Chikushi Jogakuen University

Coordinates: 33°30′47″N 130°32′14″E / 33.51306°N 130.53722°E / 33.51306; 130.53722
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Chikushi Jogakuen University
筑紫女学園大学
Chikushi jogakuen daigaku
Building 3 at Chikushi Jogakuen University
TypePrivate women's university
Established1988
FounderRev. Tetsuei Mizuki (Chikushi Jogakuen)[1]
Parent institution
Chikushi Jogakuen
Religious affiliation
Jōdo Shinshū
PresidentMasanori Nagakawa[2]
Academic staff
97 [3]
Students2,832 [4]
Postgraduates14 [5]
Location
Dazaifu, Fukuoka
,
Japan
WebsiteOfficial website

Chikushi Jogakuen University (筑紫女学園大学, Chikushi jogakuen daigaku), abbreviated as Chikujo (筑女, Chikujo) is a private women's college in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan.[6]

Overview[edit]

The university is owned by Chikushi Jogakuen Educational Corporation (学校法人筑紫女学園, Gakkō Hōjin Chikushi Jogakuen),[7] which is a member of Ryūkoku Sōgō Gakuen (龍谷総合学園, Ryūkoku Sōgō Gakuen),[8] an alliance of Hongan-ji Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist schools.[9]

The university aims to provide an education based on a Buddhist ethos.[10]

History[edit]

The educational corporation originated with the opening of Chikushi Private Girls High School (私立筑紫高等女学校, shiritsu Chikushi kōtō jogakkō) in 1907. The junior college, Chikushi Jogakuen Junior College (筑紫女学園短期大学, Chikushi jogakuen tanki daigaku) opened in 1965, and the four-year university opened in 1988.[11]33°30′47″N 130°32′14″E / 33.51306°N 130.53722°E / 33.51306; 130.53722

Academics[edit]

The university comprises the following faculties and departments:[12][13]

Undergraduate[edit]

  • Faculty of Literature
    • Department of Japanese Language and Literature
    • Department of English
    • Department of Asian Studies
  • Faculty of Human Sciences
  • Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies
    • Department of Contemporary Social Studies

Graduate[edit]

  • Graduate School of Human Sciences

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History Chikushi Jogakuen". Chikushi Jogakuen. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  2. ^ "筑紫女学園大学　基本情報". 大学ポートレート (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  3. ^ "筑紫女学園大学　教員情報". 大学ポートレート (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  4. ^ "筑紫女学園大学　学生情報". 大学ポートレート (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. ^ "筑紫女学園大学　人間科学研究科（修士）　入試・学生情報". 大学ポートレート (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  6. ^ "筑紫女学園大学の情報満載｜偏差値・口コミなど｜みんなの大学情報". みんなの大学情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  7. ^ "学園組織｜学校法人 筑紫女学園". 学校法人 筑紫女学園 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. ^ "加盟校一覧 | 龍谷総合学園｜浄土真宗本願寺派 教育機関の学校グループ". www.rsg1995.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  9. ^ "龍谷総合学園とは？ | 龍谷総合学園｜浄土真宗本願寺派 教育機関の学校グループ". www.rsg1995.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  10. ^ "建学の精神｜大学紹介｜筑紫女学園大学". 筑紫女学園大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  11. ^ "学園のあゆみ｜学校法人 筑紫女学園". 学校法人 筑紫女学園 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  12. ^ "学部・大学院｜筑紫女学園大学". 筑紫女学園大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  13. ^ "CHIKUSHI JOGAKUEN". CHIKUSHI JOGAKUEN. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

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