Shimonoseki City University

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Shimonoseki City University
下関市立大学
Established:	Founded 1956 Chartered 1962
Type:	Public
President:	Koji Sakamoto
Faculty:	51 full-time[1]
Students:	2,076[2]
Undergraduates:	2,058
Postgraduates:	18
Location:	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Campus:	Urban
Website:	www.shimonoseki-cu.ac.jp

Shimonoseki City University (下関市立大学, Shimonoseki shiritsu daigaku^?) is a municipal university in Japan. Its campus is located in Daigaku-cho, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Contents 1 History 2 Undergraduate Schools 3 Graduate Schools 4 Institutes 5 External links 6 References

[edit] History

It was founded in 1956 as Shimonoseki Commercial Junior College (下関商業短期大学, Shimonoseki shōgyō tanki daigaku^?) for the working youths who eagerly wanted to get higher education. In 1962 the college was developed into Shimonoseki City University (SCU).

SCU had at first only one department: the School of Economics (the Faculty of Economics). The departments have been added as follows:

• 1983: School of International Commerce
• 1990: Shimonoseki Institute for Research of Industry and Culture
• 2000: Graduate School (Master's courses)

[edit] Undergraduate Schools

• Faculty of Economics
  • School of Economics
  • School of International Commerce

[edit] Graduate Schools

• Studies in Economic Social Systems (Master's course only)
• Studies in International Business Communication (Master's course only)

[edit] Institutes

• Shimonoseki Institute for Research of Industry and Culture
• University Library

[edit] External links

• Official website - Japanese

[edit] References

1. ^ Shimonoseki City University: The ideas and the history. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
2. ^ Shimonoseki City University: The ideas and the history. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.