Mukogawa Women's University

Mukogawa Women's University

武庫川女子大学
Motto	“High intelligence, noble sentiments, lofty virtues.”
Type	Private university
Established	February 25, 1939
President	Naosuke Itoigawa
Students	7,700
Location	Nishinomiya , Hyogo , Japan
Campus	Central Campus, Hama-Koshien Campus, Kami-Koshien Campus
Colours	Red, White
Affiliations	Kansai Association of Universities for Adult Education
Mascot	Lavy
Website	http://www.mukogawa-u.ac.jp

Mukogawa Women's University (武庫川女子大学, Mukogawa Joshi Daigaku) is a private university located near Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan, founded in 1939. It has an international branch campus in Spokane, Washington, USA: Mukogawa U.S. Campus.

History

• Feb 25, 1939 Educational Corporation Mukogawa Gakuin established by Kiichiro Koe
• Apr 1, 1939 Mukogawa Girls' High School founded
• Apr 1, 1946 Mukogawa Women's Academy founded
• Apr 1, 1947 Mukogawa Women's University junior High School founded
• Jun 12, 1947 Emperor Hirohito visits Mukogawa
• Apr 1, 1948 Mukogawa Women's University Senior High School founded
• Apr 1, 1950 Junior College Division established
• Oct 30, 1956 The Emperor and the Empress visit Mukogawa
• Apr 1, 1966 Graduate School Master's Course established
• Apr 30, 1967 Akira Kusaka appointed President of university and Junior College
• Apr 1, 1979 University Kindergarten established
• Sep 6, 1981 Founder Kiichiro Koe dies
• Sep 25, 1981 Akira Kusaka inaugurated as chairman of the board and Chancellor
• Apr 1, 1985 One-year graduate programs established
• Apr 1. 1989 Graduate School Doctor's Course established
• Jan 31, 1990 Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute established in Spokane, Washington U.S.A.
• Nov 6, 1999 Sixtieth anniversary celebrated
• Sep 1, 2001 Chairman of the Board, Chancellor and President Akira Kusaka dies
• Sep 2, 2001 Ryo Okawara inaugurated as chairman of the board and Chancellor
• Sep 2, 2001 Toshiharu Yamamoto appointed President of university and Junior College
• Apr 1, 2006 Junichi Kunitomo appointed President of university and Junior College

Departments

School of Letters

• Department of Japanese Language and Literature
• Department of English
• Department of Education
• Department of Health and Sports Sciences
• Department of Psychology and Social Welfare

School of Human Environmental Sciences

• Department of Human Environmental Sciences
• Department of Food Science and Nutrition
• Department of Informatics and Mediology
• Department of Architecture

School of Music

• Department of Performing Arts, School of Music
• Department of Applied Music, School of Music

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Department of Pharmacy
• Department of Health and Bio-pharmaceutical Sciences

Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences
• Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Graduate School of Clinical Education

Affiliated Schools

• Mukogawa Women's University Junior & Senior High School

External links

• 武庫川女子大学[Mukogawa Women's University] official site
• Mukogawa Women's University official English site
• Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute official English site
• Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute official Japanese site