Chikushi Jogakuen University
{{Short description|Private women's college in Fukuoka, Japan}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Chikushi Jogakuen University
|native_name ={{Lang|ja|筑紫女学園大学}}
Chikushi jogakuen daigaku
|image_name = Chikushijogakuen University01.jpg
|image_size = 200px
|caption = Building 3 at Chikushi Jogakuen University
|motto =
|established = 1988
|founder = Rev. Tetsuei Mizuki (Chikushi Jogakuen){{cite web|url=https://www.chikushi.ac.jp/language/english/history|title=History Chikushi Jogakuen|website=Chikushi Jogakuen|access-date=2020-10-25|language=en}}
|parent = Chikushi Jogakuen
|religious_affiliation = Jōdo Shinshū
|type = Private women's university
|president = Masanori Nagakawa{{cite web|url=https://up-j.shigaku.go.jp/school/category08/00000000674702000.html|title=筑紫女学園大学 基本情報|website=大学ポートレート|access-date=2020-10-25|language=ja}}
|city = Dazaifu, Fukuoka
|state =
|country = Japan
|students = 2,832 {{cite web|url=https://up-j.shigaku.go.jp/school/category06/00000000674702000.html|title=筑紫女学園大学 学生情報|website=大学ポートレート|access-date=2020-10-22|language=ja}}
|undergrad =
|academic_staff = 97 {{cite web|url=https://up-j.shigaku.go.jp/school/category07/00000000674702000.html|title=筑紫女学園大学 教員情報|website=大学ポートレート|access-date=2020-10-22|language=ja}}
|campus =
|free_label =
|mascot =
|free =
|website= [http://www.chikushi-u.ac.jp Official website]
}}
{{nihongo|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.{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.minkou.jp/university/school/20712/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=みんなの大学情報|language=ja}}
Overview
The university is owned by Chikushi Jogakuen Educational Corporation (学校法人筑紫女学園, Gakkō Hōjin Chikushi Jogakuen),{{Cite web|title=学園組織｜学校法人 筑紫女学園|url=https://www.chikushi.ac.jp/organization/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=学校法人 筑紫女学園|language=ja}} which is a member of Ryūkoku Sōgō Gakuen (龍谷総合学園, Ryūkoku Sōgō Gakuen),{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.rsg1995.jp/%E9%BE%8D%E8%B0%B7%E7%B7%8F%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E5%9C%92%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%EF%BC%9F/%E5%8A%A0%E7%9B%9F%E6%A0%A1%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.rsg1995.jp}} an alliance of Hongan-ji Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist schools.{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.rsg1995.jp/%E9%BE%8D%E8%B0%B7%E7%B7%8F%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E5%9C%92%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%EF%BC%9F/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.rsg1995.jp}}
The university aims to provide an education based on a Buddhist ethos.{{Cite web|title=建学の精神｜大学紹介｜筑紫女学園大学|url=https://www.chikushi-u.ac.jp/about/spirits/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=筑紫女学園大学|language=ja}}
History
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.{{Cite web|title=学園のあゆみ｜学校法人 筑紫女学園|url=https://www.chikushi.ac.jp/history/index.html|access-date=2020-10-25|website=学校法人 筑紫女学園|language=ja}}{{coord|33|30|47|N|130|32|14|E|region:JP_type:edu_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title}}
Academics
The university comprises the following faculties and departments:{{Cite web|title=学部・大学院｜筑紫女学園大学|url=https://www.chikushi-u.ac.jp/education/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=筑紫女学園大学|language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=CHIKUSHI JOGAKUEN|url=http://www.chikushi.ac.jp/language/english/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=CHIKUSHI JOGAKUEN|language=en}}
= Undergraduate =
- 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 =
- Graduate School of Human Sciences
References
External links
- [https://www.chikushi-u.ac.jp/ Official website] (in Japanese)
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1988
Category:Private universities and colleges in Japan
Category:Universities and colleges in Fukuoka Prefecture
Category:Women's universities and colleges in Japan