Nara Women's University

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Nara Women's University
The NWU, main entrance
The NWU, main entrance
Established: 1908
Type: Public (National)
President: Kenji Kume
Undergraduates: about 2,200
Postgraduates: about 640
Location: Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Website: Nara Women's University

Nara Women's University (Japanese: 奈良女子大学), is one of the only two national women's universities in Japan, located in Nara.[1]

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[edit] Overview

Nara Women's University was originally created in 1908 with the aim of training women teachers for ordinary schools, later to be reorganized and renamed with its current name in 1949. Until 1949 we had only two women's imperial quasi-universities in Japan , the Ochanomizu University and Nara Women's University.

Nara Women's University was formerly called "Nara joshi koutou sihan gakko (奈良女子高等師範学校? Nara advanced teachers college for women) .

[edit] Faculties

As of 2007, the university has three faculties, which are:

  • the Faculty of Letters
  • the Faculty of Science
  • the Faculty of Human Life and Environment

[edit] Buildings

The following buildings on the university's campus are designated Important Cultural Properties:

  • the Memorial Hall (formerly the main hall)
  • the Main Gate

[edit] References

  1. ^ For more about the legal status of "national universities" in Japan, see also Japanese national universities as well as provided materials and links therein.

[edit] External links

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