Nara Women's University
| 300px The NWU, Memorial Hall |
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| Type | Public (National) |
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| Established | 1908 |
| President | Kenji Kume |
| Undergraduates | about 2,200 |
| Postgraduates | about 640 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | Nara Women's University |
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Nara Women's University (奈良女子大学 Nara joshi daigaku?) is one of two national women's universities in Japan, in Nara.[1] The other one is the Ochanomizu University.
History
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 there were 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 kōtō shihan gakkō (奈良女子高等師範学校?, Nara advanced teachers college for women) .
Faculties
As of 2013, the university has three faculties:
- the Faculty of Letters
- the Faculty of Science
- the Faculty of Human Life and Environment
Graduate school
As of 2013, the university has two graduate programs:
- Master's Course of Humanities and Sciences
- Doctoral Course of Humanities and Sciences
Buildings
The following buildings on the university's campus are designated Important Cultural Properties:
- the Memorial Hall (formerly the main hall)
- the Main Gate
References
- ↑ For more about the legal status of "national universities" in Japan, see also Japanese national universities as well as provided materials and links therein.
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