Kyoritsu Women's University

Kyoritsu Kodo at Kyoritsu Women's University.

Kyoritsu Women's University (共立女子大学, Kyōritsu joshi daigaku) is a private women's college in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1949.

History

The vocational predecessor of the school was founded in 1886.[1] The name "Kyoritsu", meaning "standing together" in Japanese, came from the fact that 34 people were involved in the foundation of the school; among them were educator Haruko Hatoyama, Kyuichiro Nagai (the father of writer Kafu Nagai) and educator Seiichi Tejima.

Mission

The founding of Kyoritsu marked the very beginning of women's higher education in Japan: To recognize the need to "educate modern women in knowledge and skills, and to elevate the position of women in society."[2]

Exchanges

The university has established exchanges and links with international institutions of higher education—for example, the University of Pennsylvania[3]

Notable faculty

Kaoru Hatoyama was a schoolmaster at the university founded by her mother-in-law, Haruko. (Kaoru was the wife of Ichirō Hatoyama, who was the 52nd, 53rd and 54th Prime Minister of Japan.)[4]

In 2006-2008, Eiko Ikui of Kyoritsu Women's University was an executive director of the Japanese Association for American Studies.[5]

Notable alumni

Ayako Shingai, teacher

References

  1. ↑ Japan Student Services Organization (JSSO): Kyoritsu U.
  2. ↑ Directory Database of Research and Development Activities (READ): Kyoritsu U.
  3. ↑ De Mejía, Anne-Marie. (2002). Power, Prestige, and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education, pp. 7-8.
  4. ↑ "55. Museum Review: Hatoyama Kaikan (Bunkyo-ku)," November 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ Japanese Association for American Studies.

Notes

Coordinates: 35°41′36.7″N 139°45′28.8″E / 35.693528°N 139.758000°E / 35.693528; 139.758000


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