prefectural Shimizutani High School
• The morning came - 2015年In the second half of the yearNHK"Continuous tv novelThe model of the heroine Asa Shiraoka in the 93rd series workHirooka Asako

footnote

1. ^ Open University 28 Credit Transfer Guide
2. ^ I used "university" in the name,University decreebyOld universitynot,Vocational school ordinancebyOld school for girlsMet.Old universitySee also.
3. ^ "Hundred Year History of School System", edited by Ministry of Education, Imperial Society of Local Administration (1981), Volume XNUMX, Chapter XNUMX, Section XNUMX, XNUMX
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Japan Women's University / Mejiro Campus (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) Redevelopment / Designed by Kazuyo Sejima". (The Daily Engineering & Construction News). (November 2014, 11)
5. ^ Transportation Access | Japan Women's University
6. ^ Transportation Access | Japan Women's University
7. ^ XNUMX yen to take a break from college ...?Women's blog topic that appealed for price cuts Asahi Shimbun November 2017, 1
8. ^ Japan Women's University was originally from Osaka CityHigashi WardShimizudani Tonomachi (currentlyTennoji WardIt was planned to be built in Shimizudanicho).On this site, Osaka Prefecture Daiichi High School (currentlyOsaka Prefectural Shimizutani High School) Was built.

外部 リンク

• Japan Women's University (Official website)
• Establishment of Japan Women's University (Daido Life Special Website)- Hirooka AsakoとNaruse NizoIntroducing the process from the encounter with the university to the establishment of the university