Tsuda University
{{Short description|Women's university, Kodaira, Tokyo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| name = Tsuda University
| native_name = 津田塾大学
| native_name_lang = ja
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| former_name = Joshi Eigaku Juku, Tsuda Eigaku Juku, Tsuda Juku Senmon Gakko, Tsuda College
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| type = Private women's university
| established =
| founder = Tsuda Umeko
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| city = Kodaira
| state = Tokyo
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|43|21|N|139|27|59|E|type:edu_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| campus_type = Urban
| language = Japanese, English
| website = {{URL|https://www.tsuda.ac.jp/}}
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{{nihongo|Tsuda University|津田塾大学|Tsudajuku daigaku}} is a private women's university based at Kodaira, Tokyo. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious higher educational institutions for women in Japan, contributing to the advancement of women in society for more than a century.
History
The university was founded in 1900 by Tsuda Umeko as Joshi Eigaku Juku. The name was changed to Tsuda Eigaku Juku in 1933, then to Tsuda Juku Senmon Gakko, and finally Tsuda Juku Daigaku (Tsuda College) in 1948.
From April 2017 Tsuda was renamed, in English, to Tsuda University consisting of two colleges:
- The College of Liberal Arts at Kodaira Campus, Tokyo
- The College of Policy Studies at Sendagaya Campus, Tokyo{{cite web|title=Tsuda University|url=http://cps.tsuda.ac.jp/|website=College of Policy Studies|accessdate=12 April 2017}}
Notable alumnae
- Taki Fujita, 4th president of Tsuda College (1962–1972)
- Kumiko Haba, political scientist, international relations
- Michiko Inukai, author
- Ichiko Kamichika, politician
- Mieko Kamiya, psychiatrist
- Mitsuyo Kusano, newscaster
- Yoriko Madoka, politician
- Yoko Matsuoka McClain, Japanese language and literature professor
- Chie Nakane, first-appointed female professor of Tokyo University
- Tomoko Namba, founder and former CEO of DeNA Co., Ltd.
- Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, anthropologist
- Natsuko Toda, translator
- Akiko Yamanaka, politician
- Noriko Yui, mathematician
- Sachiko Hayashi, visual artist
Faculty
External links
- [http://www.tsuda.ac.jp/en/ Tsuda University English website]
- [http://www.tsuda.ac.jp/index.html Tsuda University Japanese website]
References
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Category:Private universities and colleges in Japan
Category:Women's universities and colleges in Japan
Category:1900 establishments in Japan
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1900
Category:Universities and colleges in Tokyo
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