is a
private college
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. D ...
, located in the city of
Kōriyama
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 322,996 people in 141760 households, and a population density of 430 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Kōriyama is designated as a core city and ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
History
The Koriyama Women's University was established in 1966 as a women's college specializing in
home economics
Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences, is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as well as texti ...
. A graduate school was opened in 1992.
The Koriyama Women's Junior College exists on the same site.
Organization
Undergraduate
* School of Home Economics
**Department of Food & Nutrition
**Department of Human Life
*School of English language
Graduate
*Graduate School of Human Life
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1966
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Fukushima Prefecture
1966 establishments in Japan
Women's universities and colleges in Japan
Kōriyama
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